Title:
“Feel at Home”: Literature Review of the Factors Influencing Access to HIV Preventive Services Among Young People in Ghana.
Authors:
Abaidoo, Samuel Darko
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2017
PAGE:
xii, 37
Language:
En
Subject:
Governance & HIV and AIDS
Keywords:
HIV, AIDS, young people, service access
Abstract:
Background: Young people have limited access to sexual and reproductive health service including HIV prevention services in Ghana (Ghana Health Service [GHS] 2016a). Identifying the factors that influence access to HIV preventive service in health facilities among young people is an important effort to contribute to reduction of HIV infection by 90% by the year 2020. Evidence of these factors influencing accessibility to HIV preventive services remains fragmented. The study therefore seeks to conceptually review exiting literature that explored factors influencing accessibility to HIV preventive services in Ghana. Methodology: The study is a literature review and a desk study. Published literatures in English from the year 2007 to 2017 were included in the study. However, literature that were older and very important to the research were included due to paucity of literature on young people in Ghana. The access model by Levesque et al. (2013) was used to present and analyse the study. Results: The factors that influenced accessibility to HPS services among young people included health literacy, confidentiality, hours of opening, “culture of silence” about sex in the society, attitudes of health workers, technical, interpersonal quality of HPS and others. Conclusion and recommendations: Access to HIV preventive services is low and interventions that have proven effective in addressing access must be intensified and expanded. Continuous education of healthcare workers adolescent friendly services, community engagement to encourage discussion of SRHS issues and removal of legal restrictions affecting access to HIV preventive services should be considered.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Ghana
Region:
West Africa
Training:
Master of Science in Public Health
Category:
Research
Right:
@ 2017 Abaidoo
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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