Socioeconomic determinants of birth registration in Ghana
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Socioeconomic determinants of birth registration in Ghana
BACKGROUND Identity registration is not only a matter of human rights but it also serves as an important instrument for planning about health, education and overall development. This paper examines the chances of a child born in Ghana between 2001 and 2006 obtaining legal status of identity. METHODS Data for this paper were extracted from the 2006 Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC International Health and Human Rights
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1472-698X
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-015-0053-z