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PROVIDER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION IN GHANA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2000

MARKUS J. STEINER ,
ELIZABETH RAYMOND ,
JOHN D. ATTAFUAH  and
MELISSA HAYS
MARKUS J. STEINER
Affiliation:
Family Health International, PO Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
ELIZABETH RAYMOND
Affiliation:
Family Health International, PO Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
JOHN D. ATTAFUAH
Affiliation:
Research International, Ghana, PO Box 0 1960, Osu-Accra, Ghana
MELISSA HAYS
Affiliation:
Family Health International, PO Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Abstract

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In 1996, the Ministry of Health in Ghana included emergency contraception (EC) in its newly issued National Reproductive Health Service Policy and Standards. A short survey was conducted in the summer of 1997 to evaluate health providers' knowledge of EC. Of the 325 providers interviewed, about one-third (34%) had heard of EC. No provider had sufficient knowledge to prescribe EC correctly. A well-coordinated training programme for providers will have to precede successful introduction of EC in Ghana. Moreover, a dedicated product may be critical for the successful introduction of EC in a country like Ghana, where provider knowledge is low.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 2000 , pp. 99 - 106
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press