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Table 2 Emerging themes

From: Health service providers’ perspectives on the influence of modern health systems on adolescents’ sexual health practices in Umguza and Mberengwa districts of Zimbabwe

Superordinate theme

Subordinate themes

Overview of ASH issues

Prevalence of STIs

Prevalence of pregnancies

SH-related complications

Poverty

Role of MHSs in ASH issues

Education and awareness campaigns

Provision of contraceptive products

Treatment of STIs

Performing and supervising births

Performing medical male circumcision

Challenges encountered

Shortage of resources

Poor health-seeking behaviour

Inadequacy in the training of staff to handle adolescents

Non-availability of adolescent-friendly and private facilities

Promiscuous behaviours by adolescents

The hostility of HSPs towards adolescents

IHS factors that could be factored into MHSs

Circumcision

Humanity (Ubuntu)

Strategies to foster the integration of IHS and MHSs

Engagement between stakeholders

Community cultural gatherings