ReviewAfrican journal of reproductive health2014
Abortion care in Ghana: a critical review of the literature.
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
- Awareness of Abortion Legality and Safe Abortion Uptake in Ghana: Assessing the Moderating Role of Education in a Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Determinants of family planning services uptake among women within the reproductive age in the Yendi municipality in Northern Ghana.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Ghana abortion care-a model for others: analysis of the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- The infrastructural capacity of Ghanaian health facilities to provide safe abortion and post-abortion care: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Methods women use for induced abortion and sources of services: insights from poor urban settlements of Accra, Ghana.BMC women's health · 2021Review
- Beyond counting induced abortions, miscarriages and stillbirths to understanding their risk factors: analysis of the 2017 Ghana maternal health survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Risk factors for spontaneous preterm delivery.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2020Review
- Optimizing task-sharing in abortion care in Ghana: Stakeholder perspectives.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2020Article
- Estimating the incidence of abortion: using the Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology in Ghana, 2017.BMJ global health · 2020Article
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- Prevalence and Predictors of Contraceptives Use among Women Aged (15-49 years) with Induced Abortion History in Ghana.Advances in preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Prevalence and correlates of postabortion long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) use among young women (24 and below) in Nepal: Strategy in the search for improvements.Reproductive health · 2019Article
- Contributing factors to unsafe abortion practices among women of reproductive age at selected district hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana.BMC women's health · 2019Article
- To keep or not to keep? Decision making in adolescent pregnancies in Jamestown, Ghana.PloS one · 2019Article
- Predictors of Unsafe Induced Abortion among Women in Ghana.Journal of pregnancy · 2019Article
- Sex composition of living children in a matrilineal inheritance system and its association with pregnancy intendedness and postpartum family planning intentions in rural Ghana.Reproductive health · 2018Article
- Implementing safe abortion in Ghana: "We must tell our story and tell it well".International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2018Article
- Pathways to care: Factors predicting women's access to clinic versus pharmacy-based medication abortion in Ghana.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
The Government of Ghana has taken important steps to mitigate the impact of unsafe abortion. However, the expected decline in maternal deaths is yet to be realized. This literature review aims to present findings from empirical research directly related to abortion provision in Ghana and identify gaps for future research. A total of four (4) databases were searched with the keywords "Ghana and abortion" and hand review of reference lists was conducted. All abstracts were reviewed. The final include sample was 39 articles. Abortion-related complications represent a large component of admissions to gynecological wards in hospitals in Ghana as well as a large contributor to maternal mortality. Almost half of the included studies were hospital-based, mainly chart reviews. This review has identified gaps in the literature including: interviewing women who have sought unsafe abortions and with healthcare providers who may act as gatekeepers to women wishing to access safe abortion services.
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