IJSRP, Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2020 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Chrine, C. Hapompwe; Levy M’Kandawire & Caroline Nkatha Waithaka
Abstract:
This study was purposed to establish the perception of adolescents on sexual and reproductive health services (SRH) in Chipata Township of Lusaka district in Zambia. The study focused on three main thematic areas, including; identification of factors leading to adolescents’ taking up of sexual and reproductive health services; determination of barriers to accessing and utilizing SRH services among adolescents, and identification of the role of guardians/parents and health care providers in the access of SRH services by adolescents. As a case study analysis, the study used a qualitative research approach with purposive and convenient sampling as techniques in which 32 participants who were adolescents’ boys and girls, health service providers and parents/guardians featured.