Shifting Social Norms and Adolescent Girls’ Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Information in a South African Township

Gillespie, Bronwen; Balen, Julie; Allen, Haddijatou; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Anumba, Dilly

doi:10.1177/10497323221089880

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“… Chandra-Mouli et al (2019) argue that family and community strongly influence how social and gender norms empower or disempower girls in their health seeking behaviours. Furthermore, social and family sanctions ( Bicchieri and Mercier, 2014 ) can influence the balance of power between males and females, perpetuating gender norms that are contextually realized depending on age, reproductive life stage, life course and partner status ( Gillespie et al , 2022 ). For example, studies showed that normative decision making related to early marriage often occurs between senior family members for social or economic reasons, with no or limited involvement of the girl ( Santhya and Jejeebhoy, 2015 ; Udgiri 2017 ; Girls Not Brides n.d ).…”

Section: The Reproductive Health Of Girls In Lmicsmentioning

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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights for ethnic minority girls in Vietnam

Burns,

Pitt,

Ngoc

2024

Health Promotion International

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There has been significant progress in improved adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) for girls across low- to- middle-income countries (LMICs). However, progress has been uneven, and disparities persistent across and within countries. For example, Vietnam is one of only nine countries to have achieved the 2015 maternal mortality rate (MMR) target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a nation, but for some sub-populations, progress has been much slower, and MMR is more than twice that the national average. Ensuring equity is a current focus of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda that seeks to Leave No One Behind. This paper explores some of these inequities and potential drivers for ethnic minority adolescent girls in Vietnam, with a specific focus on the Tay community, the largest ethnic minority group in Vietnam. This paper highlights the challenges to progress, including areas where there is still limited evidence about the range of socio-cultural factors that may determine sexual and reproductive health outcomes for Tay adolescent girls. In the era of the SDGs, Vietnam’s national policy platforms and current aid architecture provide a solid basis on which to build research, policy and practice investments that improve the health of adolescent ethnic minority girls in Vietnam.

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Section: The Reproductive Health Of Girls In Lmicsmentioning

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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights for ethnic minority girls in Vietnam

Burns,

Pitt,

Ngoc

2024

Health Promotion International

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“…The South African Department of Health (2020) indicated that boys endure growing pressure to adhere to culturally prescribed gender norms beginning in adolescence. In the same vein, these norms can discourage adolescents, especially girls, from seeking information and services related to contraception, family planning, and sexually transmitted infections (Gillespie et al, 2022).…”

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“…Cultural taboos can prevent girls from seeking information about contraception or reproductive health (Erasmus et al, 2020;Gillespie et al, 2022), leading to uninformed decisions and potential health risks like early pregnancies or sexually transmitted infections. Likewise, girls might receive inadequate information due to cultural taboos (Meagley et al, 2016).…”

Section: Taboosmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Intersectional Analysis of Gender-Specific Barriers to Adolescent Health Literacy in South Africa

Adekola

2024

ICGSS

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Various studies have shown that influencing factors such as gender, race, and socio-economic status could significantly impact adolescents’ health literacy in South Africa. The adolescent stage is crucial for acquiring and developing health-promoting knowledge and behaviors. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the gender-specific determinants that prevent adolescents from accessing, understanding, and utilizing health-related information and services through an intersectionality theoretical lens. This study used content analysis of secondary data from 2010 until 2023 from electronic databases such as SciELO, Google Scholar, the Directory of Open Access Journals, Scopus, and governmental reports. From the initial 102 articles and documents obtained from the search process, a total of 26 papers were included in this study. The results indicated that gender roles, cultural norms, heteronormativity, gender-based violence, and associated stigmatization are gender-specific barriers to adolescents’ health literacy in South Africa. Based on the study findings, I argue that multi-stakeholder engagement is needed to address the identified barriers and collaboratively develop and implement a gender-responsive health literacy programme that promotes equitable and non-judgmental access for young people to health information and services in South Africa.

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Assessment of nurses’ compliance with Patients’ Rights in South Africa: a scoping review

Thema,

Mulaudzi,

Lavhelani

2024

IJQHC Communications

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Background Compliance with Patients’ Rights by nurses is a crucial determinant of how well healthcare services are provided. Nurses are responsible for upholding Patients’ Rights because they spend so much time with patients. Therefore, it is essential to continuously assess nurses’ compliance with Patients’ Rights in healthcare institutions. Objectives To outline the breadth and type of existing research on nurses’ compliance with Patients’ Rights as well as to pinpoint any gaps in the body of existing knowledge. Methods A scoping review search was done in six electronic databases. For eligibility, articles written in English and focusing on nurses’ compliance with Patients’ Rights in South Africa were checked and evaluated. Data were taken from eligible study materials in order to compile, evaluate the quality, summarize, and create a narrative summary of the results. Results The literature collected was 1158 records from six data bases, after deleting 239 duplicates, 919 records remained. 891 records were excluded using title and abstract of the studies. 15 articles were included in the final analysis. Four articles were quantitative studies, 10 qualitative and one a mixed method. The included studies focused on six Patients’ Rights listed in the Patients’ Rights Charter which consist of 12 Patients’ Rights. Conclusion Nurses’ compliance with Patients’ Rights is inconsistent and there are limited studies on nurses’ compliance with all Patients’ Rights in SA. More studies are required in future, as seen by the included studies’ inconsistent findings.

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Shifting Social Norms and Adolescent Girls’ Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Information in a South African Township

Cited by 4 publications

References 55 publications

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights for ethnic minority girls in Vietnam

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights for ethnic minority girls in Vietnam

An Intersectional Analysis of Gender-Specific Barriers to Adolescent Health Literacy in South Africa

Assessment of nurses’ compliance with Patients’ Rights in South Africa: a scoping review

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