Promoting adolescent friendly reproductive and sexual health services.
نویسنده
چکیده
INDIAN PEDIATRICS 881 VOLUME 45__NOVEMBER 17, 2008 In the National Rural Health Mission, a national strategy for Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) has been approved as part of Reproductive and Child Health Program Phase II (RCH II). This strategy should address the sexual and reproductive health needs of 230 million adolescents (10-19 years) in India. The strategy highlights the need to generate awareness, create an enabling and supportive social environment for improving the health seeking behavior of adolescents and also to build the capacity of the health system and service providers for ensuring effective delivery mechanisms and quality of services.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 45 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008