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Pregnancy in Disability: Community Perceptions and Personal Experiences in a Rural Setting in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Persons with disabilities (PWDs) generally face strong discrimination and exclusion, especially with regard to their sexual and reproductive health. There is a prevailing social myth in Ghana that women with disabilities are asexual and cannot experience a positive motherhood experience....

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Autores principales:	Akasreku, Bridget Dela, Habib, Helen, Ankomah, Augustine
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6311281/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30643648 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8096839

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