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Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section deliveries in the Kintampo Districts of Ghana

Abstract Background Globally, the increasing rate of caesarean section (CS) delivery has become a major public health concern due to its cost, maternal, neonatal, and perinatal risks. In Ghana, the Family Health Division of the Ghana Health Service in 2016 opted to initiate a program to prevent the...

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Main Authors:	Daniel Gyaase (Author), Yeetey Akpe Enuameh (Author), Benjamin Noble Adjei (Author), Stephaney Gyaase (Author), Emmanuel Kweku Nakua (Author), Moses Musah Kabanunye (Author), Mohammed Muhib Alhassan (Author), Mohammed Sheriff Yakubu (Author), Richard Joshua Tetteh (Author), Sam Newton (Author), Kwaku Poku Asante (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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