Background In this digital age, the youth in Ghana extensively rely on various internet-connected devices to access social media platforms. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of social media use on adolescent mental health and well-being, identify protective factors, and propose evidence-based interven...
Background: The 37 Military Hospital in Accra is in a stressful working environment founded on the fact that it is a dual service provider as both a military and civilian provider of healthcare services. However, the degrees to which these pressure points are transcending to the psyche of the health workers and, to a l...
Background: Adolescence is a critical developmental stage marked by heightened vulnerability to peer pressure. With the rapid growth of digital technology, social media has become an integral part of adolescent life, offering both opportunities and risks. While global evidence links social media use to depression, anxi...
Background: Teenagers are using social media at a much higher rate than they were a few years ago. This has raised concerns about the impact on the mental health of high school students. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of social media on mental health because they are at a crucial stage...
Background: Payment methods are known to influence maternal care delivery in health systems. Ghana suspended a piloted capitation provider payment system after nearly five years of implementation. This study aimed to examine the effects of Ghana’s capitation policy on maternal health care provision as part of less...
Introduction: There is growing concern about the mental health and well-being of young people. Mental health issues touch many parts of our lives, from our relationships with others to what makes us feel fulfilled and how we deal with life’s challenges. Our mental health can affect factors like self-esteem and self-wor...
Food insecurity and diet-related diseases do not only have detrimental effects to human health, but are also underpinned by food systems that are environmentally unsustainable and culturally disconnected. Ensuring access to a healthy, affordable, and sustainable diet is one of the greatest challenges facing many low- a...
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...
The aim of the study was to conduct an analysis of the causes of death at the University of Ghana Hospital, Legon (UGHL) from 1979 to 2015. The objectives were to conduct cross-sectional and temporal analysis of the causes of death and also evaluate the quality of the data. Secondary data from medical cause of death ce...
