A5013378191- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Mining and Resource Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Malaria Research and Control
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies
2021-2024
University for Development Studies
2019-2024
Abstract Provider payment reforms, such as capitation, are very contentious. Such reforms can drop off the policy agenda due to political and contextual resistance. Using Shiffman Smith (Generation of priority for global health initiatives: a framework case study maternal mortality. Lancet 2007; 370 1370–9) framework, this explains why Ghana’s National Health Insurance capitation that rose onto in 2012, dropped 2017 during its pilot implementation Ashanti region. We conducted retrospective...
Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) have rendered freshwater resources across the globe unsafe for consumption, posing health risks. The study assessed 15 water quality parameters using standardised examination protocols. Twenty-four samples were analysed from upstream, midstream, downstream of Oda River, results compared with Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) World Health Organisation (WHO) benchmarks. concentrations electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), pH,...
Male participation in maternal healthcare is important for better-quality health outcomes. This study assessed the trends and correlates of male antenatal care (ANC), delivery postnatal (PNC) Jaman North District Ghana. Longitudinal data from 2012 to 2019 on involvement were extracted records. A cross-sectional survey was administered a stratified random sample 318 mothers, who registered PNC 2020. Line graphs used illustrate participation, binary logistic regression analysis identify...
This paper examines the relationship between internal migration, socioeconomic status and remittances, drawing on experiences of migrant adolescent girl head porters in cities Accra Kumasi Ghana. Through an explanatory sequential mixed methods research design involving 503 individual surveys 24 in-depth interviews, established that 61% adolescents studied migrated from north to south escape poverty while 29% work raise money for school fees. The kayayoo business does not seem capacitate...
Abstract Introduction Pregnant women worldwide face significant risks from malaria, which can adversely affect both mother and baby. To combat malaria in Cameroon, the WHO, 2004, recommended a strategy including intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), proper management for clinical anaemia. This study explores prevalence predictors of IPTp-SP uptake across individual, community, regional levels Cameroon....
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the biological and physicochemical parameters of Oda River, including detection heavy metals. To achieve this purpose, a quantitative experimental research design was employed. Twenty-four water samples were taken along River from Obeng ne Obeng, Abuakwaa, Odaso communities. The analysed in laboratory, results compared to irrigation quality standards Food Agricultural Organization (FAO). found that concentration turbidity total suspended solids exceeded...
Purpose This study explored access to quality primary healthcare services under Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), its impact on NHIS enrolment, and the implications for attaining Universal Coverage (UHC).
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