Optimizing task-sharing in abortion care in Ghana: Stakeholder perspectives
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Abortion in Ghana
According to the GMHS, 7% of all pregnancies end in abortion (Figure 1, page 2), and 15% of women aged 15 –49 have ever had an abortion.1 About 15 abortions are performed for every 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–44) each year. According to a study conducted in the late 1990s in southern Ghana, 17 abortions were observed for every 1,000 women of reproductive age.5 The level of abortion in G...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0020-7292
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13000