Background: 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 offers a window of opportunity for women to be o...
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; determine the socio-demographic factors that contribute to a...
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 increase its uptake and continuation by improving spousal com...
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. The design used was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. The...
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 reduce the incidence of HIV-related deaths is paramount. Thi...
Hypertension as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease has proven its importance as a worldwide public health challenge because of its frequency and the associated complications and for its position as a leading risk factor for mortality. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Nandom District of the Upper...
Neonatal deaths account for 40% of deaths under the age of 5 years worldwide (Lawn et al. 2005). This contributed greatly to the inability of the global effort to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goal 4 of reducing childhood mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Aside newborn death being a human right issue, it constit...
Background: Health seeking behaviour among women especially during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period is considered critical in determining the overall health of the mother and the child. It is also known as an indirect indicator of maternal and neonatal health outcomes, but has been understudied in the East A...
Background: The uptake of modern family planning (FP) methods remains a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Current use of modern contraceptive methods in Ghana stand as 22%. This is in spite of considerable public education and investment in the provision of services. The Upper Wes Region of Ghana has some of the w...
Introduction: Stress has been associated with the development of non-communicable diseases. Reduction of work-related stress is therefore a major occupational health intervention. Anecdotally, staff of commercial banks in Ghana are considered to be among workers most prone to work-related stress. Very little is however...
Introduction Ultrasound has useful application in the management of pregnancy. Among other uses, it is routinely used antenatal clinics in Ghana to determine gestation, sex of child, fetal and placental positions and fetal viability. To facilitate information and counseling, there is the need to know the perception of...
The investigation conducted the health effects of limestone quarrying in the Yilo Krobo municipality at Klo-Begro and Manya Krobo municipality at Odugblase. The objectives were to assess possible clustering of respiratory disease cases around a putative pollution source, model possible correlation between exposure and...
This study assessed the awareness of cervical cancer among female students in selected senior high schools in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality. The study sought to find out if the students perceive themselves of being at risk, if they know the risk factors of the disease and available vaccines and screening services....
There is a general impression that most Emergency Departments are crowded and that affects the quality of care of patients that visit the ED. This research sought to study the factors that influence crowding and patients flow at the ED of Tema General Hospital (TGH). To do this two throughput factors (door-to- doctor t...
Introduction Despite the public, physiological and emotional effects that skin-lightening presents, it has become a popular practice among individuals of different age groups, gender and religious affiliations in Ghana and worldwide. An objective observation would identify a particular group as being mostly involved in...
