%0 Journal Article
%T Application of Information and Communication Technology for Scaling up Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health
%A E Edouard
%A L Edouard
%J African Journal of Reproductive Health
%D 2012
%I Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)
%X The pervasive presence of the internet and the commonality of mobile devices for communication technology have changed modalities for information exchange. Recent developments in information and communication technology (ICT) have specific implications regarding dissemination of information among youth, as exemplified by the Arab spring. The opportunity of those emerging technologies should be seized upon. ICT platforms should be used to scale-up policies and programmes that promote the sexual and reproductive health of youth due to their low cost, increased access to remote populations, better efficiency and improved flexibility for programming. Successful models should be identified through programme evaluation. L¡¯omnipr¨¦sence de l¡¯internet et la popularit¨¦ des appareils mobiles pour la technologie de communication ont chang¨¦ les modalit¨¦s pour l¡¯¨¦change d¡¯informations. Les d¨¦veloppements r¨¦cents dans la technologie de l¡¯information (TIC) ont des implications sp¨¦cifiques en mati¨¨re de diffusion de l¡¯information chez les jeunes, comme en t¨¦moigne le printemps arabe. Ces technologies ¨¦mergentes devraient ¨ºtre utilis¨¦es bien plus souvent en vue des possibilit¨¦s qu¡¯elles offrent. Les plates-formes TIC devraient ¨ºtre utilis¨¦es pour intensifier le d¨¦veloppement des et des programmes qui favorisent la sant¨¦ sexuelle et de reproduction des jeunes en raison de leur faible co t, un acc¨¨s accru aux populations les plus isol¨¦es, une meilleure efficacit¨¦ et une flexibilit¨¦ am¨¦lior¨¦e pour la programmation. Les mod¨¨les r¨¦ussis devraient ¨ºtre identifi¨¦s ¨¤ travers l¡¯¨¦valuation des programmes.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajrh/article/view/77847