Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 The most stated source of information was hospitals and health centers. Other sources of information included posters, leaflets, internet, workshops, friends, TV, information sessions and counseling by personals from the Ministry of Gender and random information given by health workers at the health centers. However, respondents mentioned that leaflets and posters were usually not easily available. Participants also mentioned the NGOs and other bodies which aided in the provision of information regarding health and health related issues, such as SHE and the Thalassemia Center. It is important to note that even though information was available at hospitals and health centers, most of the respondents stated that they hesitated to go and seek information from these sources. Most male respondent stated that it would be even more unorthodox for a male to seek such information as there is a higher probability of them being ridiculed and made fun of by other people. Teenagers and some adolescents stated that their age could be one factor that made finding such information controversial in the minds of some adults such as the staff of the health centers who may assume that the information is being sought with the wrong intention. For example, some respondents mentioned that they feared that some people may think that they were seeking information regarding birth control in order to practice safe physical relations outside of marriage: “People think that if this type of information is given to us when we are young, it will encourage us to engage in sexual activities outside of marriage.”50 A large number among the participants stated that they did not go to seek information in public places in case they were labeled, which showed that there was a social restriction on accessing knowledge regarding SRH. Another 50 Student FGD 66 THEMATIC ANALYSIS

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