AFRO-NETS> New guide on adolescent reproductive health

[Dieter Neuvians MD <neuvians@harare.iafrica.com>]

New guide on adolescent reproductive health
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Family Health International is pleased to announce publication of a 
new guide on adolescent reproductive health entitled, "Meeting the 
Needs of Young Clients: A Guide to Providing Reproductive Health Ser-
vices to Adolescents." The 108-page handbook, online as full text at:

http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/fpother/adolhand/adolchap1.html 

has been developed to help service providers and health workers 
strengthen the reproductive health care and services offered to young 
women and men.

It focuses primarily on preventing unplanned pregnancies and sexually 
transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. It also contains 
information on counselling young people about reproductive health, 
counselling victims of sexual violence or coercion, creating youth-
friendly programs and creating a referral network. Some of the tools 
it offers are role-plays on abstinence and condom negotiation, in-
depth charts on contraceptive methods for adolescents and a chart on 
key issues to discuss regarding STIs.

Copies of the handbook are available at no cost to developing country 
health programs. To order, please write to the address below:

Publications Coordinator
Family Health International
P.O. Box 13950
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Fax: +1-919-544-7261
mailto:publications@fhi.org

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