Contraception within the context of adolescents’ sexual and reproductive lives: country profile: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Contraception within the context of adolescents’ sexual and reproductive lives: Country profile SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS Both Sexes Female Male 10-19 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 10-14 years 15-19 years Total population of adolescents (millions)1 (2019) 0.1 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 % of total population that are adolescents1 (2019) 21.7 11.3 10.0 11.6 10.4 % of adolescents that live in rural areas2 (2014) 77.7 78.8 76.1 79.1 76.6 % of total rural population that are adolescents2 (2014) 22.9 12.1 10.3 12.5 10.9 % of total urban population that are adolescents2 (2014) 22.8 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.4 % national monetary child poverty3 (2017) No data Completion rate for lower secondary school Female No data Male No data Completion rate for upper secondary school Female No data Male No data Out of school rate Female No data Male No data CHILD MARRIAGE/UNION STATUS5 (2015) Female Male Adolescents, 15-19, who are married/ in union (%) 11.4 1.7 % married/in union before age 15 (aged 20-24) 5.6 0.0 % married/in union before age 18 (aged 20-24) 21.3 4.4 SEXUAL ACTIVITY5 (2015) Female Male 10-14 years 15-19 years 10-14 years 15-19 years % of adolescents engaged in pre-coital physical behavior No data No data No data No data % of adolescents that ever-had sex No data 44.4 No data 44.1 % of adolescents having had sex by age 15 No data 10.2 No data 10.6 % of adolescents sexually active in the last month No data 16.0 No data 18.1 FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION 10-14 years 15-19 years % of girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting No data No data CHILDBEARING % of adolescent girls who have begun childbearing5 (2015) 10-14 years No data 15-19 years 12.3 % of women (aged 20-24) who gave birth before 18 years5 (2015) 14.9 Number of births per 1,000 girls, 15-194 (2019) 80.0 % of adolescent girls (aged 15-19) with live births who received antenatal care (ANC4+ visits) No recent data % of births among girls (aged 15-19) attended by skilled health personnel 88.2 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE5 (2015) % of girls who report experiencing: 10-14 years 15-19 years Physical violence in the last 12 months No data No recent data Sexual violence in the last 12 months No data No recent data % of adolescents (aged 15-19) who think a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife in certain circumstances Female Male 77.7 59.7 ABORTION 10-14 years 15-19 years Abortion rate per 1,000 girls No data No data FERTILITY INTENTIONS & CONTRACEPTIVE USE5 (2015) % of pregnancies experienced by adolescent girls aged 15-19 in the 5 years preceding the survey, including current pregnancies, by planning status Married/ In union Unmarried/ not in union Last pregnancy wanted (<2 years) No recent data No recent data Last pregnancy wanted later (>=2 years) No recent data No recent data Last pregnancy not wanted at all No recent data No recent data % of adolescent girls (aged 15-19) with an unmet need for modern methods of contraception 44.4 91.3 % of sexually active unmarried adolescent girls (aged 15-19) who currently use at least one method of modern contraception 5.0 Current use and non-use of contraception, 15-19 years No recent data available Contraceptive method mix, 15-19 years No recent data available Main sources of contraception, 15-19 years No recent data available Main reasons for not intending to use contraception, 15-19 years No recent data available WHO/SRH/20.78 © World Health Organization 2020. 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For more information, please contact: Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research; E-mail: srhavp@who.int Website: www.who.int/health- topics/adolescent-health/ HIV/AIDS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs) AND HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) Female Male 10-19 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 10-19 years 10-14 years 15-19 years Number of adolescents living with HIV No data No data No data No data No data No data Number of new HIV infections among adolescents per year No data No data No data No data No data No data % of adolescents with comprehensive knowledge about AIDS5 (2015) No data No data 36.5 No data No data 41.9 % prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents5 (2015) No data No data 3.5 No data No data 5.9 % of sexually active adolescents who had an HIV test in the last 12 months and received the results No data No data No data No data No data No data % of girls, 15 or older, who have completed the full three dose vaccination schedule for HPV No data No data No data No data No data No data MENSTRUAL HEALTH 10-14 years 15-19 years % of adolescent girls who were aware of menstruation before the onset of their first menstruation No data No data % of adolescent girls who did not participate in social activities, school, or work due to their last menstruation in the last 12 months No data No data DATA SOURCES 1. World Population Prospects, 2019 Revision. Population data. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Available from: https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/ [Accessed 15th May, 2020]. 2. United Nations. World Urbanization Prospects, the 2014 Revision. New York: United Nations; Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division; 2014. 3. Keeley B, Little C. The State of the World’s Children 2017: Children in a Digital World. UNICEF: New York; 2017. 4. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. Fertility data- 2020-2025. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Fertility/ [Accessed 15th May 2020]. 5. Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the Pacific Community. Solomon Islands Demographic and Health Survey, 2015. Solomon Islands National Statistics Office; 2017.