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Postpartum fertility behaviours and contraceptive use among women in rural Ghana

Eliason, Sebastian Kofi; Bockarie, Ansumana Sandy; Eliason, Cecilia (Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2018)

Background: Although most women would want to wait for more than two years before having another baby, their fertility behaviours during the first year following birth may decrease or increase the length of the birth ...
Implementing quality education in low income countries

Ankomah, Yaw; Koomson, Janet; Bosu, Rosemary; Oduro, George K.T. (2005)

Quality in education is now crucial in Africa’s strategic plans towards catching up with the developed world. While the notion of quality and priority foci may differ from country to country, the term has become a determining ...
Elevated adiponectin but varied response in circulating leptin levels to falciparum malaria in type 2 diabetics and non-diabetic controls

Acquah, Samuel; Eghan Jnr, Benjamin Ackon; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko (Biomedical Journal, 2016)

Background: To investigate effects of falciparum malaria on circulating levels of leptin and adiponectin in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non-diabetic controls in relation to measures of adiposity. Methods: Levels ...
Implementing National Accelerated Language Programme (NALAP) in Northern Ghana: Lessons from the Wing Schools

Abreh, M. K.; Wilmot, E. M. (African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences, 2018)

Accelerated and complementary (alternative) approaches for schooling and education provision continue to gain grounds even at the post-2015 global mandate stages. The Wing School as an example of complementary basic ...
Human capital development in instructional supervision: window of hope or woe?

ABREH, MIGHT KOJO (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT, 2011)

In a rapidly changing and increasingly globalized world, the success of nations, communities and individuals may be linked, now more than ever before, to how they adapt to change, learn and share knowledge. From a very ...
How good are our academic programmes – the selfevaluation Approach

Ansah, Francis (Proceedings of EDULEARN09 Conference., 2009)

This study was conducted to design valid and reliable selfevaluation instruments for periodic assessment of academic programmes of Bolgatanga Polytechnic using evaluation experts and relevant stakeholders of the ...
Profiles of High School Heads and Readiness to Address Problems of Practice

Amakyi, Michael (Journal of Education and Practice, 2017)

An ex post facto design using independent samples t-test was conducted to find out if differences exist in the profiles of high school heads in their readiness to address problems of practice. Questionnaire was used to ...
PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION AND PHLEBITIS RISK AT CAPE COAST TEACHING HOSPITAL

Osei-Tutu, E; Tuoyire, D A; Debrah, S; Ayetey, H (Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, 2015)

Introduction: Intravenous (IV) cannulation is the commonest invasive procedure among hospitalised patients. It is however associated with risks and complications that can have an adverse impact on the clinical outcome of ...
Foundations of academic writing: how to produce publishable research articles from theses and dissertations

Abreh, Might K.; Amenorvi, Cosmas R. (International Journal of Scientific and Education Research, 2018)

Increasing globalisation and the demanding economic stage of the world today require straight-to-point and on-the-move documents for the world’s busy people. Extensive reports are very burdensome for business people, ...
Perception of risk for hypertension and overweight/obesity in Cape Coast, Ghana

Tuoyire, Derek A.; McNair, Sarah; Debrah, Samuel A.; Duda, Rosemary B. (GHANA MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2018)

Background: This study examined the association between perception of risk for hypertension and overweight/obesity. Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey Setting: Out-patient department of the Central Regional ...
Perceived Ideal Body Size of Ghanaian Women– “Not too Skinny, but not too Fat”

Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Amo-Adjei, Joshua; Doku, David Teye (Women and Health, 2018)

Body size issues are gaining public health attention because of the fast rising epidemic of overweight and obesity across the globe. This study explored Ghanaian women’s subjective perceptions regarding ideal body size for ...
Overnutrition and associated factors among adults aged 20 years and above in fishing communities in the urban Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Pereko, Kingsley KA; Setorglo, Jacob; Owusu, William B; Tiweh, Joyce M; Achampong, Emmanuel K (Public Health Nutrition:, 2010)

Objective: The study aimed to highlight the determinants of overnutrition (overweight plus obesity) in fishing communities and establish if these were the same as reported elsewhere in Ghana. Design: Cross-sectional ...
Nutritional counselling interactions between health workers and caregivers of children under two years: observations at selected child welfare clinics in Ghana

Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana; Pereko, Kingsley Kwadwo Asare; Intiful, Freda Dzifa (BMC Health Services Research, 2019)

Background: This study evaluated the Health Works (HWs) nutritional counselling skills and information shared with caregivers. This was a cross-sectional study in which an observation checklist was used to examine Growth ...
Increased Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Independent of Body Adiposity in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Controls in falciparum Malaria

Acquah, Samuel; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko; Eghan Jnr, Benjamin Ackon (BioMed Research International, 2016)

Information on the extent to which oxidative stress and inflammation occur in the presence of falciparum malaria and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the same individual is limited. This study sought to investigate the extent ...
Not Everyone Fits the Mold: Intratumor and Intertumor Heterogeneity and Innovative Cancer Drug Design and Development

Dzobo, Kevin; Senthebane, Dimakatso Alice; Thomford, Nicholas Ekow; Rowe, Arielle; Dandara, Collet; Parker, M. Iqbal (OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology, 2018)

Disruptive innovations in medicine are game-changing in nature and bring about radical shifts in the way we un- derstand human diseases, their treatment, and/or prevention. Yet, disruptive innovations in cancer drug design ...
MIGRATION INTENTIONS OF GHANAIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS: THE INFLUENCE OF EXISTING FUNDING MECHANISMS OF MEDICAL EDUCATION (“THE FEE FACTOR”)

ELIASON, S.; TUOYIRE, D. A.; AWUSI-NTI, C.; BOCKARIE, A. S. (GHANA MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2014)

Background: To explore the effects of fee-paying status on migration intentions of Ghanaian medical students. Design: Cross sectional questionnaire-based survey Setting: All established Ghanaian medical schools with ...
Natural Products for Drug Discovery in the 21st Century: Innovations for Novel Drug Discovery

Thomford, Nicholas Ekow; Senthebane, Dimakatso Alice; Rowe, Arielle; Munro, Daniella; Seele, Palesa; Maroyi, Alfred (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018-05-25)

The therapeutic properties of plants have been recognised since time immemorial. Many pathological conditions have been treated using plant-derived medicines. These medicines are used as concoctions or concentrated plant ...
Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Attending the Central Regional Hospital in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

Acquah, Samuel; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko; Achampong, Emmanuel K.; Setorglo, Jacob; Obiri -Yeboah, Dorcas (International Journal of Health Research, 2011-06)

Purpose: To ascertain the prevalence of dyslipidaemia in diabetics in Cape Coast. Methods: This preliminary outpatient-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 79 diabetic patients (22 males and 57 females) receiving ...
Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care at Anomabo, Central Region, Ghana

Craymah, Joshua Panyin; Oppong, Robert Kwame; Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale (International Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2017)

Background. Globally, male involvement in maternal health care services remains a challenge to effective maternal health care accessibility and utilization. Objective. This study assessed male involvement in maternal health ...
Linking Malaria To Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review

Acquah, Samuel (Journal of Ghana Science Association, 2019-06)

Malaria and diabetes continue to affect millions of people globally. Although global malaria burden is declining gradually, that of diabetes seems to be increasing. Sub-Saharan Africa with the greatest burden of malaria ...

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