Characteristics and contributory factors for injectable contraceptive usage among women in Kumasi, Ghana
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Characteristics and contributory factors for injectable contraceptive usage among women in Kumasi, Ghana
Background Preferred methods of contraception vary from country to country. Family Planning services have been available on a large scale in Ghana since the 1980's and their use has contributed to gradual decline in the total fertility rate from 6.4 in 1988 to 4.2 in 2014. Since their introduction in Ghana in the early 1990's, Injectable contraceptives have seen increasing patronage and are cur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2055-7426
DOI: 10.1186/s40834-016-0019-0