Table 2 Main categories and sub-categories emerged of married adolescent girls’ experiences and sexual and reproductive needs
Main category | Sub-category |
|---|---|
Preparing for marriage | No preparation for the marital role Lack of couple communication skills Not participating in family decision-making |
Enhancing teens awareness and decision-making on sexual and reproductive issues | Inadequate premarital sexual education forced first sexual experience on wedding night Unplanned and unwanted pregnancy Lack of awareness about reproductive health care |
Developing adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive service | Inadequate access to reproductive health care services Inability of health care workers to provide appropriate services to teens Lack of counseling services for adolescents |
Providing tailored pregnancy and childbirth services | Neglected prenatal care Lack of physical and psychological preparedness for childbirth |
Preparing adolescents for motherhood | Attachment and bonding with their infant Inability to care for their child |