The Impact of Undesirable Medium of Contraceptive Usage Among the Youth of Ghana. Ketu-South as the Focus

Abstract

The problem of pregnancy among some female Senior High School students in Ghana especially the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana is the most grievous aspect of the complex of negative factors linked with underdevelopment as majority of the country’s human resource is lost through school dropout as a result of students becoming pregnant.To avoid falling victim to this menace, some female students in the above-mentioned level of the educational ladder resulted to the use of three artificial contraception methods such as, Contraceptive Implants, Injectable Contraceptives and Oral Contraceptive Pills.These methods prevent ovaries from releasing eggs and obstructing sperm. This paper aims to study the composition, effectiveness and the negative effects of these methods as used by these students.