Abstract Background: Obesity is associated with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, caries and periodontal diseases, and other morbidities. The association between childhood obesity and oral disease is, however, not well defined. This study examined the association between obesity and oral health in school children and explored possible dietary and oral hygiene risk factors. The study hypothesized that there was poorer oral hygiene status and higher caries and gum disease a...
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Motorcycle injuries are among the leading causes of disability and deaths and the main victims are the motorcyclists, passengers and pedestrians in the young reproductive age group (Peden, 2004; Solagrebu et al., 2006). The problem is increasing at a fast rate in developing countries due to rapid motorization and other factors (Galukande et al., 2009). Studies in Ghana have also shown that motorcycle crushes are among the leading causes of death and injuries, and tha...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The use of motorcycle has become popular due to the fact that it is cheap, an easier means of transport and efficient in mitigating traffic jam delays (Phillipo et al., 2010). Despite these benefits, motorcycle and bicycle riders are at an increased risk of being involved in a crash because they often share the traffic space with fast moving cars, buses, and trucks. In addition, their lack of physical protection makes them particularly vulnerable to being injured if ...
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Vehicular accident in Ghana has become one of the growing concerns to most Ghanaians in recent times. This is as a result of the tremendous effect of accidents on human lives, properties and the environment. Many researchers have come out with the causes, effects and recommendations to vehicular accidents. These causes include drink driving, machine failure and speeding (National Road Safety Commission, 2009). Moreover, every year the road safety commission, Ghana St...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Road traffic accident (RTA) has become an important public health concern over the past decades as an estimated Global figure of 1.3 million people loses their lives in every year. It is believed that almost 3,400 lives are lost every day and millions of people suffer various degrees of injuries and disabilities as a result of RTA. These injuries and deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) have immense influence on victims' families, employment and co...
ABSTRACT In recent years, there has been a growing concern over the increase of individuals injured as a result of accidents involving motorcycles in a number of countries especially Ghana. Motorcycle injuries are among the leading causes of disability and deaths and the main victims are the motorcyclists, passengers and pedestrians in their young reproductive age group. This was a descriptive cross sectional study involving motorcycle crash victims treated at Agona Swedru Municipal Hospital...
Background Road accidents in Ghana have been identified as one of the major causes of deaths in the country. It is classified as the second major cause of death in the country following malaria. According to the road vehicular crashes in Ghana statistics for the year 2013 by Building and Road Research Institute, shows that there were 1,456 road accidents for the year 2013, Afukaar et al (2013). There were total of 15,496 casualties with 2,637 of them losing their lives, while 6,762 sustained...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Ghana implemented the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) with the objective of increasing health insurance coverage in the country against the need to pay outof-pocket at the point of service use. However with increasing utilization, anecdotal evidence suggests that community perception of health care is not overwhelmingly favourable. Method: A cross sectional, comparative and exploratory study conducted in the KassenaNankana District (KND) of Northern Ghana to ...
ABSTRACT Background: Hand hygiene has been proven to be an effective way of ridding the hands of harmful pathogens which can be transmitted from person to person resulting in infection leading to morbidity and mortality. Newborns are particularly susceptible to infections due to their under developed immune system, a third of all neonatal mortality being due to infections. In Ghana, neonatal mortality remains high with the Volta Region having the highest neonatal mortality among the regions...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The increase in the rate of road accidents is becoming a continuous problem for the average Ghanaian. Thus, road accidents, which are unintended incidents, keep rising due to the high frequency of ownership of vehicles. In the olden days, when there was a road accident, in majority of the cases, it was obvious that the accident involved motor cars. This cannot be said now because of the increase in the patronage of motorcycles. Subsequently, Gururaj, G. (2008) indica...
BACKGROUND A Road Motor Accident (RMA) is when a motor bicycle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal or geographical or architectural obstacle. The RMAs can result in injury, property damage and death. RMA results in the deaths of 1.2 m people worldwide each year and injures about 4 times this number(WHO 2004). Road motor collision (RMC) is one of many public health problems. Globally, about 1.2 million people die due to RMCs every year. Of these, 85% reside in low and middle in...
ABSTRACT Midwifery Documentation (MD) is the means by which all care and services rendered to women of reproductive age, especially during antenatal and postnatal periods are made known to others through either handwritten or electronic means. MD is a major way through which midwifery knowledge is built for the advancement of the profession. This mandatory practise, however, has not received the attention it deserves all over the world due to so many reasons. The theory of Quality Assurance ...
ABSTRACT Motorcycle crash victims form a high proportion of those killed or injured in road traffic crashes. The information relating to traffic accidents and victims represents an essential tool to control and detect safety problems in transport, to identify priority action areas and to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures used to improve safety. The main aim of this study was to assess the causes and effects motorcycle crash at Saint Dominic Hospital, Akwatia. Among other objectiv...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted out of concern of the District Health Management Team of Dormaa District to find a solution to the rising anaemia problem in children in the District. The study was conducted from the 28th January, 1997 to 16th May, 1997. The main objective of the research was to find the distribution, outcome and the determinants of anaemia in children in the Dormaa District. The specific objectives were to find the age and sex distribution of anaemia cases and mortality, th...
BACKGROUND OF STUDY A Road Motor Accident (RMA) is when a motor bicycle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal or geographical or architectural obstacle. The RMAs can result in injury, property damage and death. RMA results in the deaths of 1.2 m people worldwide each year and injures about 4 times this number. (WHO, 2004). Road Motor Collision (RMC) is one of many public health problems. Globally, about 1.2 million people die due to RMCs every year. Of these, 85% reside in low...