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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Self‐reported sexually transmitted infections among men and women in Papua New Guinea: A cross‐sectional study by Justice Kanor Tetteh, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Addae Boateng Adu‐Gyamfi, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Frank Lamadoku Attila, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…The odds of SR‐STIs were higher among women who ever tested for HIV (aOR = 2.47, CI: 1.80–3.39), those who had first sex below 20 years (aOR = 1.76, CI: 1.10–2.80), those who watched television less than once a week (aOR = 1.83, CI: 1.13–2.95) and those from the Highlands and Momase regions (aOR = 5.55, CI: 3.30–9.33) compared to their counterparts who never tested for HIV, who had their first sexual intercourse when they were 20 years and above, who did not watch television at all, and those from the Southern Region. …”
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