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Among women in the poorest households, only 57.4% have ever registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme, as compared with 74.2% of women in the richest households in Ghana. [15] Women in urban areas also had higher registration rates than women in rural areas (70.9% and 66.3%, respectively). [ 15 ]
A map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. Ghana is a multilingual country in which about 80 languages are spoken. [2] English is the official language and lingua franca. [3] [4] Of the languages indigenous to Ghana, Akan is the most widely spoken. [5] Ghana has more than seventy ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language. [6]
However, women in research professions report experiencing more difficulties than men in the same field, which can be linked to restricted professional networks for women because of lingering traditional familial roles. [67] Feminist organizing has increased in Ghana as women seek to obtain a stronger role in the nation's democratic government ...
White Africans of European ancestry refers to citizens or residents in Africa who can trace full or partial ancestry to Europe. They are distinguished from indigenous North African people who are sometimes identified as white but not European. [1] In 1989, there were an estimated 4.6 million white people with European ancestry on the African ...
The incidence of abortion is higher in women who are 20–24 years old, educated and wealthy women, and women who live in urban areas.< [7] Contraceptive use is low in Ghana with about 24% of women using contraceptives in 2008. 35% Of married women in Ghana are in need of contraceptives, but are not using any. [7]
The Gold Coast was a British colony that was located on the West Coast of Africa. On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast, renamed Ghana, became the first colony in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa to gain its independence from European colonial rule under the leadership of its first president, Kwame Nkrumah.
History of women in Ghana (11 C, 3 P) M. Miss Grand Ghana (2 P) O. Women's organisations based in Ghana (5 P) P.
"Oborɔnyi fitaa," meaning "white foreigner" refers to White people, "fitaa" is the Akan word for the color "white". "Obibini-borɔnyi," meaning "black -foreigner" is an amusing (and acceptable) term for a very light-skinned African or an African who has been heavily influenced by foreign cultures.