Background High rate of teenage pregnancy in Nigeria is potentially an indication of poor
access to and utilization of contraceptives among this age group. This paper presents …

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 …

In Kenya, adolescent pregnancy rates are high, contraception utilization is low, and
adolescent sexuality is stigmatized. We describe how perceptions of sexuality and …

The relationship between gendered power relations and sexual behaviours of adolescents
has been limitedly explored in Uganda. A 2015 cross‐sectional survey covering 16 …

Background Adolescent pregnancy remains a public health concern globally. The use of
hormonal contraceptive methods are proven ways of preventing pregnancies and in turn …

Purpose Despite Kenya's encouraging progress in increasing access to modern
contraception among youth, several barriers remain preventing large-scale efforts to reduce …

Introduction Differences in availability and choices of contraceptive methods among
postpartum women have been found to influence their quality of life as the fertility rate is very …

ABSTRACT A 46% rate of unintended pregnancies among adolescents in Africa is a glaring
notification of the barriers to contraception. There is little documentation of the knowledge …

(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 …

Background Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. It is the age
of experimentation. They are vulnerable to the undesirable effect of sexual and reproductive …