“…The present study describes causes of febrile illness in hospitalized children in Ghana and aims to determine the burden of malaria coinfections and their association with parasite densities. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Quality antenatal care (ANC) is recognised as an opportunity for screening and early identification of pregnancy-related complications. In rural Ghana, challenges with access to diagnostic services demotivate women from ANC attendance and referral compliance, leading to absent or late identification and management of high-risk women. …”
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“…Currently, ‘more affordable’ IVF is being introduced into Ghana, on initiative of the first Association of Childless Couples of Ghana (ACCOG), in collaboration with the Belgium based non-profit organization the Walking Egg (tWE), representing another form of transnational networking. …”
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“…The present study therefore explored the factors that influence medical doctors’ decision to practise in rural Ghana. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study based on questionnaires. …”
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“…This paper examines equity in coverage under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). METHODS: Secondary data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey based on an analytical sample of 4821 females (15–49 years) and 4568 males (15–59 years) were analysed using descriptive, bivariate and multivariate methods. …”
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“…This study assesses the impact of individuals’ sense of community (perceptions of community cohesion, altruism, seeking help from neighbours and migrant status) on their willingness to participate in a mosquito control programme using data on 768 individuals from the 2013 RIPS Urban Health and Poverty Survey in poor coastal communities in Accra, Ghana. A contingent valuation experiment was employed to elicit individuals’ willingness to support the programme by contributing nothing, labour time/money only or both. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: The paper carries out a situational analysis to examine the production, dissemination and utilisation of reproductive and child health-related evidence to inform policy formulation in Ghana’s health sector. METHODS: The study used Wald’s model of knowledge production, transfer and utilisation as a conceptual model to collect relevant data via interviews and administration of questionnaire to a network of persons who either previously or currently hold policy-relevant positions in Ghana’s health sector. …”
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“…Drawing on semi-structured interviews conducted with National Health Insurance (NHI) officials in Kenya and Ghana, as well as with staff from several international NGOs (INGOs) representing social franchise networks that are partnering to increase private provider accreditation into the NHIs, this article examines one example of public–private collaboration in practice. …”
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“…Though there is no record of bat-borne zoonotic disease in Ghana, our findings could be used as a proxy to indicate how populations at risk of exposure might respond in the event of a spillover event from a zoonosis. …”
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“…Studies on molecular expression of prognostic tumour markers in Ghana are scarce. The purpose of this study was to determine the expression of p53, p16, EGFR, Cyclin-D1 and HER2 among patients with non-oropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Recruitment and retention concerns nursing globally, including Ghana, as the country attempts to meet health demands. …”
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“…PURPOSE: In Ghana, unsafe abortion is a major cause of maternal mortality. …”
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“…A more aggressive approach needs to be adopted in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with hepatitis causing viruses in Ghana and other developing countries.…”
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“…This study investigated stroke outcome and determinants among patients with and without diabetes in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. METHODS: A prospective study conducted among stroke patients with and without diabetes admitted in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital. …”
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“…Therefore, in this study we investigated whether alcohol consumption has any influence on sleeping hours among adult men and women in Ghana. METHODS: Data for this survey were extracted from Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS 2008). …”
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“…To estimate the actual costs borne by parents of newborns hospitalised with birth-associated brain injury (perinatal asphyxia) and preterm/low birth weight, this study examined economic costs using micro-costing bottom-up approach in two referral hospitals operating under the nationwide social health insurance scheme in an urban setting in Ghana. We prospectively assessed the process of care and parental economic costs for 25 out of 159 cases of perinatal asphyxia and 33 out of 337 cases of preterm/low birth weight admitted to hospital on the day of birth over a 3 month period. …”
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