The objective of this brief is to help adolescents to protect their health. Beyond benefiting young people themselves, increased investment in adolescent sexual and reproductive health contributes to broader development goals, especially improvements in the overall status of women and, eventually, reductions in poverty among families. Inadequate knowledge about contraception and how to obtain health services, high risk of sexual violence and little independence in deciding on the timing of births or use of contraception are reasons why many adolescent women in developing countries are especially vulnerable. In addition, in most parts of the developing world, unmarried adolescents often face societal disapproval and condemnation if they are sexually active.
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Les faits sur la santé sexuelle et reproductive des adolescentes dans le monde en développement
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Kusudi la ripoti hii ni kuwasaidia matineja kulinda afya yao. Zaidi ya kuwafaidi vijana wenyewe, kuongezeka kwa uwekezaji katika afya ya kingono na uzazi wa matineja huchangia malengo ya maendeleo ya jumla, haswa kuboresha hali ya jumla ya wanawake na, hatimaye, kupunguzwa kwa umaskini kati ya familia. Ujuzi mdogo kuhusu njia za kuzuia mimba na jinsi ya kupata huduma za afya, hatari kubwa ya unyanyasaji wa kingono na uhuru mdogo katika kuamua wakati wa kuzaa au matumizi ya njia za kuzuia mimba ni sababu kwa nini wanawake wengi vijana katika nchi zinazoendelea ni hasa dhaifu. Kwa kuongezea, katika sehemu nyingi za ulimwengu unaositawi, vijana wasioolewa mara nyingi hukabili upinzani na kulaumiwa na jamii ikiwa wanafanya ngono. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala ya ""Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in the developing world"" (Usalama wa kingono na uzazi wa matineja katika ulimwengu unaositawi) ni:"