Improving adolescent access to contraception and safe abortion in sub-Saharan Africa: health system pathways

Adolescent Access to Contraception & Safe Abortion

The Adolescent Access to Contraception and Safe Abortion project aims to understand the abortion-related trajectories of adolescents aged 10-19. Focusing in Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia, the project utilises innovative methods to generate unique evidence from adolescents, providing a platform for their needs to be heard.

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Facilitated learning materials for healthcare workers

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Multi-Country Brief

Read our policy brief for the whole project, collating our data from Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia HERE

READ our latest policy brief for Ethiopia HERE

READ our latest policy brief for Malawi HERE

READ our latest policy brief for Zambia HERE

MORE ON OUR PROJECT

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• Adolescent abortion and contraceptive use in EthiopiaApril 11, 2017
  Policy environment on adolescence: The Ministry of Health launched several strategies to promote adolescent & youth reproductive health including the “National Reproductive Health Strategy”, the “National Adolescent & Youth Reproductive Health Strategy” and “Standards on Youth Friendly Reproductive Health Services”.
• Adolescent abortion and contraceptive use in MalawiApril 11, 2017
  Policy environment on adolescents: A UNICEF (2002) needs assessment on youth health services reported poor quality services (negative and/or judgmental service providers, inconvenient opening hours, unaffordable). This UNICEF assessment led to increased government attention about Youth Friendly Health Services (YFHS). The National
• Adolescent abortion and contraceptive use in ZambiaApril 11, 2017
  Policy environment on adolescence: Youth Friendly Corners (YFC) were introduced in Zambia in 1996. The Zambian Ministry of Health (ZMoH) has stated that “Even though adolescent health has been mentioned in various national and sector policies and strategies, it has not