Biney Adriana A E
Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, PO Box LG96, Legon, Ghana.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2011 Mar;15(1):37-46.
Using a qualitative research methodology, twenty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with women with induced abortion experiences at Korle Bu and Tema Hospitals in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Results suggest that these women tended not to have knowledge of contraceptive methods prior to the abortion, while others were informed but failed to use for a variety of reasons ranging from rumours of side effects to personal negative experiences with modem contraceptive methods. A few women also stated contraceptive failure as a reason for their unintended pregnancies that were later aborted. Peer and reproductive health education must be reinforced in communities in the Greater Accra Region to curb adolescents engaging in early sex and should challenge the existing rumours associated with contraception in Ghana. In addition, family planning services in terms of appropriate methods with no side effects must be made available to women in the reproductive ages.
采用定性研究方法，对加纳大阿克拉地区科勒布医院和特马医院有堕胎经历的女性进行了24次半结构化访谈。结果表明，这些女性在堕胎前往往不了解避孕方法，而其他女性虽了解但因各种原因未使用，原因包括副作用传言以及现代避孕方法的个人负面经历等。一些女性还表示避孕失败是她们意外怀孕并随后堕胎的原因。大阿克拉地区的社区必须加强同伴教育和生殖健康教育，以遏制青少年过早性行为，并应挑战加纳现有的与避孕相关的传言。此外，必须为育龄妇女提供无副作用的适当避孕方法的计划生育服务。
