Zuma, T;
Seeley, J;
Mdluli, S;
Chimbindi, N;
Mcgrath, N;
Floyd, S;
Birdthistle, I;
... Shahmanesh, M; + view all
(2020)
Young people's experiences of sexual and reproductive health interventions in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
, 25
(1)
pp. 1058-1075.
10.1080/02673843.2020.1831558.
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Abstract
Despite efforts to address HIV-infection, adolescents and young peoples’ (AYP) engagement in interventions remain suboptimal. Guided by a risk protection framework we describe factors that support positive and negative experiences of HIV and SRH interventions among AYP in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using data from: community mapping; repeat semi-structured individual interviews (n = 58 in 2017, n = 50 in 2018, n = 37 in 2019–2020); and group discussions (n = 13). AYP who had appropriate and accurate HIV-and SRH-related information were reported to use health-care services. Responsive health-care workers, good family and peer relationships were seen to be protective through building close connections and improving self-efficacy to access care. In contrast to cross-generational relationships with men, alcohol and drug use and early pregnancy were seen to put AYP at risk. Policies and interventions are needed that promote stable and supportive relationships with caregivers and peers, positive social norms and non-judgemental behaviour within clinical services.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Young people's experiences of sexual and reproductive health interventions in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02673843.2020.1831558 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2020.1831558 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | HIV, protective factors, prevention interventions, adolescents, risk, South Africa |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10113726 |
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