A review of interventions addressing structural drivers of adolescents' sexual and reproductive health vulnerability in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for sexual health programming

Reproductive Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wamoyi, Joyce ^a   Mshana, Gerry ^a   Mongi, Aika ^b   Neke, Nyasule ^a   Kapiga, Saidi ^b,c   Changalucha, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b National Institute for Medical Research   (Tanzania)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent SRH programming; Sexual and reproductive health; Structural drivers; Structural interventions; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DRIVER; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NARRATIVE; NONHUMAN; POVERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL NORM; VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84988443778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-88     Document Type: Review

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