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Table 2 Search Strategy in PubMed

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

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Search terms

1

Adolescent*[MeSH terms] OR adolescent OR adolescents[tw] OR teen* OR youth* OR young

2

Pregnancy*[MeSH terms] OR childbirth* OR Pregnancies OR Pregnant* OR Childbirths OR Birth*

3

#1 AND #2

4

Sociocultural*[MeSH terms] OR Communication Barriers* OR Norm* OR Social* OR Cultures* OR Belief* OR Customs* OR Cultural OR Poverty* OR Peer pressure* OR Broken home* Child marriage* OR Religion* OR Sexual debut* OR Risky sexual behaviors* OR Substance use* OR Sex conversation at home* OR Poor knowledge on contraception* OR family support* OR inappropriate recreation*.

5

Ghana*[MeSH term] OR Northern OR Ashanti OR Western OR Volta OR Eastern OR Upper West OR Central OR Upper East OR Greater Accra OR Savannah OR North East OR Bono East OR Oti, Ahafo, Bono OR Western North.

6

#4 AND #5

Limits: 01/01/2008 to 28/10/2021