ABSTRACT Introduction: Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. In the Ghanaian society women bear the brunt for a couple’s inability to have children. Studies put male factors and female factors on the same level of causation. There seem to be little knowledge about male infertility in our communities. This study sought to assess knowledge about male infertility, identify some of the factors associated with knowledge abo...
ABSTRACT Background World Health Organisation Global malaria programme recommends three primary interventions that must be scaled up in countries to effectively respond to malaria control and management towards achieving the millennium development goals for malaria by 2015 and one of these is Indoor Residual Spraying. The Indoor Residual Spraying programme was started in the Obuasi Municipality in 2006 by the AngloGold Ashanti Mining Company as a measure to reduce the expenditure in...
ABSTRACT The level of awareness and screening practices for breast and cervical cancers among rural women was investigated.Three of the six rural wards in Ona-ara LGA were selected by balloting and the three largest communities in each of the wards were purposively selected for the study.Structured interview was conducted among 276 consenting women aged ≥18 years in the households. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test. Mean age of respondents was 36.5+12.6 ye...
ABSTRACT In spite of the increasing number of children living with HIV in Nigeria, pubIished data on their clinical profile are few. We describe the clinical profile at presentation of HW-infected children at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in a prospective study. Among 272 children studied (149 54.8%] males; mean age 4.2 yam [range 2 months to 15 years]), infection was acquired through vertical transmission in 252 (926%). blood transfusion in 5 (1 .SO%),+and undetermined routes In...
ABSTRACT Introduction Ghana adopted a new Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) of malaria in pregnancy policy in 2004, thus, from use of weekly Chloroquine chemoprophylaxis to use of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) at intervals of four weeks as IPT for malaria in pregnancy. Despite its full implementation, the coverage still remains below the set target of 100% of at least IPT2. This study sought factors affecting IPT-SP uptake among pregnant women in the Sunyani Municipality Methodology T...
ABSTRACT Improving coverage of immunisation is a key component of programmes for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite several resources committed, Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA) had low immunisation coverage of 28% of OPV-3 as at October 2007 when the study was conducted. The factors contributing to these problems were yet to be fully explored. This study was therefore designed to assess the factors influencing utilisation of immunisation services in Akinyele LGA, Oyo St...
Abstract Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are complex and life-threatening lesions that are not just anatomic defects of the diaphragm, but represent a complex set of physiologic derangements of the lung, the pulmonary vasculature, and related structures. Imaging plays an increasingly important role in the care of these infants. Prenatal sonography and MRI have allowed early and accurate identification of the defect and associated anomalies. These tools have also been the key to defining the...
Abstract Twin pregnancies can occur in which one twin is a normal gestation (46 chromosomes: 23 maternal and 23 paternal in origin) and the other twin is a complete hydatidiform mole (46 chromosomes all of paternal origin). Cases have been reported in which a normal fetus was delivered at term (Miller et al., 1993). This report is of a patient who presented with a live twin co-existing with a molar pregnane y.
ABSTRACT Nigeria remains one of the major reservoirs for wild poliovirus transmission despite the reported success in National Immunization Days and acute flaccid paralysis surveillance. Two hundred children aged ≤ 10 years, were enrolled following parental consent from hard-to-reach riverine areas of Delta state of Nigeria to assess the level of protective immunity to poliovirus. Neutralizing antibodies to the three poliovirus serotypes in the serum samples of the children were determined...
ABSTRACT Tropical starches from Dioscorea dumetorum (bitter) and Dioscorea oppositifolia (Chinese) yams were acetylated with acetic anhydride in pyridine medium and utilized as polymers for the delivery of repaglinide inmicrosphere formulations incomparisonto ethyl cellulose.Acetylatedstarches of bitter andChinese yams with degrees of substitution of 2.56 and 2.70 respectively were obtained. Acetylation was confirmed by FTIR, 1H NMR spectroscopy. A 32 factorial experimental design was perform...
Abstract Despite the relative availability of modern medical services in Nigerian urban cities, orthopaedic patients have continued to patronize Traditional orthopaedic practitioners (TOP) even in the midst of low recognition. This study focused on the persistent utilization of traditional orthopaedic services (TOS) by patients in Ilorin. Health belief model was adopted as theoretical basis for the study. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were combined Multistage sampling technique w...
ABSTRACT Background: Despite high knowledge about modern contraceptives among young women, utilization levels are still low. Contraceptive prevalence is particular low among minority and under-served populations including refugees. Among young refugee women in the Budumburam refugee camp in Ghana, however, little research has been done to assess modern contraceptive use. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of modern contraceptives. Among young refugee women in the Budumburam ref...
Abstract There are few empirical studies on the experiences of persons with albinism in Ghana. This study investigated the subjective well-being (SWB) of persons with albinism in selected Regions in Ghana. Participants (N = 105) were recruited via purposive and snowball sampling, and completed a survey questionnaire on social stigma, social support and subjective well-being. Results from Hierarchical Multiple regression indicated that there was a significant negative relationship betwe...
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis B has been reported to be the 10th leading cause of death worldwide which accounts for 500,000 to 1.2 million deaths every year (Alavian et al., 2007). Alavian et al., (2007) also reported that hepatitis B related deaths are caused by chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The WHO estimated that, there are 240 million people who are chronically infected worldwide, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The purpose of...
ABSTRACT The study, which was conducted in July 2003 focuses on assessing the provision of water, sanitation and related hygiene practices in Kpassa Township in Nkwanta District. This will serve as an update on baseline data to be used for informing policy makers about water, sanitation and hygiene practices in the District. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in data collection. Sixty (60) households were interviewed and observed using the multistage approach to select ...