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Lack of access to services or methods:
- Clinics not designed to be inviting to youth
- Providers reluctant to serve unmarried youth
- Laws/policy may prohibit provision to unmarried
youth
Youth may:
- Lack transportation to clinic or money for contraceptives
or services
- Fear judgment or discovery
- Be concerned about having pelvic exam
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Young adults also lack access to contraceptive services or
methods. Most clinics are not designed in a way that will be
inviting to young clients. Providers are sometimes reluctant
to give contraceptives to young people, especially to those
who are unmarried. In some countries, laws or policies prohibit
provision of contraceptive methods to unmarried youth.
Often, youth lack the transportation to clinics or money for
transportation. They also may lack money for services and for
contraceptives. Young people may be afraid of being judged by
providers or adult clients, or they may be worried about being
discovered by their parents. Young women may be concerned about
having a pelvic exam. They may only be willing to seek out services
anonymously or from someone they truly trust.
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