Facilitating access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health services through legislative reform: Lessons from the South African experience

A Strode, Z Essack - South African Medical Journal, 2017 - ajol.info
South Africa (SA) has progressive legislation enabling adolescents to access various sexual-
and reproductive-health services (SRH) independently, without consent from parents or …

Perceptions of contraception services among recipients of a combination HIV-prevention interventions for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: a …

K Jonas, Z Duby, K Maruping, J Dietrich, N Slingers… - Reproductive health, 2020 - Springer
Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) have high rates of unintended pregnancies and are at higher risk for HIV …

Healthcare workers' beliefs, motivations and behaviours affecting adequate provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare services to adolescents in Cape Town …

K Jonas, R Crutzen, A Krumeich, N Roman… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Adolescents' sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) needs have been
prioritized globally, and they have the rights to access and utilize SRH services for their …

“Girls need to behave like girls you know”: the complexities of applying a gender justice goal within sexuality education in South African schools

S Ngabaza, T Shefer, CI Macleod - Reproductive health matters, 2016 - Elsevier
Sexuality education, as a component within the Life Orientation (LO) programme in South
African schools, is intended to provide young people with knowledge and skills to make …

Social workers' perceptions of the association between role playing games and psychopathology

M Ben-Ezra, E Lis, A Błachnio, L Ring, O Lavenda… - Psychiatric …, 2018 - Springer
Whereas role-playing and table-top role-play games (RPGs) have been proven to have
potential as therapeutic tools, playing RPGs is often stereotypically associated with social …

Sexual pleasure in adolescence: A developmental sexual embodiment perspective

JD Fortenberry, DJ Hensel… - Gender and Sexuality …, 2022 - Springer
Sexual pleasure is a meaningful linkage of physical sensations of sexual contact with
affective interpretations of those sensations, and is a key milestone of sexual development …

Leadership Commitment and the Quality of Adolescent-Friendly Sexual Reproductive Health Services in Public Health Facilities Among Pastoral Districts of Guji Zone …

GG Boku, SG Abeya, N Ayers… - Journal of Healthcare …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Accessible and high-quality sexual and reproductive health services are
essential for adolescents. However, there is a need for more knowledge about the role of …

Unpacking the 2-year age-gap provision in relation to the decriminalisation of underage consensual sex in South Africa

Z Essack, J Toohey - South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2018 - ajol.info
Over the past 24 years, the South African criminal justice system has undergone major
transformations in relation to sexual offences, including sexual violence against children …

Spotlight Feature: Sexuality Development among Youth with Intellectual Disability-Societal Aspects in Theory and Practice

C Löfgren-Mårtenson - … and Sexuality Development. Contemporary Theory and … - Springer
Youth with intellectual disabilities are a heterogenous group. Variations among them are
related to the impairments in abstraction, verbal, and communicative abilities (Löfgren …

Teenagers' Perceptions, Utilization, and Expectations of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Ekurhuleni Township, South A: Making Services Responsive

BN Dlamini, H Malatji - The International Journal of Health …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Programs such as the Friendly Clinic Initiative (NAFCI) accredited youth-friendly services
(YFS) in South Africa have addressed issues such as HIV prevalence, sexual activity, and …