ABSTRACT Auto-artisanship plays a critical role in the economy of Ghana. It forms a large size of the informal economy in Ghana. The occupational health and safety of auto-artisans is therefore of exceptional concern because of their potential exposure to toxic chemicals, the tools and methods they apply, and the unregulated settings in which they operate. Even though some research work has been done to examine the safety of auto-artisans at the Suame magazine enclave, such studies focused on...
ABSTRACT An improved quality of life is the utmost expectation of patients after any surgical intervention. However, people with ostomies have reported varying degrees of experiences with impacts on their activities of daily living. Ostomy surgeries are common in Ghana but little is known regarding the lived experiences of people with ostomy. This study gave insight into the lived experiences of people with ostomies in their homes in the Accra Metropolis. This study employed a phenomenologica...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have been a major health problem worldwide. Many world health bodies since the discovery of HIV and AIDS have been reporting frightening increases in the prevalence rates of the virus and the syndrome. According to the UNAIDS (2004) global summary of the AIDS Epidemic, 39.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV and AIDS. This body reported categoric...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to identify the causes and effects of stigmatisation on HIV and AIDS patients in the Central Region of Ghana. Some theoretical perspectives have been used to explain stigmatisation. They were the attribution theory and the exchange theory. These theories were found to be suitable for the explanation of stigmatisation in HIV and AIDS. In conducting the study, a sample size of 120 was used in addition to 5 case studies. Two non-probability sampling techn...
ABSTRACT Adolescent pregnancy is an important public health problem on the increase in Nigeria. Few studies have investigated the circumstances and factors associated with parental decisions taken following an adolescent pregnancy, in spite of the implications of these on the adolescent. This study was designed to assess factors influencing parents‟/guardians‟ decisions on adolescent pregnancy. A mixed method study involving the use of Key Informant Interviews (KII) and semi-structured ...
ABSTRACT In May 1988, the World Health bmbly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis g1,obally by the year 2000. hpite the reported sm in national immunization days, acute flaccid psrdysis surveillance and accelerated efforts to meet the deadline including 'moppingup' were executed in 1999 and subsequent years. Nigeria remains one of the major resemirs for wild poliovirus transmission. Neutralbug antibody lilm? to the three poliovirus sem was determined among children from difierent wmmunities in...
ABSTRACT Type-2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) could be well managed if patients adhere strictly to treatment regimen. Adherence to treatment (ATT) is a major challenge among patients with T2DM partly because the disease requires lifelong management to prevent the onset of complications. Previous studies on ATT have not been linked with studies on Health Seeking Behaviours (HSBs). Consequently, a study on HSBs and factors influencing ATT of patients with T2DM will be useful for its effective manag...
Abstract This paper conducted an evaluation of repellent effect of neem seed oil formulated in a vanishing type cream base against Anopheles gambiae mosquito under laboratory conditions using human volunteers. The seed oil was extracted and then prepared in five different concentrations of 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0% w /w respectively in a vanishing cream base. A commercially available repellent Deet was used as control. The result shows that concentrations 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, and 10.0% w /w and D...
ABSTRACT Nigeria experienced outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in poultry between 2006 and 2008. Mixed poultry rearing have been postulated as factors responsible for easy spread, while inadequate diagnostic specimens and procedures have militated against prompt diagnosis of the disease. This study was designed to elucidate the comparative susceptibility and diagnosis of H5N1 virus infection in chickens and ducks. Clinical and pathological examinations, agar g...
ABSTRACT Urban environmental noise pollution has impact on the quality of life and it is a serious health and social problem. The aim of this study was to assess the sources and noise levels, and possible impacts in selected residential neighbourhoods of Ibadan metropolis. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents on demographic and neighbourhood characteristics, sources of noise and perceived effects of noise pollution. Noise level meter was used to determine ...
Abstract Supernumerary kidney is a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary system with less than 100 cases documented in literatures worldwide'>'. Very rarely documented is the fused supernumerary kidney and horseshoe component with unknown incidence, due to the rarity of this complex anomaly. We hereby present a rare case of complex renal anomalies of fused supernumerary kidneys with horseshoe component misdiagnosed as an abdominal tumour on ultrasound, incidentally discovered at Computed To...
ABSTRACT AIM This study aimed to evaluate the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of untreated patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, in order to determine effective palliative care approach and therefore improve their quality of life when curative therapy is elusive. METHODS The modified Needs Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ) on pain and psychological assessments, thoughts and feelings and spiritual concerns was administered to 205 consecutive patients with recently diagnosed hepatoc...
ABSTRACT Adenopus breviflorus is a perennial climber used locally as an anti-convulsant, sedative and pain-killer in West Africa. Several studies have reported gastrointestinal, reproductive and anti-microbial effects of extracts of Adenopus breviflorus, but there is dearth of information on its neurological effect. This study was therefore designed to investigate effect of Ethanol Extract of Adenopus breviflorus (EEAB) on central nervous system in mice. Three hundred gram of air-dried Adeno...
ABSTRACT Research 011 sexual violence is fraught with ethical and methodoogical challenges due to its sensitive nature. This paper describes the ethical and methodological challenges encountered in planning and conducting two exploratory studies on sexual violence that included in-depth interviews of eight female adolescent rape survivors in Ibadan and four married women in Lagos Nigeria who were raped,forced to perform sexual acts and sexually deprived. The first challenge encountered was an...
ABSTRACT The National Environmental Sanitation Policy (NESP) which constitutes the main thrust of the national environmental sanitation programme was formulated to ensure health-related practices that promote public health and good quality of life. Field experiences suggest that many Environmental Health Officers (EHOs), who ought to be stakeholders in the implementation of the policy; do not practice its provision. The study was therefore conducted to assess EHOs‘ knowledge, and determine...