As for Agya Koo, the marriage journey had not yet ended. In June 2016, Adu got remarried to Rita Asiedu in London, UK after dating for 4 years. The wedding actually happened on Saturday, June 11, 2016, in London. The wedding was attended by most popular Ghanaian celebrities including Ab...
This paper aims todiscuss how constructions of adolescence, gender and sexuality inGhana affect the practice of child marriage. It further examinesthe implications of child marriage for married girls and argues forresearch into the causes and mental health implications of thepractice...
Coming of age is marked within many Ghanaian cultures by puberty ceremonies for girls that must be completed before marriage or childbirth. These are celebrated on an individual rather than a group basis. Boys have no corresponding initiation or puberty rites. Most children attend primary school, ...
Same-Sex Marriage in Ghana: Scripture, Health Law and Bioethics.Developing Country Studies. 2021;11(4). Tweneboah S, Religion. International Human Rights Standards, and the Politicisation of Homosexuality in Ghana.African Journal of gender and religion. 2018;24(2). Essien K, Aderinto S, ...
Similar to this observation, Awusabo-Asare, Biddlecom, Kumi-Kyereme, and Patterson [46] noted that the main reasons adolescents gave for not having sex were fear of getting pregnant, wanting to wait until marriage, fear of contracting STIs, and being too young (16%). Other research also...