Download or read book Contraceptive Use in Ghana written by Raylynn Oliver and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Standards Measurement Study Working Paper No. 111. This study looks at the socioeconomic background of individual women and draws a correlation between them and the characteristics of their nearest source of family planning. The study assesses the importance of the socioeconomic background and the availability, price, and quality of services on contraceptive use and fertility. In 1969, Ghana was among the first Sub-Saharan African countries to adopt a population policy. Today, the average distance to a source of family planning is still about three miles. Population and fertility growth rates are high, and contraceptive use is low. The results suggest that raising levels of female schooling will also raise contraceptive use and lower female fertility, particularly in rural areas. However, the distances between facilities and related service centers remain a binding constraint on contraceptive use among those in the sample. The study also found no consistent effect on the demand for contraception or on fertility when measuring the quality of services.
Download or read book Ethnicity and Contraceptive Use in Ghana written by Michael Dzordzormenyoh and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study seeks to examine the role or impact of an individual's ethnicity in relation to their interest in using contraceptives in Ghana. The study observes how gender affects the relationship between ethnicity and contraception use in Ghana. This study employs a data with the sample size of 11,888 from the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) on Ghana. The dependent variable of the student is contraceptive usage and the independent variable of the study is ethnicity. The paper controls for gender and education, to determine the role of gender and education in relation to the dependent and independent variable. The results from the study proves that ethnicity strongly influence contraceptive use in Ghana. The study also proves gender also has a strong influence on contraception use in Ghana. In relation to education, the paper proves that persons with Primary, Middle/JSS/JHS and higher education-above Secondary/SSS/SHS school education have a strong relationship with contraceptive use in Ghana.
Download or read book Contraceptive Use by Method 2019 written by United Nations and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This data booklet highlights estimates of the prevalence of individual contraceptive methods based on the World Contraceptive Use 2019 (which draws from 1,247 surveys for 195 countries or areas of the world) and additional tabulations obtained from microdata sets and survey reports. The estimates are presented for female and male sterilisation, intrauterine device (IUD), implant, injectable, pill, male condom, withdrawal, rhythm and other methods combined.
Download or read book Social Networks and Modern Contraceptive Use written by Jing Liu and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The impacts of social network on the adoption of modern contraception are investigated using panel survey from Ghana. The data used in this paper were collected in six communities in southern Ghana. Women of reproductive age were interviewed in eight rounds over a five-year period (from late 1998 until early 2004). An analytic model using the contraceptive calendar data (n=35,366 woman-month contributed by 870 women) generated estimates to reveal the power of social network measures to predict the use of modern contraception in Southern Ghana. After controlling for the unobserved woman-specific factors through fixed-effects models, the social network measures still have their power in predicting contraceptive use. Related social diffusion measures are also taken into account including mass media exposure and geographic mobility. Based on the analysis of these results, I conclude that social learning and social influence are primarily two ways through which social networks affect modern contraceptive use.
Download or read book Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2010 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use reviews the medical eligibility criteria for use of contraception, offering guidance on the safety and use of different methods for women and men with specific characteristics or known medical conditions. The recommendations are based on systematic reviews of available clinical and epidemiological research. It is a companion guideline to Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use. Together, these documents are intended to be used by policy-makers, program managers, and the scientific community to support national programs in the preparation of service delivery guidelines. The fourth edition of this useful resource supersedes previous editions, and has been fully updated and expanded. It includes over 86 new recommendations and 165 updates to recommendations in the previous edition. Guidance for populations with special needs is now provided, and a new annex details evidence on drug interactions from concomitant use of antiretroviral therapies and hormonal contraceptives. To assist users familiar with the third edition, new and updated recommendations are highlighted. Everyone involved in providing family planning services and contraception should have the fourth edition of Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use at hand.
Download or read book Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use written by World Health Organization. Reproductive Health and Research and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2005 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document is one of two evidence-based cornerstones of the World Health Organization's (WHO) new initiative to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines for family planning. The first cornerstone, the Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (third edition) published in 2004, provides guidance for who can use contraceptive methods safely. This document, the Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use (second edition), provides guidance for how to use contraceptive methods safely and effectively once they are deemed to be medically appropriate. The recommendations contained in this document are the product of a process that culminated in an expert Working Group meeting held at the World Health Organization, Geneva, 13-16 April 2004.
