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Rising Caesarean Section Use in an Urban Referral Hospital in Ghana: Temporal Patterns, Determinants and System Drivers (2020-2024)

2026-04-02

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<h4>Objective: </h4> To examine temporal trends in caesarean section (CS) rates and identify clinical and system- level factors driving observed changes in a metropolitan referral hospital in Ghana. <h4>Design: </h4> Mixed methods study combining retrospective longitudinal analysis and qualitative inquiry. <h4>Setting: </h4> Tema General Hospital, a major urban referral facility in the Greater Accra Region, Ghan...

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DOI: 10.22541/au.177510276.66925725/v1

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