Meeting The Sexual And Reproductive Health Needs Of Young People in Nigeria: A Guide For Action

Preface
"This publication sheds light on the status of adolescent sexual and reproductive health and why young people are at risk. It proposes ways through which key stakeholders including parents/guardians, educators, healthcare providers, policy makers, community and religious leaders as well as the mass media can make the difference."

The publication explores the challenges faced by adolescents in Nigeria who prepare to enter adulthood in an environment of rapid urbanisation and social change. Some of these challenges are coping with the physical, emotional and social changes that accompany this period of transition from childhood to adulthood; inadequate access to appropriate information, education and services to meet their peculiar needs during this transitional period; and the globalisation of communication and the mixed and confusing messages about male versus female sexuality portrayed in the mass media.

Topics include:

• Early unwanted Pregnancy;
• Unsafe Induced Abortion;
• Sexual Violence and Abuse;
• The Role Of The Mass Media;
• Mobilising For Action.

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