Understanding sexual and reproductive health need of unmarried adolescents and youth in urban slums: evidence from a formative study in Uttar Pradesh, India
The study highlighted demand for SRH knowledge, source of knowledge, major concerns, and opportunities of AY in urban slums. A clear need for multi-faceted strategies targeting sexual health education, adolescent-responsive SRH services, and expanded digital outreach with verified content for this vulnerable populations are identified. However, targeted intervention through system level approaches for AY can be helpful for dispelling myths and providing accurate information.
Authors
- Basant Kumar Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-2381)
- Ian Salas
- Sasmita Behera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4061-0594)
- Kate Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1834-3138)
- Neelanjana Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2135-4353)
- Abhishek Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2705-9147)
- Mukesh Kumar Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9247-8308)
- Emily Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8937-740X)
- H Sahni
Institutions
- Population Council (IN)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Population Services International (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02025-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation