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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2000-3-17
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pubmed:abstractText |
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.
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pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa South Of The Sahara,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Contraception,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Contraceptive Agents,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Contraceptive Agents, Female,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Delivery Of Health Care,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/English Speaking Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Family Planning,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Fertility Control, Postcoital,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Ghana,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health Personnel,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Knowledge,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Report,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sampling Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Surveys,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Western Africa
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0021-9320
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
32
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
99-106
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: In 1996, the Ministry of Health in Ghana included emergency contraception (EC) in its newly issued National Reproductive Health Service Policy and Standards. This paper reports a short survey conducted to evaluate the success of these early efforts to introduce EC into Ghana and evaluate health providers' knowledge of EC. Short structured interviews were conducted with health care providers at a sample of family planning outlets in two regions of Ghana. Findings revealed that health providers' knowledge about EC is low. Out of the 325 people interviewed, only about one-third (34%) had heard of EC. Furthermore, no provider had sufficient knowledge to prescribe EC correctly. Two policy implications can be drawn from this research: 1) well coordinated training of providers will have to precede a successful introduction of EC in Ghana; 2) a dedicated product may be critical for the successful introduction of EC, where providers' knowledge is low.
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Contraceptives, Postcoital,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Ghana,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Health Personnel,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Health Policy,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Interviews as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:10676062-Pregnancy
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pubmed:year |
2000
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Provider knowledge about emergency contraception in Ghana.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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