Unpacking diverse pathways to adolescent pregnancy in Cambodia: Qualitative research with girls in rural, peri-urban, and urban settings
• Adolescent girls follow pathways to pregnancy that occur within or outside union. • Within-union pathways stemmed from peer-led, parent-led, or arranged unions. • An outside-union pathway stemmed from romantic relationships and unprotected sex. • Social norms, poverty, and lack of SRH information and services were key drivers. • Program and policy responses should be aligned to girls' pathways.
Authors
- Christine Marie Habito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7493)
- Julie Hennegan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-1595)
- Peter Azzopardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-6997)
- Gerda Binder
- Elissa Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-0629)
- Stephen Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2877-9231)
- Maki Akiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8305-3006)
- Vutha Phon
- Chandara Gnim
- Morina Heak
Institutions
- United Nations Children's Fund (US)
- UNESCO (FR)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- South Australian Museum (AU)
- Documentation Center of Cambodia (KH)
- World Health Organization - Malawi (MW)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- United Nations Children's Fund India (IN)
- Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (KH)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100518
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cambodian History and Society
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13