ABSTRACT Background: The nutritional status of mothers before conception and nutrition of the child during the first 1000 days of life starting from conception is a critical determinant of their future well-being. Iron deficiency Anaemia is still an issue of concern in Ghana. It increases mortality rate and impairs development of the grey matter infrastructure. The study sought to assess the efficacy of an iron fortified complementary food on the nutritional status of children 6- 18months of ...
ABSTRACT The health system in Ghana is fraught with many well documented challenges. Health service delivery is inefficient and unreliable in many respects, access to adequate and reliable health care personnel and services is limited and quality of service delivered at various health facilities continues to be problematic. Among factors hindering quality of service given to clients at health facilities are gaps in clinical decision making and information given to clients. There is evidence t...
ABSTRACT Background: Ghana’s pro-poor National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been implemented since 2004 to provide financial protection to households through the reduction of financial obstacles to accessing health care services therefore averting payment at point of use of health services. Using secondary data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey Round 6 (GLSS6). Objectives: The study sought to determine the proportion of households faced with catastrophe due to health care payment...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Determination of oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her-2/neu) has become part of the diagnostic tests for breast cancer. Results of ER and PR are used to select breast cancer patients who are most likely to respond to hormonal therapy whereas Her-2/neu results are used to select patients with invasive breast cancer most likely to respond to targeted therapy. Immunohistochemical (IHC) determination of ER, PR...
ABSTRACT Background: Low utilization of skilled delivery claims the lives of about half a million of women globally each year and more than half of these deaths occur in Africa. Meanwhile, skilled delivery has been demonstrated to decrease maternal mortality and morbidity, yet in 2016 only 56. 2 % of women gave birth with the assistance of skilled birth attendants in Ghana. Objectives: The study assessed factors influencing utilisation of skilled delivery services in the Fanteakwa District, E...
ABSTRACT Background: Postnatal period is the period that starts about an hour after the placenta is delivered and stretches to the next six weeks and this time is very important for the continued existence of the woman and her baby. So assessment of client satisfaction with post natal care services is needed to improve quality of health service delivery in the country and impact positively on the survival of both mother and baby during the postpartum period. The aim of this research was to de...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) is a national strategy for implementing community-based health care service by reorienting and relocating primary health care from sub district health centers to convenient community locations (Frimpong, 2018). As a step to make health services accessible to Ghanaians, the Government of Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Ministry of Health adopted the CHPS concept in 1999 but it became opera...
ABSTRACT Background- The promotion of sanitation and hygiene as well as potable water supply has emerged as one of the cost-effective possible interventions against high burden diseases like diarrhoea in developing countries. Diarrhoea cases among diseases reported at the Outpatient department attendances has been increasing for the past few years in health facilities in Asuogyaman district. The aim of this study was to determine environmental risk factors for diarrhoea in children under-five...
ABSTRACT Background: Childbirth experiences are some of the most sensitive indicators of utilization of health facilities for delivery purposes. Women who go through the child birthing process are reported to be faced with either negative or positive experiences. This study therefore sought to document women’s childbirth experiences. Methods: The study was a qualitative exploratory using in-depth interviews to elicit information from newly delivered women. Twelve participants were purposive...
ABSTRACT The study investigated ICT- led hospital information system in the management of health services with particular reference to University of Ghana Hospital, Legon. The study utilized the qualitative method. Through the purposive sampling technique, 12 participants were selected for the study. The participants included 1 medical director, 1 administrator and 10 departments and unit heads of the Hospital. The qualitative instrument used for primary data collection was an interview guide...
ABSTRACT Studies have marked the importance of the relationship between height and hand and foot dimensions for forensic research. Also, the interaction between height, sex-related asymmetries, and handedness related asymmetries in hands and feet have been shown to vary in different populations. Hence the aims of this study are to determine whether foot and hand dimensions (length, breadth and circumference) are good estimators of sex and height and whether handedness and sex are associated w...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Kaduna State, Nigeria to explore the perspectives of nurses about the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPDP). The study used an exploratory descriptive qualitative design to explore and describe the perceptions of registered nurses and midwives in Kaduna State about mandatory continuing professional development programme. Since not much research has been done in Nigeria to elucidate the perspectives of nurses about the various di...
ABSTRACT Background: Diarrhoea is the passage of three or more stools in a day. Globally, diarrhoea is the second main cause of mortality after pneumonia and the second after malaria in Ghana among children under five years old. A significant number of diarrhoea cases are often related to poor hygiene practices and inadequate sanitation. The high mortality rate caused by diarrhoea in children under the age of five can be easily prevented if the episodes of diarrhoea are well managed. This wil...
ABSTRACT Background: High incidence of lifestyle-related illnesses and conditions create a double burden, given that the country already has a high rate of infectious diseases that require significant human and financial assets to control. High blood pressure is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To determine factors that influence adherence to hypertensive medication among adults in Birim North district. Method: A cross-sectional study was used. A sample of 244 respondents...
ABSTRACT Alcohol consumption is a long-lasting widespread and varied man custom. It has become a growing challenge in many African countries of which Ghana is no exception. In spite of the numerous health and social problems associated with its use and abuse, data on alcohol consumption is insufficient and not collected consistently. This informed the inclusion of alcohol questions in the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2008. This study was a cross-sectional study of 412 adults a...