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Background: Adolescents in Africa encounter various sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges, such as insufficient information, societal stigma, inadequate services, and cultural obstacles. Enhancing collaboration between parents and healthcare providers can foster trust, improve communication, and provide better support, ultimately leading to improved access, quality, and utilization of SRH services (SRHS) for adolescents.
Objective: This paper offers perspectives from parents and healthcare providers on the roles of their partnerships in improving adolescent SRHS.
Design: The research employed a qualitative phenomenological study design.
Methods: The study included eight focus group discussions with parents whose adolescents attended selected youth centers and four face-to-face in-depth interviews with healthcare providers who worked there.
Results: The research revealed two prominent themes regarding the partnership between parents and healthcare professionals in adolescent SRH. The initial theme represents the perspectives of healthcare providers, emphasizing the importance of service awareness, cultural norms, geographic obstacles, and the necessity of parental consent as critical subthemes. The following theme reflects the viewpoints of parents, concentrating on the dialogue surrounding sexual health, the role of healthcare providers in promoting family conversations, and the request for support in providing sexual health information to their adolescents.
Conclusion: Collaboration between healthcare providers and parents is essential for improving adolescents' access to SRHS, which can greatly mitigate health-related risks. Nonetheless, this partnership encounters obstacles stemming from insufficient awareness of available services, sociocultural influences, and a lack of parental understanding regarding SRH topics. It is imperative to tackle these challenges through focused educational initiatives and enhanced communication strategies to create a supportive atmosphere that enables both adolescents and their parents to effectively address SRH concerns.
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