From: Young people’s perception of sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya
Facility type | Gender | Positive views and experiences of SRH services | Negative views and experiences of SRH services |
---|---|---|---|
Integrated facility | Girls | ▪ Good and friendly services | ▪ HSP attitude sometimes judgmental |
▪ Positive health service providers’(HSP) attitude | ▪ Provider gender – not always female | ||
▪ Long waiting time – long queues | |||
▪ Low cost of services | ▪ Lack of essential drugs | ||
▪ Corruption in health facilities | |||
Boys | ▪ Organisation of services – services perfect for women and children | ▪ HSP attitude poor | |
▪ Lack of awareness of available services | |||
▪ HSP attitude is positive | ▪ Youth-related resources not available such as library, games | ||
▪ Cost of services – affordable, waiver system available | |||
▪ Provider’s gender not always male | |||
▪ Facility is clean | ▪ Long waiting time | ||
▪ Qualified HSP | ▪ Corruption in public health facilities: | ||
▪ Facility location- walking distance | ▪ Lack of proper directions to facility and service areas | ||
▪ Lack of privacy | |||
▪ Boys feel uncomfortable sitting between women | |||
Youth centre (YC) | Girls | ▪ Good services - youth-only | ▪ Lack of full-time clinical staff |
▪ Health service providers are younger | ▪ SRH services not provided around the clock | ||
▪ Non-health benefits of participation in YC activities – personal gains, self development, career progression | ▪ Occasional lack of supplies such as drugs | ||
▪ Lack of awareness of services offered | |||
▪ Youth centre attractiveness promotes step-wise use of services | |||
Boys | ▪ Wide range of services available: voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), treatment of STIs, contraception, counselling, games, educational films watching movies | ▪ Limited hours of operation for public facilities | |
▪ Inaccessibility – with regard to public transportation (YC location) | |||
▪ Lack of essential supplies | |||
▪ Health provider attitude – positive | ▪ Lack of awareness of available services | ||
▪ Youth centre attractiveness | |||
▪ Non-health benefits of the YC | ▪ Poor system of getting updated SRH information |