(2018) Designing a guideline for empowering married adolescent girls in reproductive health: a mixed-method study protocol. Reproductive Health. ISSN 1742-4755
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Abstract
BackgroundInvesting in adolescent's health, especially, the role of girls in community health and future generations is one of the most important strategies of the Millennium Development Goals. In this regard, supplying adolescents' special needs including access to educational, health and counseling services for promoting reproductive health have been emphasized. About 36 of registered marriages in Iran are under the age of 19 though, reproductive health services based on married adolescent girls` needs in social-cultural context were not predicted in national health system. Therefore, this study aim was designing a guideline for empowering married adolescents in reproductive health.MethodsThis is a sequential exploratory Mixed-method study conducted in three consecutive phases. The first phase, with a qualitative approach, explores needs, barriers and strategies for empowering married adolescent girls in reproductive health. In the second phase, a systematic review will be conducted to identify the recommendation and strategies for empowering married adolescent girls in reproductive health in other countries. Finally, in third phase, data from qualitative study and systematic review are emerged and the most important solutions and recommendations related to the issue are extracted and the final guideline is adapted by the experts.DiscussionThis study is attempting to provide a guideline containing comprehensive recommendations for health system` policy makers and providers in order to empowering adolescent girls in reproductive health.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | empowerment guideline need married adolescent girls reproductive health mixed- method study women |
Divisions: | Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center Other |
Journal or Publication Title: | Reproductive Health |
Journal Index: | ISI |
Volume: | 15 |
Identification Number: | ARTN 211 10.1186/s12978-018-0654-9 |
ISSN: | 1742-4755 |
Depositing User: | Zahra Otroj |
URI: | http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/9378 |
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