ABSTRACT Researches in communities are usually concentrated on the objectives of projects and may not address the felt-needs of the people involved. A project which administered Vitamin A Supplementation to children at the time they received their immunizations was carried out in the Kintampo District of Ghana. It was known as the Kintampo Vitamin A EPI -Plus Project (KTVAP EPI-PLUS). For the success of the project, the communities were educated on the importance of Vitamin A through meetings...
Abstract A Comparison of the Diet of Confirmed Type 2 Diabetes Subjects at the National Diabetes Management and Research Center, with Non-Diabetic Subjects. OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to compare the diet and nutritional status of diabetic subjects to non-diabetic subjects and to evaluate whether recommendations given as part of diettherapy for diabetics are being followed. METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was followed. One hundred and fifty one diabetic subjects were identified...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is the occurrence of more than three episodes of Candida infection in the vulva and vaginal area of women in a year. Candida infection is a yeast infection caused by various fungal species in the Candida family. RVCC is a global health problem of women with higher burdens in women with immunocompromising comorbidities and those with low occupational, environmental and personal health hygiene. AIM: This study aimsat assessing the...
ABSTRACT Cervical cancer affects women between ages 15-44 years. Human Papillomavirus types 16 and 18 are the main causes of cervical cancer. Women with active sex life, who do not use condom during sexual intercourse, who have multiple sex partners, women who smoke and prolong use of oral contraceptives are mostly at risk. This study seeks to understand the perception of risks of cervical cancer among University of Ghana female students. The study was cross-sectional and employed the mixed m...
ABSTRACT Background Health information plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of health systems. It ensures the health system blocks receive the needed information for effective decision-making. Improving data reporting systems can, therefore, strengthen the delivery of health programmes and health systems. Information Communication Technology (ICT), particularly mobile phone applications (mHealth) have become pivotal in the delivery of quality health data. The Neglected Tropical Diseas...
ABSTRACT This study was done to explore the factors influencing domiciliary deliveries in the West Gonja District despite high antenatal care coverage in the health facilities. The study sought to: assess the socio-cultural perceptions about the choice of place of delivery, assess the role of cost considerations in women‟s choice of place of delivery and to examine the institutional and health systems‟ factors influencing the choice of place of delivery. A population-based qualitative and...
ABSTRACT Background: Adolescents who are active sexually involve themselves in acts that are risky to their sexual health including an increasingly premature age of sexual growth, the absence of sex information, decreasing cultural and religious impacts, urbanisation and growing numbers of early marriages. The purpose of this study was to examine parent – adolescent communication on sexual health and behaviour in Anfoega in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region. Methodology: A quantit...
ABSTRACT leonatal sepsis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among both term and preterm infants. The current study was carried out to identify factors associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted to the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital. A retrospective cross sectional study involving the review of hospital records of neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the hospital between January, 2015 and June. 2017 as undertaken. All neonates that...
ABSTRACT Background: Contraceptive use is an essential and highly beneficial component of family planning. Most people across the globe know at least one method of contraceptive but its use is very low. It is therefore necessary to encourage its use especially among married women of child-bearing age as it is beneficial to the welfare of both mothers and their children. The study sought to identify the barriers to contraceptives use among married women in Paga. Methodology: This was a descrip...
ABSTRACT Alcohol consumption is a known modifier of human behaviour that affects the decision-making process and reduces inhibitions. This leads to individuals taking risks they would normally not engage in such as unprotected sex and having multiple sexual partners. These behaviours could expose individuals to sexually transmitted infections. This study investigates the association between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour. A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study that to...
Abstract Breast cancer is a major public health concern across the world and has attracted the attention of policy makers and various health care professionals. The most common treatment in Ghana is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy brings about unpleasant and traumatic experiences due to the effects of the drugs. Even though several studies have highlighted the negative results of chemotherapy among cancer patients, recent literature show an improvement in breast cancer survival rate. The purpose o...
ABSTRACT Aedes-borne viral diseases mainly Dengue (DEN), Zika (ZIK) and Chikungunya (CHK) have contributed to mortality and morbidity in the world especially in Africa. There have been major outbreaks recorded in West Africa. Ghana has not recorded any outbreak of these diseases but the country is at risk of future outbreaks due to its proximity to West African countries where outbreaks have been recorded. This study assessed the risk of transmission of Dengue (DENV), Chikungunya (CHKV) and Z...
ABSTRACT Background: Ghana’s maternal mortality ratio is one of the highest in the world. To achieve significant reduction in maternal mortality there is a need to go beyond analyzing mortality and explore the risk factors of maternal morbidity. Studying severe maternal morbidity enables faster quantitative analysis and makes it possible to obtain in-depth information on the affected woman herself. The research was conducted therefore to determine factors contributing to severe maternal mor...
Abstract Background: Healthcare workers are exposed to myriads of occupational health and safety hazards in the course of work. These hazards arise from many sources and include; biological agents, chemical agents, ergonomic, physical and psychosocial factors in the health facilities. The impact of poor occupational health and safety is felt not just by affected healthcare workers, but also by the patients receiving care in their facilities. The main determinants of occupational health and sa...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The global incidence of hypertension is fast rising and has become a challenge to both developed and developing countries; it is one of the most prevalent non– communicable diseases accounting for a greater burden of diseases in Ghana. Several factors have been noted in the literature to possibly account for low compliance especially for chronic diseases such as hypertension. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the patient, health system, disease and ...