Knowledge, Skills and Practices (KAP) survey among adolescents, Rabat and Oujda At Doctors of the World – Belgium

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WHO ARE WE ?

Médecins du Monde is an international medical development NGO that is part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups, in Belgium and the rest of the world. We want universal health coverage where everyone has access to care, without obstacles.

In Belgium and around the world, our projects are aimed at all people who have no or no longer access to health care. In particular, they are structured into five axes: people on the margins of society, children in vulnerable situations, women, migrants or displaced people and victims of crises or conflicts.

To carry out our mission, we base ourselves on three pillars:

• Treat : provide real access to care for populations.
• Change : more than helping, we want to change things in the long term.
• Testify : we do not remain silent. Thanks to our experience and our presence on the ground, we challenge the authorities (local, regional and (inter)national) with facts, figures and realities.

Our projects follow a series of values ​​common to our entire organization: Social Justice, Empowerment, Independence, Commitment, Balance.

CONTEXT

The study carried out in 2021 by the Moroccan Association of Family Planning (AMPF) notes that the fertility rate among adolescents aged 15 to 19 is high in Morocco (estimated at 32‰), mainly because of early marriage , but also sexual violence and insufficient access to information relating to the body, consent, intimacy and services linked to family planning and the care of women and children victims of sexual violence. Few figures exist on the sexual and reproductive health of migrant adolescent girls in Morocco. A study carried out in 2017 by seven Moroccan researchers (BMC Women’s health) notes that “Migrant women and young girls are subject to interruption of the continuum of care during their migration or in the host country and are therefore exposed to a high risk of complications and morbidities linked to pregnancy”, without this being specific to adolescents.

Adolescence is one of the most complex stages of life. Young people seek to assert their identity while signs of physical maturation appear, generating multiple questions for them, linked to their bodies and sexuality in particular. The AMPF emphasizes that 73% of young people interviewed as part of its study expressed the need for access to sex education. Their testimonies also revealed that the prevalence of sexual violence is high (8.7% of young people questioned concerned).

The Kingdom of Morocco has deployed efforts aimed at implementing public policies in the area of ​​sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality in order to accelerate the achievement of the sustainable development goals. by 2030 following the New Development Model adopted in 2021. In 2021, the Ministry of Health announced the revision of the strategic orientations of the National Strategy for Sexual and Reproductive Health by 2030. And in February 2020 , the Ministry of National Education indicated that collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) should aim to integrate the issue of sex education within the school community (training of future teachers and school life, promotion of innovative educational actions and projects to raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health).

OBJECTIVE OF CONSULTANCY

Main objective :

Evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of migrant and Moroccan adolescents (15-17 years old) in terms of sex education in order to have an initial database which will make it possible to formulate recommendations on development of an EVRAS kit (Education for Relational, Emotional and Sexual Life) for those involved in civil society (CSO).

Specific objectives :

1. Measure the level of information and knowledge of target audiences (migrant and Moroccan adolescents aged 15-17) in matters of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
2. Identify the attitudes and practices of migrant and Moroccan adolescents regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights.
3. Identify sources, networks and means of information on the sexual and reproductive health of the target audience.
4. Identify the barriers to adolescents’ access to reliable, accessible and appropriate information.

YOUR PROFILE

Consultants must have the following profile:

• University degree (Master 2 or equivalent), preferably in development, political sciences, social sciences, legal sciences, public health or related fields;
• Minimum experience of five years in the field related to the services requested, particularly in terms of participatory methodology and collection/analysis of qualitative data;
• Specific experience and expertise in SRHR.
• Specific experience and expertise in the field of migration and with the adolescent population;
• Specific experience and expertise in EVRAS modalities
• Fluency in French and English, fluency in Arabic is an asset;
• Analytical mind and synthesis skills;
• Excellent writing skills