International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

“I am very much afraid of its side effects by listening to what people say”: Reasons Ghanaian women do not use contraception

Sarah D. Rominski*
  • Sarah D. Rominski*
  • Global REACH, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
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Emmanuel S. K Morhe
  • Emmanuel S. K Morhe
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Jody Lori
  • Jody Lori
  • School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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  •  Received: 27 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 22 March 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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