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Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
"Unmet need for family planning," GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, Winter. Accra: Population Council. (PDF)

2007
"Assessing the equitable distribution of essential medicines for rural maternal and child health care: Baseline report, Nkwanta District, Ghana," GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, June. Accra: Population Council. (PDF)

Biddlecom, Ann, Richard Gregory, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Barbara S. Mensch. "Premarital sex and schooling transitions in four sub-Saharan African countries," Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 5. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Binka, Fred N., Ayaga A. Bawah, James F. Phillips, Abraham Hodgson, Martin Adjuik, and Bruce MacLeod. “Rapid achievement of the child survival millennium development goal: Evidence from the Navrongo experiment in northern Ghana,” Tropical Medicine and International Health 12(5): 578–593. (abstract)

"Spotlight on child malnutrition," GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, Fall. Accra: Population Council. (PDF)

2006
Bawah, Ayaga A., James F. Phillips, Martin Adjuik, Maya Vaughan-Smith, Bruce MacLeod, and Fred N. Binka. "The impact of immunization on the association between poverty and child survival: Evidence from Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 218. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Birungi, Harriet, Philomena Nyarko, Ian Askew, Ayorinde Ajayi, Gifty Addico, Edward Addai, and Caroline Jehu-Appiah. "Priority setting for reproductive health at the district level in the context of health sector reforms in Ghana," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Boateng, James, Henry Surnye, Alex Mensah, Bismark Boateng, Philomena Nyarko, Nzoya Munguti, and John Bratt. "Cost of reproductive health services provided by four CHAG hospitals," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Bruce, Egbert, Daniel Mensah, John Idun, Francis Ashabley, James Foreit, and Philomena Nyarko. "Face-to-face complementary selling of health products in Ghana," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Could eliminating malaria significantly extend life expectancy?" Population Briefs 12(2): 4. (full text)

Cravero, Kathleen, Michelle Skaer, Victoria Ebin, and Martha Brady. "In our own hands: SWAA–Ghana champions the female condom," Quality/Calidad/Qualité no. 17. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

Nyarko, Philomena, Harriet Birungi, Margaret Armar-Klemesu, Daniel Arhinful, Sylvia Deganus, Henrietta Odoi-Agyarko, and Gladys Brew. "Acceptability and feasibility of introducing the WHO focused antenatal care package in Ghana," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Phillips, James F. and Ayaga A. Bawah. “The evolution of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Initiative in Ghana,” presentation at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, 5 April. (presentation) (audio version: offsite link)

Phillips, James F., Ayaga A. Bawah, and Fred N. Binka. "Accelerating reproductive and child health programme impact with community-based services: The Navrongo experiment in Ghana," Bulletin of the World Health Organization 84(12): 949–955. (abstract) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 208. New York: Population Council, 2005. (abstract) (PDF)

2005
Baiden, Frank, Rita Baiden, John Williams, Patricia Akweongo, Christine Clerk, Cornelius Debpuur, James F. Phillips, and Abraham Hodgson. "Review of antenatal-linked voluntary counseling and HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and options for Ghana," Ghana Medical Journal 39(1): 8–13.*

Bawah, Ayaga A. and Fred N. Binka. "How many years of life could be saved if malaria were eliminated from a hyperendemic area of northern Ghana?" Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 203. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

"Expanding a successful health care initiative," Population Briefs 11(3): 3. (full text)

"From experiment to program: Examining a successful initiative," Population Council Annual Report 2004. New York: Population Council. (full text)

Niagia, Santuah. "Innovative strategies for bridging health inequality gaps," presentation at the Second People's Health Assembly in Ecuador. (full text)

Nyonator, Frank K., Agyeman B. Akosa, John K. Awoonor-Williams, James F. Phillips, and Tanya C. Jones. "Scaling up experimental project success with the Community-based Health Planning and Services initiative in Ghana," in Ruth Simmons, Peter Fajans, and Laura Ghiron (eds.), Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes. Geneva: World Health Organization.*

Nyonator, Frank K., Tanya C. Jones, Robert A. Miller, James F. Phillips, and John K. Awoonor-Williams. "Guiding the Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services approach to scaling up with qualitative systems appraisal," International Quarterly of Community Health Education 23(3): 189–213. (abstract)

Osei, Ivy, Harriet Birungi, Gifty Addico, Ian Askew, and John Gyapong. "What happened to the IUD in Ghana?" African Journal of Reproductive Health 9(1): 85–100.*

Osei, Ivy, Bertha Garshong, Gertrude Owusu Banahene, John Gyapong, Placide Tapsoba, Ian Askew, Clement Ahiadeke, Richard Killian, Edward Bonku, Perle Combary, and William Sampson. “Improving the Ghanaian Safe Motherhood Programme: Evaluating the effectiveness of alternative training models and other performance improvement factors on the quality of maternal care and client outcomes,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Osei, Ivy, John Gyapong, Monica Wanjiru, and Ian Askew. “An assessment of trends in the use of the IUD in Ghana: National results dissemination and utilization,” FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Pence, Brian Wells, Philomena Nyarko, James F. Phillips, and Cornelius Debpuur. "The effect of community nurses and health volunteers on child mortality: The Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 200. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Phillips, James F., Tanya C. Jones, Frank K. Nyonator, and Shruti Ravikumar. "Evidence-based scaling up of health and family planning service innovations in Bangladesh and Ghana," in Ruth Simmons, Peter Fajans, and Laura Ghiron (eds.), Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes. Geneva: World Health Organization.*

