Knowledge of the ovulatory cycle and its determinants among adolescent females in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Good knowledge about the ovulatory cycle plays an important role in reducing unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions among adolescent females. However, in Ghana, knowledge of the ovulatory cycle among adolescent females is not well studied. Thus, this study sought to assess adolescent females' knowledge regarding the ovulatory cycle and its determinants in Ghana.

Methods

This study used data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. It comprised a sample of 2,835 adolescent females (Mean age = 16.9, standard deviation ± 1.42). Multilevel multivariable logistic regression was used to analyse the determinants of ovulatory cycle knowledge among Ghanaian adolescent females. Four models were fitted incorporating individual and community levels. All associati

SUBMITTER: Afrifa-Anane GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756140 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature