Accelerating progress towards the sustainable development goals for adolescents in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Kusi-Mensah, Kwabena; Tamambang, Rita; Bella-Awusah, Tolulope; Ogunmola, Olusegun Ayomikun; Afolayan, Adeola; Toska, Elona; Hertzog, Lucas; Rudgard, William E.; Evans, Robin J.; Omigbodun, Olayinka

doi:10.1080/13548506.2022.2108086

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“…TIK telah digunakan dalam banyak cara inovatif untuk mencapai dampak sosial, seperti mempromosikan akses ke layanan dasar termasuk kesehatan, keuangan, dan asuransi. (Shao, Fan, Huang, & Chen, 2022) Diskusi mengenai TIK dan SDGs telah banyak dilakukan mulai yang berfokus pada kesehatan (Aririguzoh et al, 2021;Fink, Höltl, & Brandtweiner, 2020;Kusi-Mensah et al, 2022;Sahay, Rashidian, & Doctor, 2020;Shao et al, 2022) isu pangan (Camaréna, 2022;Chandan, John, & Potdar, 2023;Ejemeyovwi et al, 2021;Van Staden et al, 2022) perhatian terhadap isu lingkungan (Adamo & Willis, 2022;Anser et al, 2021;Chien et al, 2021;N'dri et al, 2021;Otagiri et al, 2017), pelayanan sektor pemerintahan (Loka et al, 2022;Sudirman & Saidin, 2022;), pariwisata (Anser et al, 2021Gössling, 2020Gössling, , 2021Gössling & Michael Hall, 2019;Rehman Khan et al, 2021) bahkan pendidikan (Asongu et al, 2019;Chin & Jacobsson, 2016;Daniela et al, 2018;Nayak et al, 2020;Nwankwo & Njoku, 2020;Schina et al, 2020;Yingi et al, 2022). Namun dari berbagai studi tersebut masih sedikit dtemukan studi mengenai TIK dan SDGs melalui review literatur sistematik (SLR).…”

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Teknologi Informasi Dan Komunikasi (Tik) Dan SDGS : Review Literatur Sistematis

Sudirman

2023

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk Kajian ini telah mengategorikan konsep atau tema yang dominan dalam kajian TIK dan SDGs. Konsep dominan dikategorikan berdasarkan pengelompokan kluster. Kajian ini menggunakan metode review literatur sistematis (SLR) dengan mengumpulkan berbagai kajian terdahulu. Sumber data utama yang digunakan adalah artikel dari database Scopus. Adapun Katakunci yang digunakan ialah “ict and sdgs” yang publikasinya dibatasi antara tahun 2016-2023. Dari penerapan kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi ditetapkan 82 artikel untuk menemukan kajian TIK dan SDGs. Penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa kajian sebelumnya tentang TIK dan SDGs berkaitan dengan empat konsep dominan: sustainable development goal, ICT, sustainable development, information and communication. Konsep sustainable development goal yang dominan terkait dengan kontribusi dan peran TIK dalam mendukung pencapaian SDGs PBB. Konsep ICT yang dominan terkait dengan kesiapan TIK negara dalam mencapai SDGS serta keterlibatan korporasi TIK dalam mempromosikan SDGs. Konsep sustainable development berhubungan penggunaan TIK dalam pembangunan berkelanjutan baik dibidang pendidikan, maupun ekonomi. Dan konsep information and communication terkait dengan potensi besar TIK dalam stimulasi pertumbuhan efisiensi energi dan pengurangan pencemaran lingkungan di negara maju dan berkembang.

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Teknologi Informasi Dan Komunikasi (Tik) Dan SDGS : Review Literatur Sistematis

Sudirman

2023

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“…Indeed, there is a preponderance of empirical studies in Ghana that have investigated SRH behaviours of adolescents and their utilization of SRH services [ 13 , 14 , 16 ]. However, these studies have mainly been quantitative [ 13 , 14 ].…”

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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs and utilisation of health services in the Bono East Region, Ghana

