ABSTRACT Background and objective As population ageing, urbanization and epidemiological changes accelerates across the world, the prevalence of caregiving by the elderly is bound to increase. This situation in which the elderly give care to others has been found in various settings to have adverse effects on the elderly’s well-being. However, there is a paucity of evidence confirming the existence of such negative effects among the elderly in Ghana who give care, especially as it impacts...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Though construction advances the economic fortunes of a country, it still remains a high risk industry. Compliance with safety and health guidelines has been a major challenge to employees. It is important to identify gaps in the practice of occupational safety and health standards to inform impending policy. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine compliance with health and safety protocols among building construction workers in the La Dade Kotopon Municipal Di...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are both serious non-communicable diseases and are among four non-communicable diseases of global concern. Individually, hypertension or diabetes mellitus increases risk for cardiovascular diseases. The risk however markedly increases when the two diseases coexist. Information on the determinants of hypertension among diabetics in Kintampo is rare and hence obstructs effort at preventing and controlling hypertension among diabetics. T...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION - Health, as defined by the World Health Organisation is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity. Health Seeking Behaviours refers to those actions undertaken by individuals to find appropriate solutions in response to illness or health problems. STIs are estimated to constitute one of the ten main health challenges in developing countries responsible for the loss of healthy life years. OBJECTIVES -This...
Abstract Introduction: malnutrition in children has become a major public health issue accounting for about 30% of mortality among under-five children worldwide. Bilateral pitting oedema of nutritional origin or a mid-upper-arm circumference of less than 110mm in children age 1-5years are ways to identify the presence of Severe Acute Malnutrition. Children with SAM do not only turn to be susceptible to diseases and death but may be likely to have abnormal cognitive development, poor performan...
ABSTRACT Background: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are now widely used in health facilities in Ghana. However, there is a possibility that the use of RDTs specific to Plasmodium falciparum may lead to missed diagnosis of non-falciparum species and mixed infections. Ghana is still in the control phase of malaria and poor knowledge of caregivers about malaria can negatively impact on malaria control interventions in children. Therefore, the study determined the prevalence of Plasmodium species...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Ghana ranks second in the prevalence of glaucoma globally. Glaucoma poses a considerable economic burden on its patients since victims have to be on treatment for the rest of their lives. The cost of managing glaucoma increases as the disease progresses. Only few studies have been conducted to estimate the cost of managing glaucoma. This study therefore aims to determine the economic burden of glaucoma ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: In 2015, despite the availability of simple effective treatment, diarrhoeal diseases were noted as the leading killer of children accounting for 9 per cent of all deaths among children under age five worldwide. In Ghana, diarrhoeal diseases kill 14,000 children annually even though prevention and management is still available and accessible. The study was undertaken to assess the trends of diarrhoeal diseases among children under five years of age. Methods: A review of...
ABSTRACT Background According to the World Health Organization currently illness resulting from contaminated food is the most widespread health problem. Food and Drugs Authority in 2013 stated that schools contributed 77% of all traceable food borne illness in Ghana. For this reason the study was carried out to document the food hygiene practices of food vendors in the University of Ghana. Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the adherence of food vendors to hygienic practic...
ABSTRACT TITLE: ASSESSMENT OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN A CEMENT FACTORY AT TEMA. GHANA. OBJECTIVE: GENERAL:- To assess the prevalence of occupational noise-induced hearing impairment in a cement factory. SPECIFIC: (1) To measure the noise levels at different sections in the factory (2) To compare the prevalence of hearing impairment among workers of different age-groups. (3) To compare the prevalence of hearing impairment among workers with different lengths of exposure. (4) To de...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is progressively gaining the recognition that was once ignored despite its increasingly higher prevalence of 2-3 % in the World and Ghana. The high household cost of care associated with this chronic disorder leads to stress not only on people living with the disease but their households-parents, caretakers and families. The purpose of this study was to determine the household cost of sickle cell disease among patients of Sickle Cell Clinic (S...
ABSTRACT Background: Adolescents are generally a healthy cohort but many of the health-related behaviours and conditions that arise during this period have implications for both present and future health development. The provision of Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services most especially, sexual and reproductive health services is a key strategy for improving the health of this cohort, yet there is lack of empirical data on the extent of utilisation of youth-friendly services since it...
ABSTRACT Background Nurses play a pivotal role in healthcare delivery and they are responsible for ensuring the safety of patients as well as their own safety in the clinical setting. Nurses are in more contact with patients than other healthcare professionals and hold the key to infection prevention and control challenges. Inadequate knowledge and failure of nurses to comply with infection prevention and control (IPC) practices at healthcare settings is a major contributory factor to the bu...
ABSTRACT Background: Globally, the leading cause of death are non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as against all other causes put together. One of the key NCDs killing a lot of people, especially in Ghana is diabetes. The evidence shows that diabetic self-management education and practices could bring about a reduction in Haemoglobin A1C (HbA1C). It is important to unravel the factors that could affect the successful implementation of diabetic self-management. Objective: This study examined fac...
ABSTRACT Background: Despite a massive increase in private and public efforts over the years, malaria still remains one of the global health concerns. In sub- Saharan Africa, malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is responsible for 20% of stillbirths and 11% of all newborn deaths and 10,000 maternal deaths globally. The WHO in October 2012 recommended that all pregnant women be given the preventive treatment (IPT with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) from the second trimester, with at least 3 doses until del...