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Preventing Repeat Abortion among Women in Kumasi, Ghana

1Department of Community Health, SMS-KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana


American Journal of Public Health Research. 2016, Vol. 4 No. 1, 8-15
DOI: 10.12691/ajphr-4-1-2
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education Publishing

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Agyei Helena, Dr. Easmon Otupiri, Dr. R. E. Larson-Reindorf. Preventing Repeat Abortion among Women in Kumasi, Ghana. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2016; 4(1):8-15. doi: 10.12691/ajphr-4-1-2.

Correspondence to: Agyei Helena, Department of Community Health, SMS-KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. Email: agyeihelena@ymail.com

Abstract

Induced Abortion which constitutes 10% of maternal mortality in Ghana presents a serious health problem particularly among women within 20-24 years presenting at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi. To accelerate progress towards achieving MDG 5 there must be substantial reduction in induced abortion alongside an increased contraceptive uptake, Post Abortion Care. Barriers to contraceptive use were as a result of; fear of side effect, inaccessibility, socio-economic factors, bad social prescripts and poor service delivery. The output, unintended pregnancies ended in induced abortions. The desire to delay, space and end childbirth are reasons giving for having an induced abortion suggesting high unmet need for FP.

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