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Table 3 Proposed venues for health check-ups

From: Routine health check-ups for adolescents in Mwanza City, Tanzania: stakeholders’ recommendations on its content, venue, and mode of delivery

Venues for the health check-ups

Stakeholders recommended the venue to be suitable for:

Groups of stakeholders recommending the venue

Youth-friendly health facilities

Health conditions requiring a high level of confidentiality (such as mental health and reproductive health related problems)

• Public health facilities

• Government departments in the Ministry of Health (MoH) /Education (MoE)

• Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)/Community-Based Organisations (CBOs)

• Public and private schools

At schools

School-going adolescents

• NGOs/ CBOs

• Public and private schools

• Government departments in the MoH /MoE

Convenient locations in the community

Older/out-of-school adolescents and those who are unable to visit health facilities for various reasons

• NGOs/ CBOs

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• Public schools

Outreach services

Those who do not wish to visit health facilities when they are not sick

• NGOs/ CBOs

• Private schools