Background: Excessive long waiting time in outpatient clinics in Africa is a constant challenge for patients and the health providers of these facilities. Prolonged waiting times are associated with poor adherence to treatment, missed appointment and failure or delay in initiation of necessary treatment. The time a patient spends at each service point before being attended to by a health provider and the overall total time a patient spends in a health facility from the arrival time to the dep...
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ABSTRACT The study investigated how compliance mediates physician communication and health related quality of life of patients with hypertension or diabetes in the Tamale Teaching Hospital. A cross sectional design was employed and collected data using structured questionnaire and structured interview guide. Using purposive, quota and convenient sampling methods, 211 patients were sampled out of which 148 and 63 were hypertensive patients and diabetic patients respectively for the study. Desc...
ABSTRACT Background: Rotavirus gastroenteritis in children remains a global public health problem. It is responsible for over 2 million hospitalizations in children less than 5 years. Low birth weight is a known risk factor for several childhood infections and diseases. Over 96% of all low birth weight deliveries occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the relationship between rotavirus gastroenteritis and its burden in terms of morbidity or mortality is unknown. Objective: to investigat...