Adolescent sexual and reproductive health Social Science and Operations Research Initiative on adolescent sexual and reproductive health

Social Science and Operations Research Initiative on adolescent sexual and reproductive health In 1998, the Strategic Component of Social Science Research on Sexual and Reproductive Health launched this research initiative with a background paper reviewing the literature, and a widely distributed Call for Proposals and Concept Papers outlining research gaps in the area of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH). The Call for Proposals resulted in a total of over 240 submissions. As of 2007, a total of 50 projects have been funded in 28 countries, addressing issues of sexual risk behaviours and their determinants, dual protection, gender roles and sexual attitudes, unwanted pregnancy and consequences, sexual coercion, health seeking behaviour and quality of care and provider perspectives, and assessing the impact of interventions to improve ASRH. The Programme has accepted proposals addressing the following issues: