Background The number of young people utilising sexual and reproductive health services
in Pacific Island Countries and Territories remains poor despite the availability and the …

Purpose Migrant and refugee women are at risk of negative sexual and reproductive health
(SRH) outcomes due to low utilisation of SRH services. SRH is shaped by socio-cultural …

Condoms can be highly successful in preventing transmission of many common sexually
transmitted infections, and are integral to many safer-sex campaigns. However, this …

The uptake of male condoms remains markedly low in The Democratic Republic of Timor-
Leste (Timor-Leste), an island nation in South-East Asia. To understand why, we conducted …

Background While the adverse health outcomes and broader economic and social factors
associated with adolescent motherhood are well documented globally, limited research on …

Young people of Pacific heritage living in Aotearoa New Zealand experience poor sexual
and reproductive health outcomes. Current understandings of Pacific youth sexual and …

In the Pacific region, youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are strongly
influenced by sociocultural and structural factors, which limit access to SRHR information …

Abstract Background Young people in Fiji experience high rates of sexually transmissible
infections and early pregnancy. Despite being identified as a key priority group in national …

Pacific Sexual and reproductive health is influenced by cultural taboos and sensitivities.
Although Pacific values are integral to family planning, open communication in the home is …

This qualitative study explores how adolescents' emotional experiences drive their sexual
practices and health-seeking behaviours in Fiji. Fourteen focus group discussions with 15 …