ABSTRACT Background: Pregnant women living with HIV infection are at risk of transmitting the infection to their babies. Most of these transmission occurs during labour, delivery and during breast feeding. In 2018, over 500 deliveries were attended to by healthcare providers at the 37 Military Hospital, out of this number about 6% of these deliveries were to pregnant women living with HIV and AIDS. The Knowledge, attitude and practice of midwives and nurses are very essential in institutional...
ABSTRACT Background: In rapidly urbanizing cities of developing countries such as Ghana, the quantity of solid waste (SW) generated from various activities have increased over the years, and managing municipal solid waste (MSW) has become both an important economic activity as well as an issue of public health concern due to its associated health hazards. Although some studies have reported decreased pulmonary function and an increased prevalence of certain respiratory symptoms, there is stil...
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: The Human Immune-Deficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic is a major public health issue confronting the world today. As a result of the effectiveness of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) now live longer. Quality of life (QOL) of PLWHA has become a distinct and important patient-reported prognostic measure in HIV care. Objectives: This study was on the assessment of the QOL of PLWHA receiving antiretroviral therapy; the physical,...
ABSTRACT Purpose: In Ghana the available statistics on unsafe abortions could only be gathered from the hospitals and the clinics especially in the major cities, leaving out the numerous cases of self –induced abortions in the rural communities where the women privately indulged in induced abortion without it being recorded in any hospital records. The purpose of this study was to investigate methods of self –induced abortion, one of the causes of maternal mortality in Ghana. This study s...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a global public health problem. Although efforts have been made to combat this global epidemic, inadequate control of blood pressure due to poor compliance is prevalent. The aim of this study was to examine patient perceptions of antihypertensive drugs and how it affects compliance at the Achimota Hospital METHODS: 300 patients were selected and interviewed using structured questionnaires regarding compliance and perceptions of antihypertensive drugs. 20...
ABSTRACT. Introduction: The advent of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has brought a lot of hope to many afflicted with HIV. With ARTs, HIV has moved from a stage of destructive illness to that of a chronic one. As a chronic illness, it requires a lifetime management on anti-retroviral therapy hence adherence to medications is therefore very important. This study therefore was intended to find out the adherence level to anti-retroviral medications among persons living with HIV/AIDS a...
ABSTRACT Background: The volume and complexity of medical imaging are steadily increasing with technological advances, workforce shortage, workload escalation and globalization. These factors could be potential threats to quality of care. Therefore assessing clients’ perception of the quality of care of medical imaging services at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital will help ensure optimum effectiveness of care, combat any trend in commoditization of services and to inform policy on appropriate...
ABSTRACT Continuing professional education is indispensable to the nursing profession. Rapid changes in health care delivery requires that nurses participate in continuing professional education in order to provide better care to patients. Nurses have the opportunity to participate in both formal and informal continuing professional education. The objective of the study was to explore the experiences of registered nurses with continuing professional education using the Cross chain of response...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the patient‘s perception about the causes of mental illness. The study was done at Zauro General Hospital Kebbi State Nigeria. An exploratory- descriptive design within the qualitative paradigm was used. In-depth one-on-one interview with thirteen (13) participants between the ages of 30-54 years old. All participants consented to participate and they were used purposively sampled. No form of coercion was used to attract or retain them. The ...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction has been a recurring problem amongst nurses in Nigeria. As such, unfavorable working conditions are compounding problems of shortage and anticipated turnover among the Nigerian nursing workforce. Competent and skilled nurses are emigrating in search of better remunerations, better standards of living, gaining experiences, and upgrading qualifications. The resilient nurses practicing in Nigeria regardless of unfavourable conditions are exposed to work related stresses...
ABSTRACT The extant literature have examined the prevalence of injuries among a number of sporting disciplines using quantitative methods. Few studies have explored the lived experiences of rugby and ice hockey players, employing qualitative methods. A review of literature shows that little or no study has been conducted on the lived experiences of footballers with career threatening injuries especially within the African context. The study sought to explore the psychosocial problems male Gha...
ABSTRACT Background: Obesity is a complex, heterogeneous group of disorders that is determined by genes, environmental factors and interaction between genes and environment. Several studies have all established associations of certain candidate genes to obesity and their variations with respect to race, geographical location/country of origin. A study of this nature to investigate the relationship between some of these selected genes and obesity has not yet been conducted in Ghana. Aim: The a...
ABSTRACT Background: Ghana established National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2004 to replace out-of-pocket payment popularly referred to as „cash and carry‟, which created financial barrier to health care access to the poor and vulnerable. However, the NHIS was fully implemented in 2005 and has since faced performance challenges such as delays in issuance of ID cards to registered members and payment of provider claims. Objective: To assess performance of the Ga District Mutual Healt...
ABSTRACT The prevalence of obesity is increasing in Ghana. Obesity is associated with increased risk of many chronic diseases especially type 2 diabetes mellitus. Researching into diagnostic markers is very important. Leptin and C-reactive protein have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes related disorders such as obesity. The aim of this study was to compare serum leptin and C-reactive proteins concentration in obese Ghanaians with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Eighty (80)...