Adolescent sexual and reproductive health - Course files

Reaching adolescents through the media and through mobile phones

Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli

From Research to Practice: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 3116

October 31, 2016 - Geneva

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Chandra-Mouli V. Reaching adolescents through the media and through mobile phones. Paper presented at: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research; 2016 Oct 31; Geneva.

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Essential reading

1. m4RH | Mobile 4 Reproductive Health
2. Ihesie CA. Is mobile health (mHealth) the magic bullet? A short review of the impact of mHealth on adolescent sexual health. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology. 2015;7(8):258.
3. Gonsalves L, L’Engle KL, Tamrat T, Plourde KF, Mangone ER, Agarwal S, Say L, Hindin MJ. Adolescent/Youth Reproductive Mobile Access and Delivery Initiative for Love and Life Outcomes (ARMADILLO) Study: formative protocol for mHealth platform development and piloting. Reproductive Health. 2015 Aug 7;12(1):67.

Assignment

1. Read the abstracts of the two papers and put down one key message on each.
2. Find out if there is a programme in your country that uses mobile phones for sexual and reproductive health education. If so, write a brief description about it.