ArticleReproductive health2017
The health status of adolescents in Ecuador and the country's response to the need for differentiated healthcare for adolescents.
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- Trends in teenage motherhood in Ecuador: challenges and inequalities.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- A retrospective study regarding the method of delivery of adolescents in a Romanian Hospital.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- Evaluating and Improving upon Ecuador's Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Policies in an Era of Increased Urgency.Annals of global health · 2020Article
- Vaginal Microbiota Evaluation and Lactobacilli Quantification by qPCR in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020Article
- "We keep quiet": exploring the context of pregnancy intention in a low-resource community in Ecuador.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2019Article
- Social inequality in sexual and reproductive health in Ecuador: an analysis of gaps by levels of provincial poverty 2009-2015.International journal for equity in health · 2019Article
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- The use of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Latin America and the Caribbean: current landscape and recommendations.Human reproduction open · 2018Article
- Looking back and moving forward: can we accelerate progress on adolescent pregnancy in the Americas?Reproductive health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdolescents face a range of health problems but many barriers block their access to health services, and in particular to sexual and reproductive health services. The objective of this study was to assess the health needs of adolescents in Ecuador and to draw lessons from the ways the country has responded to their need for differentiated care.
methodsWe conducted a literature review and consulted key stakeholders.
resultsAdolescents in Ecuador today have a wide range of health care needs, in particular related to sexual and reproductive health. A major concern is the high rates of adolescent pregnancy. A national programme was established in 2007 to offer differentiated health care for adolescents-an effort that featured specially trained staff, enclaved facilities, respect for adolescents' privacy and confidentiality, a friendly atmosphere, and a dedication to establishing trust. It resulted in rapid increases in visits by young persons both for preventive and curative services. In 2011, the government initiated a model for "integrated family and community health care" which led to a disruption of the central support for capacity building and follow-up of adolescent friendly services.
conclusionThe Ecuadorian experience has demonstrated the need for institutionalised differentiated care for adolescents who are facing a wide range of health issues.
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