Study

  A study conducted by the Clinical Trials Coordinator at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Dr. Gifty Ekua Merdiemah, in three selected public universities in the country has revealed that 93 percent of sexually active adolescents in tertiary institutions ignore contraceptives for sexual activities. According to the study, even though more than 80 percent of them responded to having some basic knowledge of adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) issues, the majority still prefer to take risks and engage in unprotected sex. Dr. Merdiemah stressed the need to intensify adolescents’ health education and contraceptive usage campaigns, highlighting these health…