Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities
INTRODUCTION: Persons with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as the abled people but they often face barriers to SRH information and services which are necessary for healthy and safe relationships, protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI...
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| author | Mercy Obasi Stephen Manortey Kofi Adesi Kyei Michael Kwabeng Addo Sharon Talboys Lynette Gay Frank Baiden |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Persons with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as the abled people but they often face barriers to SRH information and services which are necessary for healthy and safe relationships, protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study sought to access the SRH services among adolescents with disabilities in four Special Needs Schools in Ghana. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a33949559b449cba0beabec1850232f2022-12-21T18:35:25ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882019-08-013329910.11604/pamj.2019.33.299.1854618546Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilitiesMercy Obasi0Stephen Manortey1Kofi Adesi Kyei2Michael Kwabeng Addo3Sharon Talboys4Lynette Gay5Frank Baiden6 Department of Public Health, University of Utah, West Africa Campus, Kpong, Ghana Department of Public Health, University of Utah, West Africa Campus, Kpong, Ghana Department of Radiography, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, Accra, Ghana National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana Department of Public Health, University of Utah, West Africa Campus, Kpong, Ghana Department of Public Health, University of Utah, West Africa Campus, Kpong, Ghana Department of Public Health, University of Utah, West Africa Campus, Kpong, Ghana INTRODUCTION: Persons with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as the abled people but they often face barriers to SRH information and services which are necessary for healthy and safe relationships, protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study sought to access the SRH services among adolescents with disabilities in four Special Needs Schools in Ghana. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/33/299/pdf/299.pdf adolescentassessmentdisabilitysexualreproductive health |
| spellingShingle | Mercy Obasi Stephen Manortey Kofi Adesi Kyei Michael Kwabeng Addo Sharon Talboys Lynette Gay Frank Baiden Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities The Pan African Medical Journal adolescent assessment disability sexual reproductive health |
| title | Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities |
| title_full | Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities |
| title_fullStr | Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities |
| title_short | Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities |
| title_sort | sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities |
| topic | adolescent assessment disability sexual reproductive health |
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