ABSTRACT Background: Nursing and Midwifery is a practice-based profession that is built on theoretical knowledge gained through comprehensive nursing and midwifery education. This is done with the overall goal of equipping nurses and midwives with professional clinical competencies ready to deliver safe, quality nursing and midwifery care. The most effective way of integrating both theory and practice in nursing and midwifery to build the skills, knowledge and attitudes of nurses and midwives...
ABSTRACT Unwanted pregnancy among teenage girls has been identified as one of the major social problems in the Nkwanta district. The study assessed the factors responsible for, and the consequence as well as recommendation s for remedial measures to help address some of the problems associated with teenage pregnancy. This is a descriptive study using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data were collected through the administration of questionnaire and focus group discussion, collat...
ABSTRACT Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to multiple, non-progressive, heterogeneous group of syndromes of posture and motor development. It is the most common motor disability in children, with a global prevalence of2-3 per 1000 live births. The prevalence is highest in developing countries, constituting a huge social and economic burden to families and the health system. Maternal and neonatal factors account for about 90-95% of all CP cases. The Objectives: This study sought to det...
Abstract. The study focuses on the factors that influence utilization of modern health care, in a contemporary rural community of Nkwanta District, Volta Region, Ghana. The intention is to provide insight into understanding these factors in the light of the people’s perception of health. A sample size of three hundred and forty respondents were selected by simple random method. They were selected from one hundred and fifty-eight households, in twenty towns and villages within two subdistric...
ABSTRACT Background: The National Health Insurance Scheme was introduced in Ghana in 2003 to improve access to healthcare through financial risk protection. Since then, quality of care received by clients of the scheme has dominated public debates. This study examined client’s perception of healthcare quality based on their NHIS status at Kwahu Government Hospital. Method: The study used descriptive cross-sectional design and questionnaires were used to collect data from 118 respondents...
ABSTRACT Background: Over the years it has been assumed that newly qualified nurses are ready for practice immediately after passing their licensure examination. However, studies have shown that, the newly qualified graduate nurse experiences role performance stress, moral distress, discouragement and disillusion. Expectations at the workplace, during the initial months of their introduction to professional practice are inordinately high; structures that promote transition from newly qualifi...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Lassa fever (LF) is a zoonotic acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus (LASV). Nosocomial infection with high case fatality rate of the disease has been described primarily in the hospital settings in many West African countries including Guinea. The nosocomial spread is due to the current state of the health system, leading to poor medical practice. Hospitalized patients with LF may pose a substantial risk to health care workers (HCWs) and to other pa...
ABSTRACT Background: Football, the most common sports worldwide, is played in almost all nations. Success in football brings reputation, wealth and international recognition but comes as a result of regular physical training with muscular exertions. Good nutrition is an essential tool to help footballers meet the energy demands of training in order to maintain performance capacity and prevent the development of excessive fatigue. Iron also plays an important role in aerobic capacity and perf...
ABSTRACT Background: Ultrasonography is now the preferred imaging modality in diagnosing thyroid pathology because it is widely available, affordable, and easy to use. Apart from detecting more nodules than palpation, it is able to classify the nodules and also measure thyroid volume. Thyroid pathology detection is up to 8% by palpation, 13 to 65% by ultrasound, and up to 50% by autopsy studies, Aim: The aim of this study was to sonographically determine the prevalence of thyroid patholog...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of substance use, the age of first substance use and factors the influence the use among Junior High school pupils in the Dangme West District. Stratified random sampling of 366 JHS pupils within the eight education circuit areas in the district completed structured questionnaires. Four focus group discussions were carried out with two groups of girls and two groups of boys and five key informants interviewed on substance use. ...
ABSTRACT Introduction In Ghana, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, and the mortality and incidence rate is among the highest in the world. Currently, little is known about the Ghanaian woman’s knowledge and beliefs about cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening, yet this information is essential to the success of cervical cancer prevention. The study sought to examine the variables that influence the decision of women to undertake cervical cancer scree...
ABSTRACT In spite of several interventions put in place to encourage the patronage of facility-based child birth services in Ghana, the rate of facility-based delivery is still low (57%). Poor quality and dissatisfaction with facility-based child birth services account for the low utilisation of facility based child birth services. In order to attain the national target of having 80% facility-based deliveries in Ghana, there is the need to provide quality child birth services that meet women...
ABSTRACT Background: Since the year 2005, Ghana has been implementing the new Stop TB strategy in all health facilities nationwide. This new strategy aims at increasing case detection rate (CDR) to 70% by 2010 and beyond. However, the Upper West Region (UWR) of Ghana could only increase case detection to 37% in 2010 and to 42.1% in 2014. This study therefore assesses the socio-cultural and health systems factors responsible for low case detection and prompt treatment. Methodology: This de...
ABSTRACT Background: The use of modern contraceptive methods still remains low in sub-Saharan Africa despite the enormous benefits that could be derived from their use. Modern contraceptive use has played a key role in reducing the world’s total fertility rate, especially in developing countries, including Ghana. However, few empirical studies have been done in the Ashaiman Municipal Area of Ghana- a place where fertility rate is high-to identify the factors influencing the uptake of mod...
ABSTRACT Background: Malaria is ranked the fourth highest cause of death in children; accounting for 10% of child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. Global estimates peg 214 million cases of malaria, 88% of which occur in the WHO African Region. Incidence rates in sub-Saharan African is 246/ 1000 at risk. Global death rates are estimated at 19/ 100 000 at risk and majority (90%) of deaths in 2015 were in the WHO Africa Region. This burden has led to a massive international effort to increase p...