According to the Births and Deaths Registry‘s most recent Statistical Report, about 2,099 (0.3% of all reported births in Ghana) are classed as doubtful paternity cases.
In certain circumstances, the identity of the child’s father is unknown or questionable.
The research, which includes a thorough examination of birth registrations from various parts of the country, identifies geographical discrepancies in questionable paternity instances.
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The Upper East area has the greatest rate of such occurrences, accounting for 0.8% of all recorded births in the region. The Central region follows closely, with 0.7% of births classified as questionable paternity.
In contrast, several parts of Ghana have a considerably lower percentage of doubtful paternity cases. The Upper West, Bono East, Ashanti, Savannah, Northern, and North East areas claim that nearly all recorded births, or 99.9%, have known paternity instances. This implies that the father’s identification is verified and recorded throughout the birth registration procedure.
