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Prevalence, progress, and social inequalities of home deliveries in Ghana from 2006 to 2018: insights from the multiple indicator cluster surveys

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03989-x

Published Online: 2021-07-21

Published Print: 2021-12

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Authors

Dzomeku, Veronica Millicent

Duodu, Precious Adade

Okyere, Joshua

Aduse-Poku, Livingstone

Dey, Nutifafa Eugene Yaw

Mensah, Adwoa Bemah Boamah

Nakua, Emmanuel Kweku

Agbadi, Pascal

Nutor, Jerry John
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Article History

Received: 14 March 2021

Accepted: 2 July 2021

First Online: 21 July 2021

Declarations

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: The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by appropriate ethics committee. Trained field enumerators collected data on behalf of UNICEF and GSS. The MICS team of UNICEF-Ghana, The Ethical Review Board of the Ghana Health Service, and the Ghana Statistical Service approved the study. Before data collection, child assents and adult verbal consents to participate in the survey were obtained from participants. Additionally, participants were assured of anonymity and confidentiality. Informed consent was obtained from all respondents, and assent was obtained for respondents younger than eighteen from parents/guardians/adult household member. More details regarding the data and ethical standards are available at: ExternalRef removed. Therefore, ethics approval for this study was not required since the data is secondary and is available in the public domain. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.

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: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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