Community Health and Family Planning Research Papers/Topics

FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCEPTANCE AND USAGE OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS (15-19 years) IN SAGNARIGU MUNICIPALITY

In Ghana, the uptake of family planning is very low and hence the persistent high rate of unmet needs and low rates of contraceptive usage. With the continuous increase in sexual activities, unplanned and unprotected sexual intercourse place young people at risk of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, infections with Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) including HIV and AIDS and maternal deaths; which pose a major challenge to adolescent reproductive health. This is however, highly incons...