Use of Counseling and Health Services by Sexually Abused Female Adolescents in Imo State, Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezinwanne Azfredrick
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Imo State

Estratégias de prevenção da gravidez na adolescência na ótica de mulheres adolescentes que já vivenciaram uma gravidez

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 981
Author(s):  
Ana Luiza Vilela Borges ◽  
Teresinha Pereira e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Pregnancy In Adolescence ◽  
The Public ◽  
The University ◽  
Health Field

Objective: to know the opinion of female adolescents who have become pregnant and were enrolled in a Health Agents Program in Osasco city, São Paulo, Brazil, about strategies used in the public health field in order to reduce teenage pregnancy in the community they live. Methods: descriptive and qualitative study using focal group conducted by a semi-structured script with four adolescents from Osasco city in March 2009. The study has been approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research of the University of São Paulo (764/2009).  Results: the four participants mentioned both positive and negative aspects of becoming pregnant in adolescence and stated they were aware of how to avoid pregnancy, although they did not keep conversations about contraceptive choices with theirs partners. Health services were merely seen as a place for contraceptive methods distribution. Conclusion: adolescents mentioned fragile bond with the health services and did not recognize them as partners for promoting their sexual and reproduction health. Descriptors: pregnancy in adolescence; health centers; sexual and reproductive health.

scholarly journals Reproductive Health Services in Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria: Youths and Providers’ Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-215
Author(s):  
Ibebuike, J.E. ◽  
Onyeneke, U.J. ◽  
Chinedu-Eleonu, P.
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Study Results

Reproductive health is central to human identity and imperative for health and well-being. This study was carried out in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria to investigate the perspective of youths and providers of reproductive health services toward its utilization and challenges. The study was a descriptive cross sectional study of which the multistage sampling technique was adopted to select samples for the study. A well-structured questionnaire was used to interview the subjects all of gave an informed consent to be part of the study. Results showed that the youth’s view on impending factors of RHS include attitude of RHS workers, cost of provision of RHS, poor keeping of secret about one’s health, lack of confidentiality among workers, parental influence, poor environment and poor road accessibility and lack of confidentiality. The providers generally identified the role RHS play in terms of family planning, antenatal care services, treatment of unsafe abortion, referral services, treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections, etc. They were of the view that some of the impediments affecting quality RHS in their communities were poor environment, lack of privacy, poor maintenance of the buildings for health care, fear of the elderly, poor attitude of some of the health workers, lack of accessible roads leading to health centers, poor availability of equipment and product supplies, treatment cost, etc. It was recommended that health awareness campaigns concerning RHS and its associating risk factors should be made more pronounced in the society especially among youths. Keywords: Reproductive Health Services, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Youths, Providers, Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Predicting Suicidal Ideations in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents: A 12-Month Prospective Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Eve Brabant ◽  
Martine Hébert ◽  
François Chagnon
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Female Adolescents
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