reproductive health services for adolescents - Pathfinder International
reproductive health services for adolescents - Pathfinder International
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Module 16/Unit 8<br />
CONTENT<br />
Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills<br />
Training/Learning Methods<br />
(Time Required)<br />
• Adolescents who contract syphilis<br />
may develop heart and brain damage<br />
if the syphilis is left untreated.<br />
• STIs are a risk factor <strong>for</strong> HIV<br />
transmission and <strong>for</strong> acquiring HIV,<br />
which leads to chronic illness and<br />
death.<br />
• STIs can be transmitted from an<br />
adolescent mother to her infant<br />
during pregnancy and delivery.<br />
Infants of mothers with STIs may<br />
have lower birth weights, be born<br />
prematurely, and have increased risk<br />
of other disease, infection, and<br />
blindness from ophthalmia<br />
neonatorum.<br />
LONG-TERM SOCIAL<br />
CONSEQUENCES OF STIS/HIV<br />
• Discrimination and exclusion from<br />
mainstream social groups<br />
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Loss of friendship groups<br />
Diminished income potential<br />
Possible eviction from residence<br />
Blamed and treated as a "bad<br />
person"<br />
• Difficulty in finding marriage partner<br />
• Cannot participate fully in community<br />
activities/education due to ill <strong>health</strong><br />
• Infertility and the loss of community<br />
credibility<br />
• Possible judgment and/or rejection by<br />
service providers<br />
<strong>Pathfinder</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />
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Adolescent Curriculum
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