IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 850: I-DECIDE: A Social Prescribing and Digital Intervention Protocol to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Quality of Life among Young Cape Verdeans

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 850: I-DECIDE: A Social Prescribing and Digital Intervention Protocol to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Quality of Life among Young Cape Verdeans International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18030850 Authors: Andreia Costa Susana Mourão Osvaldo Santos Violeta Alarcão Ana Virgolino Paulo Nogueira Marlinda Rocha Bettencourt Suely Reis Albertino Graça Adriana Henriques Cape Verdean governments have intensified the investment on the National Reproductive Health Program, aiming to provide universal and qualified services, especially to the youngest people. Nevertheless, data suggest that some health challenges remain in this group (e.g., high rates of early/unplanned pregnancies, illegal abortions, sexual risk behaviors). In this paper, we present a protocol of a community-based social prescribing and digital intervention to promote wellbeing and quality of life across the life course of young Cape Verdeans, with a specific focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) related behaviors. The intervention program, to be developed in three years, will follow an Intervention Mapping approach, namely regarding needs assessment and study’s protocol. The program’s implementation and evaluation will occur simultaneously. The main expected result is the development of a sustainable training program implemented in coproduction with Cape Verdeans from Mindelo (...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Protocol Source Type: research