ABSTRACT Motherhood can be very challenging and overwhelming whether the individuals involved are teens or adults. Although there is a high prevalence of teenage mothers in urban cities in Ghana, little research has been done on the challenges associated with teen motherhood. This qualitative study was therefore conducted to explore the challenges that teenage mothers experience in Ghana. One-on-one interviews were conducted with 28 purposively selected teenage mothers between the ages of 15 and 19. Through thematic analysis, findings showed that challenges associated with teenage motherhood were strained interpersonal relationships, survival difficulties, educational disruption and steep transition to adulthood. These findings call for supportive programmes and interventions that would help address the contextual challenges of teenage mothers and also step up efforts to decrease the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Ghana.

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定性研究：加纳与青少年母亲有关的挑战

摘要孕产可能是非常具有挑战性的，并且无论涉及的人是青少年还是成年人，其影响力都是巨大的。尽管加纳城市中的少女母亲患病率很高，但针对与少女母亲有关的挑战的研究很少。因此，进行了这项定性研究，以探讨年轻母亲在加纳遇到的挑战。对28位15至19岁的有目的的青少年母亲进行了一对一的访谈。通过主题分析，研究结果表明，与青少年母亲有关的挑战是人际关系紧张，生存困难，教育中断和成年后的急剧过渡。