Adolescent perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and services Adolescents in Kenya share their experiences Adolescent perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and services Adolescents in Kenya share their experiences May 2024 “We are afraid to go to the hospital to be tested. [...] The presence of adolescent-friendly health limited decision-making power on the type of services centres that offer SRH services and how close and ways in which they are offered through the health they are to their communities. [...] The purpose of the discussions with the when discussing SRH issues and the fear of being adolescents from these Counties was to find out: judged by peers and parents if they show any interest in it. [...] Associations they had were mostly that ourselves in sex before marriage and when we abortion is dangerous and can lead to death, that it talk to the elders or religious leaders, they will is against the law and a crime and, and that ‘God will rebuke us and also, they will punish us in a way punish you’. [...] They should be and SRH but face restricted access to SRH services encouraged to discuss SRH and create room for their due to the lack of SRH service provision and societal, children to open up.
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Table of Contents
- Background 3
- Activity Description 3
- Findings 3
- 1. Understanding of SRH 3
- Girl 3
- 2. Information and Opinion on Family Planning 4
- Girl 4
- Boy 4
- Girl 4
- Boy 4
- 3. Accessing SRH Services 4
- Boy 5
- Girl 5
- Boy 1 Boy 2 5
- 4. Abortion 5
- Girl 5
- Boy 5
- 5. Influence of Religious and Political leaders 5
- Girl 5
- Boy 5
- Girl 6
- Boy 6
- Girl 6
- 6. Involvement of Parents and Guardians 6
- Girl 6
- Boy 6
- Boy 7
- 7. Recommendations to Improve Access to SRH services 7
- Boy 7
- Girl 7
- Conclusions 7
- Key Takeaways 8
