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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are struggling with accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, and COVID-19 has escalated the problem. The purpose of this review was to identify and assess the existing literature on the impact of the pandemic on SRH needs...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8701118/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948829 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413221 |
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author | Meherali, Salima Adewale, Bisi Ali, Sonam Kennedy, Megan Salami, Bukola (Oladunni) Richter, Solina Okeke-Ihejirika, Phil E. Ali, Parveen da Silva, Kênia Lara Adjorlolo, Samuel Aziato, Lydia Kwankye, Stephen Owusu Lassi, Zohra |
author_facet | Meherali, Salima Adewale, Bisi Ali, Sonam Kennedy, Megan Salami, Bukola (Oladunni) Richter, Solina Okeke-Ihejirika, Phil E. Ali, Parveen da Silva, Kênia Lara Adjorlolo, Samuel Aziato, Lydia Kwankye, Stephen Owusu Lassi, Zohra |
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description | Adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are struggling with accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, and COVID-19 has escalated the problem. The purpose of this review was to identify and assess the existing literature on the impact of the pandemic on SRH needs and access to services by adolescents in LMICs. A scoping review was conducted to collate findings on the topic. Searches were performed on eight databases. Data were extracted and categorized into various themes. After removing duplicates and performing a full-text reading of all articles, nine articles were included in our review. Our findings generated several themes related to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health during the COVID-19 pandemic. These include (1) limited access to sexual and reproductive health services, (2) school closure and increased rate of early marriages, (3) sexual or intimate partner violence during COVID-19, (4) disruption in maternity care, (5) adolescents’ involvement in risky or exploitative work, (6) intervention to improve sexual and reproductive health services during COVID-19, and (7) policy development related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Several recommendations were made on policies—for instance, the use of telemedicine and community-based programs as a way to deliver SRH services to adolescents during and after a pandemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-87011182021-12-24 Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Meherali, Salima Adewale, Bisi Ali, Sonam Kennedy, Megan Salami, Bukola (Oladunni) Richter, Solina Okeke-Ihejirika, Phil E. Ali, Parveen da Silva, Kênia Lara Adjorlolo, Samuel Aziato, Lydia Kwankye, Stephen Owusu Lassi, Zohra Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are struggling with accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, and COVID-19 has escalated the problem. The purpose of this review was to identify and assess the existing literature on the impact of the pandemic on SRH needs and access to services by adolescents in LMICs. A scoping review was conducted to collate findings on the topic. Searches were performed on eight databases. Data were extracted and categorized into various themes. After removing duplicates and performing a full-text reading of all articles, nine articles were included in our review. Our findings generated several themes related to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health during the COVID-19 pandemic. These include (1) limited access to sexual and reproductive health services, (2) school closure and increased rate of early marriages, (3) sexual or intimate partner violence during COVID-19, (4) disruption in maternity care, (5) adolescents’ involvement in risky or exploitative work, (6) intervention to improve sexual and reproductive health services during COVID-19, and (7) policy development related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Several recommendations were made on policies—for instance, the use of telemedicine and community-based programs as a way to deliver SRH services to adolescents during and after a pandemic. MDPI 2021-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8701118/ /pubmed/34948829 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413221 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Meherali, Salima Adewale, Bisi Ali, Sonam Kennedy, Megan Salami, Bukola (Oladunni) Richter, Solina Okeke-Ihejirika, Phil E. Ali, Parveen da Silva, Kênia Lara Adjorlolo, Samuel Aziato, Lydia Kwankye, Stephen Owusu Lassi, Zohra Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
title | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
title_full | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
title_fullStr | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
title_short | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
title_sort | impact of the covid-19 pandemic on adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8701118/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948829 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413221 |
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