Table 3 Barriers to Sexual and reproductive health in Vulnerable Adolescent Girls
From: Barriers to vulnerable adolescent girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health
Code | Sub-category | Main category |
|---|---|---|
Undeveloped parenting style | ||
Troubled family | Unstable family | |
Missing a parent (divorce, death, prison) | Family challenges | |
Family values vs. vulnerable adolescent girls | Family rejection | |
Absence of effective leadership in the family | ||
When in Rome, do as the Romans do | Not to be left behind by the group of friends) | Peer pressure |
Being obedient to the wishes of peers | ||
The influence of peers on beliefs, behaviors and value systems of the adolescents | Defenseless against bad peers | |
Deceptive and misleading friends | ||
Neglect of sex training in the education system | ||
Absence of a sexual question and answer context in the family | ||
Passivity of the national media on adolescent sexual and reproductive health issues | Unanswered sexual questions | Adolescents’ inability to make informed decisions about sex and fertility |
Early sexual arousal through unreliable information sources | ||
Inability in timely use of problem-solving skills | Defective life skills | |
Weakness in correct use of communication skills with the opposite sex | ||
Poor awareness of using contraceptive methods | ||
Lack of skills in using the correct method of contraception | Unwanted pregnancy during adolescence | Lack of awareness of sexual and reproductive health threats |
Lack of awareness of reproduction | ||
Possibility of abortions | ||
Lack of awareness of the risk of infertility | Lack of awareness of unsafe sex | |
Lack of awareness of sexually transmitted infections | ||
Sexual and gender minorities | Being different from cultural norms | Psychosocial threats to reproductive health |
Unrestrained sex | ||
Depression | ||
Isolation | Wounded psyche | |
Rumination after sexual harassment | ||
Lack of organizational structure in the health system | Ineffectiveness of key organizations in providing sexual and reproductive health services | |
Misbehavior of the healthcare providers | ||
Absence of a specialized team in welfare centers | ||
Unawareness of service providers at rehabilitation centers | ||
Lawmakers’ inattention to issues related to vulnerable adolescents | Neglecting the girls’ sexual and reproductive health | |
Deficiency of existing laws | Lack of legal, political and social support | |
Lack of legal oversight on the health sector’s performance | ||
Poor performance of policymakers | ||
Lack of supportive policies | ||
Loss of golden opportunities in life caused by the lack of social support | ||
Lack of residential protection | ||
Social taboos |