The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception, 2016
Sexual and reproductive health care should empower and enable all individuals to have a sex life ... more Sexual and reproductive health care should empower and enable all individuals to have a sex life that is as safe and pleasurable as possible. Achievement of this goal for adolescents is often impeded by regional and sociocultural barriers. To review global barriers to provision of effective counselling and care of adolescents seeking advice on contraception and sexual and reproductive health and identify elements of best practice that can be adapted to meet their needs at regional level. Experts with clinical experience and a scholarly background in the provision of contraceptive services to adolescents participated in a stepwise process of literature review and discussion according to the agreed objectives. The Global CARE (Contraception: Access, Resources, Education) group identified barriers to the access, availability and acceptance of contraception by adolescents, not only at the political and sociocultural level but also within health care practice. The group collected and sum...
The Seminar on Adolescent Pregnancy and the First 1000 Days (the Philippine Situation) was held i... more The Seminar on Adolescent Pregnancy and the First 1000 Days (the Philippine Situation) was held in Metro Ma-nila on September 2013. The objectives were to: 1) describe the current nutrition and health status of Filipino ad-olescent females, including those pregnant and lactating; 2) discuss existing programs that address their concerns; and 3) identify gaps in existing knowledge and programs, and ways to address these gaps. Adolescent pregnancy rates had increased from 8% in 2003 to 10% in 2008. In 2008, more than 35 percent of pregnant women below 20 years old were considered nutritionally-at-risk. Iodine deficiency and anaemia were major health problems in both pregnant and lactating women of all ages. While government programs exist to address the needs of preg-nant women, none were geared towards meeting the specific needs of pregnant adolescents. Studies are needed to find ways to improve adolescent health and to effectively prevent and deal with unwanted pregnan-cies among ado...
The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception, 2016
Sexual and reproductive health care should empower and enable all individuals to have a sex life ... more Sexual and reproductive health care should empower and enable all individuals to have a sex life that is as safe and pleasurable as possible. Achievement of this goal for adolescents is often impeded by regional and sociocultural barriers. To review global barriers to provision of effective counselling and care of adolescents seeking advice on contraception and sexual and reproductive health and identify elements of best practice that can be adapted to meet their needs at regional level. Experts with clinical experience and a scholarly background in the provision of contraceptive services to adolescents participated in a stepwise process of literature review and discussion according to the agreed objectives. The Global CARE (Contraception: Access, Resources, Education) group identified barriers to the access, availability and acceptance of contraception by adolescents, not only at the political and sociocultural level but also within health care practice. The group collected and sum...
The Seminar on Adolescent Pregnancy and the First 1000 Days (the Philippine Situation) was held i... more The Seminar on Adolescent Pregnancy and the First 1000 Days (the Philippine Situation) was held in Metro Ma-nila on September 2013. The objectives were to: 1) describe the current nutrition and health status of Filipino ad-olescent females, including those pregnant and lactating; 2) discuss existing programs that address their concerns; and 3) identify gaps in existing knowledge and programs, and ways to address these gaps. Adolescent pregnancy rates had increased from 8% in 2003 to 10% in 2008. In 2008, more than 35 percent of pregnant women below 20 years old were considered nutritionally-at-risk. Iodine deficiency and anaemia were major health problems in both pregnant and lactating women of all ages. While government programs exist to address the needs of preg-nant women, none were geared towards meeting the specific needs of pregnant adolescents. Studies are needed to find ways to improve adolescent health and to effectively prevent and deal with unwanted pregnan-cies among ado...
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