To what extent did implementing a community-embedded intervention align with the goals and roles of stakeholders in adolescent sexual and reproductive health?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs are largely unmet due to poor access to SRH information and services. A multicomponent community-embedded intervention, comprising advocacy to policymakers and community leaders, training of health workers on the provision of youth-friendly SRH services, and establishment of school health clubs, was implemented in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, to improve access to SRH information and services for adolescents aged 13-18 years in selected communities and secondary schools. This study explored the extent to which the intervention aligned with goals and roles of stakeholders in the State.

Methods

Qualitative in-depth interviews (30) were conducted with key stakeholders in adolescent health programming in the State, and

SUBMITTER: Ekwueme CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877846 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature