Youth-Led Research in Kenya

Situation

Low uptake of Reproductive health services such as HIV testing, care and support, contraception, and cervical cancer screening despite efforts by various NGOs. This led to a need to identify the underlying causes and co-create a way forward.

Assignment

An investigation for and by young people and engaging key actors, especially healthcare providers develop a service delivery model that works.

Approach

Qualitative research study leveraging on Focused groups and consensual measurement approach, as a co-investigator, I supported the research team in collecting data on different interest areas in SRHR such as access and information barriers

Results

Co-designed service delivery models for Reproductive Health services and identified advocacy issues such as policy and guidelines barriers which informed advocacy objectives.

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