ABSTRACT Background: Medication adherence directly influences the attainment of treatment goals. In spite of this, approximately 50% of patients do not adhere to prescribed medication regimen. Poor adherence to medicines is a global health challenge that needs attention as it leads to increased healthcare costs, poor clinical outcomes, increased morbidity and mortality. Text message reminders have been found to be a useful tool for improving adherence to medicines in several parts of the...
ABSTRACT Background: Globally, breast cancer is a major public health problem in terms of morbidity and mortality. In Ghana, breast cancer constitutes 15% of all cancers and 40% of female cancers and is reported to be the second commonest cancer among women in Ghana. Over 60% of breast cancer patients present late with advanced stages of breast cancer despite the many awareness campaigns to promote early reporting and detection. This study therefore sought to find out and document reasons for...
ABSTRACT Background: Household and Community Care has increasingly been recognized by the Ghana Health Service and the mental health sector as a means of promoting mental health in Ghana. However, household and community attitudes and perceptions towards mental illness and mental health affect the effectiveness of community-based care. Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess household and community perceptions on the integration of persons with mental illness in the Te...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic illness with significant health consequences, especially for those who are unable to adhere to complex treatment regimen. Medication non-adherence leads to the development of cardiovascular diseases, chronic diseases, and other complications. Objective: The main objective of the study was to assess non-adherence to medication and associated factors among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus attending Tema General Hospital. Methods: The...
ABSTRACT Comprehensive sex education is an important tool that enables adolescents to make informed choices concerning sex and sexual behavior and gives them the tools needed to grow up into sexually healthy adults. Sex education is non-existent in most Ghanaian schools and homes. Despite the silence that exists concerning sex and reproductive health issues a lot of adolescents are engaging in sexual behavior out of curiosity and the need to conform to peer norms. A school based cross-section...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Sewage and household effluents at Accra Technical University (A TU), Ghana have been discharged into the ocean for years. This degrades environmental media and is detrimental to ecological systems. The institution also lacks adequate water for non-edible purposes. The Biosand Filter (BSF) is an innovation on the slow sand filter which has found use in preventing the discharge of raw sewage into the environment. The study aimed to test the performance ofa BSF on s...
ABSTRACT E-waste, known also as electronic or electrical waste, is a term used to describe discarded electronic devices which use either electricity or battery for operation. These include, computers, televisions, mobile phones, printers and many more. Background: E-waste activities include the collection of discarded e-waste materials from various locations. These are then brought to the e-waste site for sorting, dismantling and open burning to extract the precious elements. The activities o...
ABSTRACT One disease that has ravaged the tropical environment for centuries and claimed many lives is malaria. Malaria has been with man since prehistoric times (WHO, 2004). It is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the North Dayi district of Ghana. The study relied only on existing data on morbidity for malaria from the district health directorate information unit. Data available from the Kpando D...
ABSTRACT Background: Hypertension now largely affects low and middle income countries with a higher prevalence of 46% in African adults of 25 years and above. In Ghana the prevalence of hypertension ranges between 19% and 54% which is higher than the African regional average and this has been consistent and high in the urban areas than rural mostly due to urbanization. The increase in the prevalence rates reported is mostly thought to be attributable to certain unhealthy lifestyles and...
ABSTRACT Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common bacterial infections affecting people worldwide. The misuse of antibiotics used to treat UTIs has led to the development of resistance among the major uropathogens in Ghana. The local antimicrobial resistance pattern among uropathogens to help empirical decision making is not known at the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua. Objective: This study examined the resistance pattern of uropathogenic bacteria over a ...
ABSTRACT Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are a significant public health problem with a global distribution; it disparately affects the vulnerable in society particularly in developing countries. Obstructive sleep apnea and shift worker syndrome have been widely researched as a risk factor for Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs). This study seeks to assess the association between sleep habits and Road Traffic Accident Risk. Methods A mixed methods approach was used to assess this associat...
Summary High Risk Pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy that may have a predisposition to an unfavourable outcome, either for the mother or the child, as a result of certain factors that may increase the potential of poor outcome. Many of these risk factors have been widely studied, are well documented and as such have gained wide acceptance. The detection of risk in pregnancy is included in many national policies and maternal and child health services, particularly antenatal care. The Kas...
ABSTRACT Background: Copayment is a sum of money that a client with health insurance is mandated to pay at each visit to a health facility or when purchasing medicine although under Act 852 Of 2012 it is unacceptable .The study aimed to assess the effects of co-payment on health care at Akuse Government Hospital. The study sought to determine reasons for co-payment, effects of co-payment on health care providers and effects of co-payment on clients. Method: The study adopted a mixed m...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence and economic burden of malaria among family households in Bokkos L.G.A, Plateau State, Nigeria. This study employed purposive and simple random sampling techniques to select 120 respondents from three (3) health facilities namely; Primary Health Center, Richa; General Hospital, Bokkos and Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) Dispensary, Daffo. Two sources of data were used for the study; primary data and secondary data. Prima...
This study aimed to determine the common sanitary practices of Purok Lizada Beach in Barangay Lizada, Toril District, Davao City, Philippines. It involved a descriptive-quantitative method of research whose respondents were selected through a random sampling technique. A modified and adapted questionnaire was administered to 287 respondents. Results revealed a very high manifestation of personal hygiene and household sanitation with a mean of 4.36 and 4.35; while solid and human waste disposa...