Experience in implementing adolescent friendly health services in rural districts of Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: The government of Bangladesh has initiated Adolescent Friendly Health Services (AFHS) at health facilities to improve access of adolescents to quality health care. This study aimed to document the AFHS program experiences and interventions implemented in four districts of Bangladesh. The study adopted review of literature, relevant project documents, research reports and analysis of secondary data on AFHS. The secondary data was extracted from the government District Health Information System (DHIS-2) and the HMIS (Health Management Information System) of Family planning department of the four study districts in Bangladesh from 2017 to 2019. Introduction of the AFHS program in Government health facilities had a positive impact on raising awareness among the community. It increased the prop

SUBMITTER: Shumi FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563374 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature