Understanding and Addressing Adolescent Needs: A Baseline Survey for Adolescent Health Initiative, Uttrakhand

Agency : Futures Group International PVT.LTD

The Innovations in Family Planning Services (IFPS II) project is aimed at improving the access to and quabty of services relating to family planning and reproductive health in a few selected states of India, with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), New Delhi. The Futures Group is providing technical assistance to the IFPS II project, especially in program planning, monitoring and evaluation. To effectively address the needs of the IFPS II at different phases, various innovative activities including public private partnerships have been planned by the Futures Group in consultation with the USAID. The Government of Uttarakhand has launched "Understanding and Addressing Adolescent eeds (UDAAN)" project on a pilot basis. In this context, a baseJjne survey has been proposed to assess the health needs of adolescents in Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital and Uddham Singh Nagar districts. The Institute of Health Management Research is conducting the Basebne Survey in these districts.

The major objectives of this survey are to:

  • assess the health care needs of school-going and out-of school adolescents;
  • understand adolescents' knowledge and perceptions towards healthcare and personal hygiene; and
  • study accessibility and acceptability of health care services to adolescents.

The findings of the study have been communicated to the NRHM of Uttrakhand. On the basis of these findings the NRHM will implement the health programs focused on adolescent boys and girls with the help of Futures Group International.


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