FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Ghana

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

2006
Birungi, Harriet, Philomena Nyarko, 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, 460 KB)

Birungi, Harriet, Philomena Nyarko, Ian Askew, Ayo 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, 441 KB)

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, 224 KB)

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, 93 KB)

"Ghana: Combine learning approaches to improve maternal care," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 57. Washington, DC: Population Council. (full text)

2005
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, 1.4 MB)

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, 277 KB)

2003
"Ghana and Guatemala: Clients and providers need better support and guidance on IUDs," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 32. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 251 KB)

Gyapong, John, Gifty Addico, Ivy Osei, Mercy Abbey, and Dominic Atweam Kobinah, Henrietta Odoi Agyarko, Gloria Quansah Asare, Harriet Birungi, and Ian Askew. "An assessment of trends in the use of the IUD in Ghana," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 781 KB)

2001
"Ghana: Community workers can communicate STI and HIV/AIDS messages effectively," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 21. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 264 KB)

2000
Chege, Jane, Diouratié Sanogo, Ian D. Askew, Angela Bannerman, Steve Grey, Evam Kofi 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, 912 KB)

Copies of conference reports, summaries, program briefs, and research updates are available free of charge. Contact frontiers@popcouncil.org. FRONTIERS publications are also available on the USAID/DEC Web site, www.dec.org.

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