Adolescent Wellness Visits in Tanzania

Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC

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Abstract

Abstract Adolescents are less likely to access prevention-oriented health services such as HIV testing and counseling (HTC) and contraception than adults, yet young people bear a disproportion burden of poor HIV and reproductive health outcomes in many low- resource settings. This study evaluates a new service delivery platform for reaching adolescents in Tanzania with HTC and other evidence-based screening services via clinic-based ‘Adolescent Wellness Visits’ coordinated between primary schools and health facilities that offer a package of youth-friendly services. We posit that by coupling sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services with non-SRH services such as nutrition, vision, dental and mental health screenings, applicable for all adolescents, adolescent health service use including HTC will increase and a tone will be set for a ‘culture of health and wellness’ during this critical developmental period.