Co-designing the teenage pregnancy and young parent strategy
In response to the recommendations from the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee’s Inquiry into Teenage Pregnancy in 2013, the Scottish Government
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The national strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy 2015/2015 - 2019/2020: A society free from child marriage and teenage pregnancy
The National Strategy on Child Marriage (NSCM&TP) is a holistic, comprehensive framework that reflects the commitment of the Uganda Government to end the practice of child marriage and other forms of violence against girls including teenage pregnancy as a consequence of child marriage.
Minimum marriage age laws and the prevalence of child marriage and adolescent birth: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
CONTEXT: The relationship of national laws that prohibit child marriage with the prevalence of child marriage and adolescent birth is not well understood.
Shamed and blamed: pregnant girls’ rights at risk in Sierra Leone
The report makes a number of recommendations for action by the government to guarantee girls’ right to health, including access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, and in particular post rape services.
Adolescent pregnancy and its outcomes across countries: fact sheet
This fact sheet tackles the question of adolescent pregnancy.
Girlhood, not motherhood: preventing adolescent pregnancy
When a girl becomes pregnant, her present and future change radically, and rarely for the better. Pregnancy before a girl is physically, developmentally and socially ready jeopardizes her right to a safe, successful transition into adulthood.
National reproductive health strategy 2014-2018
This National Reproductive Health Strategy 2014-2018, aims to serve the need for directing the programmes in an integrated and comprehensive manner to address key RH issues and challenges. The Strategy consists of seven chapters.
The shrinking world of girls at puberty: violence and gender-divergent access to the public sphere among adolescents in South Africa
Participatory mapping was undertaken with single-sex groups of grade 5 and grade 8–9 children in KwaZulu-Natal. Relative to grade 5 students, wide gender divergence in access to the public sphere was found at grade 8–9. With puberty, girls' worlds shrink, while boys' expand.
Urban adolescent SRH SBCC implementation kit
This tool helps develop programs for urban adolescents on sexual and reproductive health and behavior change. It is divided into four parts: Part 1 provides the background and information on how to use the I-Kit.
Making the case for investing in adolescent reproductive health: a review of evidence and PopPov research contributions
Solid evidence on the links between preventing adolescent childbearing and alleviating poverty can motivate policymakers and donors to invest in reproductive health and family planning programs for youth.