Understanding Adolescent Pregnancy and Motherhood in Ghana: Prevalence motivators and Interventions

The life experiences of adolescents, like delinquency, drug and alcohol abuse, teenage pregnancy, and gang violence, are always in the consciousness of the public.These behaviours need attention since they are potential threats to the health and well-being of these young people.As such, the study assessed the prevalence and factors encouraging adolescent pregnancy, the consequences, and the interventions employed in Ghana to curtail the phenomenon.To get relevant data, Google Scholar was used as a tool to access the major databases provided by Taylor and Frances, Emerald, Elsevier, Springer, Sage, and others.Relevant literature reveals that the natural development to adulthood through adolescence is prematurely halted as girls become pregnant.They cannot shape their future within the status that disadvantaged them as adolescent mothers.The review highlights the responsibility of these adolescents in providing the motherly, warm, and nurturing environment that they themselves might have missed.The study provides empirical evidence needed by policymakers to design programme to address teenage pregnancy.Besides, the sexually active adolescents may gain essential knowledge on reproductive health and the complications of adolescents' pregnancy.