Jocelyn DeJong|Rana Jawad|Iman Mortagy|Bonnie Shepard
The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People in the Arab Countries and Iran
University of Sussex
article reviews sexual reproductive health situation young people aged 1024 arab states iran based published unpublished literature interviews 51 key informants working mostly ngos international agencies region national government programmes addressing young peoples sexual reproductive health exceptions tunisia iran lack populationbased data guide programmes although strong emphasis integrity strength family unit protective effect young people lack access information education curricula include topics rare exist relevant sections frequently skipped teachers unprepared health service providers neither recognise needs age group make young people welcome particularly unmarried increased education employment mean age marriage rising unprotected forms marriage also reported taboos surrounding discussion sexuality remain key constraint data unwanted pregnancy abortion violence women stishivaids limited building ngo models existing efforts need development national programmes support wellbeing young people region