{"id":5881,"date":"2021-12-16T21:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/increasing-the-impact-of-reproductive-health-programs\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T21:27:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:27:29","slug":"increasing-the-impact-of-reproductive-health-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/fr\/increasing-the-impact-of-reproductive-health-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing the Impact of Reproductive Health Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This piece summarizes a recent study by the USAID-funded Passages Project exploring social norms impacting the reproductive health of adolescent girls and young women in Burundi. We explore how the research findings can be applied in the design of reproductive health programs to identify and involve key influence groups that affect social norms.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n[rs_blockquote cite=”Participant, focus group with teachers, Burundi, 2020″]…The dialogue between parents and children regarding sexual and reproductive health…does not exist! Why? Because of social norms, parents think that by talking about this with their children, they will be saying bad things. That\u2019s why menstruation comes as a surprise to 13- or 14-year-olds.[\/rs_blockquote]

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Social norms<\/a> are particularly relevant among young people. Compared to adults, young people have less power in society to make or break social rules. Additionally, peer relationships become more influential during adolescence. In many low- and middle-income countries, such as Burundi, social norms are not well documented, but likely have a large influence on adolescent girls and young women\u2019s ability to access reproductive health information and care.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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