| Author: Dela Afenyadu, B.S.c and Lakshmi Goparaju, P.h.D. |
| InfoShare Partner: Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) |
| Publication Date: April 2003 |
| Update Date: July 2003 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Adolescents/youth, Reproductive health, general, Sexual health/STIs |
| Region: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Language: English |
| Number of Pages: 27 |
| File Size: 95 KB |
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This report presents findings from a baseline study conducted by CEDPA and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in support of a local sub-project, the GNAT Initiative under CEDPA's global ENABLE Project. Baseline data and information were gathered on the current sexual and reproductive health status of in-school and-out-of school adolescents and young teachers in Dodowa, Ghana. Some key findings include: 1) high-risk sexual activity among adolescents was common and reflected in casual, multiple partners, unprotected and forced sex within a wide sexual network; 2) teacher-student sexual relations were observed; 3) adolescent pregnancy, unsafe abortion and young unwed mothers are not uncommon in Dodowa; 4) although awareness about HIV/AIDS was high among adolescents, this knowledge seemed not to have been reflected in their sexual lifestyles.
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