Healthcare professionals’ experiences of delivering sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents: a literature review

Abdul Hamid, Siti Hazariah and Fallon, Debbie and Callery, Peter (2021) Healthcare professionals’ experiences of delivering sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents: a literature review. Enfermeria Clinica, 31. pp. 366-371. ISSN 1130-8621 E-ISSN 1579-2013

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Abstract

Abstract This literature review was conducted systematically to identify the gap in knowledge and practice related to the provision of sexual health to adolescents worldwide. The search was limited to peer-reviewed articles published between 2002 and 2018. Thirty-two relevant articles were identified and reviewed for quality assessment by using the Hawker critical appraisal tool. The studies were conducted in Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the United States of America (USA). The review findings suggested that potential tensions exist between the desire to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the provision of adolescent-friendly sexual health services in societies which disapprove of adolescents’ premarital sexual activity, contraception use and abortion services. Healthcare professionals should be aware of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services as their professional responsibility and the need to manage their own conflicts with regard to fulfilling their role.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Healthcare professionals; Sexual health; Unmarried adolescents
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing > RT82 Nursing As A Profession
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid
Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2021 15:25
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2021 15:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/92779

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