12 Jan Technical Brief: Adolescent Competencies for Family Planning Service Providers
The world is currently witnessing the largest youth generation with a global total of 2.4 billion young people between the ages of 10-29 years. Of that group, about 1.2 billion are adolescents (10-19 years of age), with the vast majority living in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Unfortunately, family planning (FP) services in many of these countries do not meet adolescents’ needs. Much of this is due to inadequate provider pre- and in-service training, lack of supportive supervision, social norms, and individual provider bias, as well as issues with contraceptive commodity supply and cost of commodities, particularly in the private sector. Power dynamics between providers and adolescents due to differences in age, status, caste, class, religion, tribe, and social determinants of health also play a role in hindering adolescents’ access to accurate information and voluntary choice from a wide range of contraceptive options. This document provides guidance to enhance adolescent competencies for FP service providers to ensure that contraceptive services meet the needs of this demographic.
Country: Global
Resource Type: Technical brief
Topic: Family planning
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