Download or read book Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use in Sub Saharan Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses current trends in contraceptive use, socioeconomic and program variables that affect the demand for and supply of children, and the relationship of increased contraceptive use to recent fertility declines.
Download or read book Three Papers on Side Effects and Modern Contraceptive Use Among Women in Ghana written by Claire Elizabeth Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Status of Women and Contraceptive Use in Ghana written by Marcelia Rodrigues Taborda and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effective Family Planning Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Culture and Modern Contraceptive Behaviour in Rural Ashanti Ghana written by Cynthia Gadegbeku and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four important variables: marriage, induced abortions, postpartum infecundity and contraceptive use have been used to explain variance in fertility rates in developing populations. Of all these proximate factors, contraceptives have been found to have the strongest effect on fertility decline in most developing countries. Policies and programmes were developed to increase the acceptance and use of contraceptives. Despite this attempt fertility rates kept increasing. What is accounting for this phenomenon? Could an understanding of the culture of such societies be the answer? Studies have shown the importance of culture in understanding fertility behaviour especially in Africa and that policies and programmes designed based on the culture of a society have high success rates. This book investigates what constitutes "Akan culture", presents an overview of health care systems and contraceptive use in rural Ashanti. It also uses the Theory of Planned Behaviour - a theoretical framework that helps investigate the determinants of intention and behaviour, to understand the influence of Akan culture on modern contraceptive behaviour in rural Ashanti, Ghana.
Download or read book Region Religion Education and Contraceptives Use in Ghana written by Michael Dzordzormenyoh and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study seeks to examine the role of region, religion and education on contraceptive use in Ghana. The study also observes how gender affects the relationship between region, religion, education (independent variable) and contraceptive use (dependent variable) in Ghana. This study employs a data with the sample size of 11,888 from the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) on Ghana. The dependent variable of the student is contraceptive use and the independent variables of the study are region, religion and education. The paper controls for gender, to determine how gender affects both the dependent and independent variables. The results from the study prove that region, religion and education strongly influence contraceptive use in Ghana. The study also proves gender has a strong influence on contraceptive use in Ghana.
Download or read book Family Planning Programs in Sub Saharan Africa written by Regina McNamara and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of the Quality Price and Availability of Family Planning on Contraceptive Use in Ghana written by Raylynn Oliver and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Financing in Ghana written by George Schieber and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyzes Ghana s National Health Insurance Scheme and highlights the range of policy options needed to assure its financially sustainable transition to universal coverage.
Download or read book Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Ghana written by Yaw Oheneba-Sakyi and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1994-07-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second most populous country in the West African subregion, Ghana is plagued by a population growth rate that far exceeds its economic growth rate. Hence, comprehensive action in family planning is needed to improve the country's social and economic well-being. Although studies on family planning and reproductive health are not lacking, the information is scattered. This annotated bibliography compiles the existing works on family planning and reproductive health in Ghana into a single resource guide. Every effort has been made to include all scholarly works, books, chapters in books, conference papers, discussion papers, periodical literature, public documents, thesis and dissertations, and technical reports, thereby providing scholars and practitioners with quick access to a wide range of research materials. The book is arranged into six topical chapters. Chapter one covers population dynamics, with a focus on general population characteristics and trends in population growth through fertility, mortality, and migration. Chapter two lists works on general reproductive behavior and contraception, including attitudes toward fertility, fertility preference, men's role in contraception and contraceptive devices. Chapter three includes works dealing with family planning program development and evaluation. Chapter four turns to factors other than contraception affecting fertility, such as breast-feeding, sexual practice, maternal age, birth intervals, nuptiality, sex roles, and sex preference. Chapter five is devoted to studies concerning primary health services, such as health delivery systems, child and maternal health, nutrition, traditional birth attendants, disease, and abortion. The final chapter covers general population policy and legislation.
Download or read book Long acting Reversible Contraception The Effective and Appropriate Use of Long Acting Reversible Contraception written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
