Based on data from the 1979-80 Ghana Fertility Survey and the 1988 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.

Reports on research conducted in five communities to determine the attitudes, practices and living conditions of potential target groups for a project to implement nonformal educational programmes for women.

Describes projects of governments and nongovernmental organizations that support women's informal sector work and offer family planning information and services through work-based groups.

Considers the evolution of child spacing and fertility norms and practices amongst town dwellers in northern Ghana, e.g. town of Tamale. Based on biographies and group discussions, the author examines these practices from the point of view of both men and women and in the context of their ethnic...

Focuses on the period from 1973 to 1990..

Presents the results of research on socio-demographic behaviour in rural areas and stresses the advantages of informal discussions with target groups.

Investigates the nature and determinants of income distribution and poverty, and explores the relationships between indicators of income status and poverty and demographic indices.

Examines the effects of economic and social development on women's family and non-family roles.