2004
Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, Ellie S. Feinglass, Rachel Tobey, Maya N. Vaughan-Smith, Frank K. Nyonator, and Tanya C. Jones. "Bridging the gap between evidence-based innovation and national health-sector reform in Ghana," Studies in Family Planning 35(3): 161–177. (PDF) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 191. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

"Investigating IUD demand in Ghana and Guatemala," Population Briefs 10(1): 6. (full text)

2003
Agyeman, Dominic K. and John B. Casterline. "Social organization and reproductive behavior in southern Ghana," in Samuel Agyei-Mensah and John B. Casterline (eds.), Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Collection of Micro-Demographic Studies. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, pp. 7–35.* Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 167. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Feyisetan, Bamikale J., James F. Phillips, and Fred N. Binka. "Social interaction and contraceptive change in northern Ghana," African Population Studies 18(2): 47–67.*

"Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 32. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF en español)

Gyapong, John, Gifty Addico, Ivy Osei, Mercy Abbey, Dominic A. Kobinah, Henrietta O. Agyarko, Gloria Q. Asare, Harriet Birungi, and Ian Askew. "An assessment of trends in the use of the IUD in Ghana," FRONTIERS and Ghana Health Service Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Innovative strategies reduce fertility in Ghana," Population Briefs 9(2): 4. (full text) (en français)

Jackson, Elizabeth F., Patricia Akweongo, Evelyn Sakeah, Abraham Hodgson, Rofina Asuru, and James F. Phillips. "Inconsistent reporting of female genital cutting status in northern Ghana: Explanatory factors and analytical consequences," Studies in Family Planning 34(3): 200–210. (PDF) Also issued as Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 178. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Lloyd, Cynthia B. and Paul C. Hewett. "Primary schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: Recent trends and current challenges," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 176. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Nyonator, Frank K., John K. Awoonor-Williams, James F. Phillips, Tanya C. Jones, and Robert A. Miller. "The Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services Initiative: Fostering evidence-based organizational change and development in a resource-constrained setting," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 180. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Phillips, James F., Tanya C. Jones, Frank K. Nyonator, and Shruti Ravikumar. "Evidence-based development of health and family planning programs in Bangladesh and Ghana," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 175. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kelly Hallman, and Marie T. Ruel. "Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra," Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper no. 153. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.*

Zimmer, Zachary and Julia Dayton. "The living arrangements of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa in a time of HIV/AIDS," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 169. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

2002
"Appraising reproductive behavior change in Ghana," Population Council Annual Report 2001. New York: Population Council. (full text)

"Bridging the safe motherhood knowledge gap," Population Briefs 8(1): 5. (full text)

Debpuur, Cornelius, James F. Phillips, Elizabeth F. Jackson, Alex Nazzar, Pierre Ngom, and Fred N. Binka. "The impact of the Navrongo project on contraceptive knowledge and use, reproductive preferences, and fertility," Studies in Family Planning 33(2): 141–164. (PDF)

"Friends strongly influence contraceptive use in Ghana," Population Briefs 8(2): 5. (full text)

2001
Chege, Jane
, Diouratié Sanogo, Ian Askew, Angela Bannerman, Steve Grey, Evam K. Glover, Francis Yankey, and Joana Nerquaye-Tetteh. "An assessment of the community-based distribution programs in Ghana," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey— Statistical tables for program planning: Ghana 1998," New York: Population Council. (PDF)

"Ghana: Community workers can communicate STI and HIV/AIDS messages effectively," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 21. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Immunization benefit for child survival confirmed," Population Briefs 7(3): 2. (full text)

Montgomery, Mark R., Gebre E. Kiros, Dominic Agyeman, John B. Casterline, Peter Aglobitse, and Paul C. Hewett. "Social networks and contraceptive dynamics in southern Ghana," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 153. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Nyarko, Philomena, Brian Pence, and Cornelius Debpuur. "Immunization status and child survival in rural Ghana," Policy Research Division Working Paper no. 147. New York: Population Council. (abstract) (PDF)

Sloan, Nancy L., Esi Amoaful, Paul Arthur, Beverly Winikoff, and Sam Adjei. "Validity of women's self-reported obstetric complications in rural Ghana," Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 19(2): 45–51. (offsite PDF)

2000
Chege, Jane
, Diouratié Sanogo, Ian Askew, Angela Bannerman, Steve Grey, Evam K. Glover, Francis Yankey, and Joana Nerquaye-Tetteh. "An assessment of the community-based distribution programs in Ghana," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Lloyd, Cynthia, Carol E. Kaufman, and Paul Hewett. "The spread of primary schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for fertility change," Population and Development Review 26(3): 483–515. (PDF)

1999
Catley-Carlson, Margaret
. From Cairo to Kayoro: Bringing Reproductive Health to a Village in Ghana. New York: Population Council. (PDF)

* Not available from the Population Council



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