Proposing a conceptual framework to address social norms that influence adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Document Type
Article (peer-reviewed)
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
With 1.8 billion young people aged 10–24 years in the world today, the cohort of adolescents and youth is the largest in history. Concurrently, millions of adolescents are confronting sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges, including high rates of unmet need for contraception, unintended pregnancy, and clandestine and unsafe abortion. Social norms—or shared understandings of how oneself and others should behave—can alleviate or exacerbate these challenges. Rapid global changes over the past 25 years have increased the spotlight on the interrelationships between social norms, health, and development.
Recommended Citation
Pulerwitz, Julie, Robert Blum, Beniamino Cislaghi, Elizabeth Costenbader, Cynthia C. Harper, Lori L. Heise, Anjalee Kohli, and Rebecka Lundgren. 2019. "Proposing a conceptual framework to address social norms that influence adolescent sexual and reproductive health," Journal of Adolescent Health 64(4): S7–S9.
DOI
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.01.014
Language
English