AHHH

• Conducted since 1982 by the UPPI and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Inc., the Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS) series prides itself as the Philippines' largest series of nationally and regionally representative, cross-sectional surveys on the 15-24 age group
• YAFS has provided comprehensive and timely information on Filipino adolescents and young adults, specifically on issues related to sexuality, fertility, reproductive health, education, and employment aspirations and trajectories, health and lifestyle, media use, mental health, as well as their attitudes on marriage, family formation, and norms, among others
• Adolescent Health and Development (AHD)

  Aims to reduce the incidence of pregnancies among adolescents
• The Adolescent Health and Development (AHD) component of the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) coordinated by the Commission on Population (POPCOM) is one of the country's responses in pursuing the overall objective of contributing to the improvement and promotion of the total well-being of young people
• Adolescent Health and Development Program (AHDP)

  Targets adolescents aged 10-19 years
• The AHDP is mainly guided by the Convention on the Rights of Children which states that the program must be in the best interests of the child
• Age groups


  • Very young adolescents (10- to 14–year-olds)
  • First-time adolescents
  • Young parents
• ASRH programs are age- and life-stage tailored, with particular attention to the needs of "very young adolescents" (10- to 14–year-olds) and first-time adolescents and young parents
• ASRH programs prioritize strengthening health systems to provide integrated health services to adolescents and implement innovative positive youth development approaches that integrate health, education, and economic empowerment
• Adolescents


  (According to the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Act of 2012) People aged 10-19 years
• Adolescent age groups


  • Early adolescence: 10-13 years old
  • Middle adolescence: 14-16 years
  • Late adolescence: 17-19 years
• During adolescence, risk-taking behavior is high because of environmental factors
• Parent-Teen Talk


  A more interactive and participative communication strategy that aims to provide appropriate information and skills in effective communication about sexuality-related concerns between parents and their adolescent children
• Parent-Teen Talk adopts a peer-to-peer approach that aims to enable both parents and adolescents
• U4U (Youth-for-Youth) Teen Trail


  A school- and community-based interactive session among adolescents which aims to provide accurate and age-appropriate information about sexual and reproductive health and other development-oriented concerns to prevent teen pregnancy
• Comprehensive sexuality education enables individuals to exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights and empowers adolescents and young people to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and to prevent early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV
• The Sexually Healthy and Personally Empowered (SHAPE) Adolescents' toolkit will aid in the response to the challenge of developing healthy, empowered, and responsible adolescents
• Through competent facilitators and trainers, young learners will be able to grasp the appropriate knowledge and skills that will develop their competencies for adaptive behaviors to maintain and protect their health during this crucial transition stage
• We need to shape the youth of today to become responsible citizens of tomorrow so we can build a high-trust society where individuals, adolescents and families thrive in vibrant, culturally diverse, and resilient communities
• Four pillars of PPMP

  • Responsible Parenthood
  • Birth Spacing
  • Respect for Life
  • Total Informed Choice
• Individuality / Identity


  • Independence
  • Intimacy
  • Intellectual ability (Cognitive)