ABSTRACT National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) aims to ensure that every Nigerian has access to good health care services at affordable costs. Inspite of the NHIS benefits, poor utilisation rate has been documented in previous studies and out-of-pocket means of payment still remain high. This study was therefore designed to investigate the experiences, level of satisfaction and attitude towards NHIS among Non-Teaching Staff (NTS) of College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI), Ibadan...
According to international guidelines [1,2] and several nations' laws [3-5], research with humans requires independent ethics committee review. In the United Slates, committees are called institutional review boards (IRBs) [6]; elsewhere they generally are called research ethics committees (RECs). Committees are designed to: provide third party review, thereby minimizing conflicts of interest; protect the welfare of research participants through attention to risks, benefits, and informed cons...
Abstract Background Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in Ghana. The purpose of this study is to estimate the social costs of motorcycle accidents in the Bolgatanga Municipality.. Method The study was a retrospective cross-sectional cost study. Data on direct, indirect and intangible costs were obtained from patients and their families using a structured questionnaire. The costs are calculated from the social perspective which includes out-of-pocket e...
ABSTRACT Introduction Satisfactory allocation of resources is essential as far as efforts to combat HIV/AIDS menace, especially in Africa. In determining HIV patients location, the nature of services must be in line with the behavioral, geographic and the social characteristics of the patients. This study, therefore, examined the spatial distribution of HIV cases and accessibility to treatment centers in the Sunyani Municipality. Methods To enable spatial analysis of HIV patterns, the locatio...
ABSTRACT Due to the high rate of unemployment situation in Ghana some organizations have taken for granted the health and safety issues of their employees. Much research has been conducted in the area of health and safety in the mining and the construction sectors as well as the wood processing industry in Kumasi but it seems much attention has not been paid to research into health and safety of employees in the agro processing industry especially the fruit processing sector which is an ...
A simple lead paper on hospital bills of entry and methods of approach to making up bills on different aspects of health practice and management.
ABSTRACT Over time information concerning exclusive breastfeeding has been passed to nursing mothers. This suggests that several print media communicators sources such as healthcare personnel’s or healthcare workers, family and friends, social media, television, radio, newspaper, billboard, flyer have been used as an important tool to influence communication and promotion to nursing mothers. The study therefore sought to explore the existence of, and the kinds of messages put in place by th...
ABSTRACT This work investigates the level of awareness of the hazards associated with HIV/AIDSamong rural dwellers in Oju Local Government Area. A random sampling method wasadopted and questionnaires were administered to the rural dwellers as a means of datacollection. A simple percentage technique of data presentation was used. Three villages weresampled (Ikachi- Ukpa, Ameka-Owo, Ojaba-Ainu) from the two districts (Uwokwu and Igedecentre) in Oju Local ...
The need for transparency has made a beautiful mirror of a point ushered into the research plane. The issues detected were overtly accepted and are all being worked on vivaciously. The spirit of error detection in health management practice is one that usually humours the principal since all health odds go through them to get treated. However, the subordinate point has been made and the bridge is being built across the sea of impunity and workers' pride. Thanks to the approachability that is ...
This is a capture of medical records documentation lapses observed over a period of at least seven years. The fact of medical diagnostics makes the paper pertinent because of the timeliness and crucial nature of the professional content of the department in question measured against the actual manifest. The economics of choice and opportunity cost however, may not rule out the power to make, create and innovate commoner ways to ensure that medical records professionalism is not compromised.
This study explored the perspectives of regulators, private healthcare providers and healthcare seekers on the complementary role of private sector providers in the Upper West Region of Ghana. A mixed method approach was adopted. Key informant interviews were conducted with regional and district directors of health services as regulators, and managers of private healthcare facilities as providers, while a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to healthcare seekers. The World Health O...
This paper attempts to describe the placebo effect and therapy using various tools like the placebo arm, response, effect, therapy, block, psychology and reflex using a mathematical construct in the form of formulae deduced by a common understanding of the anatomy of the placebo process. The applications of the psychology considers the expectation theory and expectations violations theory from which the violation valence can be determined. These on a broad spectrum presents the possible int...
INTRODUCTION Serotonin is a monoamine neurotransmitter derived biochemically from L-tryptophan. It is mainly found in the gastrointestinal tract (about 90% in enterochromaffin cells), platelets and in the central nervous system of humans and animals. It is an important biogenic amine that play combined role of neurotransmitter as well as neuromodulator (Gyermek, 1996). Serotonin, a neurotransmitter synthesized in the brain, acts importantly in the functioning of the cardiovascular, renal,...
ABSTRACT Background: The Moringa oleifera plant which is also known as miracle tree has been reported to have many medicinal uses with high nutritional values. Objective: This study, evaluated the effect of M. oleifera leaves as food supplement in Wistar rats. Methods: Two experimental feeds A containing no M. Oleifera and B having 15 % M. oleifera were prepared and analyzed for proximate composition. Rats were assigned into two groups and sustained on either feed A or B for 21 days. 24...
ABSTRACT Continual improvement is an essential precondition for each safety audit system that seeks to reap lasting success in today’s rapidly evolving society. The best guarantee for a dynamic system of continuous improvement and constant flexibility is the full commitment of competent employees who grow with the overall organization because their efforts are systematically valorized and because they are given the opportunities to develop and regularly update their skills. Within the safet...