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Module 16/Transparencies<br />

Transparency: 13.1: Characteristics Of Youth-Friendly Services<br />

Provider Characteristics<br />

• Specially trained staff<br />

• Respect <strong>for</strong> young people<br />

• Privacy and confidentiality honored<br />

• Adequate time <strong>for</strong> client/provider interaction<br />

Health Facility Characteristics<br />

• Separate space/special times set aside<br />

• Convenient hours<br />

• Convenient location<br />

• Adequate space/sufficient privacy<br />

• Com<strong>for</strong>table surroundings<br />

• Peer counselors available<br />

Program Design Characteristics<br />

• Youth involvement in design and continuing feedback<br />

• Drop-in clients welcomed/appointments arranged rapidly<br />

• No overcrowding/short waiting times<br />

• Af<strong>for</strong>dable fees<br />

• Publicity/recruitment that in<strong>for</strong>ms and reassures youth<br />

• Young men and women welcomed<br />

• Wide range of <strong>services</strong> available<br />

• Necessary referrals available<br />

• Educational material available onsite/to take<br />

• Group discussions available<br />

• Delay of pelvic exam and blood tests possible<br />

• Alternative ways to access in<strong>for</strong>mation, counseling and<br />

<strong>services</strong><br />

<strong>Pathfinder</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />

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Adolescent Curriculum

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