ABSTRACT Background: Triage ensures that patients are treated in order of their clinical urgency. However, developing and less developed countries, including Ghana, are not utilizing the full potential of the triage system. The purpose of this study was to assess triaging of patients at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was employed in this study. Triage records of 1,520 patients from July to September was assessed using a checklist. A s...
ABSTRACT Background: Wide range of interventions have been introduced to improve maternal and child health services in Ghana, the most recent intervention introduced is the performance-based financing (PBF) Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Improvement Project (MCHNP). The implementation of PBF interventions are believed to be based on weak and or very little evidence hence this study seeks to evaluate the impact of the PBF MCHNP on maternal and child health outcomes in Ghana. Methods: ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Early childhood intervention for communication delays and disabilities has been identified as a key issue in improving outcomes for children. However, early intervention services for communication disability in Ghana are extremely limited. In the absence of widely available early intervention services, finding appropriate services for children with communication disabilities can be a challenging issue for families. There is limited evidence on the barriers and facilitat...
ABSTRACT Entrance surface and effective doses as well as cancer risk to patients for three common radiological examinations were estimated at the radiology department of the Tamale Teaching Hospital. The quality control assessment indicated that the digital xray equipment used, performed self-consistently in line with acceptable performance criteria. The study included eighty-two (82) adult patients undergoing three x-ray imaging modalities; Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis Examinations. From the ...
ABSTRACT Background: There is growing interest in the usage of reliable evidence for decision making in the health sector. Quality data from an aggregated system can provide the platform for improving health system performance. The extent of usage of Routine Health Information System (RHIS) data at the lower levels of the health system remain largely unknown. This study examined the level of usage of routine aggregate data for decision making and the extent to which information culture exi...
ABSTRACT A comparative study of solar and direct sun drying of pre-treated green plantain was conducted. A distributed – type natural circulation solar dryer fabricated from locally available materials and direct open sun drying were used to investigate the drying characteristics of green plantain slices between January and February, 2012. The fingers harvested weekly from the 9th to 13th week were washed, peeled and cut into slices (1cm thickness). Each batch of the sliced plantain finge...
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of port operations on the health and safety of dockworkers at the Port of Tema. Specifically, it sought to find out dockworkers' perception of health and safety risks, the prevalent health and safety risks at the Port of Tema, and how such risks impact on the health and safety of the dockworkers. By means of two sets of questionnaires designed for 100 dockworkers on one hand and 5 health and safety managers on the other, qualitative and quantity data ...
ABSTRACT Safety is paramount in all human activities, in this regards the government of Ghana came out with strategic port development policy to transform the ports of Ghana from service ports to landlord ports. This strategy allowed the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to adopt a port reform programme to increase the participation of the private sector in the provision of services and facilities to ships and cargo. Over the period of about ten years (2003 -2013), the port of Tema has emplo...
ABSTRACT Background: Several health interventions have been put in place to improve pregnancy outcomes all over the world including Ghana. One of such interventions was the Community Pregnancy School (C-Press) strategy, which was implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the Nabdam district from 2014 to 2016 as part of the Rural Emergency Health Services and Transport (REST) project to improve maternal and child health. Objective: This study assessed the impact of the pregnancy school ...
ABSTRACT This dissertation examines the effect of selected fabric decorations (embroidery, appliqué batik/ tie and dye, prints, smocking and shirring) on the female figure types (Apple shape, Rectangular shape, Pear shape and Hourglass shape). The objectives of the study is to find out the various figure types, effects of various patterns and motifs in fabric decoration methods on varying figure types and the kind of patterns and motifs appropriate for use in decorating fabrics for various t...
ABSTRACT In today’s world of stiff skill competition in the labor market, coupled with advanced technology, industries require students to have experience before employing them. The challenge here is that, the experience being required is not taught in the class rooms or lecture rooms. The reality is that, it is only gained through hands on the job, thus real world confrontation popularly called industrial attachment a platform for students to arm themselves with all the skills, and demande...
ABSTRACT A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to examine the factors that influenced the dominance of foreign fabric over local fabric in HND fashion-shows in Takoradi Polytechnic. The study focused on two domains of apparel, fabric and costume designed for fashion-shows in TAkoradi Polytechnic. Judgment sampling technique was used to draw sample of 141 participants of old and current (2014) third year students for a questionnaire survey. The data were analysed by using correlation to exam...
ABSTRACT Fashion, nowadays among others has ostensibly been a defining factor of class differentiation among the university students. Most students, particularly the females, struggle daily to meet up to these standards. Whereas modesty, courtesy, virtue and chastity among others are the terms which characterised the dressing of parents in a decade ago, modernity seems to have swept all these away and recast them in new relative meanings. In the light of this the study sought to find out the ...
ABSTRACT Different population groups throughout the world have their own perception towards the study of Vocational and Technical programmes at the Senior High School level. There is, however, little documentation about the perception of the Ghanaian towards Vocational Education. This study thus sought to know officially the perception of the Ghanaian towards the study of Vocational Education using participants from the Atwima Nwabiagya District. The research employed the qualitative case stu...
ABSTRACT Background: Children with Hearing Loss are susceptible to language, social and literacy difficulties. Diagnosis time and (Re)habilitation methods available in developed countries are not same in sub Saharan Africa and Ghana to be precise. Data and studies on language development and hearing impairment and rehabilitation resources are very limited. Aim: This study aimed to explore the language levels and communication strategies of children with hearing impairment who use hearing aids...