Medical & Health Sciences

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING UPTAKE AMONG WOMEN IN TAMALE METROPOLIS NORTHERN REGION, GHANA

Background: Even though cervical cancer may be avoided; it is the leading cause o

DETERMINANTS OF LONG ACTING CONTRACEPTIVES USE AMONG HIGH PARITY WOMEN IN THE SAGNARIGU MUNICIPALITY OF NORTHERN GHANA

Modern contraceptives are important for improving national development as it cont

ASSESSING HIVAIDS KNOWLEDGE, SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOURS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HIV TESTING OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT UDS CAMPUS, NYANKPALA

This study demonstrated that majority of the enrolled students at the UDS Nyankpa

INSULIN RESISTANCE IN RELATION TO OBESITY, NON- ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND DYSLIPIDAEMIA AMONG MEN CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

From a pathophysiological standpoint, type 2 diabetes can result from insulin res

KNOWLEDGE, ACCESS AND UTILISATION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SUNYANI WEST MUNICIPALITY, GHANA

Poor uptake of SRH services among adolescents affect the progress of reaching uni

EXPERIENCES OF INFORMAL CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH EPILEPSY IN TAMALE METROPOLIS: A STUDY AT THE TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITAL

Families, caregivers, and those with epilepsy all struggle with their lives. Taki

ISLAM AND FAMILY PLANNING; A CASE STUDY OF ASOKORE MAMPONG MUNICIPALITY IN THE ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA

The study examined Islam and family planning uptake among Muslim women and adoles

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE UTILIZATION AMONG WOMEN IN FERTILITY AGE (WIFA) IN THE SAVELUGU MUNICIPALITY OF THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

Contraceptive services are essential elements of reproductive health care and hav

PREDICTORS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE KWABRE EAST MUNICIPALITY.

In Ghana, about 30% of pregnancies are unplanned, with adolescents having a signi

RISK FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION DURING PREGNANCY.

Maternal mortality has been one of the key problems in public health over the dec

SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS IN LCAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO DYSLIPIDAEMIA IN HIV INFECTED INDIVIDUALS ON HAART IN AGHANAIAN POPULATION

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is known to cause lipid abnormalitie

PRIMARY MALIGNANT ORBITO-OCULAR TUMOURS IN NORTHERN GHANA

Background: Primary malignant orbito-ocular tumours (OOTs) frequently affect the

KNOWLEDGE, ATITUDE AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS CONTRACEPTION USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE BONGO DISTRICT OF THE UPPER EAST REGION OF GHANA

Background: More recently, contraception has been increasingly studied with regar

ULCERATED GIANT GALACTOCELE IN A 30-YEAR-OLD WOMAN: A CASE REPORT FROM THE TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE NORTH REGIONAL CAPITAL - GHANA

Galactocele is a non-neoplastic cystic breast lesion found commonly in postpartum

RARE CASE OF INCARCERATED BILATERAL SPIGELIAN HERNIA IN GHANA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Spigelian hernia is an uncommon form of abdominal wall hernia. The symptoms can b

THE KNOWLEDGE OF UNSAFE ABORTION AMONG THE YOUTH: THE CASE OF TAMALE METROPOLIS IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

Background: Unsafe abortion contributes significantly to maternal deaths in Afric

SURGICAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ON INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL: A CASE OF TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITAL, GHANA

Most morbidities and mortalities related to clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic

CIRCUMCISION-RELATED TRAGEDIES SEEN IN CHILDREN AT THE KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL, KUMASI, GHANA

Background: Circumcision is a common minor surgical procedure and it is performed

MALNUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL SCREENING IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Background There is a high incidence of preoperative undernutrition in hospitalis

NECROTIZING FASCIITIS OF THE ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL: A RARE COMPLICATION OF NEGLECTED STRANGULATED RICHTER'S EPIGASTRIC HERNIA

Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) is an aggressive and rapidly spreading s

CATHETER-ASSOCIATED BACTERIA URINARY TRACT INFECTION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, IN GHANA

Background: This study seeks to identify the prevalence of catheter associated ur

DORSAL ONLAY ORAL MUCOSA GRAFT URETHROPLASTY: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

The use of buccal mucosa grafts in urethral reconstruction for complex anterior u

PROFILE AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH URINE RETENTION AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

Background: Urine retention is an important urologic emergency among children tha

DETERMINING THE EFFICIENCY OF MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DIAGNOSE POST TRANSFUSION MALARIA IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD AT KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL

Background: Post-transfusion malaria in children under five years is associated w

ROUTINE STERILE GLOVE AND INSTRUMENT CHANGE AT THE TIME OF ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TO PREVENT SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (CHEETAH): A PRAGMATIC, CLUSTER-RANDOMISED TRIAL IN SEVEN LOW-INCOME AND

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) remains the most common complication of

TRENDS IN THYROID MALIGNANCIES IN ACCRA GHANA: A RETROSPECTIVE HISTOPATHOLOGICAL REVIEW IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY (1994-2013), KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL

Background: Malignancies of the thyroid gland are common in certain parts of the

GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS IN NORTHERN GHANA: A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL REVIEW IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY; TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITAL

ABSTRACT Published data on GIT cancers in Northern Ghana is scanty. The aim of th

FOLLICULAR THYROID CARCINOMA IN A COUNTRY OF ENDEMIC IODINE DEFICIENCY (1994–2013)

Background. Follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) has historically been linked to iodin

THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY ADOLESCENTS TO ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION AND SERVICES IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS

Approximately half of the global population possesses a mobile phone, and 42% acc

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ABUSE OF TRAMADOL AMONG TRICYCLE (YELOYELO) DRIVERS IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS

Background: Tramadol abuse has become a major public health concern in Ghana, par