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SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ RESILIENCE TO TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN BEGORO, GHANA
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Gyan, Sylvia Esther Ahorlu, Collins Dzorgbo, Dan-Bright S. Fayorsey, Clara K. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Summary This study focuses on how older adolescent girls access and utilize social capital to develop resilience against teenage pregnancy in Begoro, Ghana. A survey of 419 non-pregnant girls aged 15–19 years, selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling technique, was conducted in 2012. Qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviews with ten girls purposively selected from the survey respondents. Parents, relatives, teachers and religious groups were found to be important sources of social capital for the non-pregnant girls in developing resilience against teenage pregnancy. In addition, resilient girls tended to rely on multiple sources of social capital. It is recommended that stakeholders and policymakers in Ghana ensure that these significant sources of social capital in adolescent girls’ sexual experience are equipped with the right information to help girls decrease the risk of teenage pregnancy. |
| Related Links | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/545FAC25C48DCAB36D74B2F866942DBD/S002193201600047Xa.pdf/div-class-title-social-capital-and-adolescent-girls-resilience-to-teenage-pregnancy-in-begoro-ghana-div.pdf |
| Ending Page | 347 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| Starting Page | 334 |
| ISSN | 00219320 |
| e-ISSN | 14697599 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002193201600047x |
| Journal | Journal of biosocial science |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 49 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2017-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal of biosocial science Womens Studies Teenage Pregnancy Adolescent Girls Social Capital |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Social Sciences |
