Abstract
The issue of adolescents’ reproductive ill-health has been widely recognized as a multi-scalar social problem that affects various sectors in the world today. In this regard, this empirical study was conducted to establish the extent to which social support structures, contribute to sustainable implementation of adolescents’ reproductive health programme in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional survey and correlational designs, underpinned by the pragmatic paradigm or mixed-method research as the appropriate research technique, was adopted study to investigate its purpose and objectives. Through a multistage sampling technique, a sample size of 189 respondents was generated from a target population of 332 stakeholders, with data obtained through key informant interview schedules, focus group discussions and direct observation, and structured and unstructured questionnaires administered in Ghana. It was found that social support structures and sustainable implementation of adolescent’s reproductive health programme are positively and significantly linked, since the model results shows that r = 0.831. R2 =0.691, F (1.180) = 401.713. p<0.001<0.05. We concluded that for sustainable implementation of adolescent’s reproductive health programmes, social support structures play a significant role in the process. Hence programme implementers and duty bearers of adolescent’s reproductive health interventions should take note of this fact and act accordingly.
Highlights
It has been recognized recently that the absence of clearly-defined functioning social welfare practices and systems is one of the greatest threats of the world’s progress developing countries (Sheafor and Horejsi, 2008)
The results of this study revealed that sustainable implementation of an adolescent reproductive health programme in the area is sensetive to social support structures and that support structures do have an influence on the sustainable programming and implementation of adolesecent’s reproductive health interventions
The study demonstrated that indicators including institutional access, requisite institutional capacity in terms of staff skills and logistics, and institutional collaboration are very critical indicators that present a mix of influence where institutional collaboration was the dominant indicator, institutional capacity, and institutional access, on the sustainable implementation of adolescent reproductive health programme in Ghana
Summary
It has been recognized recently that the absence of clearly-defined functioning social welfare practices and systems is one of the greatest threats of the world’s progress developing countries (Sheafor and Horejsi, 2008). In many developing countries like Ghana, Social Work practice is a helping profession that provides services aimed at assisting societies function better for their vulnerable population. The demographic analysis of the data indicates that a majority (35.7%) of the respondents were found between 30-39 years, while about 51 percent of the entire respondents were certificate holders. These variables were not part of the major variables of the study, building information on them serves as a vital complement for making a factual judgment regarding the underpinning variables of the study. It puts the study on better ground to making an informed qualitative analysis of the views, opinions, and expressions by the respondents
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