Okyere,

Yeboa,

Nikoi

et al. 2024

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Background Adolescents in Ghana are vulnerable to unequal power relations at the personal, community and structural levels which in turn limits their opportunities in access to critical sexual and reproductive health information and services. There is therefore high unmet need for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services and the Bono East region typifies this situation, recording some of the poorest SRHR outcomes among adolescents. We, therefore, aimed to investigate the SRH needs (unmet), behaviors and utilization of SRH services among adolescents in the Bono East region. Methods Using a maximum variation sampling approach, this qualitative study conducted in-depth interviews and focused group discussions with adolescent boys and girls, parents, community leaders, and healthcare providers. Results Our findings are presented under two broad categories: major SRHR concerns of adolescents, and perspectives about that influences adolescents’ utilization of SRHR services. Under the major SRHR need of adolescents, the following themes emerged: information and services on pregnancy prevention, menstrual hygiene management, availability of comprehensive abortion care services, and attitudes towards adolescent pregnancy. The perspectives about the factors that influence adolescent children were discussed at multiple levels: individual/personal. interpersonal and community/societal. At the individual level, limited understanding of adolescence/puberty, desire of adolescents to belong and misperceptions about contraceptives. At the interpersonal level, issues relating to technical capacity needs of service providers, disrespect exhibited by service providers, and parental failure were identified as influential factors. Then at the community/societal level, we identified structural constraints and compromised social safety concerns in accessing contraceptives and services. Conclusion In conclusion, the findings from this study offer valuable insights into the complex landscape of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Bono East region. The implications for policy and practice are manifold, ranging from comprehensive education to addressing menstrual hygiene, involving parents, training healthcare providers, and promoting respectful care.

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“…Importantly, the UNDP SDG Accelerator and Bottleneck assessment distinguishes between accelerators, defined as life circumstances/ protective factors that directly influence SDG outcomes (e.g., food security or good parenting), and interventions, which can drive progress on access to these accelerators (e.g., feeding or parenting programmes) [10]. Evidence using observational data has identified a range of protective factors and their combinations (accelerator synergies) that bolster multiple outcomes for children and adolescents and can thus contribute to the accelerator model: safe schools [8], good parenting/parenting support [8,11], cash transfers [12], food security [11][12][13], living in a safe community [12,13], good mental health [14], education, ICT access [15], no survival work, small family size, food security, health extension [16], healthy caregivers [17] and access to community-based organisations [13]. There are now also programs emerging that are based on the idea of layered evidence-based services, such as the DREAMS programme, which aims to address the complex problem of high HIV incidences through a combined portfolio of provisions [18].…”

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Understanding accelerators to improve SDG-related outcomes for adolescents—An investigation into the nature and quantum of additive effects of protective factors to guide policy making

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Recent evidence has shown support for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) accelerator concept, which highlights the need to identify interventions or programmatic areas that can affect multiple sustainable development goals (SDGs) at once to boost their achievement. These data have also clearly shown enhanced effects when interventions are used in combination, above and beyond the effect of single interventions. However, detailed knowledge is now required on optimum combinations and relative gain in order to derive policy guidance. Which accelerators work for which outcomes, what combinations are optimum, and how many combinations are needed to maximise effect? The current study utilised pooled data from the Young Carers (n = 1402) and Child Community Care (n = 446) studies. Data were collected at baseline (n = 1848) and at a 1 to 1.5- year follow-up (n = 1740) from children and young adolescents aged 9–13 years, living in South Africa. Measures in common between the two databases were used to generate five accelerators (caregiver praise, caregiver monitoring, food security, living in a safe community, and access to community-based organizations) and to investigate their additive effects on 14 SDG-related outcomes. Predicted probabilities and predicted probability differences were calculated for each SDG outcome under the presence of none to five accelerators to determine optimal combinations. Results show that various accelerator combinations are effective, though different combinations are needed for different outcomes. Some accelerators ramified across multiple outcomes. Overall, the presence of up to three accelerators was associated with marked improvements over multiple outcomes. The benefit of targeting access to additional accelerators, with additional costs, needs to be weighed against the relative gains to be achieved with high quality but focused interventions. In conclusion, the current data show the detailed impact of various protective factors and provides implementation guidance for policy makers in targeting and distributing interventions to maximise effect and expenditure. Future work should investigate multiplicative effects and synergistic interactions between accelerators.

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Accelerating progress towards the sustainable development goals for adolescents in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 6 publications

References 53 publications

Teknologi Informasi Dan Komunikasi (Tik) Dan SDGS : Review Literatur Sistematis

Teknologi Informasi Dan Komunikasi (Tik) Dan SDGS : Review Literatur Sistematis

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs and utilisation of health services in the Bono East Region, Ghana

Understanding accelerators to improve SDG-related outcomes for adolescents—An investigation into the nature and quantum of additive effects of protective factors to guide policy making

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