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.

Multiple sexual partnership among adolescent boys and young men in Ghana: analysis of the 2003-2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.

Background: Multiple sexual partnership (MSP) is a major cause of HIV/AIDS epidemic and unplanned pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigate how individual, household, interpersonal, community and structural factors correlate with multiple sexual partnership of adolescent boys and young men in Ghana.

Methods: We pooled secondary data from the 2003, 2008 and 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys (GDHS).