Public Health

KNOWLEDGE ON CERVICAL CANCER AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING AGOGO PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, ASHANTI REGION

ABSTRACT  Introduction: Cancer of the cervix is said to be the commonest cancer s

KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MALE INFERTILITY IN THE KUMASI METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT Introduction: Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after

COST OF INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING IN THE OBUASI MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT  Background  World Health Organisation Global malaria programme recommen

PREVENTIVE TREATMENT OF MALARIA IN PREGNANCY USING SULPHADOXINE PYRIMETHAMINE IN THE SUNYANI MUNICIPALITY, GHANA

ABSTRACT Introduction Ghana adopted a new Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT)

FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILISATION OF IMMUNISATION SERVICES IN AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OYO STATE

ABSTRACT Improving coverage of immunisation is a key component of programmes for

MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG YOUNG WOMEN IN BUDUMBURAM REFUGEE CAMP IN GHANA

ABSTRACT  Background: Despite high knowledge about modern contraceptives among yo

PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B INFECTION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN GUSHEGU DISTRICT

ABSTRACT  Background: Hepatitis B has been reported to be the 10th leading cause

REVIEW OF THE PROVISION OF WATER, SANITATION AND THEIR RELATED HYGIENE PRACTICES IN KPASSA TOWNSHIP OF NKWANTA DISTRICT, VOLTA REGION

ABSTRACT The study, which was conducted in July 2003 focuses on assessing the pro

Larvicidal Efficacy of Aqueous Extract of Moringa Oleifera Seeds on Malaria Vector (Anopeheles gambiae) and Its Toxicity Effects on Mosquito Fish (Poecilia reticulata) (#17923)

ABSTRACT Malaria is one of the major public health problems in developing countri

Neonatal Mortality in the Kintampo North and South Districts: Analysis of Community, Composition and Spatial Factors

ABSTRACT Communities and their composition (individuals and households) coupled w

VIEWS OF CLIENTS ON POST ABORTION CARE IN THE VOLTA REGIONAL HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT The danger of dying from an unsafe abortion in Africa was almost three t

ORIGIN-DESTINATION LINKAGES AS LIVELIHOOD STRATEGY FOR MIGRANTS FROM THE THREE REGIONS IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF GHANA RESIDENT IN THE CAPE COAST METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT Linkages are the social and material links and networks that connect mig

RATIONAL PRESCRIBING OF ANTIBIOTICS IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS WITH UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN KINTAMPO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Background: Upper respiratory tract infections are the most frequently o

PRESCRIBERS’ COMPLIANCE WITH QUININE USE FOR TREATING UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY IN POLYCLINICS IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT Background Malaria is a public health problem affecting vulnerable popul

PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE AGED WITH DISABILITY IN SELECTED DISTRICTS IN THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT The rate at which people age with disability is increasing with respect

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DEFAULTS FROM TREATMENT AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN WESTERN SIERRA LEONE

ABSTRACT Background: Successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB) involves taking an

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION IN GHANA AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE; TREND ANALYSIS OF THE 2007 AND 2017 MATERNAL HEALTH SURVEYS

ABSTRACT Induced abortions continually contribute to the issue of maternal mortal

CHILD CAREGIVING PRACTICES IN THE KUMASI METROPOLIS, GHANA

ABSTRACT As work practices and living arrangements change rapidly in Ghana, mothe

KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND SELF - REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF PESTICIDES USE AMONG VEGETABLE FARMERS: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN THE OFFINSO NORTH DISTRICT

ABSTRACT Background: The effect of pesticide on human health and the environment

SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER-FIVE YEARS IN THE CAPE COAST METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The study sought to explore how socio-cultural factors influence malnutr

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: People with disabilities have special healthc

ECONOMIC BURDEN OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY ON HOUSEHOLDS IN ELMINA COMMUNITY

ABSTRACT Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is the situation in which a teenage girl

Socio Cultural Perceptions of Communities in Kassena-Nankana District of Upper East Region Towards Cerebro Spinal Meningitis

ABSTRACT Perceptions of the causes of Cerebrospinal Meningitis, its treatment and

FACTORS INFLUENCING ADHERENCE TO ORAL ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION AMONGST PATIENTS ATTENDING THE KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Introduction: Medication adherence is an integral component in the manag

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIMICROBIAL SELF-MEDICATION IN BIRIM CENTRAL MUNICIPAL OF EASTERN REGION GHANA

ABSTRACT  Introduction: Self-medication is the prolonged use of medicines to trea

STIGMA AMONG HIV CARE PROVIDERS IN HEALTH FACILITIES AT THE TEMA METROPOLITAN AREA

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS is a disease of public health importance. HIV relat

ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE FOR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN TEMA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT  The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of tuberculosis (TB

PREVALENCE OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AND HUMAN IMMUNO- DEFICIENCY VIRUS AMONG INMATES IN NSAWAM MEDIUM SECURITY PRISON IN GHANA

ABSTRACT  Introduction: Tuberculosis and Human Immuno- deficiency Virus (HIV) inf

ATTITUDES AND PRESCRIBING PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS IN THE ACCRA METROPOLIS TOWARDS THE USE OF MISOPROSTOL FOR MEDICAL ABORTION

ABSTRACT  Background: Unsafe abortion is a significant public health problem. It

LARVICIDAL EFFICACY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF Moringa oleifera SEEDS ON MALARIA VECTOR, (Anopeheles gambiae) AND ITS TOXICITY EFFECTS ON MOSQUITO FISH, (Poecilia reticulata).

ABSTRACT Malaria is one of the major public health problems in developing countri