Access and utilization of youth friendly sexual and reproductive health services among illiterate adolescents in Rwanda: A mixed-methods participatory study
The utilization of YFHS among illiterate adolescents remains low, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve access and quality. Key facilitators, such as access to information, peer education, and free services, should be strengthened, while addressing barriers like provider attitudes, stigma, and resource limitations. These findings underscore the necessity of enhancing both the accessibility and quality of YFHS to ensure comprehensive reproductive health care for illiterate adolescents.
Authors
- Michael Habtu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1229-4889)
- Endale Tamrat
- Madeleine Mukeshimana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6983-5434)
- Aimable Nkurunziza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5052-6172)
- Domina Asingizwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2181-7920)
- Claudine Nshutiyukuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5601-0326)
- Gerard Nyiringango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2097-182X)
- Oluyinka Adejumo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0243-1627)
- Marie Grace Sandra Musabwasoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7420-7766)
- Josephine Uzayisenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4828-5000)
- Vedaste Bagweneza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7034-2983)
- Eliphaz Karamage
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Nipissing University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- International Centre for Reproductive Health (MZ)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RW)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
- Michigan Reproductive Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325184
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63