Can youth-centred sexual and reproductive health self-care and contraceptive innovation address unintended pregnancy among girls and young women? Some reflections from Asia and the Pacific
Summary box Across Asia and the Pacific, girls and young women continue to experience high unmet needs for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, and subsequently face a range of poor health and social outcomes—including unintended pregnancy.
Authors
- Kyu Kyu Than
- Suresh Kayastha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6257-7476)
- Sabrina Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0953-5701)
- Jennie Greaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-2495)
- Nur Jannah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-1752)
- Sadia Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7983-087X)
- Elissa Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-0629)
- Stephen Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2877-9231)
- Sylvia Wong
- Marie Habito
- Marcia Soumokil
- Vutha Phon
- Bakthiyor Kadyrov
- Sai Jyothirmai Racherla
Institutions
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (MY)
- Parks Victoria (AU)
- Hospital Kuala Lumpur (MY)
- University of Cambodia (KH)
- Universitas Persada Indonesia Yayasan Administrasi Indonesia (ID)
- Rural Development Agency (LA)
- Asia Centre (TH)
- Documentation Center of Cambodia (KH)
- UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (TH)
- Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre (MY)
- Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (TH)
- University of Kuala Lumpur (MY)
- Monash University (AU)
- United Nations Population Fund (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016385
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- United Nations Population Fund