Reasons for delaying or engaging in early sexual initiation among adolescents in Nigeria

Augustine Ankomah1, Fatima Mamman-Daura2, Godpower Omoregie1, Jennifer Anyanti11Society for Family Health, Abuja; 2Pathfinder International/Nigeria, Kaduna Field Office, Kaduna, NigeriaBackground: Annually, over 1 million births in Nigeria are to teenage mothers. Many of these pregnancies are unwant...

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Main Authors: Ankomah A, Mamman-Daura F, Omoregie G, Anyanti J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011-09-01
Series:Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/reasons-for-delaying-or-engaging-in-early-sexual-initiation-among-adol-a8257