Policy and practices shaping the delivery of health services to pregnant adolescents in informal urban settlements in Kenya.

ABSTRACT: In Kenya, the pregnancy rate of 15% among adolescents aged 15-19 years is alarmingly high. Adolescent girls living in informal urban settlements are exposed to rapid socio-economic transitions and multiple intersecting health risks and may be particularly disadvantaged in accessing sexual reproductive health services. Understanding vulnerabilities and service-seeking behaviours from different perspectives is important in order to support the development and implementation of progressive policies and services that meet adolescents' unique needs within urban informal settlements. This study explored policy makers, community health service providers' and community members' perceptions of access to, and delivery of, sexual reproductive health services for pregnant adolescents in one informal u

SUBMITTER: Okoth L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666924 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature