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Improving contraceptive care in Tajikistan

The Tajikistan Family Planning Association (TFPA) has pioneered a phone application that allows young people to gain crucial knowledge about modern contraception and sexually transmitted infections/HI...

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Young people are often denied care in societies where sex is taboo and parents can control their children’s access to medical providers. These challenges are amplified in conservative contexts where women and girls are made to feel uncomfortable when talking about contraception. The Tajikistan Family Planning Association (TFPA) has pioneered a phone application - available free of charge - that allows young people to gain crucial knowledge about modern contraception and sexually transmitted infections/HIV and connects them with health care providers. Through its innovative app, TFPA has created a safe space for young people to access stigma-free care, and to explore methods of sexual and reproductive self-care. This app has changed attitudes towards people living with STIs/HIV and inspired young people to have open and honest conversations about sexual and reproductive health care with their peers.

"Before using the app, she thought STIs could only be caught by sex workers or people lacking morals, and that something like that could never happen to her or to her close friends. But now she realises that it can happen to anyone, even by accident. Now she tries to understand people who might have an STI."

Young person in Tajikistan recounting an interview with a 19-year old woman as part of TFPA’s project

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Tajikistan

Subject

Contraception, Comprehensive Sex Education

Related Member Association

Tajik Family Planning Alliance