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The non‐use of services: adolescents and sexual health provision in Ankara, Turkey

Kezban Çelik (Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey)
Ayşegül Esin (Public Health Specialist at International Children's Center, Ankara, Turkey)

Journal of Children's Services

ISSN: 1746-6660

Article publication date: 7 September 2012

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explain the sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to accessing services as well as the expectations of the youth who do not use the services provided by the Youth Counseling and Health Service Centres in Ankara Province, Turkey.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is based on the results of 12 focus group discussions conducted with young people in the 8th (14‐ to 15‐year‐old) and 12th (aged 17‐ to 18‐year‐old) grades who are not service users.

Findings

The findings suggest that gender, socio‐economic level of the family, religion, the condition of the facilities and the visibility of the centres are factors affecting service usage.

Originality/value

The paper analyses factors that affect the use of services, such as male vs female, primary school vs high school, centre vs periphery, and shows how religion, region, gender, education and socio‐economic dimensions have to be taken into account in understanding the sensitivity of sexuality‐related issues among adolescents.

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Citation

Çelik, K. and Esin, A. (2012), "The non‐use of services: adolescents and sexual health provision in Ankara, Turkey", Journal of Children's Services, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 201-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/17466661211261389

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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