How do social norms influence the sexual and reproductive health-related attitudes and behaviours of very young adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A scoping review
Scoping review findings affirm the importance of intervening in very young adolescence to positively influence social and gender norms. The review underscores the importance of tailored, multifaceted, culturally sensitive, gender-responsive/gender-transformative interventions to improve young adolescents' SRH-related attitudes and behaviours in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Authors
- Owen Nyamwanza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0577-4702)
- Webster M. Mavhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-4398)
- Alice Norah Ladur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-3135)
- Frances Mary Cowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-4422)
- Fardawsa Ahmed
- Jermaine Matewu Dambi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-7903)
Institutions
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research (ZW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25736-z
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00