| Type | 
            
                Journal Article                                    - Eastern Mediterranean health journal                         | 
        
        
                
            | Title | 
            Female youth health promotion model in primary health care: a community-based study in rural upper Egypt | 
        
        
                                                
                    | Author(s) | 
                    
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
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            | Volume | 
            15 | 
        
        
                
            | Issue | 
            6 | 
        
        
                
            | Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 
            2009 | 
        
        
                
            | Page numbers | 
            
                1513             | 
        
        
        
        
        
                
            | URL | 
            http://www.emro.who.int/emhj/1506/15_6_2009_1513_1524.pdf | 
        
        
                        
            | Abstract | 
            The health status of underprivileged young females is a global concern. This interventionstudy in rural Upper Egypt used an integrated approach to develop a model for primary care health pro-motion services to female adolescents. An initial household survey and focus group discussions identi-fied the health problems of a sample of 671 adolescent women aged 12–20 years recruited from onevillage. Interventions included training courses for health care providers on relevant health topics andon client–provider interaction skills; community and local authority mobilization; and health educationsessions and a special record system for the women. An increase was seen in the utilization of primarycare services.  |