Access to mass media and teenage pregnancy among adolescents in Zambia: a national cross-sectional survey.
Quraish SserwanjaAbigail Sitsope SepenuDaniel MwambaDavid MukunyaPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Our study suggests that internet use and reading of newspapers or magazines may trigger behavioural change as an effective approach to reducing teenage pregnancy. Behavioural change communicators can implement mass media campaigns using newspapers, magazines and the internet to publicise adolescent health messages that can encourage adolescents to adopt healthy behaviours and prevent teenage pregnancies.