Situational Analysis on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Countries: Cameroon
Project Dates: June 2018 – April 2019

Under its 2018-2022 Strategy, Plan International Cameroon seeks to implement a program to facilitate access to sexual and reproductive health information and services for girls and for young women and men, ensuring their sexual and reproductive health and rights, and empowering girls and young women to make informed choices about their bodies, sexuality and when and whom to marry.

The objectives of the study are to:

• Carry out a situational analysis on: a) Access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; b) Sexual and reproductive health and rights for girls, young women and men; and c) Empowerment of girls and young women to make informed choices about their bodies, sexuality and when and whom to marry in Cameroon;
• Assess costs and cost effectiveness of interventions targeted to girls, young women and men in the Cameroon context;
• Inform how best to scale up effective interventions in order to make a difference at a population level.

The study was conducted in the priority regions of Plan International Cameroon, namely, the Centre, East, Far-North and North regions. Preceded by a comprehensive mapping of key actors at the central level, the study used a mixed methods approach involving: a) secondary data from the demographic and health surveys; and b) document review and individual interviews with implementing partners, government institutions and United Nations organizations; and c) focus group discussions with beneficiaries of relevant projects.

Partners on the projects are from IFORD, Yaounde, Cameroon, and from UCAC, Yaounde, Cameroon.

A detailed summary of the study (in French) can be found here