| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| ANC | Antenatal care |
| DHIMS2 | District Health Information Management System 2 |
| DTP3 | Third dose of diphtheria tetanus pertussis containing vaccine |
| ECD | Early childhood development |
| ECE | Early childhood education |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FIES | Food Insecurity Experience Scale |
| GES | Ghana Education Service |
| GSS | Ghana Statistical Service |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| JMP | WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene |
| KG | Kindergarten |
| LEAP | Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty |
| LMIC(s) | Low- and middle-income country or countries |
| NHIS | National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana) |
| OPD | Outpatient department |
| PNC | Postnatal care |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SHS | Senior high school |
| SRH | Sexual and reproductive health |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WHO AFRO | World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa |
| WASH | Water sanitation and hygiene |