Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Ghana: results from the 2004 National Survey of Adolescents.

Responding to adolescents sexual and reproductive health issues requires new information in diverse areas such as their current levels of knowledge; attitudes and behaviors that put them at risk for HIV transmission or unwanted pregnancy; their differential risks of HIV transmission and unwanted pregnancy; barriers to seeking sexual and reproductive health information and services; and how they especially very young adolescents are currently responding to their sexual and reproductive health needs. To obtain new perspectives on the lives of young people that can be used to address their information and service needs a nationally representative household-based survey was conducted in 2004 among adolescents aged 12-19 years in Ghana. Known as the 2004 National Survey of Adolescents (NSA) the survey included very young adolescents--12-14-year-olds--who are rarely taken into account by studies on sexual and reproductive health. (excerpt)

[1]  A. Gauthier,et al.  Small families and large cohorts: The impact of the demographic transition on schooling in Brazil , 2006 .

[2]  A. Tanle,et al.  The influence of social connectedness and monitoring on adolescent sexual activity in Ghana , 2005 .

[3]  R. Gray,et al.  Coerced first intercourse and reproductive health among adolescent women in Rakai, Uganda. , 2004, International family planning perspectives.

[4]  J. T. Boerma,et al.  Age at first sex: understanding recent trends in African demographic surveys , 2004, Sexually Transmitted Infections.

[5]  A. Abane,et al.  Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ghana: A Synthesis of Research Evidence , 2004 .

[6]  R. Hayes,et al.  Transmission of HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa and effect of elimination of unsafe injections , 2004, The Lancet.

[7]  J. Marks,et al.  The association between adverse childhood experiences and adolescent pregnancy, long-term psychosocial consequences, and fetal death. , 2004, Pediatrics.

[8]  N. Michael,et al.  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. , 2004, Military medicine.

[9]  I. Speizer,et al.  The effectiveness of adolescent reproductive health interventions in developing countries: a review of the evidence. , 2003, The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.

[10]  M. Warren,et al.  Expanding Safer Sex Options: Introducing the Female Condom into National Programmes , 2003, Reproductive health matters.

[11]  Occasional Report , 2002 .

[12]  A. A. Ampofo.  "When men speak women listen": gender socialisation and young adolescents' attitudes to sexual and reproductive issues. , 2001, African journal of reproductive health.

[13]  S. Singh,et al.  Teenage sexual and reproductive behavior in developed countries. Can more progress be made , 2001 .

[14]  E. Maticka-Tyndale,et al.  Teenage Sexual and Reproductive Behavior in Developed Countries , 2001 .

[15]  J. Santelli,et al.  Adolescent sexual behavior: estimates and trends from four nationally representative surveys. , 2000, Family planning perspectives.

[16]  A. Abane,et al.  'All die be die': obstacles to change in the face of HIV infection in Ghana , 1999 .

[17]  J. Frost,et al.  Teenagers' Pregnancy Intentions And Decisions: A Study of Young Women in California Choosing To Give Birth , 1999 .

[18]  Susheela Singh,et al.  Why is Teenage Pregnancy Declining? The Roles of Abstinence, Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use , 1999 .

[19]  F. Binka,et al.  Prevalence and Correlates of Female Genital Mutilation in the Kassena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana , 1998 .

[20]  M. Pappoe,et al.  Youth and Reproductive Health in Africa: Assessment of Adolescent Reproductive Health Needs in Ghana , 1998 .

[21]  Phyllis Tilson Piotrow,et al.  Health Communication: Lessons from Family Planning and Reproductive Health , 1997 .

[22]  H. Mensa-Bonsu.  AIDS and the Ghana legal system: absolute ignorance or denial syndrome? , 1995 .

[23]  J. Caldwell,et al.  The role of religious leaders in changing sexual behaviour in Southwest Nigeria in an era of AIDS. , 1993 .

[24]  J. Caldwell,et al.  Diffusion and focus in sexual networking: identifying partners and partners' partners. , 1992, Studies in family planning.

[25]  S. McCombie,et al.  Results from a survey of knowledge attitudes and practices related to AIDS among young people in Ghana - 1991. , 1992 .

[26]  K. Awusabo-Asare.  Interpretations of demographic concepts: the case of Ghana. , 1988 .

[27]  D. A. Ampofo,et al.  Dimensions of Adolescent Pregnancy in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 1983-1985 , 1987 .

[28]  W. Bleek.  Avoiding shame: the ethical context of abortion in Ghana. , 1981, Anthropological quarterly.

[29]  V. Masemann.  The 'Hidden Curriculum' of a West African Girls' Boarding School , 1974 .

[30]  R. Wyllie,et al.  Kinship and Marriage among the Anlo Ewe , 1999 .

[31]  G. Saunders,et al.  The Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti , 1952, Africa.

[32]  M. Fortes.  Kinship And Marriage Among The Ashanti , 1950 .