cover image: Policy Brief - November 2023 Addressing the Collective Discomfort: The Role of Religion in SRHR

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Policy Brief - November 2023 Addressing the Collective Discomfort: The Role of Religion in SRHR

6 Nov 2023

and religious beliefs on the contraceptive decision-making of adolescent and young In relation to this, the Carolina Population Center Christian and Muslim women in Kenya’s at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Mombasa and Wajir counties. [...] and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), through the Full Access, Full Choice Muslim and Christian perspectives on project, conducted a study in 2022 aimed at modern contraceptive use varied, with specifically understanding the role of religion mixed interpretations of religious permits in the choice and access to reproductive health and prohibitions. [...] Mombasa is an urban county planning (FP), particularly for birth and has a large Muslim and Christian population spacing and the health and well-being of and a higher level of modern contraceptive mothers and children. [...] The study sought to inform the development There is a need to engage religious leaders of interventions and programs that are in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) specifically tailored to the needs of these youth programs, and to promote dialogue populations, promoting sexual and reproductive between religious leaders, healthcare health and rights in a manner that respects providers, and young. [...] The age distribution of the participants and family members in contraceptive decision- revealed a median age of 24 years and a mean making and receive support from community age of 22.88 years, indicating a relatively young health volunteers and experienced women.
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Kenya