Twenty Years After International Conference on Population and Development: Where Are We With Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights?

The International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994 laid out a bold, clear, and comprehensive definition of reproductive health and called for nations to meet the educational and service needs of adolescents to enable them to deal in a positive and responsible way with their...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. S1 - S6
Main Authors: Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman, Svanemyr, Joar, Amin, Avni, Fogstad, Helga, Say, Lale, Girard, Françoise, Temmerman, Marleen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2015
Subjects:
Abortion, Induced - statistics & numerical data
Abortion, Induced - trends
Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services - economics
Adolescent Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent Health Services - trends
Adolescents
Circumcision, Female - statistics & numerical data
Circumcision, Female - trends
Female
Gender
Global Health - economics
Global Health - statistics & numerical data
Global Health - trends
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Humans
ICPD
Male
Maternal Mortality - trends
Pediatrics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence - statistics & numerical data
Reproductive health
Reproductive Health - economics
Reproductive Health - statistics & numerical data
Reproductive Health - trends
Reproductive Rights - economics
Reproductive Rights - statistics & numerical data
Reproductive Rights - trends
Sex Education
Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data
Sex Offenses - trends
Sexual health
Sexuality education
Violence
Young Adult
Youth
Youth participation
Reproductive health
Youth participation
Sexuality education
Violence
Youth
Gender
Adolescents
ICPD
Sexual health
ISSN:1054-139X, 1879-1972, 1879-1972
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Summary:The International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994 laid out a bold, clear, and comprehensive definition of reproductive health and called for nations to meet the educational and service needs of adolescents to enable them to deal in a positive and responsible way with their sexuality. In the context of the ongoing review of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and the considerations for a post-2015 development agenda, this article summarizes the findings of the articles presented in this volume and identifies key challenges and critical answers that need to be tackled in addressing adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. The key recommendations are to link the provision of sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services; build awareness, acceptance, and support for youth-friendly SRH education and services; address gender inequality in terms of beliefs, attitudes, and norms; and target the early adolescent period (10–14 years). The many knowledge gaps, however, point to the pressing need for further research on how to best design effective adolescent SRH intervention packages and how best to deliver them.
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ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.09.015