A5070959067- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Malaria Research and Control
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Diverse Scientific Research Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Global Health Care Issues
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2007-2025
Kintampo Health Research Centre
2014-2023
Ghana Health Service
2013-2022
Drexel University
2010-2015
University of Health and Allied Sciences
2015
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine
2007-2014
Ministry of Health
2013
Background Slow progress has been made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 Ghana. Ensuring continuum of care (at least four antenatal visits; skilled birth attendance; postnatal within 48 hours, at two weeks, six weeks) for mother newborn is crucial helping Ghana achieve these goals beyond. This study examined levels factors associated with (CoC) completion among Ghanaian women aged 15–49. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted who experienced live...
The continuum of care has recently received attention in maternal, newborn and child health. It can be an effective policy framework to ensure that every woman receives timely appropriate services throughout the continuum. However, a commonly used measurement does not evaluate if pair complies with care. This study assessed based on two measurements: continuous visits health facilities (measurement 1) receiving key components 2). also explored individual-level area-level factors associated...
Improving maternal health is a global challenge. In Ghana, morbidity and mortality rates remain high, particularly in rural areas. Antenatal care (ANC) attendance known to improve health. However, few studies have updated current knowledge regarding determinants of ANC attendance.This study examined factors associated with predominantly Ghana.We conducted cross-sectional at three sites (i.e. Navrongo, Kintampo, Dodowa) Ghana between August September 2013. We selected 1500 women who had...
Abortion continues to be used as a method of family planning by many women. The complications unsafe abortions are major contributor maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. This study explored the influence socio-demographic characteristics on 156 communities within Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) area located middle part Ghana.A survey Sexual Reproductive among representative sample females aged 15-49 years was conducted 2011. They were asked...
An estimated 5·1 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually. Household surveys, most notably the Demographic Health Survey (DHS), run in more than 90 countries are main data source from highest burden regions, but data-quality concerns remain. We aimed to compare two questionnaires: a full birth history module with additional questions on pregnancy losses (FBH+; current DHS standard) (FPH), which collects information all livebirths, stillbirths, miscarriages, deaths.Women...
Background Snakebite envenoming is a medical emergency which common in many tropical lower- and middle-income countries. Traditional healers are frequently consulted as primary care-givers for snakebite victims distress. therefore present valuable source of information about how perceived handled at the community level, an understanding critical to improve extend snakebite-related healthcare. Method The study was approached from interpretive paradigm with phenomenology methodology....
Although balancing selection with the sickle-cell trait and other red blood cell disorders has emphasized interaction between malaria human genetics, no systematic approach so far been undertaken towards a comprehensive search for genome variants influencing malaria. By screening 2,551 families in rural Ghana, West Africa, 108 nuclear were identified who exposed to hyperendemic transmission homozygous wild-type established resistance factors of hemoglobin (Hb)S, HbC, alpha+ thalassemia,...
Background Maternal and neonatal mortality indicators remain high in Ghana other sub-Saharan African countries. Both maternal health outcomes improve when skilled personnel provide delivery services within facilities. Determinants of location are crucial to promoting facility deliveries, but little research has been done on this issue Ghana. This study explored factors influencing predominantly rural communities Methods Data were collected from 1,500 women aged 15–49 years with live or...
Objective . Prevalence of hypertension is on the rise and can be attributed to aging populations changing behavioral or lifestyle risk factors. The objectives this study were determine prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, factors in middle part Ghana. Methods A total 2,555 participants aged ≥18 years (mean age 43 years; 60.5% female) enrolled using a two-stage sampling method. World Health Organization STEPwise approach chronic disease factor Surveillance-Instrument v2.1 was used for...
Every Newborn-INDEPTH" (EN-INDEPTH) study protocol for a randomised comparison of household survey modules measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five Health
Abstract Background Risks of neonatal death, stillbirth and miscarriage are highest in low- middle-income countries (LMICs), where data has most gaps estimates rely on household surveys, dependent women reporting these events. Underreporting pregnancy adverse outcomes (APOs) is common, but few studies have investigated barriers to LMICs. The EN-INDEPTH multi-country study applied qualitative approaches explore enablers APOs including individual, community, cultural interview level factors....
