Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 421-426, May 2006

Unmet need for essential obstetric services in a rural district in northern Ghana: Complications of unsafe abortions remain a major cause of mortality

  • F. Baiden

      Affiliations

    • Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, UER, Ghana
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Health Group, Navrongo Health Research Centre, P.O. Box 114, Navrongo, UER, Ghana. Tel.: +233 24 4591181; fax: +233 742 22496.
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  • K. Amponsa-Achiano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
    • ,
  • A.R. Oduro

      Affiliations

    • Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, UER, Ghana
    • ,
  • T.A. Mensah

      Affiliations

    • War Memorial Hospital, Navrongo, Upper East Region, Ghana
    • ,
  • R. Baiden

      Affiliations

    • Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, UER, Ghana
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  • A. Hodgson

      Affiliations

    • Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, UER, Ghana

Received 3 March 2005; received in revised form 8 November 2005; accepted 7 December 2005.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00026-6

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2005.12.004

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 421-426, May 2006

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