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International Journal of
Population Studies SRH services among young people during COVID-19

Conclusions/Implications Need to improve awareness of adolescents and youth towards SRH services and integrate these services into other routine services. The need to engage community influencers (religious leaders, community leaders, and elders) in overcoming the challenges. Also, the need for programs and policymakers to create adolescent-friendly environments in SRH service areas. The need for counties to sensitize all stakeholders o

28% of participants reported that they had never heard about adolescents’ and youths’ SRH services. Only 8.6% have visited health facilities for SRH services. Age was found to be one of the factors responsible for low utilization, including never heard of SRH services and having sexual The study revealed that out-of-school adolescents encounter several challenges in accessing SRHS in the zone, which include socio-cultural barriers, h

Findings intercourse. communication. confidentiality.

Study population 771 participants age (15 – 24) 8 focus group discussions and 8 in-depth interviews 113 participants 1447 724 participants

Study design Mixed methods Qualitative Qualitative Mixed methods Cross-sectional

To assess factors associated with the utilization of adolescent and youth SRH To explore the challenges out-of-school adolescents in accessing SRH services in the Bench-Sheko zone To describe barriers to and facilitators of access to adolescent SRH services in Kisumu and Kakamega To determine factors that predict the utilization of SRH services among young people in Enugu State, To explore factors that influenced ac

Aim of study services in this area faced by female counties, Kenya Nigeria

Settings and countries Ethiopia Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria Uganda

Table 1. (Continued) Authors/years Tilahun et al., 2021 Hailemariam et al., 2021 Mutea et al., 2020 Odo et al., 2021 Binezero Mambo et al., 2021

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