FRACGP, PhD, BMed, MPH, MForensMed, FHEA, Senior Research Fellow, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic.
MD, MPH, MBA, Action Research, COVID-19 Primary Care Response Group (seconded), Primary Care Division, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra, ACT; Fellow in Health Systems, College of Health @ Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
Aust J Gen Pract. 2022 Apr;51(4):271-277. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-10-21-6206.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the ability of young people to access appropriate and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH). The aim of this study was to summarise international innovations aimed at ensuring ongoing access.
This study was an overview of peer‑reviewed literature and policy statements from international and national organisations related to SRH for young people during COVID-19.
Innovations have focused on improving access to appropriate and timely SRH for young people, mostly through telehealth; increasing community and healthcare worker awareness of the heightened risk of gender-based violence and its consequences; and removing restrictions on contraception and abortion access. Despite this, a substantial decline in sexual wellbeing and SRH access has been reported from many parts of the world, although Australian data are lacking.
Support for young people to access timely and appropriate SRH during the COVID-19 pandemic should be a priority for policymakers around the world.
COVID-19 大流行降低了年轻人获得适当和及时的性健康和生殖健康（SRH）服务的能力。本研究旨在总结旨在确保持续获得服务的国际创新措施。
本研究是对与 COVID-19 期间年轻人 SRH 相关的国际和国家组织的同行评审文献和政策声明进行的概述。
创新措施主要集中在通过远程医疗提高年轻人获得适当和及时的 SRH 服务的机会；提高社区和医疗保健工作者对基于性别的暴力及其后果的认识；并取消对避孕和堕胎服务的限制。尽管如此，据报道，世界各地的性健康和生殖健康服务的获取情况都出现了显著下降，尽管澳大利亚的数据尚不清楚。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，支持年轻人及时获得适当的 SRH 服务应该成为全球政策制定者的优先事项。
