From: Socio-cultural factors influencing adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: a scoping review
Socio-cultural Factors | Studies |
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School drop-out and poor education background | |
Living in rural areas | [10] |
Poverty | |
Poor parenting | |
Family neglect | [23] |
Family pressure | [21] |
Concealing sex education and knowledge | [32] |
Strick rules and regulations in family. | [7] |
Lack of parent-daughter sex communication | |
Peer influence | |
Curiosity | [22] |
Social media | |
Risky sexual behaviors/ transactional sex, | |
Early sexual debut | |
Perceived parent support | [24] |
Poor knowledge or education on SRH | |
Non-usage and Misconception about contraceptives | |
Use of traditional contraceptives | [42] |
Embarrassing process in acquiring contraceptives | [42] |
Child-marriage | |
Sexual coercion | |
Religious support for sex before marriage | [7] |
Taboo in discussing sex-related issues | [34] |
A decline in puberty rites and virginity inspection | [22] |