The study on Sexual and
Reproductive Health mainly focused on; assessing overall situation of Sexual
Reproductive Health in Kabarole, Kamwenge and Bundibugyo. The study also set
out to establish access and availability of quality of services, contraceptive
services, ante-natal care coverage, unmet needs for family planning and HIV/AIDS
including voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) and access to information and
education.
It should be noted that access
to sexual reproductive health rights in Rwenzori region largely remains a
challenge mainly due to negative mindset of the local communities in regard to
use of modern family planning methods. This coupled dominant religious and
cultural beliefs, the level of conservativeness to change continues to remain
eminent. Further, patriarchal cultural traditions like in most African
societies continue to reinforce stereotypical tendencies which impact on utilization
of sexual and reproductive health services.
In
addition, adolescent sexual reproductive health challenges continues to remain
prevalent in the region this largely stems from gaps in comprehensive sex
education among young people which exposes them to risky sexual behaviors like
having unprotected sex. The region also continues to grapple with limited
resources to investment in family planning services and also to ensure that
adolescents access user-friendly sexual and reproductive health services.
For a detailed brief, follow this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3Zvm3irnGdbEo3MjRPbktvMW8/view
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