Reproductive health services that are accessible to, acceptable by and appropriate for adolescents and youth are called adolescent- and youth-friendly reproductive health services. They are in the right place, at the right price (free where necessary), and delivered in the right style to be acceptable to young people.
Reproductive health services for young people
Think of the services you would wish to provide for young people as part of an AYFRH service at your health post. The Ethiopian AYFRH service guidelines say that the services that should be provided in AYFRH services include those which are presented in the Box below.
Services Intended to Be Provided in Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Services
- Information and counselling on sexual and reproductive health issues.
- Promotion of healthy sexual behaviours through various methods including peer education.
- Family planning information, counselling and methods including emergency contraceptive methods.
- Condom promotion and provision.
- Testing services like HIV counselling and testing (you may not perform it).
- Prevention and counselling about STIs.
- Education on unsafe abortion and post-abortion care.
- Antenatal care (ANC), delivery, postnatal care (PNC) and prevention of pregnant mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.
- Appropriate referral linkage between facilities at different levels.