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Knowledge, Attitude and Perceptions of Pregnant Women towards Caesarean Section among Antenatal Clinic Attendants in Cape Coast, Ghana

Prah, James Kojo; Kudom, Andreas; Lasim, Obed O.; Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi (Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2017-03)

Over the years, caesarean section has become increasingly safe and remains one of the most commonly performed surgeries in obstetric practice worldwide. Even though there is an increased rate of Caesarean section in both ...
Impact of an electronic clinical decision support system on workflow in antenatal care in sub-Saharan primary healthcare facilities

Mensah, Nathan Kumasenu (Research Gate, 2016-01)
Impact of an electronic clinical decision support system on workflow in antenatal care: the QUALMAT eCDSS in rural health care facilities in Ghana and Tanzania

Mensah, Nathan; Sukums, Felix; Awine, Timothy; Meid, Andreas; Williams, John; Akweongo, Patricia; Kaltschmidt, Jens; Haefeli, Walter E.; Blank, Antje (Global Health Action, 2015-01-27)

Background: The implementation of new technology can interrupt established workflows in health care settings. The Quality of Maternal Care (QUALMAT) project has introduced an electronic clinical decision support system ...
Impact evaluation of a quality improvement intervention on maternal and child health outcomes in Northern Ghana: early assessment of a national scale-up project

SINGH, KAVITA; SPEIZER, ILENE; HANDA, SUDHANSHU; BOADU, RICHARD O.; ATINBIRE, SOLOMON; BARKER, PIERRE M.; TWUM-DANSO5, NANA A.Y. (International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2013)

Objective. To evaluate the inﬂuence of the early phase of Project Fives Alive!, a national child survival improvement project, on key maternal and child health outcomes. Design. The evaluation used multivariable interrupted ...
The Role of Quality Improvement Process in Improving the Culture of Information among Health Staff in Ghana

Boadu, Richard Okyere; Adzakpah, Godwin; Agyei-Baffour, Peter (Advances in Public Health, 2019-10-27)

Background. Over the past decades, knowledge and understanding have grown regarding the role that health information systems play in improving global health. Even so, using data to make evidence-informed decisions is still ...
Health workers’ knowledge of and attitudes towards computer applications in rural African health facilities

Sukums, Felix; Mensah, Nathan; Mpembeni, Rose; Kaltschmidt, Jens; Haefeli, Walter E.; Blank, Antje (Taylor and Francis, 2014)

Background: The QUALMAT (Quality of Maternal and Prenatal Care: Bridging the Know-do Gap) project has introduced an electronic clinical decision support system (CDSS) for pre-natal and maternal care services in rural ...
Evaluation of two newborn resuscitation training strategies in regional hospitals in Ghana

Brathwaite, Kimberly P.; Bryce, Fiona; Moyer, Laurel B.; Engmann, Cyril; Twum-Danso, Nana A.Y.; Kamath-Rayne, Beena D.; Srofenyoh, Emmanuel K.; Ucer, Sebnem; Boadu, Richard O.; Owen, Medge D. (Elsevier, 2020)

Aim: In Ghana, institutional delivery has been emphasized to improve maternal and newborn outcomes. The Making Every Baby Count Initiative, a large coordinated training effort, aimed to improve newborn outcomes through ...
The Quality of Newborn Data: Assessment of Data Management and Reporting System

Acheampong, Emmanuel K.; Adzakpah, Godwin; Boadu, Richard O.; Lasim, Obed Owumbornyi (International Journal of Public Health Science, 2018-09)

Data quality assurance through the district, regional and national health information systems is a sure way of having a meaningful interpretation, but this is a challenge in many developing countries. The purpose of this ...
Data accuracy and completeness of midwifery returns indicators in Ejisu Juaben Health Directorate of Ghana

Boadu, Richard Okyere; Agyei-Baffour, Peter; Edusei, Anthony Kwaku (International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 2019-03)

The broad range of activities contained in the provision of Primary Health Care (PHC) places a burden on providers to make optimal use of limited resources to achieve maximal health benefit to the population served. All ...
Costs Associated with Implementation of Computer- Assisted Clinical Decision Support System for Antenatal and Delivery Care: Case Study of Kassena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana

Dalaba, Maxwell Ayindenaba; Akweongo, Patricia; Williams, John; Saronga, Happiness Pius; Tonchev, Pencho; Sauerborn, Rainer; Mensah, Nathan; Blank, Antje; Kaltschmidt, Jens; Loukanova, Svetla (PLOS ONE |, 2014-09-02)

Objective: This study analyzed cost of implementing computer-assisted Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) in selected health care centres in Ghana. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in ...
Cluster randomised trial of Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants in area of high, seasonal transmission in Ghana

