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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Ghana, you can purchase contraception (birth control) without a prescription. | In Ghana, you can purchase contraception (birth control) without a prescription. While contraceptives are available, they are not widely used by Ghanaian woman. In 2008, a study found that 17% of married women and 28% of sexually active unmarried women were using modern contraceptives. Furthermore, 35% of married women and 20% of sexually active unmarried women had unmet family planning needs. In particular, poor Ghanaian women had the lowest levels of contraceptive use. One of the main reasons reasons that Ghanaian women (34%) didn't use contraceptives was fear of health risks or side effects. | ||
This low level of contraceptive usage often results in unintended pregnancies. While many of the women did not a child at the time of the 2008 study, or they did not want children at all, they were not using contraceptive methods. As a result, 37% of pregnancies in Ghana are unintended, 23% are mistimed and 145 are unwanted. In 2008, family size in Ghana had decreased to 4 children (as opposed to 6.4 children in 1988). However, family planning needs and sexual education still have major inroads to make in Ghanaian society.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-ghana Abortion in Ghana]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||