ABSTRACT Background: The rapid global population growth has made it imperative for the prescription of effective solution that would help reduce the geometric growth and prevent its attendant conflicts, overpopulation and poverty. One solution propounded by this study is meeting the unmet need of married women of reproductive age. The objective of this study was to explore the nature of unmet need and to identify the key factors that explain unmet need among women in their reproductive age in...
ABSTRACT The pattern of Traditional Medicine use by households in the management of children’s ailments was studied, using qualitative methods in the Nzema East district of the Western Region of Ghana. The purpose of the study was to explore how the practice interacts with health seeking behaviour of households in the event of a child falling ill as well as circumstances that contribute to the practice. The study was necessitated by complains from the District Health Management Team and oth...
ABSTRACT In many developing countries of the world, the utilization of ground water is very common due to factors such as water scarcity and its relative good quality. On the other hand, basic sanitation is a challenge in many developing countries with most rural and peri-urban communities relying on on-site sanitation systems which are often poorly managed. This study, conducted in Wa the Upper West region of Ghana, aimed at assessing the influence of on-site sanitation systems on hand dug w...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Approximately 70 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Epilepsy is seen as highly contagious and shameful disease in the eyes of the public. Those affected are mostly stigmatized and these have great influence on their psychological, physical, environmental and social quality of life. This study sought to assess the level of quality of life of persons living with epilepsy. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was employed using quantitative approach. Struc...
ABSTRACT Background: Recent improvements in safety performance have taken place as a result of combination of efforts of engineers, owners, contractors, subcontractors, and designers. Data from the (OSHA), shows that about two-thirds of workers, on average, constantly wear the correct (PPE) while the other third are at risk of injuries. Objective: The main aim of this study was to assess workers‟ knowledge level and use of on-site preventive equipment usage. Methods: A questionnaire was use...
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 An imbalance between reactive oxygen species production and antioxidant scavenging has been implicated in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Reports indicate that several complications of diabetes mellitus result from increased activity of free radicals and accumulation of lipid peroxidation products leading to oxidative stress. The study was aimed at evaluating lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status along with lipid profile of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and age- matched healthy sub...
ABSTRACT Introduction: The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic of 2014, which occurred in West Africa, is reported to be the longest and most severe outbreak of Ebola since the discovery of the disease in 1976. The outbreak was first reported in Guinea but, by the time the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the epidemic over, the disease had affected five other countries on the African continent-Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Mali. It was also reported in the United States o...
Abstract The birth of a child should be a time of wonder and celebration, however, babies especially in the low middle-income countries, are in extreme danger due to birth-related complications that end in poor health outcomes. Often, newborns suffer from preventable complications that end in death. Neonatal mortality remains unacceptably high and the risk is greatest in the first day of life. Major causes of neonatal mortality are infections, prematurity and intrapartum complications includi...
ABSTRACT Builsa District is the largest of the six (6) districts in the Upper East Region with a population of 75,072 people. Malaria has been one of their major problems of public health importance as noticed nation wide. The incidence of malaria was found to be 290 per 100,000 population and accounted for about 48% of all OPD attendances and about 42% of admissions in the Builsa District for over a period of five (5) years. The bed net programme is being promoted in the Upper East Region an...
ABSTRACT Background: High birth rate is the main cause of dramatic demographic changes in SubSaharan African countries, including Togo. Due mainly to low contraceptive use, the fertility rate in Togo was 4.5 births per woman in 2016 and was deemed a public health issue. Only 37.2% of the demand for women modern contraceptives in Togo is fulfilled, resulting in prevalence of 20- 40% of modern contraceptives and leading to illegal and risky abortions. Men's systematic use of contraceptive metho...
ABSTRACT Background; Medicines have the potential to cause Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) and therefore the need for health professionals to detect and spontaneously report to the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for further actions to ensure patients and public safety. Aims: This study was conducted to ascertain the proportion of ADRs reported by health professionals in the Lawra Municipal Hospital of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study also sought to assess the level of knowledge of healt...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated and compared the performance efficiency of both technologies for treating sewage effluent from a Biogas facility at Valley View University (VVU) and also assessed public perception about the use of the treated effluent. Samples of the sewage effluent from the VVU Biogas facility were subjected to slow sand filtration over a ten week period using river bed sand and gravels, and phytoremediation using two plants, Pistia stratiotes L and Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. Pist...
ABSTRACT The programme of immunization against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, tuberculosis, and measles has reached all the sub-districts of Nkwanta district, but it has not yet had a demonstrable effect on low EPI coverage. The study looked at the possible health service factors leading to persistent low EPI coverage in the district particularly on the adequacy of EPI supplies to the periphery and the strategies used in EPI in the district. Data were collected from all the Commu...
ABSTRACT Anaemia in pregnancy has a serious implication on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. In 2004, the Ghana Health Service launched the Integrated Strategy for Control of Anaemia in Ghana to reduce the prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in EjisuJuaben Municipality of Ashanti Region The study which was a cross-sectional study reviewed data from ANC registers in 2 hospitals...