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. 2021 Aug 4;14:11786329211037500. doi: 10.1177/11786329211037500

Table 3.

Level of implementations of programs/interventions on AYSRH in the period from 2006 to 2017.

Contents Key information Level of performance
The specific contents of programs/interventions *Education and communication
- Adolescent physiological characteristics
- The difference between friendship and love
- Sex before marriage
- Safe sex conducts (contraceptive methods, especially emergency contraception).
- Handling unwanted pregnancy
- Handling sexual desires due to being stimulated by watching movies, or by actively/passively using recreational drugs.
- Homosexual sex, same-sex marriage
- HIV/AIDS prevention
- The issue of child marriage and inbreeding marriage
- Legal policies related to population and RH - FP activities; maternity regimes; knowledge about reproductive healthcare and mobilize young workers to check pre-marriage health; no sex selection at birth; prenatal and neonatal screening; prevention of STIs.
+++
*Increase accessibilities of services
- Testing HIV and STIs
- Contraceptives
- Gynecological examination
- Counseling on sexual and reproductive health topics, pre-marriage counseling
++
Solution/methods of implementation *Communication, skills education at school
- Exchange ideas with experts
- Educational games, plays, knowledge examinations
- Consulting
- Chamber of communication on sexual and reproductive health at schools
- Student’s sexual and reproductive health club
- Discussion groups
- “Puberty program” for grades 6, 7 and parents; and “Peer education program” for grades 8 to 12.
- Building and testing: A guide for teachers to integrate the content of education of the population and reproductive health into Geography, Biology and Citizen Education (2006-2010)
- Building and testing: “Gender education, gender equality in adolescent RH care for high school students through extra-curricular educational activities” (2012-2015)
+++
*Communication in community
- Adolescent club; Mother-Child club, Pre-Marriage club
- Online/telephone consultation/hotline
- Broadcasting
- Educational films
- Skits
- Distributing communicational products
- Improve the capacity of the involving parties; young people selling condoms at household
+++
*Provisions of health counseling and examination services at industry parks:
- “Your health” model
- Establishing clubs of peer educators in factories to organize educational games to communicate about RH issues.
- Doing advocacy related to population and RH and FP, maternity regime, knowledge of RH and mobilize young workers to check pre-marriage health; avoid prenatal sex selection, prenatal and neonatal screening, STIs prevention.
++
*Provide friendly healthcare service
 At public healthcare centers ++
 At private healthcare centers (pharmacies, clinics) +
  Facilities established by the project +
Implementation settings Secondary and high schools +++
Colleges, universities ++
Vocational school +
Firms, Industrial zones +
Communities +++
Major cities: Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, etc. +++
Provinces with the highest rate of sex imbalance at birth (Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Hai Phong, Vinh Phuc, Quang Ninh, Quang Ngai) ++
Industrial zones of several provinces (An Giang, Long An, Binh Duong, Nam Dinh, Thai Nguyen, etc.) ++
Mountainous and central provinces with many areas in difficulties (Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Quang Binh, etc.) +++
Characteristics of target groups High school: 15 to 18 years old ++++
Secondary school: 11 to 14 years old +
A&Y in communities +++
Youth working at industrial zones +
Young students at universities, colleges, vocational schools +
Ethnic minority ++
Other vulnerable A&Y: migrant, disable, etc. +
Female ++++
Male +++
Other target groups
 Medical Staff ++
 Teacher ++
 Parents of A&Y +

Level of performance: (+), very few; (++), few; (+++), common; (++++), quite common.