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Understanding Adolescent Pregnancy and Motherhood in Ghana: Prevalence motivators and Interventions

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The life experiences of adolescents, like delinquency, drug and alcohol abuse, teenage pregnancy, and gang violence, are always in the consciousness of the public.These behaviours need attention since they are potential threats to the health and well-being of these young people.As such, the study assessed the prevalence and factors encouraging adolescent pregnancy, the consequences, and the interventions employed in Ghana to curtail the phenomenon.To get relevant data, Google Scholar was used as a tool to access the major databases provided by Taylor and Frances, Emerald, Elsevier, Springer, Sage, and others.Relevant literature reveals that the natural development to adulthood through adolescence is prematurely halted as girls become pregnant.They cannot shape their future within the status that disadvantaged them as adolescent mothers.The review highlights the responsibility of these adolescents in providing the motherly, warm, and nurturing environment that they themselves might have missed.The study provides empirical evidence needed by policymakers to design programme to address teenage pregnancy.Besides, the sexually active adolescents may gain essential knowledge on reproductive health and the complications of adolescents' pregnancy.

Source: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.6007/ijarbss/v15-i10/26505

Authors: Adam Andani Mohammed, Abdallah Mpawenimana Saidi, Yussif Abdallah

Institutions: Zanzibar University, University for Development Studies

Language: English

Topic: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415100478