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 4: FGD Guide for Caregivers of Young People (Male and Female) 1. What are the major SRH issues/concerns of young people in this community? Probe about teenage pregnancies, abortions, HIV/AIDS, STIs etc.) 2. How widespread are these issues in this community? 3. How important is it to provide young people like you 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) 5. Do parents talk to young people about sexual reproductive health (SRH) issues? ● If yes, what are the reasons? ● What issues do they talk about? ● If not, what are the reasons? 6. Do young people talk to their parents/caregivers about SRH issues? ● If yes, what are the reasons? ● What issues do they talk about? ● If not, what are the reasons? 7. Do you think adolescents should access information on issues like sex, STIs and condoms? 8. What are the reasons they should/should not access information on SRH issues? 9. Do you think adolescents should access SRH services such as services such as condoms, STI testing, HIV testing, contraceptives, etc. 10. What are the reasons they should/should not access SRH services?
Provision of SRH services at during the lockdown 11. 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 12. How widespread were these different issues during the lockdown? Probe on incidents occurred, those reported, those unreported etc. 13. Did you and other parents like you do anything to address the various SRH issues/concerns of young people during the lockdown? ● If yes, what did you do? Probe about initiating parent-child talks, promoting talks with health workers, religious leaders, peer educator, undertaking HIV/STI tests, conducting pregnancy tests etc. ● Probe: How helpful/important were these different initiatives ● How did those discussions influence the way you relate with or handle your adolescent children? Page 87 of 118
