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Table 1 Matrix combining determinants, performance objectives and strategies

From: Community embedded reproductive health interventions for adolescents in Latin America: development and evaluation of a complex multi-centre intervention

Determinant

Performance objective

Strategy

Awareness

Adolescents consider communication about SRH among peers as necessary and important.

Friends of youth (FoY) talk informally with adolescents about the importance of communicating about SRH

Awareness raising during workshops and group discussions

Awareness raising campaign on communicating about SRH (TV, radio, brochure, video presentation, movie showing, events and happenings in neighbourhoods, street theatre)

Introspection

Adolescents reflect upon their communication about SRH with peers.

Friends of youth (FoY) reflect individually with adolescents about communication behaviour

Monitoring of own behaviour and social comparison during workshops and group discussions

Testimonies

Skills

Adolescents have the skills to communicate with each other about SRH

Skills training in workshops

Individual training by FoY

Social support

Social and cultural obstacles (existing myths, taboo, machismo and marianismo) are addressed.,

Support by peers during workshops and focus groups

Individual support by FoY

Activities in the communities and with parents. (see matrix communities and parents)

  1. Example for the intervention objective 'promoting communication on sexual and reproductive health among peers'.