Challenges associated with teenage motherhood in Ghana: a qualitative study

dc.contributor.authorDzotsi, H.T.
dc.contributor.authorAsante, K.O.
dc.contributor.authorOsafo, J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-11T11:01:00Z
dc.date.available2020-03-11T11:01:00Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-26
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractMotherhood can be very challenging and overwhelming whether the individuals involved are teens or adults. Although there is a high prevalence of teenage mothers in urban cities in Ghana, little research has been done on the challenges associated with teen motherhood. This qualitative study was therefore conducted to explore the challenges that teenage mothers experience in Ghana. One-on-one interviews were conducted with 28 purposively selected teenage mothers between the ages of 15 and 19. Through thematic analysis, findings showed that challenges associated with teenage motherhood were strained interpersonal relationships, survival difficulties, educational disruption and steep transition to adulthood. These findings call for supportive programmes and interventions that would help address the contextual challenges of teenage mothers and also step up efforts to decrease the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2020.1719251
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35225
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVulnerable Children and Youth Studiesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries15;2020
dc.subjectTeenage motherhooden_US
dc.subjectchallengesen_US
dc.subjectqualitativeen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleChallenges associated with teenage motherhood in Ghana: a qualitative studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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