ArticleFacts, views & vision in ObGyn2016
Need for accessible infertility care in Ghana: the patients' voice.
Article in Facts, views & vision in ObGyn, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Modifiable life style factors and male reproductive health: a cross-sectional study in IVF clinic attendees in Ghana.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
- Guidelines to manage women with infertility: an e-Delphi study.African health sciences · 2024Article
- Addressing the Rehabilitation Needs of Women Experiencing Infertility in Ethiopia: Time for Action.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Infertility policy analysis: a comparative study of selected lower middle- middle- and high-income countries.Globalization and health · 2020Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Perceived Infertility in Ghana.Studies in family planning · 2020Article
- Factors That Determine the Likelihood of Giving Birth to the First Child within 10 Months after Marriage.Journal of pregnancy · 2020Article
- IVF in Africa: what is it all about?Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2019Article
- Education, early screening and treatment of STIs could reduce infertility among women in Kenya.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2017Article
- Infertility in the Global South: Raising awareness and generating insights for policy and practice.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2017Article
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Abstract
According to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) infertility and childlessness are the most important reason for divorce in Ghana. The traditional Ghanaian society is pro-natal and voluntary childlessness is very uncommon. Patient groups are almost non-existent in Sub-Saharan Africa, aggravating the situation of childless couples. Due to the lack of enough and affordable high quality infertility services, many women resort to traditional healing, witchcraft and spiritual mediation. Considering the severe sociocultural and economic consequences of childlessness, especially for women, there is an urgent need for accessible and affordable high quality infertility care in Ghana.
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