Unsafe abortion is one of the major contributors to high levels of maternal mortality in Ghana, despite a relatively liberal legal environment. This paper presents findings from a semi-structured hospital-based survey of 131 Ghanaian women who had experienced unsafe abortion. The majority of respondents were young and single, with no children or just one child. Most had middle-school education or higher and were employed, as were their partners. While knowledge of family planning was high, knowledge of specific methods was barely moderate and only 17% respondents had ever used it – much lower than the national everuse of 39%. There were widespread misunderstandings about who could use family planning and 41% said they were afraid of sideeff...
AbstractIssues of abortion are critical in Ghana largely due to its consequences on sexual and repro...
BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mor...
Background: Despite the presence of legal abortion services in Ghana, unsafe abortion remains common...
Unsafe abortion is one of the major contributors to high levels of maternal mortality in Ghana, desp...
Unsafe abortion is one of the major contributors to high levels of maternal mortality in Ghana, desp...
In Ghana, despite the availability of safe, legally permissible abortion services, high rates of mor...
In Ghana, abortion mortality constitutes 11% of maternal mortality. Empirical studies on possible di...
In Hohoe, Ghana, induced abortion is the second highest cause of hospital admissions. We aimed to de...
Background Despite the existence of an abortion law and a safe abortion policy in Ghana, the Ghana S...
Unsafe abortion is one of the major contributors to high levels of maternal mortality in Ghana, desp...
Traditional and cultural values, social perceptions, religious teachings and criminalisation have fa...
Using qualitative methodology, semi-structured questionnaires were administered to participants in t...
Using a qualitative research methodology, twenty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with...
In Hohoe, Ghana, induced abortion is the second highest cause of hospital admissions. We aimed to de...
The United Nations sustainable development goal 5 focused on Achieving Gender Equality and Empowerin...
AbstractIssues of abortion are critical in Ghana largely due to its consequences on sexual and repro...
BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mor...
Background: Despite the presence of legal abortion services in Ghana, unsafe abortion remains common...
Unsafe abortion is one of the major contributors to high levels of maternal mortality in Ghana, desp...
Unsafe abortion is one of the major contributors to high levels of maternal mortality in Ghana, desp...
In Ghana, despite the availability of safe, legally permissible abortion services, high rates of mor...
In Ghana, abortion mortality constitutes 11% of maternal mortality. Empirical studies on possible di...
In Hohoe, Ghana, induced abortion is the second highest cause of hospital admissions. We aimed to de...
Background Despite the existence of an abortion law and a safe abortion policy in Ghana, the Ghana S...
Unsafe abortion is one of the major contributors to high levels of maternal mortality in Ghana, desp...
Traditional and cultural values, social perceptions, religious teachings and criminalisation have fa...
Using qualitative methodology, semi-structured questionnaires were administered to participants in t...
Using a qualitative research methodology, twenty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with...
In Hohoe, Ghana, induced abortion is the second highest cause of hospital admissions. We aimed to de...
The United Nations sustainable development goal 5 focused on Achieving Gender Equality and Empowerin...
AbstractIssues of abortion are critical in Ghana largely due to its consequences on sexual and repro...
BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mor...
Background: Despite the presence of legal abortion services in Ghana, unsafe abortion remains common...