Barriers to sexual health services for young people in Nepal.
Although sexual and reproductive health education and services are provided to young people, current rates of HIV infection and pregnancy are increasing in Nepal, indicating that young people do not always use sexual health services. Health facilities have apparently failed to provide young people with specialized sexual health education and services. This study explored the barriers to using sexual health services, including condom-use among young people in Nepal. Participants from 10 focus groups and 31 in-depth interviews, carried out by a same-sex researcher, reported many socioeconomic, cultural and physical norms that impose barriers to accessing information on sexual health and relevant services. It is concluded that the establishment of youth-friendly service centres in convenient places might help encourage young people to use sexual health services.
Section of Population Health, University of Aberdeen, UK. p.regmi@abdn.ac.uk
Pramod R
PR
Regmi
Edwin
E
van Teijlingen
Padam
P
Simkhada
Dev Raj
DR
Acharya
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009390:Nepal; D034121:Reproductive Health Services; D012731:Sex Counseling; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
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