The use of herbal medicine and/or its products is common throughout the world. In Tamale metropolis, pregnant women frequently use local oxytocin to induce labor, as shown by the fact that 90% of midwives reported managing patients who used kaligutim(local oxytocin) to speed up labor. Early career midwives are also aware of this and have personally observed it being used by their clients. The purpose of the study was to assess midwives' opinions on pregnant women's use of the well-known kalig...
The study examined Islam and family planning uptake among Muslim women and adolescent girls in the Asokore Mampong municipality in the Ashanti region. The study employed the survey research design and used multi-stage sampling method to select 385 respondents for the study. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the demographic characteristics of respondents, Muslim women and adolescent girls’ access to FP services, point of accessing FP services, and common FP products accessed. Also,...
Approximately half of the global population possesses a mobile phone, and 42% access the internet. Social media is one of the variables affecting sexual behavior among teenagers in today's society. This study was conducted to assess the contribution of social media usage to adolescent reproductive health services in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern Region of Ghana. The study design was a mixed method approach thus, qualitative and quantitative study design (cross- sectional study design ...