Exploring contraceptive knowledge and use among women experiencing induced abortion in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

dc.contributor.author	Biney, A.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-03T11:25:38Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-03T11:25:38Z
dc.date.issued	2011-03
dc.description.abstract	Using a qualitative research methodology, twenty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with women with induced abortion experiences at Korle Bu and Tema Hospitals in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Results suggest that these women tended not to have knowledge of contraceptive methods prior to the abortion, while others were informed but failed to use for a variety of reasons ranging from rumours of side effects to personal negative experiences with modem contraceptive methods. A few women also stated contraceptive failure as a reason for their unintended pregnancies that were later aborted. Peer and reproductive health education must be reinforced in communities in the Greater Accra Region to curb adolescents engaging in early sex and should challenge the existing rumours associated with contraception in Ghana. In addition, family planning services in terms of appropriate methods with no side effects must be made available to women in the reproductive ages.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	Vol.15(1): pp 37-46
dc.identifier.uri	http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/29767
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	African journal of reproductive health	en_US
dc.title	Exploring contraceptive knowledge and use among women experiencing induced abortion in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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