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Healthcare workers' treatment of adolescents: the danger of structural violence

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Navigating a sensitive developmental stage, adolescents and young people must learn about the biological and social aspects of safe and meaningful intimate relations. For many, access to confidential sexual and reproductive healthcare services is a crucial part of this process. Based on the findings of a qualitative study, this articles describes how the unsupportive and hostile attitudes of healthcare workers might discourage help seeking, constituting "structural violence' towards young people

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32364573

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162129108

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