ABSTRACT Adolescent pregnancy is a social issue of public health importance that has received attention from many program designers, policy makers and most population researchers globally. It plaques both developed and developing countries, but it is more prevalent in developing countries especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many factors such as early marriage, peer influence, religious and cultural beliefs, adolescent sexual behaviour and socioeconomic status have been linked to the prev...
ABSTRACT Background: Kpone is one of the major industrial towns in Ghana and its industrialization has led to increase in population and other business activities. The rapid growth in population is accompanied by increase in volume of waste generated from industrial and domestic activities each day, which has not been properly managed, leading to sanitation problems. Aims and objectives: This study was designed to assess sanitary infrastructures within Kpone Township. The specific objectives...
ABSTRACT Background: Motherhood is cherished and defines the identity of a woman in most African societies. However, new mothers have to adjust physically, socially, psychologically and even spiritually in their transition. Social support has been identified in a number of studies to help first-time mothers adjust in picking up their new maternal responsibilities. The main aim of this study was to explore first-time mothers’ lived experiences and their prenatal and postnatal support system...
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis threatens public health all over the world and affects persons mostly in their productive lives. The proportion of cases with successful treatment outcome is a key indicator to assess the effectiveness and performance of any Tuberculosis Control Programme. Effective treatment is a major element in reducing the transmission of infection and ultimately achieving elimination of the disease. The study was conducted to determine factors associated with treatment outcome and ...
ABSTRACT Background: Breast malignancies are the leading cause of death due to cancer among women around the world. Picking the lesions enables women to have better treatment choices and a better prognosis. Examining one’s own breast on a monthly basis increases the possibility of detecting such lesions early. This study is designed to assess Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breast self-examination (BSE) among female students of the University of Ghana as well as barriers to practice. ...
SUMMARY This study was conducted in the Assin District of the Central Region over a period of 10 days between July 6 and 16, 1999. The aim was to find the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of the community leaders about teenage pregnancy with reference to the available literature on the subject. It was also meant to determine if educational attainment, gender and type of community leadership have any significant influence on knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. A cross-sectional study was conduc...
ABSTRACT Background: Crude dismantling and burning of e-waste as done at the Agbogbloshie recycling/dumpsite results in release of a myriad of toxic chemical substances such as heavy metals dust, dioxins, furans, plume of smoke containing chemical intermediates such as polyhydrogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Exposure to these toxic chemicals could impact negatively on both human and environmental health. Previous studies on exposure have mostly focused on...
ABSTRACT Since Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) detection in 1981, 25milion people have died and 65 million people are living with the disease. The HIV prevalence among antenatal care attendants rose to 40% globally with 1500 children infected each day At the end of 2007, women accounted for 50% of all adults living with HIV worldwide, and 61% in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana about 3,129,390 are reported living with the disease in 2007 with HIV positivity prevalence rate of 2.6% among...
ABSTRACT In an era where many advancements and accomplishments in information technology over the past decades has been tremendous, health and healthcare delivery has not been left out; quite a number of diverse forms of Electronic Information Systems have been designed and implemented in different institutions and countries. The field of health care has been transformed globally as a result of Information and communication technology (ICT). The need of a system that can aid individuals stor...
ABSTRACT Introduction: In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in urbanisation with its attendant increase in demand for most social amenities including water. The relevant company is unable to meet the unending demand for pipe water. They are only capable of supplying intermittent and limited access to piped water especially in urban and peri-urban areas. These issues have caused most households in the urban and peri-urban areas to resort to the use of groundwater sources ...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Safe disposal of human excreta is a major Public Health concern since improper disposal of human excreta can lead to an outbreak of excreta related problems. Improving human excreta disposal, hygiene and water supply prevent at least 9.1% of the global disease burden and 6.3% of all the deaths. In Ghana, diseases such as cholera and dysentery have resurfaced; therefore a look at the barriers to safe disposal of human excreta can play an important role in reducing the m...
ABSTRACT Febrile Convulsion (FC) is a major cause of medical emergency in children aged six months to six years and may occur anywhere including school environment. Studies focusing on teachers’ practice of First Aid Care (FAC) to children with FC are limited in Nigeria, yet children spend substantial time under teachers’ care. This study was conducted to assess teachers’ knowledge, attitude and FAC given to children with FC among teachers in nursery and primary schools in Ibadan North ...
ABSTRACT Body Piercing and Tattooing (BPT) can increase the risk of contracting infectious diseases. Despite the potential harmful health consequences, the practice has remained attractive to young people. Body piercing (BP) includes piercing of various parts of the body excluding single piercing of both earlobes for females. Documented information on BPT and the awareness of its associated health risks among young people in Nigeria is few despite the practice. It is necessary to determine th...
We describe a survey of 300 young female apprentice tailors in a periurban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. The objectives were to assess HIV risk-related behavior in order to plan appropriate prevention interventions. Most apprentice tailors were 18-21 years old (68%), single (95%), and had not completed secondary school (98%). History of sexual intercourse was reported by 53 %; 42 % had ever experienced unwanted touching of the breast, backside, shoulder, or waist; 4% reported being raped in t...
ABSTRACT Background: The availability of skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period ensures the best chances of delivering a healthy infant with no complication to the mother. Huge disparities in health exist between urban and rural dwellers but recent research has shown that the urban poor sometimes have worse maternal health outcomes than rural dwellers. Community-based interventions have been shown to foster interactions between pregnant women and health care prov...