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Determinants of current contraceptive use among Ghanaian women at the highest risk of pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Yaw Oheneba-Sakyi
Yaw Oheneba-Sakyi
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Department of Sociology, State University of New York, Potsdam College, Potsdam, New York
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Summary

This study uses data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) of 1988 to examine factors determining the continued low levels of contraceptive use in Ghana. The women currently using efficient contraception are those who have sexual intercourse regularly, who discuss family planning with their partner, whose husbands approve of the use of family planning, and who live in the northern sector of the country. The finding that husband's approval is an important determinant of efficient contraceptive use has significant policy implications for Ghana and other African countries, to motivate both husbands and wives to share fertility control responsibilities.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1992 , pp. 463 - 475
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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