Content analysis: A review of perceived barriers to sexual and reproductive health services by young people

Bender, Sóley S.; Fulbright, Yvonne K.

doi:10.3109/13625187.2013.776672

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“…A recent study of young people accessing emergency contraception found that youth anticipated negative judgement, relating to their sexuality, from service providers. 6 Peer communication networks were found to be important in promoting SRH services, as reported by both service providers in this study and by youth. Yet, few commented on the need to better interpersonal skills with youth.…”

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Increasing access to sexual health care for rural and regional young people: Similarities and differences in the views of young people and service providers

Johnston

Harvey

Matich

et al. 2015

Australian J Rural Health

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“…6,31 However, the extent to which supportive and non-judgemental staff attitudes are valued by young people is not fully recognised by service providers.…”

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confidence: 99%

Increasing access to sexual health care for rural and regional young people: Similarities and differences in the views of young people and service providers

Johnston

Harvey

Matich

et al. 2015

Australian J Rural Health

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“…Some reasons for that might be: 1) the strong influence of sociocultural norms and policies (e.g. norms and policies regarding age-related competency for informed consent, privacy and confidentiality might hinder the implementation of such services), 2) the biomedical focus of many national health systems does not facilitate responding to youth health needs that are complex and might not be centred in curative services, 3) the limited training on adolescent/youth health issues of health care professionals, 4) funding priorities are given to other age groups and morbidities, 5) effective YFHS need to be linked with other sectors and programme such as sex education in schools [5, 9, 21–23]. Sweden is among the few countries where YFHSs have been integrated within the public health system and sustained for more than 40 years [9, 10, 24, 25], lessons extracted from this experience could be useful for improving health systems’ responsiveness towards young people.…”

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Challenges and strategies for sustaining youth-friendly health services — a qualitative study from the perspective of professionals at youth clinics in northern Sweden

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BackgroundYouth-friendly health-care services — those that are accessible, acceptable, equitable, appropriate and effective for different youth subpopulations – are beneficial for youth health, but not easy to implement and sustain. Sweden is among the few countries where youth-friendly health-care services have been integrated within the public health system and sustained for a long time.This study explores the challenges and strategies in providing sustainable youth-friendly health-care services, from the perspective of professionals working in youth clinics in northern Sweden.MethodsEleven semi-structured interviews with various health-care professionals working in youth clinics in northern Sweden were conducted. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, and analysed using thematic analysis in relation to the World Health Organization domains of youth friendliness.ResultsFour themes emerged from the analysis of the data: 1) ‘Meeting youths on their own terms – the key to ensuring a holistic and youth-centred care’ was related to the acceptability and appropriateness of the services; 2) ‘Organizational challenges and strategies in keeping professionals’ expertise on youth updated’ referred to the domain of effectiveness; 3) ‘Youth clinics are accessible for those who know and can reach them’ was related to the domains of accessibility and equity, and 4) ‘The challenge of combining strong directions and flexibility in diverse local realities’ focused on the struggle to sustain the youth clinics organization and their goals within the broader health system.ConclusionsProfessionals working in youth clinics are perceived as motivated, interested and knowledgeable about youth, and the clinics ensure confidentiality and a youth-centred and holistic approach. Challenges remain, especially in terms of ensuring equitable access to different youth subpopulations, improving monitoring routines and ensuring training and competence for all professionals, independently of the location and characteristics of the clinic. Youth clinics are perceived as an indisputable part of the Swedish health system, but organizational challenges are also pointed out in terms of weak clear directives and leadership, heavy workload, local/regional diversity and unequitable distribution of resources.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12978-016-0261-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…4, 5 Further, studies suggest men and women face different barriers to discussing or receiving SRH services with health care providers. 6, 7 …”

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Deficits in young men's knowledge about accessing sexual and reproductive health services

Bersamin

Fisher

Marcell

et al. 2017

Journal of American College Health

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Objective The current study aimed to examine (1) gender differences in college students’ knowledge of sexual and reproductive health care (K-SRHC) service access points, and (2) the relationship between demographic and psychosocial factors and college students’ overall K-SRHC service access points. Methods and Participants Self-report online surveys were administered to 18- and 19-year-old college students from a northern California public university (N = 183; 39.9% men; 32.2% Latino). Results Women reported higher overall K-SRHC service access point scores than men. Findings indicated that gender and family planning self-efficacy were the strongest correlates of K-SRHC service access points. Men with a regular source of health care had higher K-SRHC service access points than men without. Conclusions Results suggest that college men need additional education about how to access sexual and reproductive health services to support their own and their partner’s health.

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Content analysis: A review of perceived barriers to sexual and reproductive health services by young people

Abstract: This content analysis shows how personal the whole process, from accessing the service to the end of the visit, is for the young person. To make SRH services more appealing to young people these barriers to services need to be recognised and reduced.

Cited by 61 publications

References 21 publications

Increasing access to sexual health care for rural and regional young people: Similarities and differences in the views of young people and service providers

Increasing access to sexual health care for rural and regional young people: Similarities and differences in the views of young people and service providers

Challenges and strategies for sustaining youth-friendly health services — a qualitative study from the perspective of professionals at youth clinics in northern Sweden

Deficits in young men's knowledge about accessing sexual and reproductive health services

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