Prevalence of conscientious objection to legal abortion among clinicians in northern Ghana.

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Abstract

To assess the prevalence of conscientious objection (CO), motivations, knowledge of Ghana's abortion law, attitudes, and behaviors toward abortion provision among medical providers in northern Ghana, and measures to regulate CO.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Gynaecol Obstet

Title: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-3479

ISSN (Print): 0020-7292

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2018

Volume: 140

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Global Doctors for Choice Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

[2 ] City University of New York, School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.

[3 ] Global Doctors for Choice, New York, NY, USA.

Article

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12328

PubMed ID: 28940197

SO-VID: d7b4f98b-6310-430e-898a-231567fd7bd8

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Keywords: Northern Ghana,Abortion,Comprehensive care,Conscientious objection

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Keywords: Northern Ghana, Abortion, Comprehensive care, Conscientious objection

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