Use of any contraceptive method among women in rural communities in the eastern region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Background: In Ghana, there is an increase in contraceptive use for traditional and modern methods in rural areas. This study seeks to examine the prevalence and determinants of current use of any contraceptive method among women of reproductive age in the rural Eastern Region of Ghana.

Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among women of reproductive age in the rural Eastern region of Ghana.

Social network moderators of the association between Ghanaian older adults' neighbourhood walkability and social activity.

This study examined the moderating influences of active social networks (ASN), sedentary social networks (SSN) and ASN lost on the relationship between neighbourhood walkability and social activity in community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or more in Accra, Ghana. A total of 863 individuals participated after G*Power 3.1 was utilized to calculate the minimum sample size.