Chandramohan, Daniel; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Carneiro, Ilona; Awine, Timothy; Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame; Mensah, Nathan; Jaffar, Shabbar; Baiden, Rita; Hodgson, Abraham; Binka, Fred; Greenwood, Brian (BJM, 2005-10)

Objective To evaluate the effects of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants (IPTi) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in an area of intense, seasonal transmission. Design Cluster randomised placebo ...
Can a standards-based approach improve access to and quality of primary health care? Findings from an end-of-project evaluation in Ghana

Maly, Christina; Boadu, Richard Okyere; Rosado, Carina; Lailari, Aliza; Vikpeh-Lartey, Bernard; Allen, Chantelle (PLOS ONE, 2019-05-10)

Background Jhpiego implemented a 5-year project to strengthen the Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) model in six coastal districts of Ghana’s Western Region. The project utilized a quality improvement ...
Assessment of Hygiene Practices among Students at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Prah, James; Abdulai, Mohammed; Lasim, Obed; Ampofo-Asiama, Adelaide (International Research Journal of Public Health, 2018)

Background: Proper hand hygiene practices have been shown to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Although diarrhoeal diseases continue to be recorded among university students, there is paucity of studies focusing ...
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine- Pyrimethamine, Amodiaquine, or the Combination in Pregnant Women in Ghana

Clerk, Christine Alexandra; Bruce, Jane; Affipunguh, Pius Kaba; Mensah, Nathan; Hodgson, Abraham; Greenwood, Brian; Chandramohan, Daniel (The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008-10-15)

Background. The use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) is threatened by the spread of resistance to SP. Therefore, we studied the efficacy, safety, and tolerance ...
Manifestations and outcome of severe malaria in children in Northern Ghana

MOCKENHAUPT, FRANK P.; EHRHARDT, STEPHAN; BURKHARDT, JANA; BOSOMTWE, SAMUEL Y.; LARYEA, STEPHEN; ANEMANA, SYLVESTER D.; OTCHWEMAH, ROWLAND N.; CRAMER, JAKOB P.; DIETZ, EKKEHART; GELLERT, SABINE; BIENZLE, ULRICH (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014)

Abstract. The symptoms of severe malaria and their contribution to mortality were assessed in 290 children in northern Ghana. Common symptoms were severe anemia (55%), prostration (33%), respiratory distress (23%), ...
Factors Affecting Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV/AIDS Patients in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Prah, James; Hayfron-Benjamin, Anna; Abdulai, Mohammed; Lasim, Obed; Nartey, Yvonne; Obiri-Yeboah5, Dorcas (Journal of HIV and AIDS, 2018-02-26)

Background: Optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV/AIDS patients has proved elusive despite increasing access to ART worldwide. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted to ...
Ziziphus abyssinica hydro-ethanolic root bark extract attenuates acute inflammation possibly through membrane stabilization and inhibition of protein denaturation and neutrophil degranulation

Henneh, Isaac T.; Ameyaw, Elvis Ofori; Biney, Robert P.; Armah, Francis A.; Obese, Ernest; Konjah, Daniels; Otumi, Eric Teye; Ekor, Martins (West African Journal of Pharmacy, 2018)

Background: Despite the widespread use of Ziziphus abyssinica (ZAE) roots and claims of its efficacy against diverse inflammatory conditions in traditional medicine, there is paucity of information on the scientific ...
Xylopic Acid-Amodiaquine and Xylopic Acid-Artesunate Combinations are Effective in Managing Malaria in Plasmodium Berghei-infected Mice.

Osei, Silas Acheampong; Biney, Robert Peter; Obese, Ernest; Agbenyeku, Mary Atta-Panyi; Attah, Isaac Yaw; Ameyaw, Elvis Ofori; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko (PubMed, 2021-02)

Background: Evidence of plasmodium resistance to some of the current antimalarial agents makes it imperative to search for newer and effective drugs to combat malaria. Therefore, this study evaluated whether the ...
Xylopia aethiopica fruit extract exhibits antidepressant-like effect via interaction with serotonergic neurotransmission in mice

Biney, Robert Peter; Benneh, Charles; Ameyaw, Elvis Ofori; Boakye-Gyasi, Eric; Woode, Eric (Elsevier, 2016)

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Xylopia aethiopica has been used traditionally to treat some central nervous system disorders including epilepsy. Aim of the study: Despite the central analgesic and sedative effects, there ...
What factors influences dietary and non-dietary vitamin D intake among pregnant women in an African population?

Amegah, Adeladza K.; Nsoh, Moses; Ashley-Amegah, Gifty; Anaman-Togbor, Judith (Elsevier, 2018)

Objective: Data on dietary vitamin D (vitD) intake, sunlight exposure, and the associated determinants are lacking in Africa. The aim of this study was to establish the factors influencing vitD intake and sun- light ...

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