{"id":2254,"date":"2024-11-07T13:42:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2024-11-07T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:42:22","slug":"barriers-to-sexual-reproductive-health-services-and-rights-among-young-people-in-mtwara-district-tanzania-a-qualitative-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2024\/11\/07\/barriers-to-sexual-reproductive-health-services-and-rights-among-young-people-in-mtwara-district-tanzania-a-qualitative-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Barriers to sexual reproductive health services and rights among young people in Mtwara district, Tanzania: a qualitative study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-13.40.21-1024x281.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-13.40.21-1024x281.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-13.40.21-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-13.40.21-768x211.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-13.40.21-365x100.png 365w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-13.40.21.png 1376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In Tanzania over 1\/3 of the population is under 24 years. Nationwide 23% of teenagers have started childbearing. However, Mtwara Region has the highest percentage (25.5%) of teenagers who begin childbearing early. Mtwara District has a teenage pregnancy rate of 11% with young people utilizing sexual reproductive health services (SRHS) less frequently than adults.This study aimed at gaining insights on barriers to the utilization of SRHS in Mtwara district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23467684\/\">Download Research Paper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0In Tanzania over 1\/3 of the population is under 24 years. Nationwide 23% of teenagers have started childbearing. 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