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DMPA Sales at Licensed Chemical Shops in Ghana: Increasing Access and Reported Use in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities Download(s) DMPA Sales at Licensed Chemical Shops in Ghana (PDF, 969 KB)

acetate (DMPA) at licensed chemical shops in Ghana is feasible and if it can increase access to family planning. Methods Under the PROGRESS project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), FHI 360 worked with the Ghana Health Services, the Pharmacy Council and the Licensed Chemical Seller Association to implement a study

DMPA Sales at Licensed Chemical Shops in Ghana: Increasing Access and Reported Use in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities The objective of this document is to demonstrate if the sale of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) at licensed chemical shops in Ghana is feasible and if it can increase access to family planning.

Conclusions: Access to LCS shops is high, and training LCS to administer DMPA would increase access to family planning in Ghana, with associated time and cost savings. Keywords: Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; Family planning; Geographic information systems; Geospatial analysis; Ghana; Licensed chemical sellers.

Map showing areas with access to licensed chemical seller shops supplying depot medroxyprogesterone acetate in the Amansie West district of Ghana. In all, 21.1% of women of reproductive age were within average walking distance and 80.4% were within average driving distance of a licensed chemical seller shop. Download : Download high-res image