Family Planning Awareness, Perceptions and Practice among Community Members in the Kintampo Districts of Ghana
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53704#.VNBnuCzQrzE Author(s) Obed Ernest A. Nettey 1 , Yeetey A. Enuameh 1,2 , Emmanuel Mahama 1 , Abubakari Sulemana 1 , George Adjei 1 , Stephaney Gyaase 1 , Samuel Afari-Asiedu 1 , Robert Adda 1 , Abena Konadu Yawson 1 , Gifty Fosuaa Nuamah 1 , Edward Apraku Anane 1 , Livesy Abokyi 1 , Charles Zandoh 1 , Martha Abdulai 1 , Ellen Abrafi Boamah 1 , Kwame Adjei 1 , Seeba Amenga-Etego 1 , Francis Dzabeng 1 , Charlotte Tawiah-Agyeman 1 , Frank Baiden 1 , Kwaku Poku Asante 1 , Seth Owusu-Agyei 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana . 2 Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, USA . ABSTRACT Family planning is known to prevent maternal deaths, but some social norms, limited supplies and inconsistent use makes this difficult to achieve in most low- and middle-income countries. In spite of the high ferti...