Introduction There is global concern about the sharing of sexual materials through text messaging (sexting). Tragic consequences of adolescent vulnerability and lack of discretion have been reported. Very little is known about the practice of sexting among adolescents in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and how it relat...
Background: Adolescence (from 10 to 19 years of age) is an integral stage of human life, which transits a person from childhood into adulthood. During this phase, the individual may portray certain individual traits of adulthood whiles still a child hence exposing them to some risks and challenges. An adolescent who ha...
Background: Female adolescents are unduly disadvantaged regarding the risks of unintended pregnancies that are associated with poor outcomes which often results in infant or maternal death. This study sought to explore factors that influence female adolescents’ knowledge level of their sexual and reproductive health (S...
Background: Forced sex is a critical public health issue in Ghana, affecting women disproportionately, especially those in their reproductive years. Despite legal efforts to combat gender-based violence, cultural norms and stigma continue to hinder reporting and access to support services. The general objective of this...
Introduction: Digital media has increased significantly over the years, with young people worldwide using digital spaces to access information, interact with peers, and ask questions related to Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR). This pattern is more common in sub-Saharan Africa due to challenges in sexual and re...
Background: Family planning deals with the services, policies, information, attitudes, practices and commodities, including contraceptives that gives women, men, couples and adolescents the ability to avoid unintended pregnancy and choose whether to have children or not. Access to contraceptives can also be inhibi...
Introduction: persons with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as the abled people but they often face barriers to SRH information and services which are necessary for healthy and safe relationships, protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study sough...
Background: Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights care, including family planning, is not only a health and rights issue but it is developmental necessity, as it also improves livelihoods and promotes economic growth. Therefore, providing quality reproductive health services to women, men, and adolesc...
With the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), many HIV-infected children are growing into adolescence and adulthood. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Fevers Unit of one of the teaching hospitals in Ghana. The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) and pill count were used to ass...
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major cause of acute illness, infertility, long-term disability and death with serious medical and psychological consequences of millions of men, women and infants. Correct and consistent use of male condom remains the most effective way to reduce STIs including...
Introduction Over 15 million adolescent girls between the ages of 15 and 19 give birth globally each year. More than 50% of that number occur in developing countries with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for up to 45% of that estimate. Aldolescent pregnancy is a major health proble in rural Ghana. An improved understandin...
Every year, an estimated 78,000 women die from complications of induced abortions and 95% of the deaths related to induced abortion occur in under-developed countries. Unsafe abortion is on the rise and it accounts for an estimated 13% of pregnancy related deaths representing approximately 67,000 women every year .The...
Consistent and correct use of condoms remains an effective way to tackling sexually transmitted infection including HIV. Understanding the predictors of condom use that underlies individual and societal attitude towards condom use can contribute to the uptake of condoms as an important public health strategy for HIV pr...
