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Barriers to accessing healthcare among women in Ghana: …

(7 days ago) The data used for this study forms part of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). The survey adopted a two-stage stratified sampling … See more

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-10017-8

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Women in Ghana: progress, but important challenges …

(Just Now) WEBSix decades after independence, women make up only 13.1% of the members of the legislature. According to the World …

https://theconversation.com/women-in-ghana-progress-but-important-challenges-remain-130065

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Tackling gender inequalities in health: a key to achieving …

(7 days ago) WEBAccra, Ghana - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 5 on Gender equality and SDG 10 inequalities are critically interlinked social determinants that have the potential to …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/news/tackling-gender-inequalities-health-key-achieving-universal-health-coverage-ghana

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Barriers to accessing healthcare among women in Ghana: …

(3 days ago) WEBMethods. The study was conducted among 9370 women aged 15–49, using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Barrier to healthcare, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7745480/

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What happened after COVID-19 hit: Ghana - UN Women

(6 days ago) WEBThere has been an alarming rise in violence against women and girls in Ghana since the COVID-19 pandemic started, as a result of lockdowns, social isolation …

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/12/what-happened-after-covid-19-hit-ghana

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Transforming women health leadership for improved …

(7 days ago) WEBWHO remains committed to fostering an enabling environment for high-level women leadership to lead national and global efforts to transform health outcomes. Communications Officer WHO …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/news/transforming-women-health-leadership-improved-health-outcomes

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Women’s health status in urban Ghana: dimensions and …

(5 days ago) WEBBackground Global discourse on population, health and development have placed women’s health issues at the top of development agenda. Women’s …

https://hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12955-018-0894-y

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GHANA’S REPORT - UN Women

(4 days ago) WEBWomen in the security services continue to face gender-based discrimination. This is evident in the 2018 Ghana Fire Service Case involving two female employees whose …

https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/CSW/64/National-reviews/Ghana-en.pdf

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To reach Gender Equality Ghana needs to prioritize social …

(6 days ago) WEBTo address these multi-faceted gender gaps, the World Bank has recently developed a Ghana Country Gender Action Plan (C-GAP) to guide the portfolio in …

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/nasikiliza/reach-gender-equality-ghana-needs-prioritize-social-and-economic-inclusion

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Barriers to accessing healthcare among women in Ghana: …

(1 days ago) WEBMethods: The study was conducted among 9370 women aged 15-49, using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Barrier to healthcare, …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33334326/

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In Ghana, Improving the Health and Well-Being of Girls …

(8 days ago) WEBThe findings could shift the global conversation around clean cooking, gender, and health, and underscore why the world needs to do more to improve the health and well-being of girls and women. …

https://equaleverywhere.org/story/in-ghana-improving-the-health-and-well-being-of-girls-and-women/

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Country Fact Sheet UN Women Data Hub

(8 days ago) WEBIn Ghana, 19.3% of women aged 20–24 years old who were married or in a union before age 18. However, work still needs to be done in Ghana to achieve gender equality. The …

https://data.unwomen.org/country/ghana

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Universal health coverage for sexual and reproductive health …

(7 days ago) WEBof an increase in skilled health care workers, supply of equipment, improved logistics, staff accommodation, transportation and ambulance services, poor quality of care continues …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/350888/WHO-SRH-21.17-eng.pdf

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Transforming women health leadership for improved health …

(6 days ago) WEBWHO remains committed to fostering an enabling environment for high-level women leadership to lead national and global efforts to transform health outcomes. For …

https://reliefweb.int/report/ghana/transforming-women-health-leadership-improved-health-outcomes

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Women’s Survival in Ghana: What Has Law Got to Do With It?

