Perception of Risk and Compliance With COVID-19 Safety Guidelines: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Healthcare Workers in Ghana.

Although healthcare professionals are on the "frontline" of providing effective and quality healthcare delivery, they face several occupational risks when giving care, particularly during a global health crisis. This study examines healthcare workers' compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols and identifies factors associated with their perceived risk of COVID-19. Between October and December 2020, this cross-sectional survey utilized online and paper-type questionnaires in data collection.

Utilization of abortion services from an unsafe provider and associated factors among women with history of induced abortion in Ghana.

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), numerous studies have examined women's choice of abortion methods and services using hospital-based data, community-based surveys and nationally representative data. Little research focuses on the factors influencing a woman's choice of abortion provider. This study sought to identify factors that are associated with why a woman seeks abortion care services from an unsafe provider in Ghana.

The Medical Nemesis of Primary Health Care Implementation: Evidence From Ghana.

Primary Health Care (PHC), based on the Alma Ata declaration, calls for the movement of responsibility, resources, and control away from medical systems and curative measures toward health promotion. However, PHC implementation in practice appears to be heavily influenced by medical systems with its own attendant effects on the attainment of PHC goals. This study therefore examines the extent and effects of medical systems influence on PHC implementation in Ghana.

Women's post-abortion contraceptive use: Are predictors the same for immediate and future uptake of contraception? Evidence from Ghana.

This study seeks to identify the socio-demographic, reproductive, partner-related, and facility-level characteristics associated with women's immediate and subsequent use of post-abortion contraception in Ghana. Secondary data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey were utilized in this study. The weighted data comprised 1,880 women who had ever had an abortion within the five years preceding the survey.

Use and discontinuation of intrauterine contraceptive device in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Background: The intrauterine contraceptive device is one of the modern long-acting and reversible contraception that is very safe and effective. Yet, less than 2 % of women are using intrauterine devices in Ghana. This study therefore explored the experiences and barriers to intrauterine contraceptive device use and discontinuation in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

Students' perceptions of contraceptives in university of ghana.

Objective: This study sought to explore University of Ghana Business School diploma student's knowledge of contraceptives, types of contraceptives, attitudes towards contraceptive users, preference for contraceptives, benefits, and side-effects of contraceptives.

Materials And Methods: Data was conducted with three sets of focus group discussions. Participants were systematically sampled from accounting and public administration departments.