ABSTRACT This study looked at factors which contribute to low immunization coverage in the Asante Akim North district. Low immunization coverage in this study was defined as “ the inability of the DHMT to achieve set immunization targets”. The objectives of this study were to identify factors contributing to low immunization coverage in the district. Factors considered were availability of logistics, strategies used, adequacy of health workers, and supervision of junior health workers. Ot...
ABSTRACT Background: Non-adherence to diabetic medication is one of the major public health challenges to diabetes management and poses a major risk factor for developing cardiovascular and other chronic diseases. Objectives: This study sought to assess non- adherence to medication regimen among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at the diabetic clinic at Tema General Hospital (TGH). Method: A descriptive cross sectional study using quantitative method were employed. A structured questionnaire...
ABSTRACT Background: Although several strategies including large scale deployment of ITNs have been implemented by various stakeholders including the Ghana Health Service to fight malaria, the disease remains the leading cause of morbidity in the Sunyani West district. The study determined the level of household ownership and utilization of ITNs and associated factors in the Sunyani West District. Methods: The Sunyani West district has five sub districts. These sub districts served as the str...
ABSTRACT Background: Globally, diabetes is one of the major health crises. Ghana has been considerably affected by the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including high incidence of diabetes. The high incidence of diabetes recorded globally can be attributed to unhealthy diets. Objective: To assess dietary adherence and its association with glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus seeking treatment in Ga West Municipal Hospital Methods: A total number...
ABSTRACT Objective The main objective of the study was to determine which component of the National Drug Policy was working and which was not. Thus this study aimed to compare the current practices in the implementation of the Drug Policy with findings obtained in 1996 and 1998 and to determine strengths and weaknesses of some of those strategies adopted in the implementation process. The study took place in the Dangme West District. Subdistrict health staff working in the ten Health Centres ...
ABSTRACT Three separate outbreaks of Ebola associated with high fatality occurred in Uganda between 2000-2011.
ABSTRACT Tamale Municipality is the smallest of the 13 districts in the Northern Region. It serves as the capital of both the Region and the district. The incidence of measles in Tamale is among the highest in the region. Most of the cases were in children under five. Despite efforts to control the disease, the incidence has remained almost the same. A case-control study and seroprevalence study were jointly carried out as a single study to determine the factors that influence the incidence ...
ABSTRACT Background: A delivery is measured skilled when it is done by a certified professional such as a midwife, doctor or a nurse, who can manage normal pregnancies, childbirth and immediate postnatal period, and to identify, manage and if indicated, or refer women and newborns with complications. Women in Sub-Saharan Africa lack skilled health care during gestation and delivery, with the majority delivering at home by traditional birth attendants (TBA). Several factors prevent women in S...
ABSTRACT Background: Worldwide an estimated four million babies die in the first 4 weeks of life (the neonatal period), however almost all of these deaths (99%) occur in low- and middle-income countries, and about half of the deaths occur at home(Lawn, Osrin, Adler, & Cousens, 2008). Neonatal mortality contributes to 60% of the under-five mortality in Brong Ahafo. It is among the regions in Ghana with the highest under-five mortality rate. According to the demographic and health survey repor...
ABSTRACT Healthcare quality is a level of value provided by any healthcare resource as determine by some measurement. When a person gets good quality healthcare, it means that his or her care is based on the latest evidence from medical research. The objective was to determine quality gaps between NHIS subscribers’ expectations and their perceptions of quality of healthcare received at the Tamale Central Hospital. The NHIA facilities includes, health centres, clinics, hospitals, and cheap ...
ABSTRACT Introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has the potential of improving the quality and accessibility of information and communication for healthcare delivery and also the quality of healthcare services in the healthcare system. Reliable, accessible health information leads to timely health policies planning and interventions, which leads to improvement in the general health status of a country. The key objective of this research is to explore if the electronic health ...
ABSTRACT To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required chiefly, a barber. The contraction of infections from barbershops remain a largely unaddressed and underestimated route of disease infection. Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C have been established among some barbers in Kumasi and Obuasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana whereas the prevalence rate of the diseases in other parts of the country and other areas call for more attention than is currently offered. This study employed a qu...
ABSTRACT Background: The link between food retail environment and health disparities continue to grow. Assessment of the food environment is one key strategy in undertaking healthy food retail initiatives. However, little is known about the retail food environment in developing countries like Ghana. This study therefore, aimed to examine the food retail environment in the Tamale Metropolis. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study and employed simple random sampling techni...
ABSTRACT Background: An estimated 2-3 million women globally and majorly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, suffer from genital fistula with an annual incidence of 50,000-100,000 women. Uganda like other low-income countries is not an exception and has an estimated fistula prevalence of 2%, with western Uganda having the highest prevalence of 4% among females aged 15-49 years. The main cause is prolonged and neglected obstructed labour in more than 90% of the cases. Risk factors for fistula var...
ABSTRACT Background Nosocomial infections are a major public health problem worldwide and are on the increase despite significant efforts by hospital infection control measures. Nosocomial infection comprises infection occurring in a patient who is receiving treatment in a health care settings. Infection acquired by health care workers and people visiting the hospital is considered nosocomial infection. These infections affect about 2 million people globally resulting in 5% to 15% of them sp...