Ananya, G.2024-02-212024-02-212021-12http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/41361M.A. Population StudiesIntroduction: Globally, there are disparities in maternal health outcomes as well as the factors that influence maternal health outcomes. Some of these disparities stem from the differences in place of residence (rural or urban). These rural-urban disparities affect access to services such as safe induced abortion. In order to improve maternal health outcomes in developing countries such as Ghana, these disparities need to be addressed. Against the foregoing, this study seeks to examine the differentials in induced abortion among women in urban and rural areas in Ghana. Methods: This study used data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey. The analytical sample includes a total of 13,176 women (weighted) who have been pregnant in the five years preceding the survey. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson chi-square tests and binary logistic regression analysis. Results: The results show that 18.5% of urban women had induced abortion while 10.0% of rural women had induced abortion. Among rural women 33.9 % were using contraceptives while 32.6% of urban women were using contraceptives. Among urban women who were not married 35.2% induced abortion while 20.9% of rural women who were not married induced abortion. At the multivariate level, while age, level of educational attainment and ethnicity were significant predictors of induced abortion in urban areas these variables were not significant in rural areas. Also, whereas exposure to media was a significant predictor of induced abortion in rural areas it was not a significant predictor in urban areas. Conclusion: The factors that influence induced abortion in urban and rural areas differ, therefore policies promulgated to address induced abortion must be distinctive and peculiar to each area (urban/rural) in order to reap maximum results.enRuralUrbanAbortionGhanaThesis