BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

FACULTY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCES

HUMAN SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

RIGHT
SUMMITED TO;

MAL. KHADIJA NASIDI

MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

MUSTAPHA DAHIRU

SPS/21/MNS/00045

MARIYA NASIR DANBATTA

SPS/21/MNS/00052

ABDULLAHI ALI DANCHUA

SPS/21/PNS/0007
 PRESENTATION OUTLINE

 Introduction
 Definition of Terms
 Overview of human sexuality include sexual health right
 Reproductive health and rights its component and pillars
 Human sexuality and reproductive health in promoting family health
 Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health Right: an Approached to Family Health Adopting WHO
Operational Frame to Sexual Health
 Laws, policies, regulations and strategies
 Nurses’ Roles in SRHR
 Conclusion
 References
 INTRODUCTION

 Human sexuality is the cross-cultural way in which people experience and express themselves
sexually
 It involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings
and behaviors (Brake, 2022).
 Biological and physical aspects of sexuality largely concern the human reproductive
functions.
 violence against adolescents reinforces the call for comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
as it promotes the well-being of adolescents, gender equality and equity as well as responsible
sexual behavior (Leung, Shek, Leung, & Shek, 2019).
 Sexuality Education takes place both in schools and at the community level, be age appropriate, begin
as early as possible, and foster mature. It specifies the commitment of governments to provide formal
and nonformal SRH information.
INTRODUCTION Cont.

 The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in

1994 marked a new paradigm in addressing SH issues (Haberland & Rogow, 2015).
 focused on the needs to empower of women, and the emergence of connection between
human rights and health,
 Linking new conceptions of health to the struggle for social justice and respect for human
dignity (WHO, 2017).
 Definition of Terms
 Asexuality: Not everyone needs sex to express themselves and to feel happy.
An asexual person is someone who does not feel sexual attraction, has no, or
very little, sexual drive.
 Bisexual : state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex
 Sexual health: Is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in
relation to sexuality
 Transsexuality: Being born in a wrong body, many. For example, their body
may be female, but their gender identity male. Or the opposite may be the case:
they have been born with a male body, but feel they are female.
 Sex: Refers to the biological characteristics that define humans as female or
male. While these sets of biological characteristics are not mutually exclusive,
as there are individuals who possess both.
Definitions of terms cont.

 Reproductive health, Means people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safe sex
life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and
how often to do so.

 Sexual rights:
 SEXUAL AND
REPRODUCTIV
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RIGHTS
Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) –
concept and scope

 A state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is

not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity.
 Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual
relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences,
free of coercion, discrimination and violence.
 For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be
respected, protected and fulfilled
 Reproductive health also implied that “people are able to have a safe and satisfying sex
life” and “…have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how
often to do so”.

Sexual Rights

 the right to an effective remedy for violations of fundamental rights.

 Rights to life, liberty, autonomy and security of the person
 Rights to equality and non-discrimination
 Right to be free from torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment
 Right to privacy and confidentiality
 Rights to the highest attainable standard of health (including sexual health)
 Right to marry and to found a family and enter into marriage with the free and full consent
of the intending spouses.
Sexual Rights cont.

 The right to decide the number and spacing of one's children

 The rights to information, as well as education

 The rights to freedom of opinion and expression, and

 the right to an effective remedy for violations of fundamental rights.

Framework for operationalizing sexual health and its
linkages to reproductive health

 nurses key into these linkages

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 Sexuality and reproductive health in promoting
family health - Foundation of guiding principles
 Holistic approach to sexual health: Sexual health programming (including health services) and
research should address not only the prevention of disease and dysfunction, but also the active
promotion of positive sexual health.
 Linked nature of sexual health and reproductive health: Efforts to prevent and control chlamydia
(an STI) have important implications for future fertility, chlamydia is a major cause of infertility
 Respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights: Right to exercise control, and to decide freely
and responsibly on, matters related to their sexuality as well as their sexual and reproductive health
 Multilevel influences on sexual health: Family and peers; community, law policy can influence an
individual’s sexual health.
 Diversity of needs across life course and populations: cultural, socioeconomic, geopolitical and legal
environment.
 Evidence-based, respectful and positive approach: privacy and confidentiality; clear information,
without coercion and in a manner that fosters informed decision-making.
 NURSES ROLES IN SRH
 ANC
 Skilled delivery
 PNC
 Access to emergency obstetric care
 Access to safe abortion services
 Quality post abortion care services
 Services and medicines for pregnant
women living with HIV
 Service provision that is gender
responsive and adolescent friendly

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The Nurse roles and responsibilities

 Comprehensive sexuality education

 Menstrual hygiene management
 Access to youth and adolescent friendly SRHR services
 Access to all methods of contraceptives including Long Acting &
Reversible Contraceptives & emergency contraceptives
 Sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS, information
and services
Nurses responsibilities

 prevention of Harmful traditional practices including FGM & CEFM

 Gender based violence
 Sexual violence (SEAH)
 Intimate partner violence
 Access to quality post abortion care as well as psychosocial support
for all girls and women
 Prevention and early diagnosis of reproductive tract
Cancers E.g. cervical & breast cancers
 Conclusion
 The SDG 3 sets a global challenge to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages by 2030”.

 The focus on “health for all” cascades to SDG 3’s target on ensuring universal access to sexual and
reproductive health-care services by 2030 (target 3.7).

 Although the indicators associated with target 3.7 are focused on reproductive health, still the inclusion of the
concept of sexual health in the target, as well as the promotion of “well-being for all” as a key part of SDG 3,
create opportunities for enormous progress in sexual health in the SDG era. With this in mind, the framework
presented in this brief seeks to fully describe the components of sexual health, as well as its linkages to
reproductive health, to place these two distinct but intertwined concepts on an equal footing.

 By separating out and explaining the components of WHO’s working definition of sexual health, this
operational approach provides guidance and structure to sexual health programming and research, thereby
supporting achievement of sexual and reproductive health targets.


Sexual rights Laws, policies, regulations and strategies

 Declaration of Sexual Rights was originally proclaimed at the 13th World

Congress of Sexology in Valencia, Spain in 1997 and then, in 1999, a revision
was approved in Hong Kong by the WAS General Assembly.
 Sexual Health for the Millennium (2008). This revised Declaration was
approved by the WAS Advisory Council in March 2014, and the WAS General
Assembly in 2015. See
http://www.worldsexology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/declaration_of_se
xual_rights_sep03_2014.pdf
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