ABSTRACT Background Discharge from a hospital does not mark the end of care or indicate cure of disease thus care must continue at home in order to maximize health gains. Discharge planning implementation (DPI) ensures conterminous care after discharge and understanding the factors that affect clinical staff’s compliance to DPI may improve clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the factors affecting DPI compliance in Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital. Method In this study, 112 cli...
ABSTRACT Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a challenge to the health of the populace. Food producing animals (FPA) are major reservoirs for food-borne pathogens, which may be resistant to critically needed antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine. Contamination of raw meat with Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains may occur during slaughter and sale. The presence of E. coli that have the ability to produce extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL), affect treatment outcomes ...
ABSTRACT Background: The world health organization (WHO) recommends 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding starting from birth with establishment of early breastfeeding within 30 minutes after delivery. However, introduction of supplementary fluids to infants is a common practice among women globally. Socio-cultural factors have been found to influence women’s decision to exclusively breastfeed depending on the community in which they live. The main objective of this study was to investigate ...
ABSTRACT Background: Two billion individuals worldwide have evidence of past and recent HBV infection, and more than 257 million people are living with the infection. In addition, the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen is highest (≥8%) in underdeveloped countries including Ghana (with a prevalence of 12.3%). Meanwhile, Hepatitis B preventive measures are not routinely practiced by some health care workers in the country. The increased risk of infection among health care workers is d...
ABSTRACT Improving adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health has become a global concern. The establishment of youth-friendly health services in Ghana has helped reduce challenges such as sexually transmitted diseases, teenage pregnancies, premature birth and related complications that confront young people. However, inadequate knowledge on the availability of youthfriendly services, attitudes and perceptions of adolescents toward youth-friendly services suggest poor access ...
ABSTRACT Increasingly, advertisers and marketers have taken advantage of social media platforms to complement marketing and advertising. Social media offer firms a cheaper alternative to target prospective customers and as such firms are devising ways to trigger engagement from social media users since these users are mostly online for a plethora of reasons. This research was guided by the Elaboration Likelihood Model to examine drivers and outcomes of social media advertising engagement. Su...
ABSTRACT Background: The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) project started in the year 2015 and the study was to evaluate the operation of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area household toilet project in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly. The study was carried out in May 2019. This was to examine whether the program was carried out as planned for the purpose of improving its design, its delivery and the usefulness of the quality of services delivered to the beneficiaries. Objective:...
ABSTRACT Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease and has been found to be the fourth or fifth leading cause of death in most developed, developing and newly industrialized countries. The growing middle class and ever changing lifestyle in developing countries have led to the rapid increase in the burden of diabetes (Type 2) even among the poor. The epidemiological trend has caught up with Ghana. Medical research has found that dietary treatment is the best control for type 2 diabetes. Howev...
Abstract AIDS is now a major cause o f morbidity and mortality in most Sub-Saharan African countries, in the absence of a cure, many adults suffer long chronic illness, medical services already inadequate are over stretched. Many hospitals are unable to deal with the huge caseload o f patients with HIV/AIDS, this has necessitated strategies for AIDS management that combines Home-based care (HBC) with hospital intervention where required. The form that a HBC programme takes depends on the soc...
ABSTRACT Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine abnormality in women of reproductive age which often varies from mild menstrual disorder to severe disturbance of reproductive and metabolic functions. It is characterized by a collection of signs and symptoms which include ovulatory dysfunction-related infertility, menstrual disorders or androgen-related symptoms. Kisspeptin is a 54 amino acid neuropeptide that plays an essential role in human metabolism. It is encoded by the ...
ABSTRACT Introduction Electronic medical record (EMR) systems, have the potential of improving the quality and reliability of health information and communication and the overall quality of healthcare services in the healthcare system. Reliable health information leads to timely health policies and planning, which improves the general health status of a country, as well as, serving as a vital element for individual health facilities in managing and improving healthcare delivery. The key objec...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Adverse event reporting remains a major public health concern. Vaccination, an essential component of the public health programme was introduced to save lives and preserve health. Unlike medicines, the expectations from vaccination are much higher and problems arising from the vaccine or vaccination may be less acceptable to the general public. Adverse events (AEFI) is defined as any unwanted medical occurrence which follows immunization and does not necessary have a ca...
ABSTRACT The antidiabetic effect of aqueous stem bark extract of A. polycarpa (AP) in male ICR mice and its sub-chronic toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats were investigated. The effect of AP (20 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, and 500 mg/kg) on fasting blood glucose, serum triglyceride and total cholesterol levels were determined over a period of 4 weeks. An oral glucose tolerance test was also conducted over 150 min post-glucose load. Organ specific toxicity of AP (20 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, and 500 mg/kg) in Spra...
ABSTRACT Background Nutritional anaemia in pregnancy still remains a problem of public health concern particularly in developing countries such as Ghana. The period of adolescence and pregnancy are both critical periods that place the individual at risk of developing nutrient deficiencies because of the rapid and increased demands in nutrients. Failure to meet the nutritional demands can affect the growth of the adolescent mother and that of the developing baby. Literature gaps exist in the ...
ABSTRACT Background: Iron deficiency anaemia is a consequence of suboptimal dietary iron intake or inefficient dietary iron absorption. Dialium guineense also known as black velvet tamarind (BVT) has a rich combination of both iron as well as vitamin C, coupled with low levels of antinutrients. Traditionally, the fruit pulp of BVT is used to treat iron deficiency anaemia in certain parts of the Ghana. The efficacy and effectiveness of these interventions however need a wider exploration. Aim:...