Abstract:
Adolescent health and development are global issues, particularly in many
underdeveloped nations such as Ghana. The study's goal was to investigate the factors
of teenage pregnancy among teenage girls in Breman Jamra to inform policy
decisions about the health and human rights difficulties that come with it. The study
employed a case study design with qualitative approach. Using a purposive sampling
strategy, fourteen (14) young ladies aged 15 to 19 years were chosen for the study.
The data were collected utilizing a semi-structured interviewing guide and then
thematically analyzed. The study discovered that crucial individual traits such as lack
of contraception use and excessive pornographic viewing influence adolescent girls'
sexual behaviour Breman Jamra. Again, peer pressure and poverty expose adolescent
females to individual variables that make them vulnerable to sexual activity.
Obstructed labour, preterm labour, and low birth weight were discovered to be the
three most common health issues associated with teen pregnancies in the area.
Another significant study conclusion is that adolescent pregnancy acts as a key
impediment to girls continuing their formal education, primarily through school
dropouts. The study concluded that because they were pregnant or had kids, those
adolescent girls were denied their fundamental rights, such as the right to an
education, equitable treatment, freedom from physical abuse, and access to social
support and health information. As a result, the study proposes that government social
welfare programs target teenagers who are vulnerable in society owing to a
combination of contributing factors contributing to the risk of pregnancy.
Description:
A thesis in the Centre for Conflict, Human Rights and Peace Studies,
Faculty of Social Science Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Human Rights, Conflict and Peace Studies)
in the University of Education, Winneba