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Lessons learned and experiences gained in improving the SRH of adolescents in the 25 years since the ICPD / Best assignments

Module 1

Lessons learned and experiences gained in improving the SRH of adolescents in the 25 years since the ICPD

Assignments

Training course in adolescent sexual and reproductive health 2020

October 12, 2020 - Geneva

Assignments

Answer the following seven questions using the clues provided to review the selected aspects of the relevant documents.

Question 1

Name two changes in the demographic situation of adolescents in the 25 years since the International Conference on Population and Development.

2 marks

Clue: Please read the section titled New demographic realities in page S4 of the paper titled The state of ASRH by Liang M et al (2019).

Question 2

Name two changes in the social context of adolescents in the 25 years since the International Conference on Population and Development.

2 marks

Clue: Please read the section titled New demographic realities in page S5-S6 of the paper titled The state of ASRH by Liang M et al (2019).

Question 3

Name two health issues in which there has been improvement in the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in the 25 years since the ICPD, and 2 areas in which there has been little / no progress.

4 marks

Clue: Please read the section titled New demographic realities in page S6-S13 of the paper titled The state of ASRH by Liang M et al (2019).

Question 4

Name one area of change in the demographic situation or social context in your country that is influencing/could influence adolescent health, explain why, and provide a reference to back up your statement.

4 marks

Question 5

5.1 How much was the decline in the rate of adolescent childbearing in Uruguay in between 2014 and 2019?

5.2 Name two factors that contributed to the decline.

3 marks

Clue: Please read the box 1 on page S21 in The political, research, programmatic, and social responses to ASRHR in the 25 years since the ICPD by Chandra-Mouli et al (2019).

Question 6

6.1 What are the levels and trends of HIV infection in 15 - 49 years olds in Zimbabwe?

6.2 Name two factors that helped the scale up of the Zvandiri programme in the country.

4 marks

Clue: Please read the box 3 on page S24 in The political, research, programmatic, and social responses to ASRHR in the 25 years since the ICPD by Chandra-Mouli et al (2019).

Question 7

These are the five main conclusions of the paper by Chandra-Mouli et al. Please briefly comment on whether each of these points applies to your country.

  1. Some aspects of ASRHR are higher on health and development agendas than ever before.
  2. There is a steadily growing financial investment in ASRHR, although much of the funding is from external sources and remains inadequate & fragmented.
  3. While there are still many gaps to be filled, there is a growing body of data and evidence on ASRH. This has fed into norms and standards to guide policies and programmes.
  4. Although implementation of ASRHR policies and programmes in many countries remains weak, a small but growing number of countries have created and implemented enabling legal and policy environments, and strong government-led programmes.
  5. Although there is growing support for addressing some aspects of ASRH, there is ambivalence about other aspects, and there is increasingly well-financed & organized resistance.

6 marks