Integrated economic and sexual and reproductive health programming among married and unmarried adolescent girls in Nigeria: Results from a quasi-experimental cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa are disadvantaged in nearly every measure of well-being when compared to their male peers, resulting in worse health outcomes and lower economic activity. Economically empowering adolescent girls is one approach to improving girls' wellbeing. Community-based groups that offer girls holistic support, such as increasing income generating capacity, fostering critical thinking, and building support for economic activity among their influencers, have been shown to improve economic and psychosocial assets. This paper describes the results of integrating economic empowerment programming into an existing sexual and reproductive health program for adolescent girls aged 15-19 in Kaduna and Ogun states in Nigeria. Outcomes of interest included increases in incom

SUBMITTER: Phillips M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12440252 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature