Improving the quality of reproductive health care for young people.

This policy brief uses the framework developed by the U.S. Agency for International Developments Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Initiative to illuminate key issues about the quality of reproductive health care for young adults. The quality of care framework is multidimensional and depends on the priori ties of various stakeholders. For instance clients are usually concerned with the human aspects of care whereas providers tend to focus on technical aspects (see the first three briefs in this series). This brief focuses on facility-based services for young adults with some discussion of youth-friendly services that are offered outside of clinics. (excerpt)