ABSTRACT Background: Adolescents who are active sexually involve themselves in acts that are risky to their sexual health including an increasingly premature age of sexual growth, the absence of sex information, decreasing cultural and religious impacts, urbanisation and growing numbers of early marriages. The purpose of this study was to examine parent – adolescent communication on sexual health and behaviour in Anfoega in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region. Methodology: A quantit...
ABSTRACT leonatal sepsis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among both term and preterm infants. The current study was carried out to identify factors associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted to the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital. A retrospective cross sectional study involving the review of hospital records of neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the hospital between January, 2015 and June. 2017 as undertaken. All neonates that...
ABSTRACT Background: Contraceptive use is an essential and highly beneficial component of family planning. Most people across the globe know at least one method of contraceptive but its use is very low. It is therefore necessary to encourage its use especially among married women of child-bearing age as it is beneficial to the welfare of both mothers and their children. The study sought to identify the barriers to contraceptives use among married women in Paga. Methodology: This was a descrip...
ABSTRACT Alcohol consumption is a known modifier of human behaviour that affects the decision-making process and reduces inhibitions. This leads to individuals taking risks they would normally not engage in such as unprotected sex and having multiple sexual partners. These behaviours could expose individuals to sexually transmitted infections. This study investigates the association between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour. A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study that to...
Abstract Breast cancer is a major public health concern across the world and has attracted the attention of policy makers and various health care professionals. The most common treatment in Ghana is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy brings about unpleasant and traumatic experiences due to the effects of the drugs. Even though several studies have highlighted the negative results of chemotherapy among cancer patients, recent literature show an improvement in breast cancer survival rate. The purpose o...
ABSTRACT Aedes-borne viral diseases mainly Dengue (DEN), Zika (ZIK) and Chikungunya (CHK) have contributed to mortality and morbidity in the world especially in Africa. There have been major outbreaks recorded in West Africa. Ghana has not recorded any outbreak of these diseases but the country is at risk of future outbreaks due to its proximity to West African countries where outbreaks have been recorded. This study assessed the risk of transmission of Dengue (DENV), Chikungunya (CHKV) and Z...
ABSTRACT Background: Ghana’s maternal mortality ratio is one of the highest in the world. To achieve significant reduction in maternal mortality there is a need to go beyond analyzing mortality and explore the risk factors of maternal morbidity. Studying severe maternal morbidity enables faster quantitative analysis and makes it possible to obtain in-depth information on the affected woman herself. The research was conducted therefore to determine factors contributing to severe maternal mor...
Abstract Background: Healthcare workers are exposed to myriads of occupational health and safety hazards in the course of work. These hazards arise from many sources and include; biological agents, chemical agents, ergonomic, physical and psychosocial factors in the health facilities. The impact of poor occupational health and safety is felt not just by affected healthcare workers, but also by the patients receiving care in their facilities. The main determinants of occupational health and sa...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The global incidence of hypertension is fast rising and has become a challenge to both developed and developing countries; it is one of the most prevalent non– communicable diseases accounting for a greater burden of diseases in Ghana. Several factors have been noted in the literature to possibly account for low compliance especially for chronic diseases such as hypertension. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the patient, health system, disease and ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Malaria is a major cause of ill-health and death particularly among pregnant women and children under 5 years. Every year about 300 to 500 million cases of malaria and 1 to 3 million deaths are reported globally of which 90% occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is key in managing malaria. Drawbacks regarding microscopy use have made the introduction of malaria RDT key in the strategy for scaling up malaria control. Objectives: The objective of the...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Malaria and typhoid fever cause major health problems especially in low and middle income countries. People in endemic areas are at risk of developing both infections concomitantly. These study was conducted to provide an epidemiological data on co-infection of malaria and typhoid fever in Ga West Municipality Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving one hundred and fifty seven (157) febrile patients attending Ga West Municipal Hospital, Amasaman from Februa...
ABSTRACT Background: Prostate cancer is the number one cancer afflicting men in Africa and a leading cancer killer among Ghanaian men. Although there is scarcity of information on the disease in African men, higher awareness with related low levels on knowledge, attitudes and perception of self-risk to the disease is established among urban men in West Africa. Objective: This study seeks to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of men in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality on prostate c...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Livestock production in northern Ghana is vital in the food security and economic development of the people. The development of this sector is hindered by preventable livestock diseases. Outbreaks of Anthrax and other diseases of public health importance have been reported in Northern Region and have become endemic. To date, no comprehensive study has been conducted to know the risk of Anthrax Outbreaks in the region and the region continues to experience persistent unp...
ABSTRACT Background: Ghana has made significant progress in maternal health over the past decades but failed to attain Millennium Development Goal 5 by the end of 2015 that sought to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015, and achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015. Consequently, nearly 358 Ghanaian women per 100,000 live births die annually from preventable (or at least reducible) maternal deaths in spite of massive investments by g...
ABSTRACT Background: The natural surroundings of every school is an area that is very important to understand as children spend a significant portion of their lives there and also because they are more susceptible to health implications due to their age and health status. The health implications resulting from some environmental factors like smoke, dust and noise can ultimately affect the academic progress of students. Objective: This study mainly examined the determinants (socio-demographic,...