AS v I no Institute of African Studies Research Review SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT New Series Vol. 18, No.l 2002 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON The Research Review of the Institute of African Studies is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal appearing twice a year. The Editorial Committee welcomes submissions of papers for publication. These should be academic and scholarly articles that set forth the findings of new research in any branch of African Studies, or discuss and re-evaluate earlier research by the author and authors, or combine these approaches. Articles submitted should not have been previousl> published. The Editorial Committee also welcomes short reports on research in progress and brief research notes. These will be published in a new journal of the Institute of African Studies, entitled Research Notes and Queries. Submissions should be sent to: The General Editor, Research Review, Institute of African Studies, P.O.Box 73, Legon, Ghana They should be accompanied by a brief biographical note giving the author's name in the form it should appear in print, current academic or professional position, field of research interest, and titles of one or two previous publications. Please see the inside back cover of this issue for detailed instructions. The Editorial Committee also welcomes books from authors and publishers for review in the Research Review. The current subscription price for the Research Review is US$35.00 (surface postage included). Cheques should be made out to the Institute of African Studies. Enquiries about subscriptions and purchase of back issues, and also of other Institute publications, should be addressed to: The Publications Officer, Institute of African Studies, P.O. Box 73, Legon, Ghana. iaspubs@ug.edu. gh ISSN 0855-4412 Published and printed by the Institute of African Studies, Legon.. © Institute of African Studies, Legon, 2002 INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES RESEARCH REVIEW New Series Vol. 18 No.l 2002 GLOBALIZATION, SURVIVAL AND CARE Editorial Committee Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh (Director & Hon. Chair) Professor M. E. Kropp Dakubu (General Editor) Mrs. Delali Badasu (Issue Editor) Prof. Christine Oppong Dr. Akosua Adomako Ampofo Dr. Osman Al-Hassan Advisory Editors Professor R. Addo-Fening Professor J. R. Anquandah Professor Kofi Anyidoho Dr. S. A. Asiama Professor Max Assimeng Nana Professor Abayie Boaten Mr. Kofi Drah Professor G.P. Hagan Professor John Nabila The Research Review is a journal of current research in African Studies published by the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana, Legon. Authors are solely responsible for opinions expressed in their articles. In this issue, page 13 is printed on the back of page 11, omitting page 12 (vv, ch would have been blank). The editors apologize for the error. Acknowledgement The Institute of African Studies gratefully acknowledges support from UNFPA towards the publication of this issue. © Institute of African Studies, 2003. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE Irene Odotei, Acting Director Faith Healing and Women's Reproductive Health Brigid Sackey Kasena Norms and Reproductive Health A.K. Awedoba Conjugal Morality and Sexual Vulnerability: the Ellemebelle Case Douglas Frimpong Nnuroh The Incidence of Self Induced Abortion in Ghana: What are the Facts? Clement Ahiadike Family Life Education Needs of School Leavers: a Study in Akwapim Akropong Doris Essah The Nutrition Link with Reproduction W.B. Owusu 13 27 33 43 51 m Notes on Contributors Albert Awedoba PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies Brigid Sackey PhD, is a Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies Clement Ahiadeke PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana Legon. Douglas Nnuroh-Frimpong is an MPhil candidate at the University of Bergen, Norway. Doris Essah is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. W.B. Owusu PhD, is a lecturer in Nutrition and Statistics, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon IV