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