Global commitments to and support for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) have
increased over the past 10 years. Adolescent access to contraception has emerged as a …

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 …

Abstract Purpose Adolescents 360 (A360) is an initiative being rolled out across Nigeria with
the aim of increasing voluntary modern contraception use among women aged 15 to 19 …

Objective There is a decline in contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried young
women in Ghana. This study assessed the prevalence of contraceptive knowledge and use …

Background Teenage pregnancy is still one of the reproductive health concerns facing
adolescents in Tanzania. The problem has been associated with physiological …

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

Background Adolescent pregnancy is a global health concern. Many adolescent deaths
occur due to early marriage and pregnancy. This study assessed knowledge and utilization …

Efforts made to improve the availability and access to family planning services to
adolescents in Ghana have not yielded the desired results. Adolescents in the Kintampo …

There are reports of low utilization of contraception among adolescent females in
developing countries. However, research on sexual behaviour and contraceptive uptake …

Unwanted pregnancies account for roughly 30% of all pregnancies in Ghana. Availability of
contraceptives and usage is essential to the realization of the Sustainable Development …