Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in El Salvador

The aim of the study is to understand the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behavior and determinants among adolescents in El Salvador using data from a survey of 1,258 adolescents’ aged 10-19 and 12 interviews with representatives from the Mini...

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Main Authors:	Cortez, Rafael, Revuelta, Karin-Annabela, Guirola, Yolanda
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS USE OF CONTRACEPTION SEX EDUCATION CHILD HEALTH ADOLESCENT DEATHS RISKS SOCIAL NORMS SEXUALLY ACTIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SEX WORKERS EARLY PREGNANCY MATERNAL MORBIDITY CONTRACEPTION INFORMED CONSENT PEOPLE PEER EDUCATION CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE UNSAFE ABORTIONS KIDNEY DISEASES OLDER ADOLESCENTS BISEXUAL SEXUAL PARTNERS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVENTION LAWS SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION MORBIDITY SYPHILIS SUICIDE HEALTH EDUCATION LATER ADOLESCENCE SEXUAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORK SERVICES HEALTH CARE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS INTIMATE PARTNER PUBERTY MULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERS HEALTH DEPRESSION HOLISTIC APPROACH CRIME ALCOHOL FIRST PREGNANCY PUBLIC HEALTH FIRST SEXUAL ENCOUNTER BIRTHS TO ADOLESCENTS MATERNAL MORTALITY MACHISMO KNOWLEDGE DISABILITIES SEXUALLY ACTIVE FEMALES HOMOSEXUALS PREGNANT ADOLESCENT ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION PREGNANCIES ABORTIONS PILL PREMARITAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY HEALTH SERVICES BOYS MENTAL ILLNESS SEXUALITY AGING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION NURSES ADOLESCENT MOTHERS UNMARRIED ADOLESCENTS STIS REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS VIOLENCE GENDER NORMS SEXUAL ORIENTATION IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME MORTALITY RATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE FIRST SEX BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS ADOLESCENT FERTILITY INTERVIEW MORTALITY ADOLESCENT BOYS SOCIAL SUPPORT HEALTH PROMOTION RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADULTHOOD CHILDBIRTH ILLEGAL ABORTIONS SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS SEXUAL ABUSE WORKERS FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IUDS CONTRACEPTIVES ADOLESCENCE AGED INFLUENZA SOCIAL SERVICES POPULATION STUDIES AVERAGE AGE ADOLESCENT GIRLS SCHOOLS IMMUNODEFICIENCY AGE BIRTHS FEMALE BEHAVIOUR HEALTH OUTCOMES SEXUAL ACTIVITY ALCOHOLICS HEPATITIS B VICTIMS FEMALE CONDOMS FAMILY PLANNING ADOLESCENT FEMALES YOUTH DECISION MAKING NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY NUTRITION ADOLESCENTS ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY MASCULINITY CONTRACEPTIVE USE SEXUAL ENCOUNTER INTERNET RISK FACTORS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR DEATH AMONG ADOLESCENTS SEX ROLE IN SOCIETY WEIGHT HUMAN RIGHTS PREGNANT WOMEN SEXUAL HARASSMENT HOMOSEXUALITY CHILDREN UNMARRIED WOMEN MORNING AFTER PILL MATERNAL DEATHS HEALTH FOR ALL CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS FRIENDLY HEALTH SERVICES ADOLESCENT YOUNG WOMEN SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS INFECTIONS YOUNG PEOPLE SEXUALLY ACTIVE ADOLESCENTS ONSET OF PUBERTY MARITAL STATUS GIRLS BEHAVIOURS GONORRHEA MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE SIBLINGS FAMILIES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES SEXUAL VIOLENCE MARRIED ADOLESCENTS PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AIDS ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES HEALTH SERVICES MENTAL PREGNANCY ABORTION ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION CONDOMS ADOLESCENT GIRL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/25767211/adolescent-sexual-reproductive-health-el-salvador http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23687

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Summary:	The aim of the study is to understand the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behavior and determinants among adolescents in El Salvador using data from a survey of 1,258 adolescents’ aged 10-19 and 12 interviews with representatives from the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Education (MOE), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and United Nation (UN) agencies. The study found that adolescents were not educated enough on their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), and have limited use of and access to contraceptives. Alcohol and violence were found to be associated with risky sexual behavior, requiring a multisectoral response from the government and civil society. Adolescents need to receive earlier and more accurate information on their SRHR; and this information should be disseminated in a way that empowers adolescents to make responsible decisions about their sexual reproductive health. The MOE can play a vital role in informing adolescents in this area, and adjust these programs when necessary. Further, the role of parents is critical, as the study found that adolescents are not receiving adequate and enough SRHR information from their parents. In addition, the MOH needs to offer adolescent-friendly health services, which includes trained health personnel. Although adolescents stated that the maternal and child health programs offered were satisfactory and the government has made an effort at educating adolescents on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), both the promotion of contraceptive methods and monitoring adolescent SRHR remain as key challenges to be addressed by multisectoral interventions.

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in El Salvador

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