Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Burkina Faso
Today s adolescents and youth face substantial physical, social, legal, and economic barriers to meeting their SRH potential. Key factors underlying these issues are a lack of adolescent SRH (ASRH) policies and access to accessible, affordable, and...
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| Format: | Publications & Research |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24172126/adolescent-sexual-reproductive-health-burkina-faso http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21627 |
| Summary: | Today s adolescents and youth face
substantial physical, social, legal, and economic barriers
to meeting their SRH potential. Key factors underlying these
issues are a lack of adolescent SRH (ASRH) policies and
access to accessible, affordable, and appropriate health
services. The impact that these factors have on adolescent
health and development is clearly seen in Burkina Faso.
Burkinabè adolescent girls face high adolescent fertility
rates, early and forced marriage, an increased risk of
maternal mortality, and a high unmet need for contraception,
among others. Adding to this issue is a lack of access to
education, basic health information, and SRH services,
contributing to a lack of awareness and knowledge about SRH
and traditional and harmful gender stereotypes. The
objectives of the study were to understand the impact that
structural and proximal determinants have on access to ASRH
services and health outcomes; and the impact that recently
implemented policies and programs have on ASRH. |
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