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Strengthening school-based sexual and reproductive health education and services in Accra, Ghana

Author(s) -

Nancy LaChance,

Terence Adda-Balinia

Publication year - 2017

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.31899/rh4.1006

Subject(s) - reproductive health , sexuality education , human sexuality , sex education , service (business) , health services , psychology , service delivery framework , health education , medical education , environmental health , medicine , nursing , sociology , population , business , public health , gender studies , marketing

When adolescents have poor knowledge of contraception and SRH, they engage in risky sexual behaviours.2 They have less information on protecting themselves from sexually transmited infections (STIs) and how to negotiate safe and consensual sex. Indeed, ignorance about sexuality and reproductive health among adolescents has been reported to increase early sexual debut as well as unplanned pregnancies.3

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