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Shifting Social Norms and Adolescent Girls' Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Information in a South African Township.
- Source :
- Qualitative Health Research; May2022, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p1014-1026, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Despite policy on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and education, teen pregnancies remain common in South Africa. Social norms and cultural resistance are a well-documented challenge for SRH program implementation in South Africa, and beyond. To gain insight on the complex picture of adolescents' access to SRH information and services in a peri-urban township, we explored this topic from a diversity of perspectives, carrying out 86 interviews to capture perceptions of adolescents, their parents, community members, and health professionals. Our research shows that despite the taboo nature of the issue of adolescent SRH, individual positions on adolescent access to SRH services and information are shifting and diverse, and are influenced by factors other than cultural norms. This research serves as a reminder to avoid simplistic reference to "culture" as a way of explaining health-related behaviors and people's responses to health challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CULTURE
FIELD research
HEALTH services accessibility
MEDICAL care for teenagers
ATTITUDES of mothers
FOCUS groups
SOCIAL norms
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
RESEARCH methodology
COLLEGE teacher attitudes
INTERVIEWING
EXPERIENCE
SOCIAL context
ETHNOLOGY research
HEALTH
INFORMATION resources
ACCESS to information
QUALITY assurance
TEACHERS
RESEARCH funding
SOUND recordings
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
SEXUAL health
REPRODUCTIVE health
PUBLIC opinion
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10497323
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Qualitative Health Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157382622
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323221089880