(2 days ago) WEBIn Ghana, there are specific practices which negatively affect only women. These practices are enforced and sustained by custom, even though most of the …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244020941472

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Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022 - Key Indicators …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) is a population-based survey designed to monitor progress on health service utilisation and management to inform decision …

https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/PR149/PR149.pdf

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Ghana Health Fact Sheet - U.S. Agency for International …

(Just Now) WEBLow contraceptive prevalence throughout the country (only 27.8% of married women use modern methods) and high fertility rates in the north negatively affect mothers’ health. …

https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/USAID-Ghana-Health-Fact-Sheet-230705.pdf

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Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and

(7 days ago) WEBBreast cancer is a global public health concern due to its increasing incidence coupled with the high mortality rate among women in low- and high-income countries …

https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-024-03106-y

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Women in Ghana Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History

(2 days ago) WEBHistoricizing the Story of Women in G hana. Since the 1980s the status of women in Ghana has been studied via historiographies, cross-sectional surveys, and ethnographic …

https://oxfordre.com/africanhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-539

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Women in Ghana - Wikipedia

(4 days ago) WEBWomen are given equal rights under the Constitution of Ghana, yet disparities in education, employment, and health for women remain prevalent. [5] [6] Additionally, women have …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Ghana

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Don’t relegate your health to the backburner as you care or …

(3 days ago) WEBOften, they give their best working tirelessly to restore health of others and neglect or relegate their health to the burner,” she said. Brigadier General Twum Barima …

https://gna.org.gh/2024/05/dont-relegate-your-health-to-the-backburner-as-you-care-or-restore-health-for-others-women-told/

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Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and

(4 days ago) WEBSocio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: a systematic review Mapping evidence on …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11092234/

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Women’s health status in urban Ghana: dimensions and …

(3 days ago) WEBWomen’s health has received some attention in Ghana in reproductive health since the mid-1990s. However, studies on women’s general health status or …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5926535/

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Health system in Ghana - statistics & facts Statista

(Just Now) WEBBy 2019, around 12 million people had actively subscribed to the NHIS. Overall, nearly 70 percent of Ghana’s population had health insurance coverage as of 2021. The labor …

https://www.statista.com/topics/8915/health-system-in-ghana/

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Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and

(1 days ago) WEBSome women perceived that breast cancer is caused by spider bites, heredity, extreme stress, trauma, infections, diet, or lifestyle. Conclusion: This study adduces …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38745160/

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"UNiTE! Invest to Prevent Violence against Women & Girls" Ghana

(6 days ago) WEBIn Ghana, statistics on GBV reflect this global gloomy picture. According to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), about 24.4% of women between 15-49 years’ …

https://ghana.un.org/en/253847-unite-invest-prevent-violence-against-women-girls-ghana

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CDC in Ghana Global Health CDC

(4 days ago) WEBGlobal health security Strategic focus. CDC's global health security efforts in Ghana help strengthen the country's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious …

https://www.cdc.gov/global-health/countries/ghana.html

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WHW Ghana Women's Health To Wealth Ghana

(1 days ago) WEBWomen’s Health to Wealth (WHW) is a member of the WSI Consortium and is established as a non-governmental organization, with the key mission of engendering healthier and …

https://whwghana.org/

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Improving health literacy through group antenatal care: results …

(3 days ago) WEBWe hypothesized that pregnant women randomized into G-ANC would exhibit a greater increase in maternal health literacy than women in routine, individual ANC. …

https://healthynewbornnetwork.org/resource/2024/improving-health-literacy-through-group-antenatal-care-results-from-a-cluster-randomized-controlled-trial-in-ghana/

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Exploring predictors and prevalence of postpartum - BMC Public …

(7 days ago) WEBBackground Postpartum depression (PPD) affects around 10% of women, or 1 in 7 women, after giving birth. Undiagnosed PPD was observed among 50% of mothers. …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18502-0

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Supporting women’s health is the key to advancing women’s …

(5 days ago) WEBReproductive health and women’s health more broadly are often the last priority when competing for resources against other issues countries face like security, …

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles/womens-economic-power-health

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