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Trends and determinants of contraceptive use among female adolescents in Ghana

Analysis of 2003–2014 Demographic and Health Surveys

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ID15741745
AuthorsFrancis Appiah (0000-0003-1465-5211, University of Ghana, corresponding author), Abdul-Aziz Seidu (0000-0001-9734-9054, University of Ghana), Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (0000-0001-7415-895X, University of Technology Sydney), Linus Baatiema (0000-0002-8668-4671, University of Ghana), Edward Kwabena Ameyaw (0000-0002-6617-237X, University of Technology Sydney)
Year2020
Volume10
Pages100554-100554
Publication date2020-02-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSSM - Population Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2352-8273 • E-ISSN: 2352-8273
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100554
PMID32140540
OpenAlexW3005494534
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

These findings imply that intensifying educational messages on contraceptive use among adolescents using various newspapers and television stations to convey the messages and emphasizing the importance of using modern contraceptive is worthwhile

Confidence interval · Environmental health · Family planning · Gynecology · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Research methodology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year1
Citation span2022 - 2023 (2)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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