Adolescent and youth reproductive health in Sri Lanka : status, issues, policies, and programs
This assessment of adolescent reproductive health in Sri Lanka is part of a series of assessments in 13 countries in Asia and the Near East.
This assessment of adolescent reproductive health in Sri Lanka is part of a series of assessments in 13 countries in Asia and the Near East.
The report provides understanding of socio-cultural research (SRC) for programming purposes in the area of population and reproductive health. The first part of the report introduces the concept of SCR and the rationale for its use in population and RH programmes.
This booklet describes fourteen countries' response to address the problems faced by adolescents by showing the various programmes and activities that the countries are carrying out.
This booklet describes the adolescent population of fourteen countries in terms of their demographic profile such as their poulation size, age of marriage, educational attainment, employment, and health, among others.
This booklet describes the adolescent population of the seven countries in terms of their demographic profile such as their population size, age of marriage, educational attainment, employment, and health, among others.
HIV/AIDS is currently one of the biggest threats to children and adults worldwide with over 36 million people infected with HIV, of which 1.4 million are children.
The case study describes the demographic characteristics of Nepal's adolescent population; documents their programmes in responding to problems associated with adolescent reproductive health; highlights the advocacy and IEC strategies used to promote the ARH messages; culls out the lessons l
Based on the experiences elaborated in Booklet Two, this booklet draws the implications from them in terms of the lessons that have been learned, highlighting the factors which helped and hindered their successful implementation.
This booklet describes the seven countries' responses to address the problems faced by adolescents by showing the various programmes and activities that the countries are carrying out.
This case study from Sri Lanka discusses the planning and implementation of IEC strategies for adolescent reproductive and sexual health programmes.