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NCCR North-South funded project: Reproductive Resilience in Ghana⁄Tanzania
Third-party funded project |
Project title |
NCCR North-South funded project: Reproductive Resilience in Ghana⁄Tanzania |
Principal Investigator(s) |
Obrist van Eeuwijk, Brigit
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Co-Investigator(s) |
Tanner, Marcel Ahorlu, Collins Pfeiffer, Constanze Dorothee
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Project Members |
Sambaiga, Richard
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Organisation / Research unit |
Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften / Medizinethnologie (Obrist), Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) / Medical Anthropology (Obrist) |
Project Website |
http://www.socialresilience.ch/reproductive-resilience/ |
Project start |
01.01.2009 |
Probable end |
30.06.2013 |
Status |
Completed |
Abstract |
More than half of the world population is less than 25 years old. Adolescents hold the key to the future
of the nation, however, they face multiple and complex challenges. A key concern is their sexual and
reproductive health (SRH). Adolescent pregnancy exposes young women to medical, social and
economic risks. In 2007, a new research agenda for sexual and reproductive health research in lowincome
and middle-income countries with a particular focus on adolescents was launched by the World
Health Organization. This agenda highlights, that a better understanding is needed about what
sexuality, gender, family and having children means, not only for academic purposes but to guide young
women and men towards responsible parenthood.
Building on these findings the proposed study aims at identifying and understanding supportive
environments for youth. In this context the project looks at how adolescents in a particular locality deal
with reproductive health challenges, and in which ways the interplay between adolescents and social
actors (family members, peers, and community members etc.), institutions (initiation rites, religious
movements etc.) and organizations (international and national interventions and projects etc.)
contributes to resilience building processes and supports adolescents’ scopes of decision-making and
action. A strength based approach has been neglected up to now in public health, social development
and social science literature because most research has been guided by a deficit approach emphasizing
risk and vulnerability. Resilience thinking provides researchers a competences and strengths driven way
of thinking about populations at risk.
In order to allow for a comparison between West and East Africa, urban and rural areas, the project is
active in Tanzania (Dar es Salaam and Mtwara Region) and Ghana (Accra and Fanteakwa District).
Using quantitative, qualitative and participatory methods we target adolescents (15-19 yrs.) to learn
about their demographic background, capacities, and social connections. The findings will provide an
evidence basis for the development of improved, appropriate and effective services and interventions in
the context of adolescent reproductive health. |
Keywords |
adolescent health, teenage pregnancy, social resilience, urban health, sexuality |
Financed by |
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Foundations and Associations University of Basel
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Follow-up project of |
65373 From Social Vulnerability to Resilience
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1021934 |
Pfeiffer, Constanze |
Jugendliche sind nicht das Problem sondern die Lösung |
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Publication: NewsItemPrint (Artikel in einer Tages, Wochen- oder Monatszeitschrift) |
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1021948 |
Pfeiffer, Constanze; Sambaiga, Richard; Lehmann, Joel |
Voices of youth about teenage pregnancy in Tanzania |
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Publication: NewsItemEmission (Radio - Fernsehbeiträge) |
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