Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Niger
Today’s adolescents and youth face substantial physical, social, and economic barriers to meeting their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) potential. Niger has the highest fertility rate in the region and the world, as well as lowest age for marr...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24422374/adolescent-sexual-reproductive-health-niger http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23493 |
| Summary: | Today’s adolescents and youth face
substantial physical, social, and economic barriers to
meeting their sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
potential. Niger has the highest fertility rate in the
region and the world, as well as lowest age for marriage and
childbearing. Early marriage and childbearing have been
identified as key contributors to high fertility and
maternal mortality in the region. To understand how
countries are addressing adolescent SRH and rights (SRHR),
the World Bank conducted a quantitative and qualitative
study in several countries with a high adolescent’s SRH
burden including Niger. The specific objectives of the study
were to: (i) investigate adolescent’s socio-economic
profile; (ii) analyze adolescent’s sexual and reproductive
health status and its determinants from a demand and
supply-side perspective; (iii) assess effectiveness of
existing adolescent friendly initiatives and programs; and
(iv) recommend a set of policy options to improve access and
use of services for adolescents in Niger. This knowledge
brief provides a brief background on adolescent SRH in Niger
and summarizes the results of this study. |
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