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Adolescents are boycotting the�Agodome Community Health Planning Services CHPS zone because of its location�on a family compound.���� ���� The adolescents, mainly girls between the ages of 15 and 18, preferred�to call on the staff of the CHPS compound in their homes for reproductive�health services, where privacy is assured. ���� Ms Vivian King, who is in charge of the zone, told the Ghana News Agency�(GNA) that the presence of tenants in the same building did not seem to suit�the girls. ���� She was interacting with the GNA at the handing over of a CHPS compound�built by Plan International-Ghana at Larve, a neighbouring community in the�South Tongu district. ���� She said the girls usually requested for depo-provera and norigynon�injections to prevent pregnancy. ���� Ms King said the Agodome CHPS compound lacked urinals, beds and other�facilities necessary for quality healthcare delivery. ���� She said for instance, women had to go to nearby bushes to take samples�of their urine for pregnancy test, a situation, which she described as��inhumane�. ���� Ms King also said medicines are packed on benches due to lack of desks�and shelves and appealed for support to relocate the zone with the necessary�facilities.