Globally, the increasing rate of caesarean section (CS) delivery has become a major public health concern due to its cost, maternal, neonatal, and perinatal risks. In Ghana, Family Health Division Ghana Service in 2016 opted initiate program prevent abuse CS identify factors contributing increase country. This study aimed determine prevalence influencing deliveries Kintampo Districts Ghana.The current used secondary data from Every Newborn-International Network for Demographic Evaluation...
Motorcycle crashes are a major source of road traffic deaths in northern Ghana. Helmet use has been low. The last time it was formally assessed (2010), helmet 30.0% (34.2% for riders and 1.9% pillion riders). We sought to determine the current prevalence its associated factors among motorcyclists
Reducing neonatal mortality is a major public health priority in sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous studies have examined the determinants of mortality, but few explored danger signs which potentially cause morbidity. This study assessed observed neonates at birth, determined correlations multiple and complications between their mothers, identified factors associated with signs. A cross-sectional was conducted three sites across Ghana July September 2013. Using two-stage random sampling, we...
Abstract Background Household surveys remain important sources of stillbirth data, but omission and misclassification are common. Classifying adverse pregnancy outcomes as stillbirths requires accurate reporting vital status at birth gestational age or birthweight for every pregnancy. Further categorisation, e.g. by sex, timing (intrapartum/antepartum) improves data to understand prevent stillbirth. Methods We undertook a cross-sectional population-based survey women reproductive in five...
Background This study was conducted at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Ghana to determine whether there any benefit (or otherwise) basing management of cases suspected malaria solely on laboratory confirmation (microscopy or by RDT) as compared with presumptive diagnosis. Method Children under five years who reported Out-Patient Department axillary temperature ≥37.5°C a 48 hr history fever were enrolled and had microscopy RDT performed. The attending clinician blinded from results unless...
Health worker shortage in rural areas is one of the biggest problems health sector Ghana and many developing countries. This may be due to fewer incentives support systems available attract retain workers at level. study explored willingness community officers (CHOs) accept hold job postings Ghana. A discrete choice experiment was used estimate motivation incentive preferences CHOs All working three Demographic Surveillance System sites Ghana, 200 total, were interviewed between December...
Skilled birth delivery has increased up to nearly 74% in Ghana, but its quality been questioned over the years. As understanding women's satisfaction could be important improving service quality, this study aimed determine what factors were associated with overall services quantitatively and qualitatively rural Ghanaian health facilities.This cross-sectional, mixed methods used an explanatory sequential design across three Ghana Health Service research areas 2013. Participants women who had...
Bacterial and fungal microbiotas are increasingly recognized as important in health disease starting early life. However, microbiota composition has not yet been investigated most rural, low-resource settings, such bacterial have compared. Thus, we applied 16S ITS2 amplicon sequencing, respectively, to investigate fecal rural Ghanaian children cross-sectionally from birth 5 years of age. Corresponding maternal breast milk were additionally investigated. While communities differed...
Abstract Background An estimated 40% of pregnancies globally are unintended. Measurement pregnancy intention in low- and middle-income countries relies heavily on surveys, notably Demographic Health Surveys (DHS), yet few studies have evaluated survey questions. We examined questions for measuring intention, which already the DHS, additional investigated associations with maternity care utilisation adverse outcomes. Methods The EN-INDEPTH study surveyed 69,176 women reproductive age five...
The manuscript presents findings of a descriptive analysis data from cross-sectional study adolescents aimed at identifying their family planning needs and the best approaches to addressing them in Kintampo Districts Ghana. Data for paper were module sexual reproductive health survey carried out by Health Demographic Surveillance System 2011. Adolescents this recorded high marital (1.6% females 0.4% males) pregnancy rates (11.5% 1.5% males). Their knowledge contraceptive methods was (87.7%...