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Youth participation in sexual and reproductive health: policy, practice, and progress in Malawi
Jannah Wigle1, Stewart Paul2, Anne-Emanuelle Birn3
1Department of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, 155 College Street, Toronto, M5T 3M7, Canada. jannah.wigle@mail.utoronto.ca.
Objectives:
Ensuring youth participation in policymaking that affects their health and well-being is increasingly recognized as a strategy to improve young people's reproductive health. This paper aimed to describe the policy context and analyze underlying factors that influence youth participation in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policymaking in Malawi.
Methods:
This critical, focused ethnographic study is informed by postcolonial feminism and difference-centered citizenship theory, based on data collected from October 2017 to May 2018. Multiple research methods were employed: document analysis, focus group discussions, and "moderate" participant observation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants and youth, supplemented by open-ended drawing exercises with youth.
Results:
Progressive policies and the presence of youth in some policymaking structures indicate substantial headway in Malawi. However, underlying structural and societal factors circumscribe young people's lived experiences of participation.
Conclusions:
Despite recent progress in involving young people in SRH policymaking, notable gaps remain between policy and practice. Recognizing and integrating young people in all stages of SRH policymaking is critical to catalyzing the social and political changes necessary to ensure their reproductive health and well-being.
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