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-secti...

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 201...

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 o...

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....

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 worke...

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...

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 pollut...

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 o...

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...

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 w...