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Contraceptive Knowledge, Perceptions and Use among Adolescents in Selected Senior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana

Hagan, John Elvis; Buxton, Christiana (University of Cape Coast, 2012-08)

Teenage pregnancies, human immuno deficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases infection, are an important public health issue because they are associated with maternal, fetal, neonatal and other adverse outcomes. ...
Knowledge and Practice of Iodized Salt and Iodine Deficiency Disorders among Men in Nungua, Ghana

Setorglo, Jacob; Gorleku, Philip Narteh; Sarpong, Frederick; Buxton, Christiana; Arthur, Francisca Naana; Agyei, Bismark Anin; Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

Background: Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDDs) continues to be a problem in Ghana after several years of salt fortification with iodine. Sustainable IDDs prevention requires a well-informed population and their willingness ...
Knowledge and practices of people in Bia District, Ghana, with regard to iodine deficiency disorders and intake of iodized salt

Buxton, Christiana; Baguune, Benjamin (Univeristy of Cape Coast, 2012)

Background: Despite numerous educational programmes to create awareness about iodized salt and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), a survey conducted in the Western Region of Ghana in 2007 revealed that the goitre rate stood ...
Nutritional knowledge levels of nursing students in a tertiary institution: Lessons for curriculum planning

Buxton, Christiana; Davies, Anita (Nurse Education in Practice, 2013)

This article presents findings of a study which assessed the nutritional knowledge levels of nursing students as nurses are in a better position to serve as nutrition educators and counselors by engaging their clients ...
Professional Nurses’ Knowledge level on Type II Diabetes Mellitus at Selected teaching and Training Hospitals in the Central Region of Ghana

Davies, Anita Afua; Buxton, Christiana (Journal of Nursing and Care, 2015)

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a global public health concern for many nations in the 21st Century with approximately 246 million people worldwide living with diabetes. A large number of research studies have it ...
School feeding contributes to micronutrient adequacy of Ghanaian schoolchildren

Abizari, Abdul-Razak; Buxton, Christiana; Kwara, Lugutuah; Mensah-Homiah, Joseph; Armar-Klemesu, Margaret; Brouwer, Inge D. (British Journal of Nutrition, 2014)

Without gains in nutritional outcomes, it is unlikely that school feeding programmes (SFP) could improve cognition and academic performance of schoolchildren despite the improvements in school enrolment. We compared the ...
A survey of energy drinks consumption practices among student -athletes in Ghana: lessons for developing health education intervention programmes

Buxton, Christiana; Hagan, John E. (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

Globally, young adults and college athletes are primary targets of the marketing campaigns of energy drink companies. Consequently, it is reported that young adults and college athletes consume energy drinks frequently. ...
A survey of energy drinks consumption practices among student -athletes in Ghana: lessons for developing health education intervention programmes

Buxton, Christiana; Hagan, John E (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

Background: Globally, young adults and college athletes are primary targets of the marketing campaigns of energy drink companies. Consequently, it is reported that young adults and college athletes consume energy drinks ...

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