Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes

Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes

(1) Background: Nearly one out of ten Ghanaian female adolescents aged 15–19 has experienced childbearing in urban settlements compared to twice this number in the rural populations due to unintended pregnancies. This study assessed the linkages between knowledge, attitudes, and use of contraceptive...

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Main Authors: Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, John Elvis Hagan, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Thomas Hormenu, John Ekow Otoo, Eugene Budu, Thomas Schack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
adolescent pregnancy
contraceptives
Ghana
policy
predictors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/3/272

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