reproductive health services for adolescents - Pathfinder International
reproductive health services for adolescents - Pathfinder International
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Module 16/Unit 6<br />
CONTENT<br />
Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills<br />
Training/Learning Methods<br />
(Time Required)<br />
sexual relations.<br />
• Fear that their peers will know they<br />
are sexually active.<br />
• Fear of physical examination,<br />
especially pelvic exam.<br />
• Fear of being asked questions by<br />
medical staff.<br />
• Fear of being labeled as "cheap" or<br />
"loose.”<br />
Embarrassment<br />
• Service providers are sometimes<br />
judgmental and/or moralistic about<br />
adolescent sexual activity.<br />
• Embarrassed to buy condoms.<br />
• Retail outlets often place protective<br />
methods behind the counters so that<br />
customers must request them.<br />
• May be embarrassed to use a<br />
method at the time of intercourse.<br />
Other factors<br />
• Lack the skill and expertise to<br />
negotiate condom use.<br />
• Stopped using contraceptives<br />
because of the side effects.<br />
• Are impulsive and sexual activity is<br />
often unplanned. Even when sex is<br />
anticipated, often do not have<br />
protection available.<br />
• Believe that the suggestion of<br />
protection implies mistrust of one's<br />
partner and her/his faithfulness.<br />
• Adolescents desire conception. For a<br />
girl, it may be a way to keep a<br />
relationship or a boyfriend; <strong>for</strong> a boy,<br />
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