Consistent and correct use of condoms remains an effective way to tackling sexually transmitted infection including HIV. Understanding the predictors of condom use that underlies individual and societal attitude towards condom use can contribute to the uptake...

Rapid population growth, lack of availability of resources, rising poverty levels and political interference have for a long time taken a toll on equitable provision of health services in the Eastern Region of Ghana. A major factor for health services provisio...

The aim of the study was to conduct an analysis of the causes of death at the University of Ghana Hospital, Legon (UGHL) from 1979 to 2015. The objectives were to conduct cross-sectional and temporal analysis of the causes of death and also evaluate the qualit...

Patient-provider communication is a major challenge in resource-limited settings with large catchment areas. mHealth, which is the use of mobile communication devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers and personal digital assistant (PDAs), for health se...

Inadequate and inappropriate complementary feeding (CF) are the major factors contributing to excess morbidity and mortality in young children. Adequate nutrition during infancy and early childhood is fundamental to the development of each child's full growth...

The burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa and in areas where HIV/AIDS has traditionally been high, the availability of antiretroviral drugs is leading to a chronicization of the disease, and this is adding to disease burden in...

INTRODUCTION Schistosomiasis is the second most important parasitic disease after malaria. The construction of the Akosombo Dam in Ghana resulted in an increase in cases of schistosomias in communities in the Lake Volta Basin, including the Oti sub-district of...

Health Insurance is a formal contractual arrangement between the insurer and the insured to the effect that the insurer provides cover for part or all healthcare cost of the insured as agreed between the two parties for a period of time. Ghana since 2003 has b...

Over the past decade there has been growing interest in the use of herbal medicine both in developed and developing countries. Given the high proportion of patients using herbal medicine in Ghana, some health facilities have initiated implementation of herbal...

A major factor for health services provision in various communities is the concern for spatial justice in the distribution of healthcare facilities. The eastern region with most of its population in rural areas has been subject to frequent increases in the num...