Financial Access to Healthcare among Persons with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
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Sexual dysfunction among married couples living in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
BACKGROUND Sexuality and its manifestation constitute some of the most complex of human behaviour and its disorders are encountered in community. Sexual dysfunction is more prevalent in women than in men. While studies examining sexual dysfunction among males and females in Ghana exist, there are no studies relating sexual problems in males and females as dyadic units. This study therefore inve...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2211-5242
DOI: 10.5463/dcid.v26i2.402