ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 RESPONSE ON YOUNG PEOPLE’S ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS (SRHR) IN MAYUGE DISTRICT Annex 6: Interview Guide for Peer Educators (Record Position, Age, Sex, and telephone contact of Respondent)
1. What are the major SRH issues/concerns of young people in this community? Probe about teenage pregnancies, abortions, HIV/AIDS, STIs, SGBV etc.) 2. How widespread are these issues in this community? 3. Of what importance is it to provide young people with SRH information and services? 4. Where do young people in this community usually access SRH services and information? (Probe about the availability of youth friendly services (youth centres/corners)
Provision of SRH services to young people during the lockdown 5. What were the major SRH issues/concerns of young people in this community during the lockdown? Probe about teenage/unplanned pregnancies, abortions, HIV/AIDS, STIs, Defilements and other SGBV issues 6. What different interventions/measures/channels were put in place in this community to enable young people to access and utilize the needed SRH services and information during the lockdown? Probe for ● Health facility/youth centre/corner talks – How often ● Community outreaches/discussions – How often ● Community drives / megaphones – How often ● Home visits/Door to door – How often ● Radio talk/TV shows etc. – How often 7. Please comment on the effectiveness of each of the various measures put in place to enable young people in this community to access and utilize the needed SRH services
SRH service provision at the health facility during the lockdown 8. What different SHR services were available to young people at the/this health facility during the lockdown? Probe about ● Family planning services (ask about specific products/methods provided) ● SRH information and education ● HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing ● Screening for other STIs ● SGBV information and counseling ● Menstrual health and sexuality education ● Cervical cancer screening 9. In the case of SRH information and education, please ask about ● The different SRH issues discussed with young people ● Relevance of topics discussed/presented to needs of young people ● The different methods/approaches used e.g group discussion, Q&A sessions, drama, videos/television Page 90 of 118
