Medical & Health Sciences

SEXTING AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNIVERSITY OF GHANA STUDENTS

ABSTRACT Background: Youth sexuality is of paramount interest to many stakeholder

METHODS OF SELF – INDUCED ABORTION. A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY IN THE GA- EAST DISTRICT OF GREATER ACCRA REGION.

ABSTRACT Purpose: In Ghana the available statistics on unsafe abortions could onl

UPTAKE OF INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR MALARIA AND BIRTH OUTCOMES IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN THE BRONG AHAFO REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Background Malaria in pregnancy is a public health problem especially in

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

EFFECTS OF SMOKE TREATMENT WITH Xylopia aethiopica AND Tetrapleura tetraptera FRUITS ON THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER IN ILLAH COMMUNITY, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Water-borne diseases, caused largely by lack of potable water, are among

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

Breast and Cervical Cancers Awareness and Screening Practices among Rural Women in Ona-ara Local Government Area, Ibadan, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The level of awareness and screening practices for breast and cervical c

Clinical and Immunological Profile of Pediatric HIV Infection in Ibadan, Nigeria

ABSTRACT  In spite of the increasing number of children living with HIV in Nigeri

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

Imaging of congenital diaphragmatic hernias

Abstract Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are complex and life-threatening lesion

Complete hydatidiform mole co-existing with a twin live fetus

Abstract Twin pregnancies can occur in which one twin is a normal gestation (46 c

EVALUATION OF IMMUNITY AGAINST POLIOVIRUS SEROTYPES AMONG CHILDREN IN RIVERINE AREAS OF DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Nigeria remains one of the major reservoirs for wild poliovirus transmis

Development of repaglinide microspheres using novel acetylated starches of bitter and Chinese yams as polymers

ABSTRACT Tropical starches from Dioscorea dumetorum (bitter) and Dioscorea opposi

Perception and Utilisation of Traditional Orthopaedic Services by Orthopaedic Patients in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract Despite the relative availability of modern medical services in Nigerian

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

ABSTRACT  Background: Despite high knowledge about modern contraceptives among yo

STIGMA, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF PERSONS WITH ALBINISM IN GHANA

Abstract  There are few empirical studies on the experiences of persons with albi

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

Audiometric Assessment in Patients With Carcinoma of the Larynx

ABSTRACT Audiometric assessmer; was carried out on twelve patients with advanced

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

NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY: A STUDY AT THE NATIONAL RADIOTHERAPY ONCOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE CENTRE (NRONMC), KORLE BU.

ABSTRACT Background: Cancer is one of the diseases with high mortality rates and

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