Optimizing task- sharing in abortion care in Ghana: Stakeholder perspectives
dc.contributor.author | Aborigo, Raymond A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Moyer, Cheryl A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sekwo, Enos | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuwolamo, Irene | |
dc.contributor.author | Kumaga, Eugenia | |
dc.contributor.author | Oduro, Abraham R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Awoonor‐williams, John K. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-10T20:54:12Z | |
dc.date.available | WITHHELD_12_MONTHS | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-10T20:54:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Aborigo, Raymond A.; Moyer, Cheryl A.; Sekwo, Enos; Kuwolamo, Irene; Kumaga, Eugenia; Oduro, Abraham R.; Awoonor‐williams, John K. (2020). "Optimizing task- sharing in abortion care in Ghana: Stakeholder perspectives." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics : 17-24. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7292 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1879-3479 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/156176 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ghana has made progress in expanding providers in abortion care but access to the service is still a challenge. We explored stakeholder perspectives on task- sharing in abortion care and the opportunities that exist to optimize this strategy in Ghana. We purposively sampled 12 representatives of agencies that played a key role in expanding abortion care to include midwives for key informant interviews. All interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and then coded for thematic analysis. Stakeholders indicated that Ghana was motivated to practice task- sharing in abortion care because unsafe abortion was contributing significantly to maternal mortality. They noted that the Ghana Health Service utilized the high maternal mortality in the country at the time, advancements in medicine, and the lack of clarity in the definition of the term - health practitioner- to work with partner nongovernmental organizations to successfully task- share abortion care to include midwives. Access, however, is still poor and provider stigma continues to contribute significantly to conscientious objection. This calls for further task- sharing in abortion care to include medical or physician assistants, community health officers, and pharmacists to ensure that more women have access to abortion care.Midwives are providing abortion care in Ghana through task- sharing; access is still limited, therefore further expansion to include physician assistants and community health nurses is needed. | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | |
dc.publisher | Ghana Health Workforce Observatory | |
dc.subject.other | Abortion | |
dc.subject.other | Ghana | |
dc.subject.other | Maternal mortality | |
dc.subject.other | Medical abortion | |
dc.subject.other | Midwife | |
dc.subject.other | Surgical abortion | |
dc.subject.other | Task- sharing | |
dc.subject.other | Task- shifting | |
dc.subject.other | Unsafe abortion | |
dc.title | Optimizing task- sharing in abortion care in Ghana: Stakeholder perspectives | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/156176/1/ijgo13000.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/ijgo.13000 | |
dc.identifier.source | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics | |
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