NDLI: The role of community leaders on adolescent’s HIV and sexual reproductive health and rights in Mulanje, Malawi

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Author	Chimatiro, Chancy S. Hajison, Precious Muula, Adamson S.
Abstract	Background We conducted this study to understand roles of community leaders on adolescent’s HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) rights in Mulanje-Malawi. We discussed how each role can influence health seeking behaviour and improve SRH rights among adolescents from the local perspective. Methods A qualitative study approach was used. We conducted 17 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and 12 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with community leaders. Purposive sampling technique was used to select study participants for KIIs. We also used purposive sampling technique to identify two villages from each of the six Traditional Authorities (TAs) where FGDs were conducted. All participants in FGDs were purposively selected. Inductive thematic content analysis was done guided by the study objectives to generate emerging themes. Results Community leaders have many roles on adolescents HIV and SRH. These roles include advisory, encouragement, regulating and restricting cultural practices, formulating bye-laws and handling sexual abuse complaints. However, community leaders with religious affiliation have shown to have different views with those representing other institutions not affiliated to religion. In addition, the majority of community leaders indicated low level of knowledge on adolescent’s SRH rights. Conclusion We suggest that the roles of community leaders differ depending on the position held and institution represented. Those not affiliated with religious institutions can encourage certain behaviour in adolescents while those from religious background are discouraging it. Stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV, promotion of SRH and rights should invest more on capacity building among the community leaders.
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Page Count	11
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ISSN	17424755
DOI	10.1186/s12978-020-00917-8
Journal	Reproductive Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2020-05-14
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Reproductive Medicine Public Health Maternal and Child Health Adolescents Community leaders Sexual and reproductive health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	3.6/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4/2023

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