Medical & Health Sciences

AN EVALUATION OF MATERNAL REFERRALS IN THE SISSALA EAST DISTRICT

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

USE OF BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES AMONG MOTHERS OF INFANTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 TO 6 MONTHS IN THE LEDZOKUKU- KROWOR MUNICIPALITY IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT Background: Infants who are not exclusively breastfed during the first s

DETERMINANTS AND TIMING OF USE OF BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES AMONG MOTHERS OF INFANTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 TO 6 MONTHS IN THE LEDZOKUKU- KROWOR MUNICIPALITY IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT Background: Infants who are not exclusively breastfed during the first s

SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ADHERENCE TO ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY AMONG HIV PATIENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF PORT- HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL, PORT-HARCOURT, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS is one of the most challenging pandemic globally. More than two

DETERMINANTS OF ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE PRACTICES AMONG POSTNATAL WOMEN IN BAWKU MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT Globally, an estimated 2.7 million deaths, approximately 45% of under-fi

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

VARIATION OF FETAL BIOMETRY WITH MATERNAL ETHNICITY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN ACCRA

ABSTRACT Background: Variable fetal biometric values are common in normal fetuses

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ............10-16 2 Review of literature .......

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

CHALLENGES OF NURSES IN MANAGING TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS AT THE HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL, TECHIMAN B/A.

ABSTRACT Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that occurs when the human body

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

EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSES IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTY: A STUDY IN THE ACCRA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the experiences of Community Psychiatric Nu

FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILISATION OF INSECTICIDE TREATED MOSQUITO NET IN AGONA EAST-CENTRAL REGION

ABSTRACT Background Many countries across Sub Saharan Africa are rapidly stepping

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

THE ROLE OF POOLED PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME IN THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICINES OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES (NCHS) IN GHANA

ABSTRACT The inaccessibility, high prices, and poor quality medicines in low and

EFFECT OF 30-DAY ADMINISTRATION OF CELLGEVITY® ON SELECTED RAT LIVER CYP450 ENZYME ACTIVITY AND POSSIBLE INTERACTION WITH CARBAMAZEPINE

ABSTRACT Background: There is considerable evidence that many patients concurrent

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

THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B AND C VIRUS INFECTIONS AMONG LIVER CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS AT THE KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL, ACCRA-GHANA

ABSTRACT Cirrhosis of the liver is an endstage chronic liver disease which is gen

Performance Evaluation of the Food and Environmental Monitoring RadioAnalytical Laboratory in Ghana

ABSTRACT Since the establishment of the Radiation Protection Institute’s Food and

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

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND COMPLIANCE WITH INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PRACTICES AMONG NURSING AND MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE STUDENTS IN KOFORIDUA.

ABSTRACT Introduction: There is a huge burden of Health care associated infection

DETERMINANTS OF PERINATAL MORTALITY: A CASE CONTROL STUDY IN THE TEMA METROPOLIS IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Introduction: More than five million newborns are stillborn or die withi