| Title |
Understanding the Social Meaning of Infertility and Childbearing: A Qualitative Study of the Perception of Childbearing and Childlessness in Northern Ghana
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0054429 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong, Philip Baba Adongo |
| Abstract |
Infertility is a major medical condition that affects many married couples in sub-Saharan African and as such associated with several social meanings. This study therefore explored community's perception of childbearing and childlessness in Northern Ghana using the Upper West Region as a case study. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 329 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 65 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 54 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 7% |
| Researcher | 18 | 5% |
| Other | 40 | 12% |
| Unknown | 93 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 99 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 39 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 35 | 11% |
| Psychology | 16 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 4% |
| Other | 28 | 8% |
| Unknown | 101 | 30% |