Asante, Hannah Amoquandoh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5964-2521
Boyetey, Shadrach Tetteh https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8496-2196
Essaw, Ebenezer
Nyame, Christopher Amoah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5497-1414
Mante, Bertha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6306-9553
Dziwornu, Louisa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-0392
Okyere, Paul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7756-2085
Article History
Received: 10 November 2023
Accepted: 23 April 2024
First Online: 6 May 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Committee on Human Research, Publications, and Ethics, an institutional review board of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana with <b>reference number CHRPE/AP/501/21</b>. Permission was also obtained from the Director of Health Services in the Assin North district and the heads of the various selected health facilities. Written and signed informed consent/assent were obtained from all consenting respondents. Each participant was assured of her confidentiality in the study. The selection of adolescent pregnant women was based on their willingness to participate, the completion of the consent and assent form, and availability to be utilized in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.