title: Female youth health promotion model in primary health care: a community-based study in rural upper Egypt.
abstract: The health status of underprivileged young females is a global concern. This intervention study in rural Upper Egypt used an integrated approach to develop a model for primary care health promotion services to female adolescents. An initial household survey and focus group discussions identified the health problems of a sample of 671 adolescent women aged 12-20 years recruited from one village. Interventions included training courses for health care providers on relevant health topics and on client-provider interaction skills; community and local authority mobilization; and health education sessions and a special record system for the women. An increase was seen in the utilization of primary care services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Nouman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: El Derwi
authors.forename: Hai R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Abdel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abou Zeina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*