Purpose – Among the various pro-sustainability strategies that universities adopt, Stellenbosch University’s 2030 Agenda further challenges universities to provide sustainability education that enables students to become change agents for sustainability. The Listen, Live and Learn (LLL) initiative is a cocurricular pro...
Background: Evidence shows that art therapy has mental health benefits, and is a great way to express complex emotions in the recovery process. However, there are limited to no studies in the Ghanaian context on whether art therapy is used among clinical psychologists in the therapeutic process. This research sought to...
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease caused by inherited and/or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in the middle- and low-income countries. The leading causes of blindness se...
Background: Myopia (short-sightedness) is recognized as significant global health and socioeconomic problem that will affect billions of people in the subsequent decades. The increasing prevalence of myopia has huge social and educational consequences on society. Myopia exists expansively among students and affects not...
Context: Hypertension is known to affect more than one billion of the world’s population with complications such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Compliance with hypertension therapy is the extent to which one’s behavior in following a diet plan, taking medications, or making lifestyle changes corresponds to the ag...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all countries of the world and resulted in more than one million deaths worldwide and as of2nd May 2021, about 779 deaths were recorded in Ghana. With the economic disruption that characterized the advent of this pandemic and the fear of subsequent waves, every country was...
It is almost 6 years since the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, and countries have less than 10 years to achieve the set targets. Unlike most of the world, sub-Saharan African countries have reported only minimal progress, one that the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately disrupted. Transdisciplin...
Background: The epidemiological transition, touted as occurring in Ghana, requires research that tracks the changing patterns of diseases in order to capture the trend and improve healthcare delivery. This study examines national trends in mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana between 2014 and...
Background: Universally, work-related illness and injury continue to be of great concern because it is the principal cause of surge in work productivity. It is estimated to cost nearly $2.8 trillion (4%) of annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to sickness absence, lost workday, worker's compensation and daily produc...
Introduction: Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in the middle- and low-income countries. The leading causes of blindness secondary to diabetes are diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and glaucoma. A cross‑ sectional survey was carried out to assess the knowledge level of diabetic patients on diabetes and it...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rapid population growth, lack of availability of resources, rising poverty levels and political interference have for a long time taken a toll on equitable provision of health services in the Eastern Region of Ghana. A major factor for health services provision in various communities is the concern for equity in the di...
