Adolescents

  • Adolescents in SRHR storm

    Adolescents in SRHR storm

    By Byron Mutingwende   It is six o’clock in the evening at the Booster area in Mabvuku and Kumbirai (13) is wearing a skimpy dress revealing a greater proportion of her thighs. A street party is just about to kick off and music is already booming from the titanic loudspeakers. For her age, Kumbirai is…

  • Adolescents still face sexual inequalities

    Adolescents still face sexual inequalities

    By Edward Makuzva After decades of programming to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), it has become increasingly clear that strengthening access to, and the quality of, services does not alone suffice to improve health outcomes, says family planning experts. They say sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of adolescents is now strongly influenced by…