As of 2019, most of the children in residential homes for children (RHC) in Ghana were boys, representing a share of 57 percent. That year, there were a total of 139 RHCs in the country, most of which were concentrated in the Greater Accra region.
Distribution of children in residential homes for children (RHC) in Ghana in 2019, by gender
The source adds the following information:
"RHC included non-family-based group settings with paid or unpaid staff where children live and receive care. This definition covers a wide
range of care settings, from small group homes to large residential facilities, such as orphanages or institutions".
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Ghana Statistical Service. (February 1, 2021). Distribution of children in residential homes for children (RHC) in Ghana in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314495/share-of-children-in-residential-homes-for-children-in-ghana-by-gender/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Distribution of children in residential homes for children (RHC) in Ghana in 2019, by gender." Chart. February 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314495/share-of-children-in-residential-homes-for-children-in-ghana-by-gender/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2021). Distribution of children in residential homes for children (RHC) in Ghana in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314495/share-of-children-in-residential-homes-for-children-in-ghana-by-gender/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Distribution of Children in Residential Homes for Children (Rhc) in Ghana in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314495/share-of-children-in-residential-homes-for-children-in-ghana-by-gender/
Ghana Statistical Service, Distribution of children in residential homes for children (RHC) in Ghana in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314495/share-of-children-in-residential-homes-for-children-in-ghana-by-gender/ (last visited October 09, 2024)
Distribution of children in residential homes for children (RHC) in Ghana in 2019, by gender [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, February 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314495/share-of-children-in-residential-homes-for-children-in-ghana-by-gender/
