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| Abstract #41 - Utilization of adolescent/youth friendly health services: a Chibombo district experience | ||||
| Authors: Presenting Author: Mr Victor Silumbwe - Chibombo Child development Agency | ||||
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| Aim: To increase the utilization of adolescent/youth friendly services among young people in Chibombo District by 50% by the end of 2011 | ||||
| Method / Issue: Low utilization of the provision of sexual and reproductive health (srh) services in the public health delivery system(health Centres) by Adolescents/ youths in Chibombo District Methods 1) Capacity building trainings to the Adolescents/ youths, NHC's, parents and Nurses in Youth Friendly Health Services Management,HIV/AIDS/STI's, Reproductive Health, Counselling and Psycho- social Life skills. 2)Sensitization awareness programmes on the availability of Adolescent/youth friendly health services in all health centres in Lusaka District, through a combination of mass media - participatory adolescent youth centred approaches(interventions) | ||||
| Results / Comments: Gigantic increase inthe number of Adolescents/ youths accessing the following in Lusaka district. - HIV/AIDS information - STI information and Treatment - Family Planing services - Ante- natal services - Post - natal srevices - Voluntary Counselling and testing (VCT) - Anti- retroviral Therapy (ART) - TB Treatment Leading to enhanced safer sex life styles and positive behaviour formation and change among the adolescents/ youths in Chibombo District. | ||||
| Discussion: j) Conclusions Youth Friendly Health Services initiative is an effective and efficient strtegy of meeting Adolescents/ youths' sexual and reproductive health needs, regardless of their religion, social status or race. | ||||
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