Crossing Borders: SRH Challenges Among Immigrant and Minority Adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorCastleton, P.
dc.contributor.authorChaudhry, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorDamabi, N.
dc.contributor.authorMeherali, S.
dc.contributor.authorLassi, Z.S.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe adolescent years are pivotal in reproductive and sexual development and maturation, yet the experience of migration can severely disrupt this period, inhibiting young immigrants’ knowledge, access, and engagement with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Further, young immigrants and minority populations often face persistent intersectional barriers, including language difficulties, cultural stigma, and systemic exclusion, that result in adverse SRH outcomes. Recent advances in SRH care, particularly in digital health and community-based interventions, show promise in improving access to culturally appropriate SRH services and information. Co-designing SRH programs with families and young immigrants to adequately acknowledge the unique cultural norms and barriers in SRH is essential in ensuring a high outreach of interventions. Shifts in traditional health policies are needed to ensure that immigrant and minority adolescents are not overlooked and that SRH programs incorporate culturally relevant content that is easily and widely accessible. Despite positive shifts, several barriers remain: limited disaggregated data on diverse populations, inadequate policy attention, and the insufficient scalability and funding of promising interventions. Future research and promotional efforts must prioritise the co-creation of SRH interventions with stakeholders and affected communities, ensuring that services are sustainable, culturally appropriate, and accessible to all adolescents.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPatience Castleton, Ahmed Shabbir Chaudhry, Negin Damabi, Salima Meherali, and Zohra S. Lassi
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2025; 22(7):1101-1-1101-16
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph22071101
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.orcidCastleton, P. [0000-0003-4757-6042]
dc.identifier.orcidChaudhry, A.S. [0000-0002-8541-3642]
dc.identifier.orcidLassi, Z.S. [0000-0002-5350-6334]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/147926
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/2009730
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT2033917
dc.rights© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071101
dc.subjectsexual and reproductive health; adolescent; migrants; minority population
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMinority Groups
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshReproductive Health Services
dc.subject.meshHealth Services Accessibility
dc.subject.meshEmigrants and Immigrants
dc.subject.meshReproductive Health
dc.titleCrossing Borders: SRH Challenges Among Immigrant and Minority Adolescents
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished online

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