Contraceptive use and associated factors among sexually active female adolescents in Atwima Kwanwoma District, Ashanti region-Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Unintended pregnancies and adolescent childbearing are on the increase in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, 14% of adolescents aged 15-19 are already mothers or pregnant with their first child. Most of these pregnancies are associated with poor outcomes such as miscarriages, stillbirths, u...

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Published in:	The Pan African Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Joyce Agyemang, Sam Newton, Isaac Nkrumah, Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni, Samuel Nambile Cumber
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Pan African Medical Journal 2019-04-01
Subjects:	prevalence contraceptive female adolescent ghana
Online Access:	https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/32/182/pdf/182.pdf