Understanding the reproductive health needs of adolescents in selected slums in Ghana: a public health assessment

SF Esantsi, F Onyango, GQ Asare, E Kuffour… - 2015 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
Over the past decade, adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) concerns have
increasingly been on the development agenda of the government of Ghana. This concern …

Status report on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents living in urban slums in Kenya

D Beguy, J Mumah, S Wawire, K Muindi… - 2013 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
This report highlights the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges faced by
adolescents living in slums in Nairobi, Kenya, as well as the perceptions and strategies that …

Nature of, and responses to key sexual and reproductive health challenges for adolescents in urban slums in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

YD Wado, M Bangha, CW Kabiru, GT Feyissa - Reproductive Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Addressing adolescents' sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
requires an understanding of the socio-cultural and spatial settings within which they live …

[PDF][PDF] Protecting the next generation in Ghana: New evidence on adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs

L Hessburg, K Awusabo-Asare, A Kumi-Kyereme… - 2007 - policyarchive.org
Sexual activity among adolescents is a sensitive topic, and addressing youth's sexual and
reproductive health in the public arena is challenging. However, the need for sexual and …

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs and utilisation of health services in the Bono East Region, Ghana

J Okyere, NK Yeboa, C Nikoi, M Owusu-Amoako… - Reproductive …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Adolescents in Ghana are vulnerable to unequal power relations at the
personal, community and structural levels which in turn limits their opportunities in access to …

Multiple realities around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among adolescents in Ghana

J Amo-Adjei - Journal of Biosocial Science, 2022 - cambridge.org
The multiple realities around the sexual and reproductive health of Ghanaian adolescents
are explored in this paper. Female and male adolescents (aged 10–19 years, N= 298) …

Sexual, reproductive health needs, and rights of young people in slum areas of Kampala, Uganda: a cross sectional study

AMN Renzaho, JK Kamara, N Georgeou, G Kamanga - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Young people in Uganda face various sexual and reproductive health risks,
especially those living in urban slums. The aim of this study was to examine factors …

Strengthening school-based sexual and reproductive health education and services in Accra, Ghana

NT LaChance, T Adda-Balinia - 2017 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
This evidence brief presents results of a study aimed to assess the acceptability and
feasibility of two proposed solutions for strengthening the content and delivery of in-school …

Access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Accra, Ghana: An exploratory qualitative study

S Berhe, S Bradley, A Fenny, L Aziato… - Global Public …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Nearly 31% of the Ghanaian population are adolescents, and these populations persistently
face high rates of teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions. This is despite sexual and …

Understanding sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents: evidence from a formative evaluation in Wakiso district, Uganda

LM Atuyambe, SPS Kibira, J Bukenya, C Muhumuza… - Reproductive health, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Adolescents are frequently reluctant to seek sexual and reproductive health
services (SRH). In Uganda, adolescent health and development is constrained by …