Title:
FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOLESCENTS ACCESS AND UTILISATION OF PREVENTIVE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (PSRH) SERVICES IN KENEMA DISTRICT, EASTERN SIERRA LEONE: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors:
Conteh, Sheik Ahmed
Place:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2021
PAGE:
vii, 43
Language:
En
Subject:
Governance & HIV and AIDS
Keywords:
Adolescents/youth/young people, contraception/contraceptives, HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, Sierra Leone, sub-Saharan Africa, and low-middle-income countries (LMIC), approachability, acceptability, availability, affordability, and appropriateness.
Abstract:
Adolescents (15-19 years) constitute 24.3% of the national population. Adolescents in Africa are at risk of unintended pregnancy, acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV/AIDS due to various reasons. Kenema district in Siera Leone has the highest teenage pregnancy rate and utilisation of preventive sexual and reproductive health (PSRH) is low.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Country:
Sierra Leone
Region:
West Africa
Training:
Master of Public Health/International Course in Health Development
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2021 Conteh
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
ImA3HXSsCq_2022013110305317.pdf