Addressing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Niger

Barroy, Helene; Cortez, Rafael; Le Jean, Nora; Wang, Hui

Addressing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Niger

2016

Barroy, Helene | Cortez, Rafael | Le Jean, Nora | Wang, Hui

The aim of the study is to better understand adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs in order to inform the design of interventions and policies that improve access to and use of adolescent SRH services in Niger. A mixed-methods study was conducted and included: (i) a quantitative analysis of Niger’s Demographic Health Survey/Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (DHS/MICS) 2012; (ii) 17 focus group discussions conducted in urban and rural areas among 128 adolescents; and (iii) a set of recommendations to improve access to and use of SRH services for adolescents in the country. The study found that age at first marriage among adolescent females is 15.7 years and is followed soon thereafter by sexual debut (15.9 years). According to focus group discussions (FGDs), adolescent’s boys and girls start spending time together at 12 years in urban areas and 10 years in rural areas; this may lead to sexual intercourse in exchange for material and financial resources. Over 70 percent of adolescents have given birth by 18 years of age. Although knowledge about modern contraception is high (73 percent among female adolescents 15-19 years of age), the majority of adolescent girls do not use contraception due to societal and cultural beliefs. Moreover, FGDs reveal that the main barriers to use of SRH services is a lack of privacy and confidentiality, as well as finances, despite the government’s elimination of user fees. The government has increased supply side interventions for adolescents and prioritized adolescents on the national agenda by approving the Family Planning Action Plan (2012-2020) and the National Plan for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2011), however these plans need to be monitored and evaluated to determine their effectiveness in reaching this population group. There is also a need to increase multi-sectoral demand-side interventions in the country.

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Adolescent birth; Sexual intercourse before marriage; Contraceptive method; First sex; First sexual experience; Female counterparts; National health; Girls; Adolescent-friendly policies; Health facility; Sexual behavior; Adolescent boys; Adequate health; Privacy; Exposure to violence; Health facilities; Young girls; Infections; Medication; Peer pressure; Adolescent health; Maternal deaths; Adolescent childbearing; Family_planning; Adolescent mother; Traditional medicine; Births; Immune deficiency syndrome; Younger adolescents; Sexual encounter; Modern contraception; Maternal mortality; Risks; Victims; Contraceptive prevalence; Boys; Old adolescents; Traditional birth attendants; Birth attendants; Care services; Basic human rights; Health education; Adolescent girls; Modern contraceptive methods; Recreational activities; Maternal death; Sexually transmitted infections; Interventions for adolescents; Informed choice; Early marriage; Young men; Adolescent-friendly services; Unsafe abortions; Sexual reproductive health; Youth health; Childbearing; Childbirth; Cultural beliefs; Dignity; Older adolescents; Young women; Female adolescents; Posters; Pregnancies; Birth spacing; Adolescents’ health; Hospitalization; Community mobilization; Unmarried adolescents; Adolescent females; Strategy; Neonatal mortality; Youth groups; Births to adolescents; Sex education; Self-medication; Adolescent males; Stis; Access to health services; Prevention; Youth centers; Male adolescents; Family planning services; Pregnancy outcomes; Child mortality; Reproductive health services; Middle school; Risk of exposure; Contraception; Adolescent pregnancies; Reproductive health rights; Sexually active; Mortality rate; Contraceptive use; First sexual intercourse; Young people; Primary school; Adolescent mothers; Contraceptive pills; Sexual initiation; Intervention; Early childbearing; Unplanned pregnancy; Risk of morbidity; Mobile clinics; Services for adolescents; Premarital sex; Sexual activity; Sexual experience; Form of contraception; Married adolescents; Clinics; Access to health information; Unprotected sex; Contraceptive methods; Peer education; Young adults; Emotional violence; Urban adolescents; Health outcomes; Young woman; Young mother; Abortions; Adolescent birth rate; Use of contraception; Adolescent-friendly approaches; Physical violence; Sexuality; Sexual intercourse; Women of childbearing age; Sexual education; Married adolescent girls; Violence against women; People; Unwanted pregnancy; Foster families; Antenatal care; Violence among adolescents; Cancers; Radio programs; Condoms

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Addressing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Niger

2016

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