Within the first quarter of 2017, a study was conducted to assess cervical cancer knowledge and screening behaviors amongst female health professionals in some selected health facilities in the La Nkwantanang Madina municipality in the Greater Accra region of...

Introduction: Despite evidence that the use of ITNs decreases malaria-related morbidity and mortality, the use of ITNs in sub-Saharan Africa remains relatively low. The aim of this study is to find out the factors that influence the use of ITNs in the Yilo Kro...

Introduction: The World Health Organisation (WHO) - supported VISION 2020 is a global initiative that aims to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020. To reduce and possibly eliminate the need to undertake evisceration in Ghana, there is the need to und...

The study which aimed at assessing the levels of organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues in watermelon was conducted in two parts; a field survey and laboratory work. The field survey involved the use of semi- structured questionnaires administered to 60 farme...

Malnutrition in children adversely impacts their growth and development, educational attainment, and the incidence of chronic diseases and economic productivity later in life. This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age i...

The World Health Organization recommends that after a live birth, the appropriate interpregnancy interval (IPI) should be at least 24 months in order to reduce the risk of adverse maternal, perinatal, neonatal and infant health outcomes. The postpartum period...

Anaemia is a global public health problem that affects all populations both developing and developed countries with enormous effect on health outcomes. The objectives of the study were to assess prevalence of anaemia at registration and 36 weeks of gestation;...

One factor that might contribute to the lack of success of the African population control programmes may be that they tend to be directed towards women only, ignoring the role of men in contraceptive decisions. Male involvement in family planning methods can i...

Diet-related chronic diseases are long-term diseases that are largely preventable. Such diseases can result from poor eating habits. The purpose of this study was to examine tertiary students’ knowledge of diet-related chronic diseases and dietary practices. T...

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has posed one of the worst global health and developmental challenges the world has ever witnessed: with its devastating impact on humans, the need to adopt a more proactive and pragmatic step to ensure zero new infections and...