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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

COMMUNITY PERCEPTION AND KNOWLEDGE OF BURULI ULCER IN THE GA WEST MUNICIPALITY AREA

ABSTRACT. Buruli Ulcer is becoming a Public health problem in tropical Countries

PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN GHANA

ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis is a disease defined by the inflammation of the li

VITAMIN D STATUS OF GHANAIAN 8-12 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION

ABSTRACT Background: Adequate serum vitamin D levels in children has been proven

AWARENESS OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AMONG UNIVERSITY OF GHANA STUDENTS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PRACTICE CPR

ABSTRACT Introduction: Sudden cardiac arrest is a gradually emerging global publi

AN EVALUATION OF MATERNAL REFERRAL PATHWAYS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN LA DADE KOTOPON MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT A functional maternal referral system is important in minimizing materna

EVALUATION OF RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST METHOD FOR SCREENING BLOOD DONORS AND DETERMINING THE RISK OF TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED VIRAL INFECTIONS IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN CENTRAL REGION, GHA

ABSTRACT Background: Blood transfusion is a life-saving practice in medicine but

FACTORS INFLUENCING EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS IN ASUOGYAMAN DISTRICT, EASTERN REGION GHANA

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding has been known to contribute to chil

PATIENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE QUALITY OF OUTPATIENT CARE AT THE PORT MEDICAL CENTRE IN TEMA COMMUNITY ONE

ABSTRACT Introduction: Ghana is an emerging market with high demands on its healt

FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH AND SELF-CARE OF THE ELDERLY IN MADINA MUNICIPALITY, GREATER ACCRA REGION, GHANA

ABSTRACT Background: The growth of the aging population is known to lead to an up

A POPULATION STUDY IN THE AKWAPIM SOUTH DISTRICT OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Modem Eye care in Ghana is making progress in prevention of blindness fr

KNOWLEDGE OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE HOHOE MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT Background: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is among the life-long disabili

RENAL HISTOLOGY AND FUNCTION IN GENTAMICIN-INDUCED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI) IN RATS GIVEN NATURAL COCOA

ABSTRACT Background: Gentamicin (GM) administration generates reactive oxygen spe

Nigerian Antimalarial ethnomedicine 2: Ethnobotanical surveys of herbal remedies used in the treatment of febrile illnesses in the middle belt of Nigeria

ABSTRACT An ethnobotanical survey was conducted among residents of Gboko and Kast

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VIRGINS PROJECT IN EJISU SUB DISTRICT

ABSTRACT The rising incidence o f early sexual activity among young people has be

DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSVERSE TUBULAR SYSTEMS (T-TUBULES) IN THE HAMSTER {MESOCRICETUS AURATUS) MYOCARDIUM.

ABSTRACT With the aid of an electron microscope the development of transverse tub

KNOWLEDGE ON EARLY DETECTION PRACTICES OF BREAST CANCER AMONG WOMEN WITH A FAMILY HISTORY, AT THE KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Background: Breast cancer (BC) continues to remain a major cause of morb

FACTORS AFFECTING ADHERENCE TO ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AT ST. MARTIN DE PORRES HOSPIT AL- AGORMANYA

ABSTRACT. Introduction: The advent of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has brought a

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND ANAEMIA AMONG ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Background: Young adults transitioning from late adolescence to early ad

RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERE HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA (JAUNDICE) AMONG NEONATES IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice) is the yellowish coloration o

Human immunodeficiency serpositivity among mother-child pairs in South West Nigeria: A community based survey

ABSTRACT A community based survey to determine the prevalence human immunodeficie

HIV infection among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Nigeria

ABSTRACT Respiratory problems like pneumocystic carinni and pulmonary tuberculosi

Hepatitis B and E viral infections among Nigerian healthcare workers

ABSTRACT There is dearth of information on Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and

Hepatitis B and C in doctors and dentists in Nigeria

ABSTRACT We surveyed a random sample (n=75) of doctors and dentists at University

QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH EYE AMPUTATION IN MURTALA MUHAMMED SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, KANO

ABSTRACT Eye amputation is a destructive eye surgery (DES) that could be partial

HCV and HBV Infections in Nigerian Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

ABSTRACT Although efforts have been made to determine the significance of Hepatit

FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILIZATION OF ANTENATAL CARE AMONG PREGNANT ADOLESCENT GIRLS; A STUDY AT LA NKWANTANANG MADINA

ABSTRACT Background: Although every pregnant woman requires good maternal health

Fuch's heterochromic iridocylictics in Ibadan

ABSTRACT Fuch's heterochromic iridocylictics was first described in 1906 and revi

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BREASTFEEDING AND COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES AND INFANT GROWTH IN THE BUILSA DISTRICT

ABSTRACT Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months confers several

Factors Associated with malaria treatment failures in Ibadan

ABSTRACT This study aims to find out factors associated with antimalarial drug re