ABSTRACT The use of modern contraceptives is still a challenge in many low income countries like Ghana. Amidst the low level of uptake of contraceptive use and increasing teenage pregnancies in the Northern region of Ghana, few studies have addressed the reasons why adolescents refuse to use modern contraceptive and go ahead to engage in unsafe sex. A cross-sectional study design was used. Well-structured close and open ended questionnaire was used to collect data on proportion of adolescents...
ABSTRACT Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a diabetes-induced nerve damaging effect on the kidney structure and function due to hyperglycaemia is a major microvascular complication. Hyperglycaemia causes uremia, hypercreatininemia, declined glomerular filtration rate, and decreased levels of serum protein and albumin. This condition leads to progressive decline in renal function resulting in renal insufficiency and End-Stage Renal Disease. The prevalence of DN in Africa has increased sig...
ABSTRACT Background: Hypertension is a chronic asymptomatic disease condition which affect every part of the world and has no respect for age and often, increases with age. The Objective of this study was to estimate the economic burden of hypertension among patients attending Nsawam Government Hospital in the Nsawam- Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. Method A descriptive cross sectional Cost of Illness (COI) survey which relied on quantitative data was conducted among 202 ...
ABSTRACT The Muni-Pomadze wetland in the Central Region of Ghana is one of five internationally-recognised coastal wetlands (Ramsar sites) in Ghana under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. The wetland is known for its rich variety of biodiversity and unpolluted ecosystem and is fed by a main river called Pratu along with its tributaries (Ntakofa and Muni Rivers) that flows into the Muni lagoon. However, the need to produce enough food to feed the ever increasing populatio...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION The prevalence of diabetes and its complications are major public health issues globally, regionally and locally. Notable complications and consequences of diabetes are stroke, blindness, amputation, death etc. Inadequate knowledge of diabetes, negative attitude and perception about diabetes are usually the root causes of diabetes complications and consequences. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of diabetes knowledge, attitude and beliefs about sel...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Family planning remains a key strategy for population management and national development. Family planning plus (FP+) is a package of interventions that have been jointly identified by GHS and the Reducing Maternal mobidity and mortality (R3M) consortium for Family Planning service uptake improvement especially long acting and permanent methods. Objective of study: The study seeks to conduct an assessment of the implementation of family planning plus project using a cas...
dy intended to explore the impact of traditional birth attendants on maternal and child health in Ikole LGA 15 of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study adopted the use of functionalist theory and Social Action theory in explaining the 16 impact of TBAs on maternal and child health and the factors influencing the utilization of TBAs facilities respectively. A 17 descriptive research design was employed for the study, using both quantitative and qualitative methods of data 18 collection. The sample s...
ABSTRACT This study described the lived experiences of patients living with indwelling urethral catheter in Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region of Ghana. The specific objectives were: to explore patients’ experiences related to living with indwelling urethral catheter on patients’ lives; explore the challenges faced by patients who use indwelling urethral catheter; investigate coping strategies utilized by patient’s living with indwelling urethral catheter. A qualitativ...
Abstract A qualitative, community-based study was conducted in the rural community of Ago Are in southwestern Nigeria to learn about indigenous surgical practices and their potential for disease transmission. Community leaders as key informants assisted in identifying two types of indigenous practitioner whose work involved blood contact, whose work was observed. The ol6lil are surgeons who specialize in circumcision and making traditional facial-markings, while the generic term for healer, o...
a b s t r a c t Cissus gum has been employed as polymer with sodium alginate in the formulation of diclofenac microbeads and the in vivo mucoprotective properties of the polymer in anti-inflammatory therapy assessed in rats with carrageenan-induced paw edema in comparison to diclofenac powder and commercial diclofenac tablet. A full 23 factorial experimental design has been used to investigate the influence of concentration of cissus gum (X1); concentration of calcium acetate (X2) and stirrin...
ABSTRACT Traditiona healers play an important role in the provision of healthcare in many communities in Africa. This study aimed to improve home management of malaria in children by assessing the healer's knowledge and practice. A serni-struc.urcd questionnaire interview of 127 traditional healers selected by proportionate sampling technique from two rural and two urban local government areas (LGAs) of southwestern Nigeria wprogram. Malaria ranked first (87%) among the illnesses managed by t...
Summary Audiometric assessment was carried out on 26 metal workers at the spare parts market, Gate Ibadan to corroborate their perceived susceptibility to noise induced hearing loss. Of the 26 studied, 13 (50.0%) indicated non-susceptibility. II (42.3%) indicated susceptibility while 2 (7. '7%) did not know. Otology symptoms mentioned by those who indicate susceptibility were tinnitus (63.6%), hearing loss (36.4%), otalgia (18.2%), headache (9.1 %), and post-aural pain (9.1 %). Audiometric re...
SlIIIlIDary· This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of trabeculectomy on African patients. All patients who underwent trabeculectomy over a 10-year period, January 1987 to December 1996 were included in the study. Information extracted from their case notes included age, sex, type of gJaucoma..,number of years of glaucoma before surgery, eye involved, and visual acuity pre-operatively and postoperatively. Intraocular pressures at presentation, preoperatively and post operativ...
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...