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Title: Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda.
Authors: Frimpong-Manso, Kwabena1,2 kfrimpong-manso@ug.edu.gh, Bukuluki, Paul3, Addy, Tabitha Naa Akuyea4, Obeng, James Kutu5, Kato, Francis3
Source: Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. Dec2022, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p683-692. 10p.
Subject Terms: *Health education, *Attitudes of mothers, *Caregivers, *Research methodology, *Motivation (Psychology), *Discrimination (Sociology), *Parenting, *Experience, *Sex education, *Qualitative research, *Teenage pregnancy, *Employment, *Emotions, *Psychological adaptation, *Adults, Maternal health services, Transition to adulthood, Spirituality, Transitional care, Age distribution, Psychology of mothers, Interviewing, Social stigma, Violence, Health literacy, Residential care, Financial stress, Attitudes toward pregnancy, Thematic analysis, Housing, Reproductive health, Psychological stress, Unplanned pregnancy
Geographic Terms: Ghana, Uganda
Abstract: Although sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest rates of early pregnancy, there is little awareness of pregnancy and parenting among young people in out-of-home care in this region. Therefore, this study looked into the experiences of pregnancy and parenting among young women who had been in residential care in Ghana and Uganda. We gathered data from ten parenting care leavers in both countries using semi-structured interviews and then analyzed the data from the interviews thematically. The study's findings revealed that the young mothers had minimal sexual and reproductive health education, as well as a lack of sufficient monitoring, which predisposed them to early pregnancy. The young mothers indicated that emotional stress, financial and employment obstacles, as well as stigma, were some challenges they had experienced. They used personal motivation and spirituality as coping mechanisms to deal with their challenges. Training caregivers to deliver sexual and reproductive health information, having practitioners who will offer supervision during the semi-independent phase of leaving care, and providing separate housing for young mothers are some implications for practice emerging from the study. Policy implications include the need for social inclusion programs to support the academic, vocational, and parenting skills of young mothers who leave care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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