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Female adolescents’ reproductive health decision-making capacity and contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa: What does the future hold?

Publication Year: 2020
Contributing Organisation: Department of Population and Health University of Cape Coast Cape Coast Ghana
Authors: Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, John Elvis Hagan, Jr, Abdul-Aziz Seidu.
Learning Themes: Adolescent Insights

Given the social, economic, and health consequences of early parenthood, unintended pregnancy, and the risks of HIV infection and subsequent transmission, there is an urgent need to understand how adolescents make sexual and reproductive decisions regarding contraceptive use. This study sought to assess the association between female adolescents’ reproductive health decision-making capacity and their contraceptive usage.

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