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Exploring Key Challenges for Healthcare Providers and Stakeholders in delivering adolescent sexual and Reproductive Health Services and information during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe: A Qualitative Study (preprint)
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
This study aimed to explore the direct and indirect influences of COVID-19-related restrictions on adolescents and young people's SRHR in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, with a focus on teenage pregnancy and access to and utilization of HIV testing and counselling services.Methods:
A qualitative case study in a larger mixed-methods study design was used. Thirty-four interviews and four group discussions were conducted with relevant stakeholders in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In Zambia, adolescents and young people were included and asked to describe their experience/perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on their SRHR. Content and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data,Results:
Priority shifts resulted in the focus of service provision to the COVID-19 response, shortages of already insufficient human resources due to infection and/or isolation, supply chain disruptions leading to shortages of important SRH-related commodities and supplies, compromised quality of services such as counselling for HIV and overall limited AYP’s access to SRH information. Suggestions for interventions to improve SRH services include the need for a disaster preparedness strategy, increased funding for ASRHR, the use of community health workers and community-based ASRHR strategies, and the use of technology and social media platforms such as mhealth.Conclusion:
Disruption of SRH services for AYP due to pandemic related-restrictions, and diversion of resources/funding has had a ripple effect that may have long-term consequences for AYP throughout the East and Southern African region. This calls for further investment in AYP’s access to SRHR services as progress made may have been deterred.
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Infecciones por VIH
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COVID-19
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Año:
2024
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Preprint
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