ABSTRACT Background: The use of modern contraceptive methods still remains low in sub-Saharan Africa despite the enormous benefits that could be derived from their use. Modern contraceptive use has played a key role in reducing the world’s total fertility rate, especially in developing countries, including Ghana. However, few empirical studies have been done in the Ashaiman Municipal Area of Ghana- a place where fertility rate is high-to identify the factors influencing the uptake of mod...
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 The study was conducted in Sumbawanga Rural District in Rukwa region. Its objective was to examine the influence of grain quality and standards in maize trading. Specifically, to find the significance of maize cleaning, grading and standardizing in grain marketing, to examine the significance of the road condition in determining maize buyers’ accessibility to buying posts and the significance of the number of maize buyers in fluctuating farmers’ maize selling price. Purposive mu...
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers lack knowledge on the amount of income lost from improper grain management after harvest thus they make uninformed decisions on the storage technique to use. This study aimed at assessing the economics of grain storage techniques in Kilosa district in Tanzania. Specifically, the study aimed at performing a cost benefit analysis of grain storage techniques, to determine farmers’ perceptions on the effectiveness of grain storage techniques and to establish determ...
ABSTRACT Background: In Ghana, antibiotics are largely available in communities and may be obtained without a medical prescription amidst an inability to implement an existing policy on Infection Prevention and Control. Scanty data exists on their consumption in Ghana and in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially within communities. Objective: This study assessed the predisposing, reinforcing and enabling factors influencing access to non-prescribed antibiotics from community pharmacies in Osu, Great...
ABSTRACT Background Discharge from a hospital does not mark the end of care or indicate cure of disease thus care must continue at home in order to maximize health gains. Discharge planning implementation (DPI) ensures conterminous care after discharge and understanding the factors that affect clinical staff’s compliance to DPI may improve clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the factors affecting DPI compliance in Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital. Method In this study, 112 clin...
ABSTRACT The area of major concern for the general public after the Bank of Ghana (BoG) approved a purchase and assumption of UT Bank and Capital Bank to Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) was the uncertainty surrounding the employment status of employees of the acquired banks (UT and Capital bank). It was in this light that this research sought to fill the existing knowledge gap by examining the effects of mergers and acquisitions on employee morale. The target respondents were eighty seven (87) em...
ABSTRACT In recent years, divorce rates have been on the rise over the world and sub-Sahara Africa has not been left out. One of the factors that have been agreed by researchers to be a cause of divorce is ethnicity. In the African society, each ethnic group has its own social structure and organization. This structure and organization of ethnic groups can predict the potential of divorcing and rates of divorce in the society. Using the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (2014), a sample of...
ABSTRACT The banking industry in Ghana over the years has experienced significant growth owing to reforms and deregulation that characterised the sector. This however has changed and the sector is beset with slow growth as a result of fierce competition of keeping existing customers and attracting new ones and this has shifted the focus of marketing into a relationship paradigm. Despite the challenges in the banking sector, customers continue to seek value and this however, makes it important...
ABSTRACT Background Quality of service at the antenatal clinic is a key success factor in healthcare delivery in hospitals in Ghana. So, the assessment of clients‟ level of satisfaction with quality antenatal care is crucial upon which improvement of health service delivery can be undertaken periodically. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the satisfaction of clients with the quality of antenatal care at Korle – Bu teaching hospital. Method The study was a cross-sectional survey em...
ABSTRACT Background Discharge from a hospital does not mark the end of care or indicate cure of disease thus care must continue at home in order to maximize health gains. Discharge planning implementation (DPI) ensures conterminous care after discharge and understanding the factors that affect clinical staff’s compliance to DPI may improve clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the factors affecting DPI compliance in Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital. Method In this study, 112 cli...
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: Timely breastfeeding initiation is critical to child survival and development. First-time mothers are particularly vulnerable to poor breastfeeding practice. Although studies have been conducted on breastfeeding initiation, first time mothers have not been prioritized. OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence of timely breastfeeding initiation, and the associated factors of breastfeeding initiation and suboptimal child feeding practices during first six months among first ...
ABSTRACT Violence against women is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence worldwideand has being in existence for a long time, this studyinvestigated the prevalence and causes of domestic violence against married women in the Yilo Krobo District. Using random and purposive sampling techniques, 100 married women were selected from the district. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires.The data were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages, cross tabulation and ...
Abstract The objectives of this study are two folds: firstly to explore the magnitude of catastrophic expenditure, and secondly to determine its contributing factor,s including the protective impact of the voluntary community based health insurance schemes in Tanzania. The study covered 274 respondents. Study findings have shown that the estimated poverty line was Tsh.35,064.6 (US$21.25). Of the sampled respondents, 30.3% experienced catastrophic expenditure in the range of 10-20% of their c...