Public Health

FACTORS INFLUENCING UPTAKE OF HIV TESTING AND COUNSELLING AMONG THE YOUTH IN KINTAMPO SOUTH DISTRICT

ABSTRACT Background: HIV/AIDS is a threat to global development and human securit

FINANCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN GHANA.

ABSTRACT Introduction An increase in industrial activities without a correspondin

EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALISATION IN KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MEDICAL SUBBUDGET MANAGEMENT CENTRE

ABSTRACT Background The concept of decentralisation has become a catch word not o

LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND PREVALENCE OF COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME IN ACCRA; A SURVEY OF BANK WORKERS, UNIVERSITY LECTURERS AND STUDENTS, AND CLINICIANS.

ABSTRACT Introduction: According to the American Optometric Association, Computer

SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANTIBIOTICS PRIOR TO MEDICAL CONSULTATION AMONG OUT PATIENT DEPAMTMENT (OPD) ATTENDANTS IN MADINA POLYCLINIC

ABSTRACT Background: Self-medication with antibiotics is practiced all over the w

A STUDY AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN ACCRA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT Hypertension is a global public health problem that is ravaging the acti

PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS FOR HYPERTENSION AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GA EAST DISTRICT IN GREATER ACCRA, GHANA

ABSTRACT Background: Globally, Hypertension is fast becoming the commonest cardio

PARENTING AND ADOLESCENTS’ ADOPTION OF RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS IN AWUTU SENYA EAST MUNICIPALITY OF THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Adolescents represent the future leaders of every nation; therefore, the

POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN AT TWO HEALTH FACILITIES IN ACCRA, GHANA

ABSTRACT Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common psychi

FACTORS INFLUENCING ADHERENCE TO SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN GHANAIAN INDUSTRIES

ABSTRACT Background: Safety in the workplace is very important considering the ph

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM AND PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM CONCOMITANT INFECTION AND HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL GOING AGE IN GA SOUTH AND GA WEST MUNICIPALITIES

ABSTRACT Introduction: Urinary Schistosomiasis and malaria are Neglected Tropical

EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE POLICY AND STRATEGY (2016-2020) IN THE TEMA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT Background: Due to the importance of adolescents in the future of a nati

HIV/AIDS PREVENTION: IS ABSTINENCE AMONG THE YOUTH FEASIBLE

ABSTRACT Abstinence as a preventive method against HIV/ADDS has attracted the att

PAl lENT FACTORS AFFECTING UNWILLINGNESS TO USE INSULIN IN TYPE 2 DIABETICS AT THE CAPE COAST TEACHING HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Background: Some Type 2 diabetic patients require insulin therapy to con

AN EVALUATION OF MATERNAL REFERRALS IN THE SISSALA EAST DISTRICT

ABSTRACT Background The referral system is an integral part of maternal health ca

PREVALENCE OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING RIDGE HOSPITAL, ACCRA

ABSTRACT In Ghana, cervical cancer constitutes about 57.8% of all gynaecological

PREVALENCE OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN SEFWI-WIAWSO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL IN THE WESTERN REGION

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Recent studies have linked periodontal disease in pregnancy

ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON OVERWEIGHT AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE ACCRA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT Adequate, frequent and appropriately intensity physical activity is an e

GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN AND IT’S CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AMONG POST-NATAL WOMEN AT TEMA GENERAL HOSPITAL, GREATER ACCRA

ABSTRACT Background: Optimal gestational weight gain is an important factor linke

SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENT‟S KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND RISK PERCEPTION TO HIV/AIDS IN URBAN COMMUNITIES OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA: A PEER HEALTH EDUCATION BASED QUASSI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

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FACTORS INFLUENCING EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG MOTHERS WITH INFANTS IN KINTAMPO-NORTH MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is essential for optimal survival, d

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY AMONGST OPD ATTENDANTS OF THE TEMA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

ABSTRACT Background: Cardiovascular related diseases and its deaths have increase

DIABETES MELLITUS: RISK FACTORS AND COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS ATTENDING MAAMOBI GENERAL HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Background: Unhealthy diet, smoking, physical inactivity, overweight/obe

A retrospective Study on The relationship between antenatal care and supervised delivery in Ga District, Greater Accra, Ghana

Abstract In a retrospective study in a small community in Ga District, Southern p

ESSENTIAL MEDICINES AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE TOP TEN REGISTERED DISEASES IN BUILSA DISTRICT

ABSTRACT Background Access to essential medicines is a major component for an eff

ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG URBAN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE AOENTAN MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT Background: Oral health is a key part of the general health of an indivi

SOCIO-CULTURAL PRACTICES INFLUENCING INTRAPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM CONTINUUM OF CARE IN THE ASANTE AKIM NORTH DISTRICT. ASHANTI REGION

ABSTRACT Background: The growing recognition of the critical importance of provid

FACTORS LEADING TO LIVESTOCK LOSSES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING OF LIVESTOCK FARMERS IN TWO DISTRICTS IN GHANA

ABSTRACT Introduction Against the backdrop of the Sustainable Development Goals 1

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PETROLEUM PRICING IN GHANA

ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining how political economy factors influence th

ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WASTE HANDLING AMONG SANITATION WORKERS AT PRAMPRAM

ABSTRACT Introduction Waste is produced from households, municipal sources, comme