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Tailoring clinical management practices to meet the special needs of adolescents: sexually transmitted infections
Author(s) -
Brabin L,
ChandraMouli V,
Ferguson J,
Ndowa F
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(01)00369-1
Subject(s) - medicine , confidentiality , sexually active , reproductive health , adolescent health , maturity (psychological) , health care , family medicine , gerontology , population , nursing , environmental health , developmental psychology , psychology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Sexually transmitted infections are a major health risk to all sexually active adolescents and improving clinical management for this age group is of major importance. Currently, adolescents are managed in the same way as adults. This paper summarizes recommendations by the World Health Organization that services be more responsive to adolescent concerns about confidentiality, risk assessment be more attuned to their sexual behavioral patterns, and services be tailored to give more time for counseling, assessment of stage of maturity and continuity of reproductive health care.