ABSTRACT Introduction: The current global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic has put pressure on health care managers, especially those in the developing countries to seek innovative ways of delivering effective treatment to TB patients. One of the strategies employed is directly observed therapy for all patients where community members are used to supervise TB patients during the treatment regimen. Even though treatment supporters are used to improve the situation, proportion cured and completing tr...
ABSTRACT Malaria control efforts currently lay emphasis on reducing transmission by limiting humanvector contact. Meanwhile, Mosquito-Avoidance Practices (MAPs) have been shown to be sub-optimal in urban areas especially among under-five Children (U-5C) resulting in high child morbidity and mortality. More studies have been carried out on MAPs in rural areas leaving urban areas understudied. This study was therefore designed to investigate MAPs among care-givers of U-5C living in Somolu, an ...
ABSTRACT African cities reveal aspects of the waste-management challenges such as uncontrolled garbage, roadsides littered with refuse and streams blocked with junk. Solid wastes pose significant threats to public health and the environment if they are not stored, collected and disposed of properly. The perception of solid waste as an unwanted material with no intrinsic value has dominated attitudes towards disposal. The study investigated the waste disposal practices and perceptions of peopl...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Focus Antenatal Care (FANC) and health facility skilled delivery are very vital issues to consider when dealing with matters of maternal mortality. Therefore perceived quality of these services and their relatedness cannot be overlooked when assessing patronage levels of these services. Records of non-patronage among some individuals still remain high in some communities. It is in this direction that this study sought to identify the relationship between receiving FANC ...
ABSTRACT Cholera outbreaks have profound impacts on the health and well-being of communities. Rapid containment of outbreaks largely depend on people‟s knowledge, perceptions and attitude to the disease. Studies have shown an increase of outbreaks in developing countries. Ibadan Northwest (IBNW) Local Government Area (LGA) experienced recurrent cholera outbreaks between June and November 2011 in spite of cholera control programmes in Oyo state. Furthermore several studies have been done on...
ABSTRACT Adolescence is a transitional phase from childhood to adulthood during which significant changes in body composition occur with a tendency towards excessive fat accumulation. Determining body fat proportions at this stage of life could give an insight into the need for early intervention. The actual body fat estimates of school adolescents have not been adequately researched in Nigeria. This study was carried out to determine the Percentage Body Fat (PBF) of secondary school adolesc...
ABSTRACT Postpartum family planning has the potential of contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3, which aims at ensuring quality maternal health, promoting wellbeing for all as well as the consequence of each pregnancy. Using women‟s postpartum family planning framework, the study sought to examine the postpartum family planning uptake. The study used secondary data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), (GSS, 2014). Bivariate and multivariate regres...
ABSTRACT This thesis seeks to appraise the views of professional health workers on unsafe abortion in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana. The main data for the study were obtained from 30 professional health workers with at least two years working experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, in three health facilities in the Accra Metropolis (La General Hospital, Ridge Hospital and Marie Stopes International). In-depth interviews were used to obtain data. Stigmatisation from friends, family, community...
ABSTRACT Sexual and reproductive health rights are the bedrock of sexual and reproductive health. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), fertility control, sexual violence and abuses are reflections of the level of control individuals have over their reproductive autonomy. This study sought to assess the level of adolescents’ knowledge and perception of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), and was situated in the theory of sexual interaction. The study adopted a cross sectional ...
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are the two leading causes of death from infectious diseases globally. The World Health Organization has recommended integration of TB-HIV services in the management of the syndemic. However, scaling up of integrated TB-HIV services remain sub-optimal in Ghana, despite a nationally accepted collaborative policy. This study, therefore explored issues surrounding TBHIV services integration towards effective management of the synd...
ABSTRACT In the past few years, public health incidents have occurred that have caused some alarm in Canada. These include communicable disease outbreaks such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Influenza and Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) and water-borne diseases such as Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (Ecoli) and gastroenteritis. There were also environment incidents that occurred such as those caused by Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, furans, and microcystine. On the global scen...
ABSTRACT Breast Cancer (BC) is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and the third most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. Early detection through screening has been shown to improve the prognosis and survival among female presenting with BC. Few studies exist on knowledge, attitude and practice of Breast Self-Examination (BSE) among female apprentices in Nigeria, probably due to their level of education. This study was therefore designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and ...
ABSTRACT Undertaking University education in Nigeria may be fraught with stress. The bulk of previous studies on stress among university students had focused on undergraduates, leaving stress and coping mechanisms among postgraduate students inadequately investigated. In this study the stressors and the coping mechanisms adopted by postgraduate students of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria were identified. A cross-sectional survey involving a 3-stage random sampling technique was adopted in ...
ABSTRACT Infertility is a public health problem that is characterised by serious social and psychological consequences. It is considered as a major life crisis that has the potential to threaten the stability of individuals and relationships, especially infertility among married men. Apart from the magnitude of the problem, management of infertility has focused more on women with little attention paid to men. The study was therefore designed to explore knowledge and perception of married men...
ABSTRACT Auto-artisanship plays a critical role in the economy of Ghana. It forms a large size of the informal economy in Ghana. The occupational health and safety of auto-artisans is therefore of exceptional concern because of their potential exposure to toxic chemicals, the tools and methods they apply, and the unregulated settings in which they operate. Even though some research work has been done to examine the safety of auto-artisans at the Suame magazine enclave, such studies focused on...