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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022

Socio-cultural factors influencing adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: a scoping review.

Mustapha Amoadu, Edward Wilson Ansah, Patricia Assopiah, Philomina Acquah, Joyce Evelyn Ansah, Eunice Berchie, Doris Hagan, Elsie Amoah

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mustapha AmoaduDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. amoadu88@gmail.com.
Edward Wilson AnsahDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Patricia AssopiahDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Philomina AcquahDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Joyce Evelyn AnsahDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Eunice BerchieDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Doris HaganDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Elsie AmoahDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast · GH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescent pregnancy is a public health challenge that has well-defined causes, associated health risks, and social and economic consequences for adolescent, their families, communities, and society. The purpose of this scoping review is to summarize studies published on socio-cultural determinants of adolescent pregnancy in Ghana.

methodsSearch for records was done in four major databases, including PubMed CENTRAL, Science Direct and JSTOR. Records from Google and Google Scholar were also added, and results and findings from published and unpublished studies were included. All the 22 studies that met the eligibility criteria, were critically appraised. The guidelines for conducting scoping reviews by Arksey and O'Malley were followed.

resultsThe result revealed that poverty, peer influence, low level of education, dysfunctional family, lack of communication between parents and their daughters, lack of sexual and reproductive health education, child marriage, coerced sex, misconception and non-usage of contraceptives, and decline in cultural values such as puberty rites and virginity inspection are some of the determinants of adolescent pregnancy in Ghana. The study also showed that there is a lack of high-quality observational studies that adjust for confounding variables.

conclusionInterventions and policies should be designed to take into consideration the needs, context, and background of adolescents. Programmes to enhance adolescent reproductive health need to consider multilevel factors such as person, family, community, institutions, national, and global issues that affect such programmes.

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Pregnancy in AdolescenceAdolescentChildContraceptive AgentsFemaleGhanaHumansPregnancyReproductive HealthSex EducationContraceptive AgentsAdolescent pregnancyGhanaSocio-cultural factors

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PMID36368956
PMCPMC9652868
OpenAlexW4308805131

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