Adolescent depression is known to have links with the development of depression in later life. The main aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of depression among adolescents and to contribute to knowledge on depression and give context specific information for Ghanaian children. The study used a cross sectional...
Maternal mortality is high in the Volta region of Ghana. Most of the maternal deaths in the South Tongu district in recent years have been in women with Advanced Maternal Age (AMA) and/or High Parity (HP). In the past, the perception of these risk factors has been found to be different from the health worker and women’...
Background: Having more children in the past was a form of assurance to couples on the grounds of having more working hands to help till the land and cultivate crops. However, with the advent of modern farming technologies, pressure on social amenities, scarce resources, high dependency ratio, lack of employable opport...
Anaemia and underweight or overweight/obesity are major public health problems driving maternal and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries. While the burden of these conditions is recognised, the evidence for the co-occurrence of these conditions is fragmented and mixed, especially at the individual level....
Background: Patients’ competencies and resources to manage their own health, which is termed health literacy, is a necessity for better health outcomes. Thus, it is relevant to have a comprehensive health literacy measurement tool suitable for populations of interest. The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) is a tool u...
Breast cancer is a global health concern in terms of morbidity and mortality. Risksharing mechanisms such as health insurance provide resources and promote access to healthcare. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between health insurance coverage and clinical outcome of breast cancer patients. The stud...
Background: The incidence of schistosomiasis in Ghana and more specifically in the Asuogyaman District had become a noticeable record following the creation of the Akosombo Dam in the early 1960s. This has inevitably since placed an enormous burden on the health service delivery systems in the geographical area. Mass D...
Flooding is a perennial problem in most parts of Accra for many years resulting in loss of lives and properties. Ashaiman is one of such areas within the Metropolis that record pockets of flood annually. Some flood prone areas in Ghana such as the Odo Basin have received major flood management interventions from the Go...
Background: Hypertension referred to as high blood pressure is a condition in which the blood vessels persistently receive high pressure. It was once regarded as a problem only in high income countries but currently, a global problem. There is increased prevalence of hypertension in low income countries with Ghana havi...
Background: Improving the quality of Emergency Obstetric and newborn care in health facilities is crucial to the survival of mothers and their babies, but across the world about 60-80 cases of maternal mortality were as a result of preventable diseases; bleeding, obstructed labour, hypertension complication in pregnanc...
Introduction: Open defecation is the disposal of human faeces in fields, forests, bushes, open water bodies, beaches or other open spaces. The percentage of people without access to basic sanitation facilities in Africa was 44 percent in 2000 and 37 percent in 2010. Also 70 percent, or two out of three people, do not h...
Introduction: Surgical site infection is one of the most common complications of surgery that leads to increased hospital stay and expenditure, unnecessary pain and psychological stress for surgical patients who develop this complication. Surgical site infection is the most common nosocomial infection amongst patients...
The role of motivation in enhancing performance levels of workers can hardly be underestimated. This study assessed the impact of motivation on the performance of health workers at the Ho Municipal Hospital. Specifically, it sought to find our whether motivation had any effect on the performance of the clinical staff o...
Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Globally, the main causes of neonatal deaths are preterm birth complications (35%), intrapartum-related complications (including complications during labour and delivery such as with asphyxia) (24%), and sepsis including neonatal tetanus and pneumonia...
Background: Children under the age of five years are very vulnerable to so many conditions, including anaemia. Anaemia affects all nations globally and has significant adverse health consequences as well as adverse impacts on social and economic development. It is a major global public health problem with serious effec...
