Introduction: early adolescent sexuality is associated with an increase in risky sexual behaviour, unwanted pregnancies, and the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections. However, despite the efforts of governments and their partners, the implementation and effectiveness of appropriate and adapted s...
Objective: This study examined factors identified during early neonatal death audits contributing to preventable newborn deaths at the Upper East Regional Hospital.
Method: Data for this study was collected retrospectively from perinatal death audit forms using three data collectors.
Data collection last...
Objectives: This study determined the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among patients attending the HIV clinic at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).
Design: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at KBTH. The prevalence of hypertension was estimated among study part...
Objective: To identify the determinants of systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) among Ghanaians.
Design: We undertook a secondary analysis of data collected in a prospective study
Setting: The study involved patients with hypertension and or diabetes receiving care in five hospitals in Ghana Main...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global concern. Reports of insidious asymptomatic variants of the virus raise concerns about the safety of huge numbers of students on university campuses.
Objective: The study aimed to delineate psychological correlates for students’ adherence to sa...
Introduction: controlling the worldwide pandemic, coronavirus disease (COVID-19), could be impossible due to the hesitancy about the available vaccines and the difficulty to implement strict restrictions. Little information is available about herd immunity in the highly vulnerable region of North East Af...
Uterine rupture is a major cause of perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality, it
usually has a devastating outcome if not promptly attended to. The study determined the trends, risk factors, feto-maternal outcomes following uterine rupture as seen at ASYBSH.
Method: The study was a retrospective r...
Une douleur aiguë postopératoire peut être source de complications à court voire à long terme si elle est sous-évaluée et sous traitée.
Plusieurs facteurs interviennent à l’exacerbation de cette douleur. Notre objectif était de déterminer les facteurs cliniques influençant la sévérité d...
Background: Hypertension is a major public health problem in both developing and developed nations because it is highly prevalent and is associated with complications. Numerous enviromnental and genetic variables are linked to the occurrence of the disease. It may be influenced by the renin-angiotensin-a...
Background: Dermatophytosis (ringworm) is a zoonotic fungal skin infection caused predominantly by Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton spp. It is highly transmissible and, while normally self-limiting, could be problematic due to its potential to cause disease in certain human popula...
