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  2. Women in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Today, women make up 43.1% of economically active population in Ghana, ... Safe abortion services are not easily accessible for many women in Ghana. [26] HIV/AIDS

  3. Ghanaians - Wikipedia

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    Today, the percentage of women in polygynous marriages in Ghana's rural areas (23.9%) is almost double that of women in Ghana's urban areas (12.4%). [64] The age group with the most women in polygynous marriages is 45–49, followed by the 15–19 age group and the 40–44 group. [64]

  4. Demographics of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    A map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. Ghana has more than seventy native ethnic groups. [15] Major native African ethnic groups in Ghana include the Akan at 45.7% of the population, the Mole-Dagbon at 18.5%, the Ewe at 13.9%, the Ga-Dangme at 7.1%, the Gurma at 6.4%, the Guan at 3.2%, the Grusi at 2.7%, Mande at 2% and others at 1.6%.

  5. List of female members of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth ...

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    This is a list of women who have been elected as member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] Within the 8th parliament, the ...

  6. Polygamy in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The religions that consist in Ghana currently are 12 percent Muslim, 38 percent traditionalist, 41 percent Christian, and the rest (about 9 percent) other. There were points of conflict in terms of marriage where the Islamic and traditional beliefs support polygamy while Christian beliefs support monogamy against polygamy.

  7. List of Akufo-Addo government ministers and political ...

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    This is a listing of the ministers who are currently serving in the New Patriotic Party government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Ghana originally formed on 7 January 2017 following the winning of the December 2016 general election when Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party became president.

  8. Domestic violence in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    In 2007 the Ghanaian government created the Domestic Violence Act in an attempt to reduce violence against women. [25] The act encountered significant resistance from cultural conservatives and local religious leaders who believed that such a law would undermine traditional African values, and that Western values were being implemented into law.

  9. Cancer in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Over 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and more than half of the figure die in Ghana. [17] In 2018, it was estimated that over four thousand cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed and about 1800 women could die from cancer. [18] In Ghana, breast cancer is the leading malignancy. [19]