Cultural factors constraining the introduction of family planning among the Kassena-Nankana of Northern Ghana

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1789-1804

  Adongo, Philip B ^a   Phillips, James F ^b   Kajihara, Beverly ^a   Fayorsey, Clara ^c   Debpuur, Cornelius ^d   Binka, Fred N ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to contraceptive use; Contraception; Family planning; Fertility; Ghana; Traditional reproductive motives

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; CULTURAL FACTORS; FAMILY PLANNING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK;

ATTITUDE; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION;

GHANA;

EID: 0030733956     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00110-X     Document Type: Article

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