A5053933818- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2016-2025
Kwame Nkrumah University
2012-2024
Ghana Health Service
2023
University of Cape Coast
2018
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
2017
University Medical Center Utrecht
2017
To determine how specific job attributes influenced fourth year medical students' stated preference for hypothetical rural postings in Ghana.
The Home Management of Malaria (HMM) strategy was developed using chloroquine, a now obsolete drug, which has been replaced by artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in health facility settings. Incorporation ACT HMM would greatly expand access to effective antimalarial the populations living underserved areas malaria endemic countries. feasibility and acceptability incorporating needs be evaluated. A multi-country study performed four district-size sites Ghana (two sites), Nigeria...
Poor maternal health delivery in developing countries results more than half a million deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or within few weeks of delivery. This is partly due to unavailability and low utilization healthcare services limited-resource settings. The aim this study was investigate the access Amansie-West district Ashanti Region Ghana.An analytical cross-sectional study, involving 720 pregnant women systematically sampled from antenatal clinics five sub-districts conducted...
Introduction Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are highly prevalent among African migrants compared with European descent populations. The underlying reasons still remain a puzzle. Gene–environmental interaction is now seen as potential plausible factor contributing to the high prevalence of obesity T2D, but has not yet been investigated. overall aim R esearch on O besity D iabetes A frican M igrants (RODAM) project understand for T2D sub-Saharan Africans in diaspora by (1) studying complex...
Mother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) has been identified as the greatest means of HIV infection among children. Adherence to antiretroviral drugs is necessary prevent drug resistance and MTCT positive women. However, there a gap in clients' knowledge, attitudes perceptions therapy (ART) Prevention Mother-To-Child (PMTCT) which influence their decision adhere ART. The study was descriptive cross-sectional employing both qualitative quantitative methods. involved 229 women reproductive age (18...
Access to quality healthcare still remains a major challenge in the efforts at reversing maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite availability of established health interventions, expectant mother unborn child poor due low utilisation interventions. The study examined socioeconomic determinants antenatal care peri-urban Ghana using pregnant women who are their third trimester. Two-stage sampling technique was used sample 200 were trimester from District Health Information Management System...
Hypertension is a major burden among African migrants, but the extent of differences in prevalence, treatment, and control similar migrants nonmigrants living different contexts high-income countries rural urban Africa has not yet been assessed. We assessed hypertension prevalence its management relatively homogenous (Ghanaians) three European cities (Amsterdam, London, Berlin) Ghana.A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted Ghanaian adults (n = 5659) aged 25-70 years. Comparisons...
Although there are current efforts to integrate herbal medicine (HM) into mainstream healthcare in Ghana, is paucity of empirical evidence on the acceptability and concurrent use HM, formal health facilities Ghana. This study sought determine client perception, disclosure integrating Kumasi, A cross-sectional was conducted from May August, 2015. Five hundred patients presenting at outpatient departments Kumasi South, Suntreso Tafo Government Hospitals were randomly selected. Interviews with...
Health care is a human right yet access barriers to health remain one of the major challenges among people with disabilities. One several reasons accounting for this that there little evidence on healthcare This partly explains gaps in policy design and implementation appropriate interventions study aimed at contributing filling disabilities Kumasi Metropolis Ghana. The found different disability types socio-demographic groups. Redesigning resourcing facilities be more disabilities' friendly...
Abstract Background HIV testing and counseling (HTC) remains critical in the global efforts to reach a goal of universal access prevention timely human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment health care. Routine has been shown be cost-effective life-saving by prolonging life expectancy patients reducing annual transmission rate. However, these benefits routine may not seen among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic (ANC) due facility related factors. This paper presents influence...
The older adult population is increasing all over the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, due to poverty and low policy coverage, adults are not well catered for. effect of socio-economic inequality in use healthcare services among men women Ghana was investigated this paper. data employed study were drawn from Global Ageing Adult Health survey SAGE Wave 1 based on design for World Survey 2003, 0, Ghana. conducted 2007–2008 collected characteristics other variables 5573 individuals interviewed....
Introduction . Waste management is an important developmental issue globally, especially in developing countries like Ghana. A key challenge of waste sustainable financing. This study assesses the willingness-to-pay, integral attribute financing mechanism for improved solid (SWM) services Methods cross-sectional multicenter was conducted Ghana from January to August 2017 among 1560 households four regional capitals Ghana; Accra, Takoradi, Kumasi, and Tamale. Data were collected by using a...
Childhood cancer is not a high priority in health care financing for many countries, including Ghana. Delayed seeking and treatment abandonment, often due to the financial burden of families, are common reasons relatively low overall survival (OS) low-and middle-income countries. In this study, we analyzed cost-effectiveness extending insurance coverage children with Burkitt lymphoma (BL) We developed Markov model Microsoft Excel estimate costs effects BL when National Health Insurance...
Retaining health workers in rural areas is challenging for a number of reasons, ranging from personal preferences to difficult work conditions and low remuneration. This paper assesses the influence intrinsic extrinsic motivation on willingness accept postings deprived among medical students Ghana. A computer-based survey involving 302 fourth year was conducted May-August 2009. Logistic regression used assess association between students' their professional motivations, exposure family...
Abstract Background The community case management of malaria (CCMm) is now an established route for distribution artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in rural areas, but the feasibility and acceptability approach through medicine distributors (CMD) urban areas has not been explored. It estimated that 15 years time 50% African population will live transmission parasite occurs these densely populated areas. Methods Pre- post-implementation studies were conducted five cities: Ghana,...
This study aims to examine the predisposing factors influencing occupational injuries among frontline construction workers in Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 634 Kumasi metropolis of Ghana using a structured questionnaire. The conducted from December 2016 June 2017 household-based approach. respondents were selected through two-stage sampling multivariate logistics regression model employed association between risk and injury. Data analyzed employing descriptive...
Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana is faced with the simultaneous challenges of increasing its health workforce, retaining them country and promoting a rational distribution staff remote or deprived areas country. Recent increases both public-sector doctor nurse salaries have contributed to decline international out-migration, but problems geographic mal-distribution remain. As part research project on human resources Ghanaian sector, this study was conducted elicit in-depth...
Health insurance is improving access to quality health care in Ghana. However, there are implementation challenges which call for reform of the current system. There no doubt that reforming Ghana besieged with a myriad problems due misconceptions and misinformation. This study explored perceptions understanding clients providers on capitation payment system Kumasi metropolis.The employed cross - sectional design repeated surveys were conducted cohort 422 NHIS policy holders aged 18-69 years...
Ghana is a lower-middle-income economy that has made significant efforts to improve its health system, in order achieve universal coverage. adopted strategic purchasing as an important tool for efficient utilization of resources. This paper focuses on Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) analyzing governance arrangements and functions; providing recommendations improvement. The study applied the Strategic Purchasing Progress Tracking Framework co-created by Africa Resource Center...
The importance of dietary diversification for type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk remains controversial. We investigated associations between- and within-food group variety with T2D, the role relationships between previously identified patterns (DPs) T2D among Ghanaian adults.In multi-center cross-sectional Research on Obesity Diabetes African Migrants (RODAM) Study (n = 3810; residence, 56%; mean age, 46.2 years; women, 63%), we constructed Food Variety Score (FVS; 0-20 points), Dietary Diversity...
Knowledge and understanding of hypertension its associated health risks remain inadequate despite increasing trend prevalence. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence, knowledge perceptions in rural communities Ghana.A mixed method involving 534 subjects employed. Data collected six from May December 2014 with structured questionnaires interview guides. A logistic regression analysis estimate influence socio-demographic factors on hypertension. Qualitative data thematically...