Table 3.
Contents | Key information | Level of performance |
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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.