Does disability matter? Disability in sexual and reproductive health policies and research in Ghana

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-35

  Mprah, Wisdom Kwadwo ^a   Anafi, Patricia ^b   Sekyere, Frank Owusu ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABLED PERSON; GHANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

DISABLED PERSONS; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 84925226969     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.35.1.c     Document Type: Article

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