Browsing by Subject "Risk factors"

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  • Associated risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults in the Hohoe municipality of Ghana 
    Quaicoe, Philip; Takramah, Wisdom; Axame, Wisdom Kudzo; Owusu, Richard; Parbey, Phyllis Atta; Tarkang, Elvis; Takase, Mohammed; Adjuik, Martin; Kweku, Margaret (University of Cape Coast, 2017)
    Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a major cause of morbidity globally. Type 2 diabetes is more common and is increasingly becoming an important medical and public health issue. This study identified the risk factors ...
  • Depression, anxiety and stress among nurses in public psychiatric hospitals in Ghana 
    Agyemang, Sampson Opoku (University of Cape Coast, 2020-07)
    This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors of depression, anxiety and stress among nurses working in public psychiatric hospitals in Ghana. A cross-sectional design was used for this study. A probability proportionate ...
  • Intestinal Parasitosis among Primary School Pupils in Coastal Areas of the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana 
    Dankwa, Kwabena; Kumi, Ransford Oduro; Ephraim, Richard K. D.; Adams, Latif; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel; Essien-Baidoo, Samuel; Nuvor, Samuel Victor (International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2015)
    Background: Intestinal parasitosis remains a major public health burden in developing countries such as Ghana. The burden of disease is heaviest among vulnerable populations and yet epidemiologic data from these populations ...
  • Low birth weight among adolescents at Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital of Ghana 
    Afriyie, James; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Boateng, Solomon, T. (International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016-12)
    Background: Few studies have focused on low birth weight among adolescents. This study determines the incidence and factors associated with low birth weight (LBW) (weight at birth of less than 2,500 grams) among ...
  • Low birth weight among adolescents at Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital of Ghana 
    Afriyie, James; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Amponsah-Asiamah, Ernest; Boateng, Solomon Twum (University of Cape Coast, 2016-12)
    Background: Few studies have focused on low birth weight among adolescents. This study determines the incidence and factors associated with low birth weight (LBW) (weight at birth of less than 2,500 grams) among ...
  • Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes Mellitus among Adults in the Hohoe Municipality of Ghana 
    Fiagbe, Joseph Wolorm Kwame; Takramah, Wisdom; Axame, Wisdom Kudzo; Owusu, Richard; Parbey, Phyllis Atta; Adjuik, Martin; Takase, Mohamed; Tarkang, Elvis; Kweku, Margaret (University of Cape Coast, 2017-08-01)
    Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM), one of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is increasingly becoming an important public health concern. This study examined ...
  • Risk factors for dysmenorrhea among Ghanaian undergraduate students 
    Osonuga, Ayokunle; Ekor, Martins (African Health Sciences, 2019)
    Background: Menstrual pain is one of the common gynaecological presentations of women of reproductive age to health care physicians. In Ghana, there exist a paucity of research on the risk factors of dysmenorrhea among ...