Rethinking Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Young Women in Southern Africa

Tamaryn Crankshaw, Jane Freedman, Carolien Aantjes, Nana K. Poku

Rethinking Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Young Women in Southern Africa
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
29 October 2024
Pages
132
ISBN
9781032540078

Rethinking Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Young Women in Southern Africa

Tamaryn Crankshaw, Jane Freedman, Carolien Aantjes, Nana K. Poku

This important book provides a critical examination of the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young women and girls in Southern Africa, examining the ways in which current policies and programmes aimed at improving SRHR often fail to reach the most marginalised populations.

Addressing key regional challenges such as high rates of HIV, unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and sexual and gender-based violence, the book highlights how health inequalities in the region are in fact increasing, despite the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of "leaving no one behind". The book draws on theoretical analysis and empirical data gathered from studies carried out in five Southern African countries (Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), arguing that a continued focus on HIV and interventions that target health in a narrow sense often fail to understand the wider socio-economic determinants of poor sexual and reproductive health and the ways in which girls and young women are made vulnerable.

Written by leading scholars in the field, this will be essential reading for students and researchers in Global Health, International Development, Women's Studies, and all related fields.

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