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SUBMITTER: Bingenheimer JB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4391617 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bingenheimer Jeffrey B JB Asante Elizabeth E Ahiadeke Clement C
Studies in family planning 20150301 1
Little is known about the influences of peers on the sexual activity of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Better understanding of these issues could lead to more effective sexual and reproductive health interventions. Using two waves of survey data from 1,275 adolescents in two southeastern Ghanaian towns, we examine age, sex, and community differences in peer group characteristics. We also examine prospective associations between peer group characteristics and self-reported sexual initiation a ...[more]