ABSTRACT Date Rape (DR) which is mainly experienced by young women is a public health concern worldwide and is characterised by physical, psychological and social consequences. In Nigeria, there is dearth of information on DR among Female Undergraduates (FUs) in the Universities. This study was therefore designed to determine the prevalence, context of occurence, help-seeking behaviour and level of knowledge relating to DR among FUs of the University of Ibadan. This cross-sectional survey inv...
ABSTRACT Studies in a number of pilot Community Based Distribution (CBD) programmes have shown that CBD workers can deliver modern contraceptives and safe maternal and child health services (including treatment or management of common childhood diseases such as diarrhoea) in their communities (Weiss, 1985). CBD workers have been active in Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA) and a high number of diarrhoea episodes have been managed by them. Most efforts have been on the general assessment of ...
ABSTRACT Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) are lay persons who attend to deliveries and concerted efforts have been made to train them. Anecdotal reports suggest that many expectant mothers patronize TBAs in Ibadan. However, there is dearth of information relating to the TBAs’ maternal care knowledge and practices. This study was therefore conducted to assess TBAs’ knowledge and practices relating to maternal care in Ibadan, Oyo State. A cross-sectional survey of 407 out of 608 TBAs who...
ABSTRACT Nigeria has an annual population growth rate of 2.6 and a relatively high Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 5.6 due to its larger family size. Men‟s fertility desire is a strong determinant of family sizes, but it is women that perform greater share of childcare activities. The potential relationship between the desire for childbearing and the responsibility of early childcare between spouses has not been adequately explored. This study was therefore designed to determine the extent to...
ABSTRACT Involving men in Maternal Health Care (MHC) has become important because of the realization that men‟s behaviour can significantly affect health outcomes of women and children. Male involvement in MHC is generally poor in many developing countries including Nigeria. Reasons for poor male involvement in MHC services have not been adequately documented. This study was therefore designed to determine hindrances to male involvement in MHC in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria. A commun...
ABSTRACT Unintended pregnancy is a potential risk for women which could adversely affect their health, family and society at large. In Nigeria, information on factors influencing decision-making on unintended pregnancy among married women has not been adequately explored. This study was designed to assess the factors that influence decision making on unintended pregnancy among married women in Ibadan South- West Local Government Area (IBSWLGA), Nigeria. This study was exploratory and involved...
ABSTRACT Immunization is one of the world’s most cost-effective health interventions that help prevent childhood diseases. However, many infants especially in developing countries are not usually fully vaccinated. This study was conducted to assess the factors contributing to low coverage of expanded program on immunization (EPI) in the Kasena Nankana Municipal of Ghana. The study employed an analytical cross sectional study design. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample the st...
ABSTRACT Physical Activity, a core component of weIIness promotion, does not command intense research interest in Africa in general and Ghana in particular. Data on physical activity prevalence in Ghana is lacking despite the apparent knowledge, belief, attitude and practices on its potential benefits. Physical activity promotion seems to be the least of the priorities of public health surveillance interventions in Ghana. This cross-sectional, exploratory academic enquiry sought to determine ...
ABSTRACT Background: Pn". . Vtnlion ofmother-ID-child transmission ofHlV (PMTCn is delivered in stages (or cascades) and high level of retention at each cascade step by mother and lalcrb ymother-infant pairs is required to eliminate maternal transmission of HIV which occurs through pregnancy. childbirth andbreastfeeding. Reasons for low rates of retention in Ghana are nOI well understood though HIVsentinel sites situated across the country serve as good resourcefo rcollectingdatafor generatin...
population is expected to triple from the current estimate of 700milliont02 billion by the year 2050. In Ghana, the ageing populat ion as at 2010 was 6.T'1o ofthetotaJpopuJationand it is projected that by the year 2050, the aged population would have increased to 11 .9. Unfortunately, these people have limited knowledge of how to manage their health conditions and whereto seek appropriate help resulting in untim ely deaths. The National Health Insurance Scheme (N HIS), a fonn of health financ...
AOSTRACT Background: Significant increase in aged population in society has come with deteriorating health issues negating the effects of major inputs th eaged make to nation development Objectins: Thisstudyassessed factors influencing access to healtllcare among the aged in the Keta Municipality. Methods: A community-based cross-!>ectional study carried out among the aged. The Andersen's Healthcare Utilization Model was adapted for the study. A c luster and systematic random sampling approoc...
ABSTRACT Introduction: This study examined the households‟ latrine coverage and latrine use associated factors among the fishing communities in Malongo and Jagusi sub counties Mayuge district. Objectives: Specifically, the study established the level of latrines coverage among the fishing communities, examined the knowledge and practices of the fishing communities regarding latrine use in Malongo and Jagusi sub counties Mayuge district, established the factors that promote or hinder latri...
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is a major contributor of paediatric HIV infection. HIV counselling and testing during pregnancy constitutes an important step in prevention. Acceptability of HIV test among women who voluntarily request to know their HIV status (opt-in) has been found to be rather low and yet the number of pregnant women with HIV in the Wa Municipality has almost doubled, from 3.2 per cent in 2006 to 5.8 per cent in 2007. To address t...
ABSTRACT SUMMARY Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, more and more people get infected everyday worldwide. At the same time, there is increasing evidence that people become more and more aware of the causes and preventive methods of the scourge. Despite the high knowledge of HIV infection, and sexual health-enhancing benefits of condoms, condom use is still very low among the sexually active youth irrGhana It is against this background that this study was designed to assess knowledg...
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) occurs globally and is of a great public health importance. According to World Health Organization (WHO),“more than two (2) billion people worldwide have been infected with Hepatitis-B virus and about 350 million people remain chronically infected”. Even though Ghana belongs to one of the areas where HBV is highly endemic not much study detailing the burden of the disease among the youth has been conducted. Objectives: This work was intended to...