ArticleInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2018
Implementing safe abortion in Ghana: "We must tell our story and tell it well".
Article in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- 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
- Ethical issues in providing comprehensive abortion care to adolescents: a qualitative study of healthcare providers in the Eastern Region of Ghana.BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
- Exploring ethical dilemmas in the care of pregnant women in Ghana: a case of "maternal-foetal conflicts in a peri-urban hospital in Ghana".BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
- Implementation of safe abortion care policy in africa: a scoping review of readiness and outcomes.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Healthcare workers experiences in providing comprehensive abortion care to adolescents in the Eastern region of Ghana: A qualitative study :Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Abortion learning mechanisms for nurses and midwives: a scoping review of evidence.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Abortion safety in Ghana: does motivation matter?BMC public health · 2025Article
- Determinants of abortion among women of reproductive age in Ghana: multilevel analysis evidence from the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Knowledge level and constructs of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to the practice of unsafe abortion among postnatal mothers attending Mkonze health center, Dodoma Region, Tanzania.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Estimating the incidence of abortion: using the Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology in Ghana, 2017.BMJ global health · 2020Article
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In the first years of the new century, the Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service determined to reduce abortion-associated morbidity and mortality by increasing access to safe care. This was accomplished by interpreting Ghana's restrictive law so that more women qualified for legal services; by framing this effort in public health terms; by bundling abortion together with contraception and postabortion care in a comprehensive package of services; and by training new cadres of health workers to provide manual vacuum aspiration and medical abortion. The Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service convened medical and midwifery societies, nongovernmental organizations, and bilateral agencies to implement this plan, while retaining the leadership role. However, because of provider shortages, aggravated by conscientious objection, and because many still do not understand when abortion can be legally provided, some women still resort to unsafe care. Nonetheless, Ghana provides an example of the critical role of political will in redressing harms from unsafe abortion.
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