Background
Teenage pregnancy remains a challenge with unmet need for family planning for ages between 15-19 years in Liberia. It accounts for the high school drop-outs; 80% of girls in junior secondary school have had one or more children. Patterns of sexual behavior reported by the Liberia Demographic health survey 2013 showed that young people within this age range are at high risk of contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Furthermore, available health services were not strengthened to provide youth-friendly services. Family planning services are offered at below optimum level with frequent stock out of commodities and very little uptake by young people.
About the project
The overall aim of the project was to increase knowledge and utilization for SRHR services by young people aged 10 – 24 years in Kingsville community in rural Montserrado County. The team conducted two monitoring visits at health facilities to measure utilization of SRH services, provided HIV testing services among 127 people, Family planning services among 185 people, STI treatment services among 15 people, distributed condoms to 1034 people and trained two staff train in HIV treatment.
Results
The HIV services facility was upgraded in status from HIV counseling and testing(HCT) center to prevention of mother to Child transmission (PMTCT), two facility staff were trained in PMTCT, 4 women have utilized the HIV services.
Year: 2017
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