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标题：Adolescent Health in India: Still at Crossroads
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作者：Mona Gupta ; K. V. Ramani ; Werner Soors 等
期刊名称：Advances in Applied Sociology
印刷版ISSN：2165-4328
电子版ISSN：2165-4336
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
期号：4
页码：320-324
DOI：10.4236/aasoci.2012.24042
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：Internationally, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) has become a priority programme approach to help the future generations have a safe, healthy and satisfactory life. India is yet to develop a comprehensive policy on ARSH mainly due to lack of inter-ministerial collaboration, socio-cultural and politico-religious factors, even though evidence from surveys and non- governmental organization projects has corroborated the case for ARSH since late 1980s. Fortunately, recent evidence provided by Sample Registration Survey (SRS) 1999, Census 2001, National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-II and District Level Household Survey (DLHS) 2004 particularly on early marriage, teen pregnancy, anaemia and unmet need for contraception has led GoI to recognize the importance of adolescent health. However, a comprehensive ARSH policy is yet to emerge, since components of adolescent health are being addressed by separate ministries and departments. Adolescent health in India is still in an infant stage and at the risk of infanticide. From “health for the adolescents” to “health with the adolescents”, it is still a long way to go.
关键词：Adolescents; Reproductive and Sexual Health; Policy; Qualitative Study; Intersectoral Coordination; India