Youth reproductive health services in Bulawayo,Zimbabwe |
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Authors: | Mashamba Alethea Robson Elsbeth |
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Institution: | School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK. |
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Abstract: | This study examines young people's access to reproductive healthcare services via an urban youth advisory centre in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The aim is to explain why teenagers do not always use existing health services. Data from exit questionnaires with users and focus groups with non-users are analysed to evaluate service accessibility. Analysis suggests that even where clinics are spatially accessible, barriers to access include temporal factors, lack of factual knowledge and stigmatisation. The paper concludes that spatial accessibility is not the only factor necessary to ensure equal access to health services. Recommendations are made towards tackling young people's unmet needs for reproductive healthcare services. |
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Keywords: | Youth Reproductive health Health services Bulawayo Zimbabwe |
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