ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Disparities in Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services at the Intersection of Disability and Female Adolescence in Tanzania.
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- Sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and young people with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa countries, 2013-2024: a scoping review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Pooled it
- The Right to Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Found a Family for People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Utilization and Associated Factors Among Young People With Disabilities in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- Needs assessment of training midwifery, nursing, and medical students in sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities in Tanzania.Disability and health journal · 2026Article
- "We don't see a future in them…" barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health information and services among young people with disabilities in Kyotera border district.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Bridging gaps in maternity care for women with disabilities: a scoping review of access and utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa adopting the WHO health systems framework.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Review
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- The sexual behavior of young people living with a disability: Findings from the KAP study in Northern Uganda.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- The Lived Experiences of Young People With Disabilities in Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Ethiopia: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Despite at times having greater needs for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, adolescents with disabilities often face challenges when trying to access them. This inaccessibility is further exacerbated during female adolescence. The qualitative study examines how SRH services respond to the characteristics of Tanzanian adolescent females with disabilities. We used the method of empathy-based stories to investigate the perceptions of 136 adolescent females with disabilities of their access to SRH services in Tanzania. The study used thematic content analysis and the Levesque model of health care access was applied as an analytical framework. The results demonstrate that discrimination affects access at different phases of care-seeking, that affectionate behaviour of providers is a central enabler of access, and that for this population access relies on a collective effort. We propose that affection, as an enabler of access, is as an additional provider dimension of access to SRH services for adolescents with disabilities, serving as a "reasonable accommodation" to the health care systems in southern contexts and beyond.
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