Socioeconomic determinants of use of reproductive health services in Ghana

Health Economics Review

Table 2 Trends in the use of reproductive health inputs in Ghana

Reproductive health inputs		1993	1998	2003	2008
National estimates
Contraceptive usage	Traditional	90.73	89.34	84.73	86.51
	Modern	9.27	10.66	15.27	13.49
Place of delivery	Home	57.84	54.65	52.06	39.81
	Health facility	42.16	45.35	47.94	60.19
Professional delivery assist	No	56.22	53.78	50.80	36.49
	Yes	43.78	46.22	49.20	63.51
Antenatal visit in 1^st trimester	No	61.28	55.89	50.08	42.62
	Yes	38.72	44.11	49.92	57.38
4+ antenatal visits	No	39.95	35.14	28.00	20.00
	Yes	60.05	64.86	72.00	80.00
Urban estimates
Contraceptive usage	Traditional	87.50	87.27	82.59	86.02
	Modern	12.50	12.73	17.41	13.98
Place of delivery	Home	20.32	22.54	20.69	16.59
	Health facility	79.68	77.46	79.31	83.41
Professional delivery assist	No	18.55	21.91	19.73	14.25
	Yes	81.45	78.09	80.27	85.75
Antenatal visit In 1^st trimester	No	55.15	50.88	42.95	37.43
	Yes	44.85	49.12	57.05	62.57
4+ antenatal visits	No	16.88	18.49	10.95	9.73
	Yes	83.12	81.51	89.05	90.27
Rural estimates
Contraceptive usage	Traditional	92.68	90.50	86.74	86.98
	Modern	7.32	9.50	13.26	13.02
Place of delivery	Home	72.91	65.96	69.52	55.44
	Health facility	27.09	34.04	30.48	44.56
Professional delivery assist	No	71.32	65.01	68.08	51.47
	Yes	28.68	34.99	31.92	48.53
Antenatal visit in 1^st trimester	No	64.16	57.80	54.41	46.23
	Yes	35.84	42.20	45.59	53.77
4+ antenatal visits	No	49.14	40.86	37.25	26.88
	Yes	50.86	59.14	62.75	73.12

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