Scaling up adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions through existing government systems? A detailed process evaluation of a school-based intervention in Mwanza Region in the Northwest of Tanzania

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-86

  Renju, Jenny R ^a,b   Andrew, Bahati ^b   Medard, Lemmy ^b   Kishamawe, Coleman ^b   Kimaryo, Michael ^c   Changalucha, John ^b   Obasi, Angela ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c African Medical Research Foundation   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Scaling up; School based interventions; Sexual and reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; ROLE PLAYING; SCALE UP; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; TANZANIA; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA;

EID: 78650691210     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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