The termination of unwanted pregnancies is a growing health-related issue around the world. This study used the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey to examine the factors associated with the prevalence of induced abortion in Ghana. The study sample included 18,116 women of reproductive age who had a pregnancy in the 5 years preceding the survey. A multivariate logistic regression technique was applied. The prevalence of induced abortion was higher among women aged 25–34 years, those who had secondary-level education, those living in urban areas and in the Ashanti region, those of Akan ethnicity and those belonging to non-Catholic Christian denominations. Moreover, the prevalence was higher among single women, those who had no children, those who started sexual intercourse before the age of 18, those who were currently using a contraceptive, those exposed to media and those who knew about the legality of abortion. The multivariate analysis found that education, place and region of residence, marital status, ethnicity, current contraceptive use, religion, age at sexual debut, media exposure and knowledge about abortion legality were all significant predictors of induced abortion among women in Ghana. The study findings support a call for action to strengthen family planning services and educational programmes on induced abortion in Ghana to reach the target groups identified.

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加纳的人工流产：流行率和相关因素

终止意外怀孕是世界范围内日益严重的健康相关问题。本研究使用 2017 年加纳孕产妇健康调查来检查与加纳人工流产流行率相关的因素。研究样本包括 18,116 名在调查前 5 年内怀孕的育龄妇女。应用了多变量逻辑回归技术。在 25-34 岁的女性、受过中等教育的女性、居住在城市地区和阿散蒂地区的女性、阿肯族和非天主教基督教教派的女性中，人工流产的发生率较高。此外，单身女性、没有孩子的女性、18岁之前开始性交的女性、正在服用避孕药的女性、那些接触过媒体的人和那些知道堕胎合法性的人。多变量分析发现，教育、居住地和地区、婚姻状况、种族、目前的避孕药具使用情况、宗教、初次性行为年龄、媒体曝光和对堕胎合法性的了解都是加纳妇女人工流产的重要预测因素。研究结果支持呼吁采取行动加强加纳的计划生育服务和人工流产教育计划，以覆盖确定的目标群体。媒体曝光和关于堕胎合法性的知识都是加纳妇女人工流产的重要预测因素。研究结果支持呼吁采取行动加强加纳的计划生育服务和人工流产教育计划，以覆盖确定的目标群体。媒体曝光和关于堕胎合法性的知识都是加纳妇女人工流产的重要预测因素。研究结果支持呼吁采取行动加强加纳的计划生育服务和人工流产教育计划，以覆盖确定的目标群体。