ABSTRACT Healthcare quality is a level of value provided by any healthcare resource as determine by some measurement. When a person gets good quality healthcare, it means that his or her care is based on the latest evidence from medical research. The objective was to determine quality gaps between NHIS subscribers’ expectations and their perceptions of quality of healthcare received at the Tamale Central Hospital. The NHIA facilities includes, health centres, clinics, hospitals, and cheap ...
ABSTRACT Introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has the potential of improving the quality and accessibility of information and communication for healthcare delivery and also the quality of healthcare services in the healthcare system. Reliable, accessible health information leads to timely health policies planning and interventions, which leads to improvement in the general health status of a country. The key objective of this research is to explore if the electronic health ...
ABSTRACT To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required chiefly, a barber. The contraction of infections from barbershops remain a largely unaddressed and underestimated route of disease infection. Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C have been established among some barbers in Kumasi and Obuasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana whereas the prevalence rate of the diseases in other parts of the country and other areas call for more attention than is currently offered. This study employed a qu...
ABSTRACT Background: The link between food retail environment and health disparities continue to grow. Assessment of the food environment is one key strategy in undertaking healthy food retail initiatives. However, little is known about the retail food environment in developing countries like Ghana. This study therefore, aimed to examine the food retail environment in the Tamale Metropolis. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study and employed simple random sampling techni...
ABSTRACT Background: An estimated 2-3 million women globally and majorly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, suffer from genital fistula with an annual incidence of 50,000-100,000 women. Uganda like other low-income countries is not an exception and has an estimated fistula prevalence of 2%, with western Uganda having the highest prevalence of 4% among females aged 15-49 years. The main cause is prolonged and neglected obstructed labour in more than 90% of the cases. Risk factors for fistula var...
ABSTRACT Background Nosocomial infections are a major public health problem worldwide and are on the increase despite significant efforts by hospital infection control measures. Nosocomial infection comprises infection occurring in a patient who is receiving treatment in a health care settings. Infection acquired by health care workers and people visiting the hospital is considered nosocomial infection. These infections affect about 2 million people globally resulting in 5% to 15% of them sp...
ABSTRACT Background: All immunizations carry a potential risk of being associated with adverse events. Adverse events (AEFI) is defined as any unwanted medical occurrence which follows immunization and does not necessary have a causal relationship with the use of the vaccine. The identification, recording, reporting and monitoring of adverse event following immunization (AEFI) is essential to the investigation and reduction of such cases. This study was to assess factors influencing reportin...
ABSTRACT Harvesting rainwater for domestic use is one of the oldest technologies developed by man. In Ghana, groundwater utilization challenges posed by dry wells and high levels of contaminants such as iron, fluoride and other minerals in some geological formations makes harnessing of rainwater for household use inevitable. Whiles researchers are looking for efficient ways of dealing with contaminants associated with these water sources, focus is gradually shifting to the development of en...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Anaemia is a global public health problem that affects both poor and rich countries. Males, females are affected and particularly pregnant women. Iron supplementation is one of the key interventions used to control anaemia in pregnancy. However, compliance with the intake of the supplements is a key factor in controlling anaemia. This study sought to explore the factors that affect compliance. Methodology: Community-based cross-sectional study design was used to inform...
ABSTRACT Background: Open defecation can lead to public health problems most especially in areas where people defecate openly in bushes, gardens, rivers and other water bodies. Nonetheless, even with the availability of toilets, people still need to be convinced to desist from open defecation and use toilets. Therefore, the need for behavior change is critical in addition to the provision of toilets; this has been attempted through the use of programs like the Community-Led Total Sanitation ...
ABSTRACT Controlling the enormous health impact associated with malaria has become a global priority. Despite the fact that malaria is a completely preventable and treatable disease, it still stands tall as one of the leading health problems in Ghana. Malaria in pregnancy is associated with negative outcomes for the mother, foetus and the neonate. The study investigated pregnant women‟s perception of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria using Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine the drug us...
ABSTRACT Caesarian Section is chosen as a birth method particularly when difficulties arise during delivery. Despite this, women are not willing to take up the caesarian section as a birth method because they are afraid of what their significant others will say about them. However, literature on how women construct the Caesarian section in Ghana is scanty. This study, therefore, focused on understanding the meaning given to caesarian section among women after surgical intervention in the Tam...
ABSTRACT Background: Caregivers‟ competence in nutrition is significant in preventing iron deficiency anemia to children. Unfortunately, most caregivers lack competence on nutrition and its role in prevention anemia to under-five children. The aim of this study was determine the level of anemia and determinants of nutritional competence on the prevention of anemia among caregivers of under-five children in Zanzibar. Method: A cross-sectional study design using quantitative approach was un...
ABSTRACT Health care settings both in developed and developing countries are bedevilled with quality problems, which may be defined, as gap between what is and what is expected. Quality is how good or bad something is. The thing may be a product or a service. People will only patronise health care services that meet expectations. Quality of care Assessment is the measurement of the quality of healthcare services. It measures the difference between expected and actual performance to identif...
ABSTRACT Background: It is estimated that 1 million babies die each year due to birth asphyxia. Birth asphyxia is the inability of a new born baby to breathe immediately after birth. Globally, it is approximated that 10 million babies cannot do it by themselves and need assistance. Helping babies breathe is a key component to reducing neonatal mortality due to birth asphyxia. Methods: A quantitative approach by using a cross-sectional design was used. A total of 330 respondents were include...