16. Assessment of Inpatient Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents Assigned Female at Birth: A Survey of Children's Hospitals

Adolescents assigned female at birth (AFAB) are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and unintended pregnancy and face barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Existing literature supports the need to provide SRH to hospitalized adolescents and their willingness to receive it. It is unknown, on a national scale, which adolescent SRH services are provided in children's hospitals and what resources are available to provide these services. The purpose of this study is to describe SRH services available to adolescents AFAB admitted to U.S.
Source: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Source Type: research