ABSTRACT Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever is a severe infection, characterized by person-to-person transmission through close contact with patients with or without haemorrhagic symptoms, dead bodies or by infected body fluids. An acute serious illness, caused by the Ebola virus is often deadly if untreated. The study assessed the level of public awareness and hospital preparedness in the prevention and management of the Ebola Virus Disease in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern region of Ghana. A ...
ABSTRACT Background: Home visiting has been the pivot of both the Primary Health Care (PHC) and currently the CHPS concepts in the Ghana Health Service; yet there is little information on how the home visit strategy improves maternal and newborn health. This the study aimed at assessing the implementation of the home visiting strategy and its effect on maternal and newborn health care in the Ga South Municipality in Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional study employing a mixed-methods approach w...
ABSTRACT Background: Illicit drug use has become a major public health concern in Ghana, particularly among senior high school students in Sunyani West District. This study sought to discuss the use of illicit drug and their effects on academic performance among senior high school students in Sunyani- West District in the Brong-Ahafo Region. Methods: The study was quantitative in nature. Cluster and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 418 respondents from selected cluster s...
Introduction: In Ghana, one in every twelve children dies before their fifth birthday despite the implementation of the IMNCI protocol since 1998. Studies to investigate this in Ghana have focused on specific aspects such as laboratory test and management of malaria with limited attention paid to assessing health workers’ knowledge and adherence to the three focal areas in the IMNCI strategy. Objectives: This study assessed knowledge and adherence as well as factors associated with the...
ABSTRACT Background Although ageing is a desired phenomenon, it is associated with health-related challenges which affect the quality of life of older adults. These increase the demand for health care services as a growing number of older people are living with chronic diseases and disabilities. This study assessed the availability and utilization of health care services and the health-related quality of life of older adults living in Greater Accra region in Ghana. Methods It was a cross-sect...
ABSTRACT This study is a survey which examines and clarifies the determinants of disclosure of HIV status among individuals who are known to be aware of their sero-positive status. Although the African region has a high HIV prevalence there is a dearth of research on the complex process of disclosure of HIV infection in most African nations including Ghana. Addressing issues of non-disclosure and increased risky behavior is a crucial mechanism to help stop the spread of HIV and reduce new HIV...
ABSTRACT Rapid repeat pregnancy (RRP) is defined as pregnancy onset within 24 months of the previous pregnancy outcome. RRP has been identified to result from different situations and as such might create different risks to the individual. Several studies have shown an association between RRP and mental health issues such as anxiety, emotional stress, depression, aggression and poorer education attainment. There is a pint-size consensus as to which risk factors are the very key predictors of ...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted with three specific objectives: to describe community knowledge and perception about Buruli ulcer and wound management; determine health seeking behaviour for Buruli ulcer by community members and determine cultural and local acceptability of wound management at the clinic and community. The study was conducted in the Obom sub-district of the Ga South Municipality of Ghana. This was a mixed method study employing qualitative and quantitative techniques for da...
ABSTRACT Background With improved survival after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), non-AIDS-related morbidity and mortality have come to the forefront in the management of HIV patients. HAART has been linked to the development of several risks factors for cardiovascular disease including insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia, but its influence on hypertensIon requires further study. The general objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hyperte...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Many factors contribute to the development of hypertension, which may include nutrition, obesity, lack of exercise, alcohol intake, and tobacco use. The prevalence of hypertension in adolescents far exceeds the number who have been diagnosed. Early diagnosis of hypertension in adolescents will help reduce the prevalence of hypertension and its complications in adulthood. The objective of this study was to ...
ABSTRACT Cervical cancer is a global public health problem that has claimed the lives of several women. However, information on level of knowledge about the disease and the behaviors that predisposes to the infection is scarce especially among tertiary female students in south-south Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to assess cervical cancer knowledge, elicit the types of risk behaviors practiced among the students and to give recommendations based on findings. Descriptive compar...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Fever describes an increase in internal body temperature to levels that are above normal (commonly oral/axillary measurement of normal human body temperature is 36.8±0.7 °C or 98.2±1.3 °F) and is the most common response of the body to any insult to the body. The most common cause of fever in our setting is malaria and therefore children get treated for malaria once they have a fever whether the cause is proven (by laboratory confirmation) to be malaria or not. Ot...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Waiting time remains a vital indicator among several tools for patient’s satisfaction in the health services organization. Ideally, patients visiting out-patient department wants to spend less time (at least 30 – 45 minutes) and they would be very much satisfied. But often this is not the case in most of the hospitals in Ghana, hence there was the need to conduct satisfaction survey whether patients are satisfied with the time spent at the Holy Family Hospital, Tech...
ABSTRACT This study is a survey which examines and clarifies the determinants of disclosure of HIV status among individuals who are known to be aware of their sero-positive status. Although the African region has a high HIV prevalence there is a dearth of research on the complex process of disclosure of HIV infection in most African nations including Ghana. Addressing issues of nondisclosure and increased risky behavior is a crucial mechanism to help stop the spread of HIV and reduce new HIV ...
Executive Summary This is a study of community involvement in the Supplementary Feeding Programme of the Ministry of Health in the Tamale District of the Northern Region, Ghana, at the request of the Tamale Municipal Health Management Team. The Supplementary Feeding Programme involved the setting up of community feeding centres in poor communities in the Northern Region of Ghana. The main objective was to improve upon the nutritional status of pre-school children, pregnant and lactating women...