Passing as “Normal”: Adolescent Girls’ Strategies for Escaping Stigma of Premarital Sex and Childbearing in Ghana

Premarital sex and premarital childbearing is a source of stigma in many African communities and can negatively affect adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health experiences. This study seeks to provide insight into the strategies adolescent girls adopt to avoid stigmatization due to premarita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sylvia Esther Gyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018801421