Adolescent pregnancy and its challenges have long been a public health issue globally. Adolescents are people aged 10 to 19 years old
[1]. Adolescence is a critical stage in human development because adolescent body undergoes rapid physiological, psychological, and social changes [2]. Also, adolescence is usually regarded as a period of good health and hence adolescents are generally regarded as healthy individuals [2]. However, adolescents are vulnerable and exposed to a variety of health risks, causing a large number of them to die during this stage, and the causes of their deaths are, for the most part, preventable [1].
Adolescent pregnancy is a public health issue with well-defined health risks, social and economic consequences to the individual, their families, communities, and society. In developing countries, an estimated 21 million adolescent girls (15-19 years) become pregnant and about 12 million of these girls give birth each year [3]. Moreover, Neal et al. [4] reported that 2.5 million adolescent girls below the age of 16 give birth yearly. In Ghana, two out of 10 girls become pregnant or welcome their first child before they reach the age of 18 years