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Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in Schools for People with Disabilities

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dc.contributor.author Obasi, Mercy
dc.contributor.author Manortey, Stephen
dc.contributor.author Kyei, Kofi Adesi
dc.contributor.author Addo, Michael Kwabeng
dc.contributor.author Talboys, Sharon
dc.contributor.author Gay, Lynette
dc.contributor.author Baiden, Frank
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-10T18:56:50Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-10T18:56:50Z
dc.date.issued 2019-03-24
dc.identifier.citation Mercy Obasi, Stephen Manortey, Kofi Adesi Kyei, Michael Kwabeng Addo, Sharon Talboys, Lynette Gay, Frank Baiden. (2019) Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in schools for people with disabilities. Pan African Medical Journal. ;33:299. doi:10.11604/pamj.2019.33.299.18546 Available at: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/33/299/pdf/299.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1937- 8688
dc.identifier.uri http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/33/299/full/
dc.identifier.uri http://41.204.63.118:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21
dc.description Research Article en_US
dc.description.abstract Introduction: persons with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as the abled people but they often face barriers to SRH information and services which are necessary for healthy and safe relationships, protection from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study sought to access the SRH services among adolescents with disabilities in four Special Needs Schools in Ghana. Methods: the study adopted a cross-sectional study design with a quantitative approach to data collection between the months of January to March, 2018. A structured and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from adolescents with disabilities from selected schools in Ghana. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression. Results: majority of participants had hearing disability (52.1%). The average age at menarche among females was 13 years whiles the age at which puberty was attained among boys was 14 years. School teachers were the major source of information on SRH for the respondents (63.7%) followed by parents (12.2%). A majority (67.1%) of respondents had good knowledge of SRH. Factors which were significantly associated with knowledge level were age (p=0.026), religion (p=0.034), sources of information (p<0.001), guardians (p=0.049). Conclusion: the majority of participants had good knowledge of SRH, although their knowledge of contraceptive and access were poor. Only condoms were mostly known. There is the need for increased awareness on the availability of other contraceptives methods and the removal of barriers to contraceptive methods. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Pan African Medical Journal en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries 33;299
dc.subject Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) en_US
dc.subject Maternal and Newborn en_US
dc.subject Persons with Disabilities en_US
dc.subject Ghana en_US
dc.title Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in Schools for People with Disabilities en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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