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Reaching the Youngest Moms and Dads: A Socio-Ecological View of Actors and Factors Influencing First-time Young Parents' Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Madagascar

Globally, few programs consider the needs of first-time young parents (FTYPs), who face disproportionate negative health consequences during pregnancy and childbirth. Scant evidence exists on FTYPs' broader health needs. Formative research in two regions of Madagascar used a socio-ecological le...

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Published in:African journal of reproductive health 2020-02, Vol.23 (3)
Main Authors: Igras, Susan, Yahner, Melanie, Ralaison, Haingo, Rakotovao, Jean Pierre, Favero, Rachel, Andriantsimietry, Sandrine, Rasolofomanana, Justin Ranjalahy
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Summary:Globally, few programs consider the needs of first-time young parents (FTYPs), who face disproportionate negative health consequences during pregnancy and childbirth. Scant evidence exists on FTYPs' broader health needs. Formative research in two regions of Madagascar used a socio-ecological lens to explore, via 44 interviews and 32 focus group discussions, the influences on FTYPs at the individual, couple, family, community, and system levels. We spoke with FTYPs who had, and who had not, used sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, their parents/kin and influential adults, and community health workers and facility health providers. Data analysis, guided by a codebook, used Atlas.ti. Age, social position, and implicit power dynamics operating within and across socio-ecological levels affected FTYPs' service-seeking behaviors. The nature and extent of influence varied by health service type. Cross-cutting social factors affecting service use/non-use included gender dynamics, pressures from mothers, in-laws, and family tradition, and adolescent stigmatization for too-early pregnancy. Structural and economic factors included limited awareness of and lack of trust in available services, unfriendliness of services, and FTYPs' limited financial resources. A socio-ecological program perspective can inform tailoring of activities to address broader SRH issues, including how relationships, gender, power, and intergenerational dynamics influence service use. (Afr J Reprod Health 2019; 23[3]: 19-29). À l'échelle mondiale, peu de programmes prennent en compte les besoins des jeunes gens devenus parents pour la première fois (JPPPF), qui font face à des conséquences négatives sur la santé disproportionnées pendant la grossesse et l'accouchement. Il existe peu de preuves sur les besoins de santé plus généraux des JPPPF. La recherche formative menée dans deux régions de Madagascar a utilisé une lentille socio-écologique pour explorer, par l'intermédiaire de 44 entretiens et 32 discussions de groupe, les influences sur les JPPPF aux niveaux de l'individu, du couple, de la famille, de la communauté et du système. Nous avons parlé avec les JPPPF qui avaient utilisé, et ceux qui n'avaient pas utilisé les services de santé sexuelle et de la reproduction, leurs parents/relations et des adultes influents, ainsi que des agents de santé communautaires et des prestataires de soins en établissement. L'analyse des données, guidée par un livre de codes, a été réalisée par Atl
ISSN:1118-4841