ABSTRACT Background Autism is a condition that is increasing worldwide. Preschool teachers who are the primary caregivers beside parents in most situations, are not able to accurately detect the signs and symptoms of autism and respond appropriately as this is of utmost importance to help provide the best healthcare to autistic children. The study was conducted with the aim to assess the perception of preschool teachers towards child autism in the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipality. Methods A to...
ABSTRACT Background: The first two years of a child’s life is particularly important, as good nutrition during this time lowers morbidity and mortality, and promotes development of the child. Complementary feeding (CF) period represents a window of opportunity for avoiding all forms of malnutrition. It has also been established that when CF practices are scaled up to nearly universal levels, about 100,000 deaths of children under five could be prevented. In Ghana, only 13% of mothers practi...
ABSTRACT Introduction: The incidence of meconium in amniotic fluid (MAF) is between 10%and 16% of full-term births of women considered to be at normal risk. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) is a complication present in MAF and constitutes an important cause of perinatal mortality. Objectives: The study was to determine the factors influencing meconium stained amniotic fluid deliveries outcomes. Specifically, the study sought to assess factors influencing fetal outcomes of Meconium Stained ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Access to quality healthcare depends on the availability of qualified and adequate healthcare workers; unfortunately, most health workers prefer to work in urban and peri-urban communities to the detriment of those living in rural communities including Krachi West District. Identifying factors influencing acceptance of rural posting and formulating policies based on these factors will improve rural posting acceptance. This study, therefore, investigated factors influenc...
ABSTRACT Among some of the diseases of public health importance in the Tema metropolis, diarrhoea has consistently been one of the five most prevalent diseases (DHMT report 2006). Though there had been some work done on hospital based surveillance for severe diarrhoea to assess the burden of disease due to rotavirus, it did not extend beyond the hospital setting. However, home management is usually the initial approach adopted by caregivers of children with acute diarrhoea. This study therefo...
ABSTRACT Background Beneficial effects of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTP-SP) on the mother and birth outcomes are known. The few studies on the effects of IPTp-SP beyond in utero have been contradictory and tended to focus on late infancy and beyond. Mechanisms and targets explaining effects of IPTp-SP beyond in utero remain largely unknown. This study determined if IPTp-SP use was associated with risk of malaria and all cause mortality in early infancy and if maternall...
ABSTRACT Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) contributes largely to the burden of sexual ill health in Ghana. It is, therefore, important to apply a continuum of strategies to curtail these outcomes (postpartum hemorrhage, puerperal endometritis, operative vaginal delivery, episiotomy, pre- term delivery, maternal disability and death). The Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GSS, 2014) recorded low (25.1%) Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) knowledge among Ghanaian adolescents. T...
ABSTRACT The issue of maternal mortality continues to plague many developing countries including Ghana. To address this problem the Prevention of Maternal Mortality (PMM) programme was established in two districts in Ghana by a team of both local and foreign researchers in 1989. They constituted themselves into two teams in Accra and Kumasi. However actual work on the field by the Kumasi team in the Ejisu-Juaben district where they concentrated their activities was started in 1993 and ende...
ABSTRACT Rational use of medicines (RUM) for all medical conditions is an essential element in achieving quality of health and medical care for patients. Yet more than 50% of all medicines worldwide are prescribed, dispensed or sold inappropriately. Ensuring the availability, affordability and rational use of quality medicines is an issue of concern in developing countries. Irrational drug use affects quality of health care and access and exerts undue financial burden on the health care ...
ABSTRACT Overweight and obesity have reached unprecedented levels worldwide and the WHO has described obesity as an „epidemic‟. Of great concern are the data pointing to the recent increase in the prevalence of obesity regardless of age group and country. Childhood and adolescence obesity are on the rise worldwide. Several factors have been associated with overweight and obesity, some of which are; diet, physical inactivity, age, sex, familial, socioeconomic status, childhood obesity. The...
ABSTRACT Hypertension is a global public health problem that is ravaging the active adult workforce of nations especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Ghana. Health care professionals continue to roll out management interventions aimed at controlling blood pressures and improving patients’ well-being. Regular self-monitoring of blood pressure by hypertensive patients is one sure way of improving their health. The practice of self-monitoring in the general population or among ...
ABSTRACT Unintended pregnancy among youths resulting from unprotected sexual activities poses a major challenge to their reproductive health. Use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) which are of different brands has been identified to prevent unintended pregnancy. Studies have been carried out on the utilization and effectiveness of ECPs among older women but information on young women’s knowledge and its use will be useful in identifying gaps in knowledge and planning appropriate inte...
ABSTRACT The study attempted to assess the effectiveness of the Community Based Distribution (CBD) programme of low-cost Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health Services. This was established in 1979 by the Fertility Research Unit of the Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan in collaboration with Oyo State Ministry of Health the Pathfinder Fund of Boston; and the Centre for Population and Family, Columbia University both in the United States of -America
ABSTRACT Diarrhoeal diseases constitute a major cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children in Nigeria. The knowledge and use of home therapies to manage diarrhoea using Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) with special reference to Sugar-Salt-Solution (SSS) are on the decline in recent times. However, knowledge and self-efficacy of nursing mothers in Nigerian army barracks relating to the use of ORT have not been fully studied. The study was designed to assess the knowledge of diar...
ABSTRACT Personal Hygiene (PH) is fundamental to the prevention and control of communicable diseases and maintaining good health. Many communicable diseases of public health importance, which affect Secondary School Students (SSS), are caused by poor PH. Despite awareness of personal hygiene in Nigeria, there is the need to identify the level of practice by SSS. This study was therefore designed to determine the knowledge, perception and practices of PH among SSS in Ibadan North West Local ...