Nelson, Jeanette R, Gren, Lisa H, Dickerson, Ty T, Benson, L Scott, Manortey, Stephen, Ametepey, Rebecca, Avorgbedor, Yvette E, Alder, Stephen C
Background: Although maternal mortality has decreased substantially since the 1990s, it remains one of the top priorities in global health, as most deaths can be prevented if women have access to and utilise skilled health personnel for childbirth delivery. While efforts have been made to increase the supply and access...
Faculty Research and Publications
Journal Articles
2021
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Jones, Andrew D., Colecraft, Esi K., Awuah, Raphael B., Boatemaa, Sandra, Lambrecht, Nathalie J., Adjorlolo, Leonard Kofi, Wilson, Mark L.
Livestock ownership may influence anaemia through complex and possibly contradictory mechanisms. In this study, we aimed to determine the association of household livestock ownership with anaemia among women aged 15–49 years and children aged 6–59 months in Ghana and to examine the contribution of animal source foods (...
Faculty Research and Publications
Journal Articles
2018
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Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa
Background: Although extreme hunger has reduced significantly, people are eating nutrient-poor cheap foods that are unhealthy and environmentally unsustainable. Even though dietary practices are changing in Ghana, there is minimal national-level analysis of the changes and their implication for population health. Aim:...
Faculty Research and Publications
Journal Articles
2021
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Asomboya, Mirabel
Background and objective: The World Health Organization recommends three strategies for infant feeding: putting new born babies to breast within 30 minutes after birth, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 months of life, and appropriate complementary feeding from 6 to 24 months of age with continued breast br...
Student Theses and Capstone Projects
Theses
2016
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Addo, Michael Brown
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major cause of acute illness, infertility, long-term disability and death with serious medical and psychological consequences of millions of men, women and infants. Correct and consistent use of male condom remains the most effective way to reduce STIs including...
Student Theses and Capstone Projects
Theses
2016
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Nyagblornu, Nicholas
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 been implementing a National Health Insurance Scheme. Current...
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Theses
2016
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Kportanye, Charity Dovlo
In most developed countries, the health of the new born and infants are taken very seriously. Even dough there is tremendous effort to reduce infant mortality in Ghana yet, child mortality still remain high. Hence, the need for investigating the common child survival practices which contribute to child deaths. The obje...
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Akutey, Richard
Background: The epidemiological transition with increasing prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is well established in many sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana. The introduction of screening for NCDs into pharmacy shops in Ghana is a recent development and remains largely informal. Aim: The...
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Theses
2016
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Nviddah, Vida
This dissertation sought to unearth patients’ perception about the role of chaplaincy in the healthcare delivery system. It also aims to evidence how responding to the spiritual needs of patients contribute to their healing as recognized by the WHO when it stated that aside the physical, mental and social dimension of...
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Theses
2016
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Coffie, Diana Abena
Introduction Over 15 million adolescent girls between the ages of 15 and 19 give birth globally each year. More than 50% of that number occur in developing countries with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for up to 45% of that estimate. Aldolescent pregnancy is a major health proble in rural Ghana. An improved understandin...
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Theses
2016
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Amoquandoh, Seth
Health care financing in Ghana has seen several changes since independence in 1957. Initially, central government used tax resource to finance all public sector health care services making it free for patients at public health care facilities. Due to economic stagnation during the early 1970s, the then government and s...
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2016
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Borbi, Eric Kofie
In Ghana, almost everyone recognized the fact that the payment of cash at the point of health service delivery popularly known as “cash and carry” posed a strong barrier to healthcare access and quality of healthcare for the majority of Ghanaians.(MOH 2003) This resulted in delays in seeking healthcare, non-compliance...
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Theses
2016
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Ofori, Love Grace
Performance management is a systematic process by which an organization involves its employees in improving organizational effectiveness in the accomplishment of the organization’s mission, vision and goals. The general objective of this study was to assess the performance management practices of the VRA Hospital, Akos...
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Theses
2016
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Mfon Ibanga, Emem
Introduction Skilled attendance during delivery is a key strategy for the reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality. However, more than 40% of births in rural areas in Ghana still occur outside of health facilities without skilled attendants, with these births supported by family members or traditional birth attend...
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2016
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Dzidzor Yawa Deh, Deborah
Every year, an estimated 78,000 women die from complications of induced abortions and 95% of the deaths related to induced abortion occur in under-developed countries. Unsafe abortion is on the rise and it accounts for an estimated 13% of pregnancy related deaths representing approximately 67,000 women every year .The...
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2016
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