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ArticleReproductive health2022

Health service providers' perspectives on the influence of modern health systems on adolescents' sexual health practices in Umguza and Mberengwa districts of Zimbabwe.

Wilfred Njabulo Nunu, Lufuno Makhado, Jabu Tsakani Mabunda, Rachel Tsakani Lebese

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Article in Reproductive health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wilfred Njabulo NunuDepartment of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa. njabulow@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8421-1478
Lufuno MakhadoDepartment of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.
Jabu Tsakani MabundaDepartment of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.
Rachel Tsakani LebeseSchool of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.
University of Venda · ZANational University of Science and Technology · ZW

Funding

UCLA-South African Research in Trauma Training ProgramD43TW007278 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WYATT, GAIL E. · 2005 to 2020
$3.1M
Sustainable Academic Capacity Building of Excellence through Research and Training Program (SACERT) Learning CollaborativeD43TW012029 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MILBURN, NORWEETA GERMAINE, WYATT, GAIL E. · 2021 to 2025
$1.5M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW007278FIC NIH HHS D43 TW012029National University of Science and Technology SDC/ESH/035/2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth service providers play a significant role in crafting and implementing health policies and programs that manage adolescent sexual health-related issues at different health system levels. These influence adolescent sexual behaviours and practices.

aimThis study explored the roles of health service providers in managing adolescent sexual issues and how this impacts their sexual behaviours and practices. The study further probed the health service providers on how the indigenous health system could be integrated into the modern health system for effective management of adolescent sexual health related issues.

methodsA qualitative cross-sectional survey was conducted on purposively selected health service providers in health facilities in Mberengwa and Umguza districts. Data was collected using unstructured interviews that were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed. Findings were presented as clearly defined as superordinate and subordinate themes.

resultsA total of five superordinate themes and 19 subordinate themes emerged from the interrogated data. The superordinate themes were: overview of adolescent sexual health issues, role of modern health system in adolescent sexual health issues, challenges encountered, indigenous health system factors that could be factored into modern health systems, and strategies to foster the integration of indigenous health system and modern health system. The subordinate themes explored in-depth the findings of the key stakeholders under the five superordinate themes.

conclusionsFrom the findings, it can be concluded that health service providers play an essential role in shaping and providing adolescent sexual health services that adolescents utilise despite challenges that have reduced demand for these services. Therefore, there is a need to point out that there is a window of opportunity to foster collaborations between the indigenous health system and the modern health system as they strive to serve the adolescents to the best of their ability though in different contextual settings.

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Adolescent Health ServicesSexual HealthAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesHumansQualitative ResearchSexual BehaviorZimbabweAdolescentsHealth service providersModern health systemsSexual healthZimbabwe

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PMID34980183
PMCPMC8721466
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