Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Ghana

The second most populous country in the West African subregion Ghana is plagued by a population growth rate that far exceeds its economic growth rate. Hence comprehensive action in family planning is needed to improve the country''s social and economic well-being. Although studies on family planning and reproductive health are not lacking the information is scattered. This annotated bibliography compiles the existing works on family planning and reproductive health in Ghana into a single resource guide. Every effort has been made to include all scholarly works books chapters in books conference papers discussion papers periodical literature public documents thesis and dissertations and technical reports thereby providing scholars and practitioners with quick access to a wide range of research materials.The book is arranged into six topical chapters. Chapter one covers population dynamics with a focus on general population characteristics and trends in population growth through fertility mortality and migration. Chapter two lists works on general reproductive behavior and contraception including attitudes toward fertility fertility preference men''s role in contraception and contraceptive devices. Chapter three includes works dealing with family planning program development and evaluation. Chapter four turns to factors other than contraception affecting fertility such as breast-feeding sexual practice maternal age birth intervals nuptiality sex roles and sex preference. Chapter five is devoted to studies concerning primary health services such as health delivery systems child and maternal health nutrition traditional birth attendants disease and abortion. The final chapter covers general population policy and legislation.