Access to services and information
People need to have non-judgemental information if they are to realise their sexual and reproductive rights. Providing sexual health information is politically sensitive but it is essential. Young people (particularly young women) bear a disproportionate share of the burden of sexual ill-health.
Ideally, provision of sexual health information should begin at school. It should be made available in ways that are appropriate in terms of gender, age and level of understanding, and be sensitive to local culture. The information also needs to be relevant to enable people to access the right services. In turn, staff providing those services need information, both for themselves and to be able to respond to their clients' needs.
- Influences on uptake of reproductive health services in Nsangi community of Uganda and their implications for cervical cancer screening
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This article, published in Reproductive Health journal, explores the factors that influence usage of available reproductive health care services in Uganda focusing on screening programmes for cervical cancer. The article identifies several barriers that restrict the use of reproductive health services.
Recommended reading
- A global conference on: Reaching men to improve reproductive health for all
- ( International HIV/AIDS Alliance , 2003)
- Recommended reading
- In recent years across the world there has been a growing realisation that men need to be more involved in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programmes and debates in order for them to be more effe...
- Sexually transmitted infections among adolescents: the need for adequate health services
- ( K.L. Dehne; G. Riedner / Adolescent Health, World Health Organization , 2005)
- Produced by the World Health Organization, this paper reviews literature documenting the provision of services for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to adolescents worldwide. Findings show that o...
- Family Planning: the unfinished agenda
- ( J. Cleland; S. Bernstein; A. Ezeh / The Lancet , 2006)
- This article is the third in a series of papers on Sexual and Reproductive Health published by the Lancet. It discusses trends in family-planning promotion and explains why it should be reinstated as ...
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Preventing gender based violence in Kenya
- ( J. Crichton;C. N. Musembi;A. Ngugi / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2008)
- Intimate-partner violence involves multiple violations of sexual and reproductive rights, with devastating impacts on the health and wellbeing of those affected. This paper from the Institute of Devel...
- How “Auntie Stella” can help young people address issues about sex and relationships
- ( Training and Research Support Centre , 2006)
- Young people often know best what they need to be happy and healthy, but often lack a space in which to discuss these matters in a free and comfortable way. “Auntie Stella: Teenagers talk about ...
