Family planning provision in the Trent health region: Is it accessible to school aged teenagers?

Allen, Jane; Bradley, Sue

doi:10.1783/147118901101195038

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“…4 A number of studies have suggested that factors restricting access to contraceptive services for young people (such as limited provision outside school hours) exist, and that accessibility should be improved. 5,6 Services that are available to young people through weekday lunchtimes, evenings and weekends, for instance, would improve the accessibility of condoms to young people. 7 One possible strategy for improving access to condoms outside current family planning clinic (FPC) opening times is to increase access to condom vending machines (CVMs) for young people.…”

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Accessibility of condoms to young people in Manchester, UK

Sixsmith

Griffiths²,

Hughes³

et al. 2006

j fam plann reprod health care

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Background and methodology Issues relevant to the accessibility of male condoms for young people in the Greater Manchester area (UK) were investigated, using semi-structured, in-depth interviews and a questionnaire survey.Results Family planning clinics and condom vending machines (CVMs) were the most cited sources for condom acquisition. Young people's knowledge of where and when they could access condoms varied by age and gender. Suitable positioning of CVMs would need to take such variations into account when targeting potential customers. Levels of embarrassment about acquiring condoms also varied according to gender. The lifestyles of young people indicated the sorts of places in which CVMs might offer increased accessibility. For younger men and women this tended to involve low-cost, semi-private places such as local parks, school toilets and shopping malls/streets. Older men with higher spending power and increased confidence could access condoms through pub and club toilets and chemist shops.Conclusions Accessible positioning of CVMs was related to the age, gender and lifestyle of the participants, and programmes to enhance accessibility should reflect this. Increased accessibility for younger groups, and especially women, needs to take into account issues of cost, confidence and embarrassment. For older groups, lifestyle choices indicated pubs and clubs as key locations for both men and women. Key message pointsG Male condoms were accessible to the majority of participants but knowledge and use of locations varied according to both age and gender.G Whilst young women tended to obtain condoms from family planning clinics (FPCs), young men tended to obtain them from vending machines.G Barriers to accessing condoms included cost, embarrassment and lack of availability due to limited opening hours of shops and FPCs.

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Accessibility of condoms to young people in Manchester, UK

Sixsmith

Griffiths²,

Hughes³

et al. 2006

j fam plann reprod health care

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“…Anonymous young persons service has not been a popular concept until recently, and is still unavailable in most parts of the country, partly because of cost implications 14 . A study in the Trent region showed that opening hours of the family planning services are unsuitable for youngsters attending school 15 . Recent research has shown that comprehensive community based programmes, which have links with local schools, optimize contraceptive compliance.…”

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Teenage pregnancy in the United Kingdom: Are we doing enough?

Amu

Appiah

2006

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health

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The teenage pregnancy unit's strategy for dealing with the increasing problem of unwanted pregnancy is rather prescriptive and simplistic for such a complex problem. It is not surprising that despite its recent recommendations, the problem has worsened. It is ludicrous to promote efficient ways to provide oral contraceptive pills to teenagers when good evidence of its inconsistent use among this age group is common knowledge. In addition, increasing access to emergency contraception could undermine teenagers' perception of the importance of commitment in relationships and thus send them a wrong message. This paper reviews the available evidence on the subject and highlights some good practices from other parts of the western world, which have not been incorporated into the UK strategy. It challenges the various stakeholders to show better commitment by providing a more rigorous and effective strategy.

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“…In terms of the accessibility of services, findings suggest that services are not always accessible to young people as for example, they are sometimes only open during school hours (43). There have been many studies which have used attitudinal measures to determine the acceptability of services, and it seems fair to conclude that young people favour drop-in services that are informal, confidential and welcome young people aged under 16 years of age (42,44,45).…”

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Teenage pregnancy in the UK: Where are we going wrong?

Allen¹,

Hippisley‐Cox²

2000

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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Young people in the United Kingdom (UK) are experiencing sex at an earlier age than ever before and many of these are putting themselves at risk of pregnancy and or sexually transmitted diseases. United Kingdom has a rate of teenage pregnancy at present at 9 per 1,000 for women under 16 years, which is double that of some countries in Europe.This review provides background information on teenage pregnancy in the UK, characteristics of the young women who become pregnant, health and social outcomes, options, the legal aspects, contraception, service aspects, interventions and educational aspects.There is a need for further studies into the differences between the attitudes and sexual behaviour in the UK and other European countries in order to learn, where and how intervention and prevention should take place.

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Family planning provision in the Trent health region: Is it accessible to school aged teenagers?

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Accessibility of condoms to young people in Manchester, UK

Accessibility of condoms to young people in Manchester, UK

Teenage pregnancy in the United Kingdom: Are we doing enough?

Teenage pregnancy in the UK: Where are we going wrong?

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