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Abstract

Who are the targets of youth programs: Results of a capacity building exercise in Ethiopia (PDF
Mekbib,Tekle-Ab; Erulkar,Annabel S.; Belete,Fekerte
Ethiopian Journal of Health Development 19(1): 60-62
Publication date: 2005



Few adolescent reproductive health programs monitor who they reach. Staff from thirteen peer education and youth club programs recorded details of their contacts. The majority of beneficiaries were boys (58 percent) and were inschool (78 percent). A considerable percentage were outside the target age. Programs should monitor who they are reaching and who they are not, and should target underserved youth, especially girls, and those who are younger, out of school, and married.




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