Public Health

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HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSCRIPTION IN THE CAPE COAST METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The study examined subscription to the National Health Insurance Scheme

DETERMINANTS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG FEMALES IN GHANA

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to assess the determinants of contraceptive use

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CARE UTILISATION FOR DIARRHOEA IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN GHANA

ABSTRACT  Background  Diarrhoea in children under five years has become a major p

PERSISTENT PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN 0-5 YEARS IN BIRIM SOUTH DISTRICT.

ABSTRACT Following the persistent high prevalence of malnutrition in children 0-5

RISK FACTORS FOR STILLBIRTH IN THE KINTAMPO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL, BRONG AHAFO REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Introduction: Stillbirth remains a serious public health problem globall

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SYPHILIS INFECTION AMONG OUTPATIENTS IN ASIKUMA ODOBEN BRAKWA DISTRICT

ABSTRACT  Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection which is sti

EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXT MESSAGE REMINDERS ON IMPROVING OUT-PATIENTS’ ADHERENCE TO ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY AT THE TEMA GENERAL HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Background: Medication adherence directly influences the attainment of t

MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AT KOMFO ANOKYE AND KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITALS IN GHANA

ABSTRACT This study explored the management of chronic non-communicable diseases

HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOURS FOR BREAST CANCER AMONG BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AT THE KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL KUMASI GHANA

ABSTRACT Background: Globally, breast cancer is a major public health problem in

HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS ON THE INTEGRATION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE TEMA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT Background: Household and Community Care has increasingly been recognize

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES IN GHANA

ABSTRACT The first two years of a child’s life are particularly important, as opt

NON-ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS ATTENDING TEMA GENERAL HOSPITAL.

ABSTRACT  Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic illness with significant health con

SEX EDUCATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE WEST AFRICAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION

ABSTRACT Comprehensive sex education is an important tool that enables adolescent

BlOSAND FILTRATION AS A GREEN APPROACH TO SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT MANAGEMENT IN ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT  Introduction: Sewage and household effluents at Accra Technical Univers

MAPPING OF HEALTH CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH E-WASTE ACTIVITIES AT AGBOGBLOSHIE ACCRA

ABSTRACT E-waste, known also as electronic or electrical waste, is a term used to

IMPACT OF INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS ON MALARIA INCIDENCE – THE CASE OFNORTH DAYI DISTRICT

ABSTRACT One disease that has ravaged the tropical environment for centuries and 

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ADULT HYPERTENSIVES ATTENDING THE OUT PATIENT CLINIC AT THE EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT  Background: Hypertension now largely affects low and middle income coun

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION AT THE EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN KOFORIDUA: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUD

ABSTRACT Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common bac

SLEEP HABITS AND ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RISK AMONG LONG DISTANCE DRIVERS AT CIRCLE TRANSPORT YARD

ABSTRACT  Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are a significant public health problem w

EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS COMPLIANCE AMONG WORKERS OF SELECTED FOOD INDUSTRIES IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT  Introduction  Poor Occupational Health, and reduced working capacity of

High Risk Pregnancy and Infant Outcome in the Kassena-Nankana District - An Analysis of the Panel Survey of the Navrongo Health Research Centre

Summary High Risk Pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy that may have a predisposit

MANAGEMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN GHANA

ABSTRACT  Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are the two  l

Effects of Co-payment on Health Care Service at Akuse Government Hospital, Lower Many A-krobo District, Eastern Region

ABSTRACT  Background: Copayment is a sum of money that a client with health insur

Domestic Waste Management: Perception, Knowledge and Practices in Elelenwo Community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The sanitary state of an area is largely influenced by the domestic wast

Risk Factors Predisposing Type 2 Diabetics to Genitourinary Complications in Select Health Facilities SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN IMO STATE

ABSTRACT Diabetes is a chronic disease that leads to high morbidity and mortality

Knowledge and Practices in the Use of Insecticide Treated Nets in Amanyi, Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area, Imo State

ABSTRACT A community-based study was conducted in Amainyi, Ihitte-Uboma LGA, Imo

Associated Symptoms and Therapeutic Efficacy of Artemeter-Lumefantrine in Subclinical Malaria in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Despite the remarkable progress made towards the reduction in the number

Assessment Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Breast Cancer Screening Among Female Undergraduate Students in Enugu State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice o

Knowledge, Attitude and Perception on Rabies in Imo State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Rabies is an encephalitic viral and zoonotic disease of public health im

Soil Transmitted Helminth and Malaria Co-infection Among Primary School Children in Egbema, Rivers State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Intestinal parasite co-infections are major public health problems of ch