How, when and where? A systematic review on abortion decision making in legally restricted settings in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean

L Hinson, AM Bhatti, M Sebany, SO Bell… - BMC Women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background With increasing global availability of medication abortion drugs, a safer option
exists for many women to terminate a pregnancy even in legally restrictive settings …

Methods women use for induced abortion and sources of services: insights from poor urban settlements of Accra, Ghana

C Agula, EG Henry, PO Asuming, C Agyei-Asabere… - BMC Women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Increasing access to safe abortion methods is crucial for improving women's
health. Understanding patterns of service use is important for identifying areas for …

Knowledge and attitudes of deaf persons towards safe abortion services in Ghana

WK Mprah, J Duorinaah, MP Opoku, W Nketsia… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Deafness refers to partial or total loss of hearing, which, if not appropriately
accommodated, may interfere with day-to-day living experiences. Deaf people encountered …

Risk and protective factors for intention of contraception use among women in Ghana

M Ahuja, E Frimpong, J Okoro… - Health Psychology …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of various forms of contraception in Ghana gained prominence after the government
resorted to investing more in family planning programs when maternal mortality was …

[PDF][PDF] Ethical issues surrounding the use of assisted reproductive technologies in Ghana: An analysis of the experiences of clients and service providers

RA Hiadzi, B Woodward, GB Akrong - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Since the advent of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in Ghana about three
decades ago, IVF and ICSI treatments have enabled infertile Ghanaian couples to fulfill their …

Global epidemiology of induced abortion

SO Bell, M Shankar, C Moreau - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of …, 2021 - oxfordre.com
Induced abortion is a common reproductive experience, with more than 73 million abortions
occurring each year globally. Worldwide, the annual abortion incidence decreased in the …

Knowledge and attitude towards Ghana's abortion law: A cross-sectional study among female undergraduate students

S Abubakari, VU Gmayinaam… - PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Ghana amended its abortion law to permit abortion under certain circumstances due to the
impacts of unsafe abortion. Even though the abortion law in Ghana is liberal, most women …

The infrastructural capacity of Ghanaian health facilities to provide safe abortion and post-abortion care: a cross-sectional study

O Owolabi, T Riley, E Otupiri, CB Polis… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Ghana is one of few countries in sub-Saharan Africa with relatively liberal
abortion laws, but little is known about the availability and quality of abortion services …

Induced abortion in Ghana: prevalence and associated factors

OJ Baruwa, AY Amoateng, E Biney - Journal of Biosocial Science, 2022 - cambridge.org
The termination of unwanted pregnancies is a growing health-related issue around the
world. This study used the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey to examine the factors …

“I wasn't sure it would work. I was just trying”: an ethnographic study on the choice of abortion methods among young women in Kilifi County, Kenya, and Atlantique …

GA Omondi, J Both, R Ouedraogo, G Kimemia… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite the increased availability of safe abortion methods in sub-Saharan
Africa, women and girls continue to use unsafe abortion methods and procedures to …