{"id":146026,"date":"2024-01-31T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/31\/nearly-83-females-aged-15-24-do-not-use-contraceptives\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T19:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:30:55","slug":"nearly-83-females-aged-15-24-do-not-use-contraceptives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/31\/nearly-83-females-aged-15-24-do-not-use-contraceptives\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 83% females aged 15-24 do not use contraceptives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ghanaian females between the ages of 15 and 24 do not use contraceptives, while 24.7% of males within the same age bracket engaged in unprotected sex during their last sex encounters, according to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey by the Ghana Statistical Service.<\/p>\n

The report also indicated that the youth in the same age bracket have two or more sexual partners.<\/p>\n

This is despite 79% of young women being aware that the consistent use of condoms can reduce the risk of getting HIV, according to the survey.<\/p>\n

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As of 2022, the Ghana AIDS Commission indicated that females account for two-thirds of total new HIV infections in Ghana.<\/p>\n

Out of the total 16,574 new HIV infections recorded in Ghana in the 2022 National and Sub-National HIV\/AIDS estimates and projections, females accounted for 10,927 of the cases while males accounted for 5,647.<\/p>\n

In a related development, 17.5% of married men in Ghana have two or more partners who are not their wives, while 18.4% of married men have had sexual intercourse with persons who are not their wives.<\/p>\n

Also, 18.7% of divorced \/separated\/widowed men in Ghana have two or more partners and 69.9% have had sexual intercourse with persons who are not their wives.<\/p>\n

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