GHS should ensure all rural and urban FP unitsare fully stocked with all forms of contraceptions

No FP Method61.6%

Ghana 199822%

Ghana 201416.4%

22%

38.4%

OBJECTIVE FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS

METHODSCONTRIBUTING FACTORS

CONCLUSIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSREFERENCES

COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS

Determine contributing factors to Ghana's lowcontraceptive prevalence as defined byevidence-based literature and informationgathering at PPAG - CC and PML/FPU Collaborate with community members toprovide community interventions to advanceSRHR and FP practices in an urban and ruralsetting Outline recommendations for Ghana to achieveReproductive Justice and the 'DemographicDividend' based on the SEM of Health

A Synthesis on Low Family Planning Usage inUrban & Rural Ghanaian Communities

Unstructured qualitative interviews wereconducted with healthcare workers, peereducators, and patients in rural and urbanGhanaSupplemental information was attained vialiterature analysis Ancillary short-term interventions andassessments were administered in urban andrural areas

Funding of Mixed-Method CBPR by GHS toaccurately guide SRHR & FP Policy

Investments in FPM are crucial in ensuringglobal equity. FP is lifesaving, preventing pregnancy-related health risks and opening upopportunities for increased women'ssocietal contributions. Ghana can achieve the same by supportinginterventions focused on amplifying thevoices and needs of women.

United Nations has focused on expanding FPresources worldwide for decades.

Family Planning (FP) is the information,means, and methods that allow individuals todecide if and when to have children.

Anwei Gwan, MS, Charles Nwobu, MBChBBACKGROUND

Misinformation

contraception

The authors would like to thank all participating parties whowere interviewed throughout the synthesis process. Theprimary author would also like to thank Dr. Charles Nwobu(Medical Director of CFHI - Ghana) and Micheal Teago(Outreach Director for PPAG - CC) for providing specificconsultation throughout the process.

CSE curriculum based on self-esteem and femaleempowerment

Family-level interventions focused on addressSexual & Reproductive health by CHWs/PEs

Collaborative efforts between PH providers andReligious/Local governmental entities to further educate

communities FP benefits

barriers childbearing

pressures To access

200+ HIV screening fordeaf/hard of hearingadolescents in rural

Ghana

Created & administerededucational sessions on

Pregnancy Care & MaternalNutrition for adolescent moms

Administered 50+ WorldHealth Organizationsanctioned Adolescent

SRHR Barriers surveys

Created Sexual HealthAwareness pre-Surveys

disseminated at 3+ schools prior to initiation of CSE

Lowers Antepartum and Postpartum complications Risks

Increased resources for living children

'Demographic Dividend' attainable

GHANAUIP Rate (2018):

36%

women in Low-income regions face

worse outcomes as UIPs can lead to

environmental, politico-economic,

and socio-cultural impediments.

2017 Contraception Prevelance

69.4% Adolescents

45% Unmarried

40.0% nonworking

FP Prevalence (1998-2014):

ADDITIONAL MEDICAL REQ.

population control

RISK OF INFERTILITY

TRANSACTIONAL SEX ENVIORMENTALBARRIERS 5.8% aDOLESENT GIRLS

'fORM OF DATING'

UNEQUAL POWER

DYNAMIC

distance between fpu

and patients

stigmatization of

women without

children by family,

church, peers, etc.