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woman’s ability to negotiate and use protection. While youth-friendly
services can provide counseling, information, and condoms, normative
change also is needed to address this issue.
• Substance abuse is directly linked to gender-based violence,
vulnerability, and often HIV infection or unwanted pregnancy. While
efforts have been made to integrate this issue into various aspects of
the program, including youth-friendly services, additional human
resources (e.g., psychologists) often are required to address it
adequately. Given the human resource constraints of public-sector
health services, it is difficult to provide these additional support services
without external funding.
Recommendations
for Replication
• An evidence-based monitoring and evaluation system is important to
suggest the best means for effective implementation.
• Multi-sectoral coordination is a must, and government involvement at
the central and local levels is needed.
• Youth participation needs to occur at all phases of implementation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Program
References and
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