Background Usage of family planning services in developing countries have been found to avert unintended pregnancies, reduce maternal and child mortality. Men as the main decision-makers in most African families have an important role to play towards acceptanc...

This study investigates the underpinnings of CAC using data from clients and providers of CAC in the New-Juaben Municipality. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) model is adapted to assess the underpinnings of CAC. Quantitative and qualitative data were s...

Introduction Epidemiological studies have shown that there is prevalence of caries in young children throughout the world, both in low and high-income countries. Parents’ perception is a huge contributor in dental nonattendance of children. Reduction in preval...

Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in Ghana. This study examines the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among Ghanaian aged 15–49 years. This cross-sectional study retrieved data from the 2...

Female adolescents are unduly disadvantaged regarding the risks of unintended pregnancies that are associated with poor outcomes which often results in infant or maternal death. This study sought to explore factors that influence female adolescents’ knowledge...

There is limited scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of aphrodisiacs and more worrying is the fact that potential adverse health effects could result from the abuse of aphrodisiacs. Despite the safety concerns raised by the FDA on the abuse of unregist...

Mental health disorders present significant health challenges in populations in sub Saharan Africa especially in deprived urban poor contexts. Some studies have suggested that in collectivistic societies such as most African societies people can draw on social...

Since 2002, a range of South African policies have attempted to address the disproportionate burden of food and nutrition insecurity on the population. Yet malnutrition among the poor has worsened. This study reviewed policies to examine their implications for...

Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the significant public health problems in the world, especially in Less developed countries. In Ghana, cervical cancer is the leading cause of gynecological cancers. This study was aimed at assessing the level of awarene...

Despite the double burden of infectious and chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa, health care expenditure disproportionately favours infectious diseases. In this paper, we examine quantitatively the extent of this disproportionate access to diagnoses an...