The Centre for Global Development (CGD) has in a new report revealed that over 50 percent of education sector policymakers still disagree with teaching girls about contraception before senior high school.
While reproductive anatomy remains a particularly controversial aspect of gender equity - with about 13 percent of girls giving birth before reaching the age of 18 globally, many policymakers and general populations still disagree with teaching girls about contraception at the basic level.
The report by CGD indicates that policymakers in Ghana only came second to Pakistan, which scored 96 percent, with the view that girls should not be taught about contraception.
About 52 percent of Ghanaians disagreed with sex education and teaching contraceptives' importance and usage at the junior high school level - mostly based on religious grounds and the belief that sex education will encourage early sexual activity.
