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Annex 6: Interview Guide for Peer Educators
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
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(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)
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
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
● Relevance of the methods/approaches used to educate young people 10. How frequently available were these services e.g hours a day, days a week? 11. Please comment on the adequacy and quality of SRH service provision to young people at the health facility during the lockdown. Probe about: ● Adequacy of facilities e.g space ● Adequacy of equipment and tools ● Friendliness of staff/providers ● Level of privacy in service provision ● Affordability/costs of services 12. Please comment on the level of young people’s uptake and utilization of these services during the lockdown (Probe about uptake for males and females, People
with Disabilities, People Living with HIV/AIDS, those from remote areas, teenage mothers, out of school youths and other key populations)
13. What were the major challenges/barriers to young people’s access and utilization of
SRH services and information during the lockdown? Probe about: Transport,
curfews, restrictions to gatherings, product stockouts, lack of staff etc.
14. What more could have been done to improve young people’s access to and utilization of SRH services during the lockdown? 15. What measures were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among young people accessing SHR services and information at the health facility?
Probe: How satisfied are you with these measures?
16. What was your specific role in the provision of SRH services and information to young people during the lockdown?
Probe: How often/frequently e.g hours a day, days a week, were you available/engaged to support SRH service provision to young people during the lockdown? 17. How were you supported to execute this role? Probe about training, transport,
other allowances, tools, and equipment etc.
18. What challenges did you and others like you encounter in providing SRH services and information to young people during the lockdown? 19. What key/important lessons have you learnt as a result of your involvement int his project (Focus on lessons that can improve/enhance the delivery, access to and utilization of SRH services and information) by young people especially during crisis 20. What more could have been done to better facilitate you and others like you to provide SRH services to young people during the lockdown?
