Perceptions, Barriers, and Challenges of Healthcare Providers in Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Services: A Scoping Review
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Background: Adolescent pregnancy remains a significant global health problem, this is
because related with increased risks to maternal and child health, psychology, as well as
its socioeconomic. Efforts to provided quality adolescent sexual and reproductive health
(ASRH) services as pregnancy prevention still need an understanding from the perspective
of healthcare providers. Objective: This review aimed to explored the perceptions,
barriers and challenges faced healthcare providers in provided ASRH services as an effort
to prevent and reduce cases of adolescent pregnancy. Methods: The procedures began with
a search on Scopus, ScienceDirect, dan EBSCOhost databases studies published between
2020 until 2025 using Arksey and O'Malley's framework and the PRISMA-ScR checklist. Based
on the search results, a total of 11 peer-reviewed studies met stringent inclusion criteria,
focusing perspective of healthcare providers. Results: This review was done of 11 articles
that were screened and analyzed out of 337 articles. The articles come from United States
of America, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, Lebanon, Haiti, Zambia, and Kenya, 9 articles
utilizes qualitative designs and 2 articles utilizes cross-sectional designs. Conclusion: This
review providing an overview variations in perceptions, barriers and challenges from
perspective if healthcare providers in various countries on implementation of ASRH services
and indicates need a holistic approach not only to adolescents as service recipients, but
also to healthcare providers as key actors.
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