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Table 1 Standards from Government of India Implementation Guide for Adolescent Friendly Health Services a

From: Erratum to: Measuring adolescent friendly health services in India: A scoping review of evaluations

Standards

Issues covered

1. Availability of specific service package

• Dedicated ARSH clinic (Preventive, Promotive, Curative, and Referral)

• Outreach programme for adolescents

2. Delivery of effective services

• Adequate manpower

• Guidelines and standard operating procedures

• Equipment and supplies

3. Conducive environment at clinic

• Location and timing

• Basic amenities

• Privacy and confidentiality

4. Sensitive and non-judgemental providers

• Attitude

• Communication skills

5. Enabling environment in community

• Sensitization

• Distribution of Information Education & Communication (IEC) material

6. Adolescents informed on availability of services

• Signboard

• IEC in school, public places

• Folk and multimedia

7. MIS in place

• Recording and reporting

• Supervision

  1. a (National Rural Health Mission. Implementation guide on RCH II adolescent reproductive sexual health strategy for state and district programme managers [Internet]. 2006. Available from: http://www.searo.who.int/entity/child_adolescent/topics/adolescent_health/rch_asrh_india.pdf