Prevalence and predictors of premarital sexual intercourse among young women in sub-Saharan Africa by Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, James Boadu Frimpong, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Stephen Kofi Anin, John Elvis Hagan, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Subjects: “…Premarital sexual intercourse…”
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Correlates of repeat pregnancies among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa by Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Sanni Yaya

“…Results We found that adolescent girls and young women aged 20–24 [aOR = 2.36; 95%CI = 2.22, 2.51], those married [aOR = 7.52; 95%CI = 6.81, 8.30], living with a partner [aOR = 7.51; 95%CI = 6.87, 8.21], and those who had sexual intercourse before age 20 [aOR = 1.41; 95%CI = 1.33, 1.51] had higher odds of experiencing repeat pregnancies compared to those aged 15–19, those never in a union, those whose first sexual intercourse occurred at age 20 and above, respectively. …”
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Alcohol use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone by Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Peter Bai James, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Augustus Osborne, Comfort Z Olorunsaiye, Camilla Bangura, Jia B Kangbai

“…Grade level, experiences of being bullied, history of sexual intercourse, truancy at school, and previous use of marijuana were the factors influencing alcohol use among in-school adolescents. …”
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