September 10, 2025Reproductive HealthOpen Access

Rethinking: Timely Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education within the Context of Seasonal Migration in the Urban Slum of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana—A Qualitative Exploratory Design

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RARansford Kwaku AfeadieUniversity of Ghana EAEmmanuel Ayetey AppiahUniversity of Ghana

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Qualitative exploration reveals limited access to sexual health education for adolescents in urban slums, suggesting interventions should consider seasonal migration.

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Migrant adolescents experience significant barriers to accessing timely sexual and reproductive health education.
Data collection included 10 in-depth interviews and 2 focus group discussions, highlighting the influence of peer networks.
The study utilized a qualitative exploratory design informed by the socioecological model of health behavior.
Identifying community-level barriers indicates that seasonal migration is a critical social determinant affecting access to education.

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Afeadie et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23e94b210217d647933a2 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02094-y

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Qualitative exploration reveals limited access to sexual health education for adolescents in urban slums, suggesting interventions should consider seasonal migration.

Rethinking: Timely Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education within the Context of Seasonal Migration in the Urban Slum of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana—A Qualitative Exploratory Design

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Rethinking: Timely Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education within the Context of Seasonal Migration in the Urban Slum of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana—A Qualitative Exploratory Design

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