ArticleOpen access journal of contraception2021
A Qualitative Exploration of Factors Explaining Non-Uptake of Hormonal Contraceptives Among Adolescent Girls in Rural Ghana: The Adolescent Girls' Perspective.
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- "Some rumors can make you fear to use the methods": a qualitative analysis of barriers to the utilization of modern birth control services among adolescent girls and young women in rural Northern Uganda.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- The role of hormonal contraceptive use in mediating sociodemographic predictors of overweight/obesity among women of reproductive age in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Understanding adolescent girls' experiences with accessing and using contraceptives in Zambia.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Motivators and Influencers of Adolescent Girls' Decision Making Regarding Contraceptive Use in Four Districts of Zambia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Mapping Evidence Regarding Decision-Making on Contraceptive Use among Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Social-psychological determinants of hormonal contraceptive use intentions among adolescent girls in the Bono East Region of Ghana.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Adolescent girls' descriptions of dysmenorrhea and barriers to dysmenorrhea management in Moshi, Tanzania: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdolescent pregnancy remains a public health concern globally. The use of hormonal contraceptive methods are proven ways of preventing pregnancies and in turn unsafe abortions. However, research shows that use of hormonal contraceptive methods is rather low among African adolescent girls, of which Ghana is no exception.
objectiveThis manuscript uses the socio-ecological model to guide our understanding of the factors associated with non-use of hormonal contraceptives among adolescent girls in Ghana.
methodsAn explorative study was done using qualitative data collection methods. Two focus group discussions and sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted among adolescent girls aged 15-19 years (N = 38) in the Kintampo area of Ghana to determine factors affecting uptake of hormonal contraceptives.
resultsAdolescents showed a lack of in-depth knowledge related to the different hormonal contraceptive types. Negative attitudes towards adolescent hormonal contraceptive use, fear of real and perceived side effects of hormonal contraceptives, lack of self-efficacy to use contraceptives, fear of disclosure of use and fear of societal stigma related to sexual intercourse and its related issues among adolescents may explain why adolescent girls in this context do not use hormonal contraceptive methods.
conclusionTo promote hormonal contraceptives among adolescent girls, a combination of multifaceted social-psychological, personal and community level interventions are needed.
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