Research reports and studiesNovember 2020Fiona Samuels, Carmen Leon-Himmelstine, Lilian Otiso, Maryline Mireku and Beryl OyierFishing in Homa Bay. All photographs used in this report are for illustrative purposes only; they do not imply any particular health status, attitudes, behaviours, or actions on the part of any person who appears in them. Photo: UNICEF Kenya/2019/Andrew BrownReducing rates of unintended pregnancy and HIV is a major global challenge, including in Kenya. Adolescent girls and young women are particularly vulnerable, due to various factors that include gender inequality, discriminatory gender norms, and lack of access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and HIV prevention and information. Understanding context is key to designing effective interventions to help adolescents avoid unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (including HIV) by improving access to SRH and HIV services.This study looks at the drivers of unintended pregnancy, HIV and violence among adolescents in Homa Bay County, Kenya. The study also looks at the economic, social, legal and associated challenges faced by adolescent girls around unintended pregnancies and HIV. As well as capturing adolescents’ experiences, it explores the policy and legal landscape, and government and non-governmental organisation (NGO) programming on SRH, HIV and violence.Read the research Unintended pregnancies and HIV among adolescents and young people: a situation analysis of Homa Bay, KenyaDocumentRelated Adaptation in practice: lessons from teenage pregnancy programmes in Sierra LeoneA discussion of initial learning emerging from the SLRC ’Adaptive approaches to reducing teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone’ action research project.Briefing papers4 March 2020 Gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment: our approach and prioritiesThis booklet outlines the approach, aims and priority areas of ODI’s work on gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment.Toolkits27 February 2020 Family, sexuality, and sexual and reproductive health in Cuba: the role of social normsExploring the relationship between sexual and reproductive health and social norms in the Cuban context.Research reports and studies24 February 2020See more:sexual and reproductive healthgendergender-based violencechildhood and youthmaternal healthhealthKenya
