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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Reprod. Health
Sec. HIV and STIs
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frph.2024.1399289
This article is part of the Research Topic Inequities and Disparities in Reproductive Health: HIV and STIs View all 5 articles

Understanding inequalities in the coverage of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services: a qualitative case study of the selected regions of Zambia

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Margarate N. Munakampe Margarate N. Munakampe 1,2,3*Alice N. Hazemba Alice N. Hazemba 4Mutale Sampa Mutale Sampa 3,5Choolwe N. Jacobs Choolwe N. Jacobs 3,5
  • 1 Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 2 Independent researcher, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 3 Women in Global Health Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 4 Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 5 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

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    The overall quality was marred by the lack of dedicated spaces for adolescent health services and the lack of information, education and communication (IEC) materials in some spaces.While it was noted that some services were available for adolescents in all the study sites, numerous barriers inhibited access to these services and had an impact on the quality-of-service provision. With the added restriction to SRH service asses for young people, due to the low acceptability of adolescent SRH service use, the overall integration of adolescent SRH interventions into routine service provision was low and can be improved by targeting contextual barriers and maintaining best practices.

    Keywords: AAAQ, Acceptability, accessibility, availability, quality, Adolescents and young people, Sexual and reproductive health, human rights framework

    Received: 11 Mar 2024; Accepted: 23 Jul 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Margarate N. Munakampe, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

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