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Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and rights via new innovations and technologies in Africa
Helpdesk Report
July 21, 2016

New innovations and technology, including mobiles and internet, have enormous potential for increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). They can be particularly helpful in reaching hard to access groups, including remote or stigmatised populations, due to the rapid spread of telecommunications infrastructure, mobile phones and broadband usage in low and middle… Read more

Sexual and reproductive health, srh, Technology
Gender
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Access to family planning and safe abortion
Helpdesk Report
July 21, 2016

A WHO systematic review looking at the evidence on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in developing countries finds quality evidence to be lacking in many areas (WHO, 2012). The report includes the following: No evidence was found on the efforts to influence laws and policies though this is recognised as important for increasing access…. Read more

Adolescents, srh
Health
Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries
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July 21, 2016

The WHO guidelines, Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries, provide both a call to action and directions for future research on: preventing early pregnancy: by preventing marriage before 18 years of age; by increasing knowledge and understanding of the importance of pregnancy prevention; by increasing the use of contraception;… Read more

Adolescents, srh
Gender
Health
Targeted interventions for sex workers to reduce HIV
Helpdesk Report
July 16, 2016

This review has found a number of peer reviewed studies and grey literature on interventions targeted at sex workers for HIV prevention. Several were systematic reviews, some comprehensive reviews and policy papers. A number of individual studies focused on cost effectiveness are presented. Two interventions in India are considered particularly effective and scalable interventions. A… Read more

HIV, sex workers, srh
Gender
Health
Cost-effectiveness of interventions for improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Helpdesk Report
July 16, 2016

Research on the cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve SRH for adolescents is limited. This rapid review includes research on some interventions which focus specifically on girls and some research on programmes for both boys and girls. Three studies were identified that specifically analysed cost-effectiveness of SRH interventions for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (see… Read more

Adolescents, Family Planning, srh
Gender
Health
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Helpdesk Report
June 28, 2016

This helpdesk identified a number of reviews on adolescent SRH. Key findings include: Facilitating school attendance reduces childbearing and schools are an effective platform for reproductive health education. To improve access and use one review recommends: enacting and implementing laws and policies requiring education and reproductive health services, building community support for contraception provision; providing… Read more

Adolescents, srh
Gender
Health
Quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
Helpdesk Report
June 28, 2016

This helpdesk query looks at interventions to improve the quality of care in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH). It includes evidence assessing which interventions are likely to have the best impact on service outputs and health outcomes, with an emphasis on cost effectiveness. The MNCH focus is on… Read more

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