Sexual and Reproductive Health Other
Conditions
Interventions
1. Community-based interventions - (i) Training of formal and informal healthcare providers on the provision of adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services
(ii) Community sensitization on the SRH needs and rights of adolescents - involving community leaders, parents and caregivers of adolescents
2. School-based interventions - (i) Establishment of school
(ii) Training of peer health educators and teachers on the SRH needs and rights of adolescents
(iii) Distribution of IEC materials to secondary school students through the school health clubs.
Sponsors
University of Nigeria
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
13 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Health professional - primary care providers of SRH services including frontline providers in primary health centers (formal providers), community health workers and patent medicine vendors (informal providers) 2. Learner/students - secondary school students in public/government-owned secondary schools 3. Population - community leaders and representatives, parents and guardian of adolescents aged 10-18, adolescents in communities 4. Service user - adolescents aged 13-18 years accessing SRH services from primary health centers, community health workers, and patent medicine vendors
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Adults and adolescents who had cognitive disabilities that preclude them from consenting or giving assent. Cognitive and other disabilities were assessed on a case-by-case basis. 2. Adolescents aged 13-14 years who were no longer under the care of a parent/guardian
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unplanned pregnancies among adolescents measured using a questionnaire at baseline and endline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Contraceptive prevalence rate among adolescents measured using a questionnaire at baseline and endline 2. Availability and provision of contraceptives and other SRH services for adolescents in primary health centers measured using data collected in patient notes at the end of the study 3. Availability and provision of contraceptives and other SRH services for adolescents in patent medicine stores measured using data collected in patient notes at the end of the study | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactNkechi Onwuameze
Outcome results
None listed