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These vouchers substantially increased the use of services, demonstrating that many adolescents are willing to use such services, if readily accessible. The voucher redemption made it possible to identify the nature of existing, but largely unmet, needs for SRH care.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Method\u2002<\/jats:bold> The medical files from 3301 consultations with female adolescents were analysed using descriptive statistical methods and multiple logistic regression.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Female adolescents presented SRH problems that merited medical attention. The mean number of problems presented was 1.5 per consultation: 34% of the vouchers were used for contraceptives, 31% for complaints related to sexually transmitted infection (STI) or reproductive tract infection (RTI), 28% for advice\/counselling, 28% for antenatal check\u2010up and 18% for pregnancy testing. A new category of health care users emerged: sexually active girls who were neither pregnant nor mothers and who sought contraceptives or STI\/RTI treatment. Contraceptive use doubled among the sexually active non\u2010pregnant voucher redeemers. Consultation with a female doctor younger than 36\u2003years was associated with a higher chance of having contraceptives prescribed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion\u2002<\/jats:bold> Accessible and appropriate SRH care has the potential to make an important contribution to the increased contraceptive use, decreased risk of unwanted teenage pregnancies and decreased prevalence of STIs\/RTIs among underserved adolescents. 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