Adapting a Stigma-Reduction Workshop for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Kilimanjaro

Adapting a Stigma-Reduction Workshop for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Kilimanjaro

Contraception can be physically available and still feel socially dangerous to seek. The study examined how a stigma-reduction programme could be reshaped around the realities of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Kilimanjaro. Language, examples and role-play scenarios were changed to reflect peer relationships, gender norms, community judgement and adolescent experiences rather than importing a generic intervention unchanged. The methodological contribution is that cultural adaptation and participation become part of intervention design, not a cosmetic step after design.