ABSTRACT Background: Ghana’s increased use of technology has resulted in massive generation of electronic wastes in the country. These wastes contain toxic chemicals which are injurious to human health, yet there is only little information on how these wastes are managed at the informal level in the country. This study, therefore, investigated the informal level e-waste processing activities at Agbogbloshie and described its associated working conditions. Methods: The study used a descripti...
Review of maternal mortality is one of the most effective methods to improve the performance of health workers and it could bring about changes to reduce maternal mortality. Ghana recorded 3,100 maternal deaths in 2013.The Western Region recorded 85 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital recorded 24 maternal deaths out of 2,788 deliveries in 2013 giving a maternal mortality ratio of 717/ 100,000 live births. The hospital also recorded 32 maternal deat...
Growth monitoring is one of the key strategies in promoting child health and reducing infant mortality. This task is one of the important activities undertaken at the Child Welfare Clinic. One of the reasons for growth monitoring is to educate mothers to have a clear understanding about the growth of their children and motivate them to take appropriate measures to maintain or improve it to prevent malnutrition. Through the provision of primary health care by trained health professionals...
Stigma and discrimination is becoming a global issue that permeates many communicable diseases. Stigma creates a barrier between the sick and the rest of society that prevents them from acting on their instinctive desire to seek curative treatment that will enable them to reenter into their everyday social activity. This study was done in Ho Municipality of Ghana. It explored the forms of stigmatization and discrimination against mental disorders, social meaning and the coping strategies...
Introduction: Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) service is aimed at providing safe abortion and post abortion care in order to reduce the risks associated with unsafe abortion. The main objective of this study was to explore clients’ perceptions of CAC at the La General Hospital. Method: This was a qualitative study using In-depth interviews to explore clients’ perception of CAC among women who visited the CAC unit of the La General Hospital. The participants were purposively selected...
Introduction: Outsourcing of medication services is an alternative form of health financing and an ingenious way of managing medication costs and improving service delivery in most developed countries today. Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority clinic, Tema outsources medication services to Top up pharmacy. However the cost of outsourcing medication services appears to be rising steadily. Objective of study: The aim of this study is to assess the sustainability of outsourcing medication ser...
Background A food considered as a taboo is strictly forbidden, for health, cultural or spiritual reasons. Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies and may be found in various forms all over the world. Pregnancy is viewed as a critical period in the life of women and is usually subjected to a number of food taboos as a way of safeguarding their lives and that of the unborn baby in Yilo Krobo, district Ghana. The study qualitatively assessed the presence of food taboos and ...
The general objective of the study was to describe the perceptions of the nursing mothers and of "significant others" that is the peers, husbands, grandmother of the infants. and health workers in relation to the practice of exclusive breast feeding in the Dangme West District. Specific Objectives: To describe the perceptions of nursing mothers with infants aged 6-12 months, and that of their husbands. peers, mothers on the practice of exclusive breastfeeding and to describe the kind o...
The purpose of this study was to assess the views of stakeholders such as policy formulators and pharmacists on the introduction of immunisation services using community pharmacies as service points. This is to bridge the gap of the decrease in immunisation coverage currently reported by the Ghana Demography and Health Survey of 2014. The attrition of healthcare staff, which further contributes to this observation, can further be addressed by exploring community pharmacies as service poi...
Introduction: Populations considered as having a high risk to HIV infection are known as key populations (KPs). There has been substantial funding for HIV programmes for Men who-have-sex with Men (MSM), however, the prevalence of MSM in Ghana increased from 17.1% in 2011 to 18% in 2017 which is higher than the HIV prevalence among the general population which is 1.67%. This is also coupled with low uptake of HIV prevention services. It is therefore important to explore what could be enab...
Background: Shortage of oocytes donors in the face of increasing demand worldwide and in Ghana has become a concern for stakeholders in the assisted reproduction industry. Many researchers have studied the attitudes of donors and recipients towards oocyte donation and the various ethical issues associated with the technology. Few of these studies have focused on the knowledge and attitude of university students who are the primary target for egg donation. Objective: This research sought t...
Buruli Ulcer is becoming a Public health problem in tropical Countries prompting the establishment of a Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative by the WHO in 1998. The objectives of the study are to assess the community perception and knowledge of BU and the health-seeking behaviour of Patients. Quantitative and qualitative data were obtained by interviewing patients with this disease and control subjects in the Ga West Municipality Area. Common perceived causes were attributed to drinking from ...
Background: There is evidence that modern contraceptive use among adolescence in low-income countries, including Ghana, is very low. However, few empirical research has been done in the Sunyani municipality of Ghana - a place where teenage pregnancy is very high - to identify factors influencing non-use of modern contraceptives. This study therefore aimed to determine the factors influencing non-use of modern contraceptives among adolescents in the Sunyani municipality. Methods: The stud...
ABSTRACT According to the 2012 HIV sentinel Survey Report, it is estimated that 235,982 people are living with HIV in Ghana. There have been several interventions all making attempts to address challenges PLHIV face. One of such interventions is the Nutrition Assessment Counselling and Support programme (NACS) which aims at providing a comprehensive nutrition services for PLHIV. The study hopes to bring to the fore the capacity of health workers to deliver NACS services in Ghana, the availabi...
The study was conducted in 5 randomly selected communities in the Wassa West district in the Western region of Ghana using both qualitative and quantitative methods to obtain mothers or caregiver’s knowledge on symptoms of childhood malaria (uncomplicated and complicated) in children under five years of age in relation to its management. A total of 300 caregivers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Majority of the respondents were mothers constituting 79%. Although the s...