a University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA b Ghana Health Service, Sekyere Kumawu District Health Directorate, Kumawu, Ghana c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences, Kumasi, Ghana d Ghana Health Service, Bosomtwe District Health Directorate, Bosomtwe, Ghana e Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan Sc...

background : this study aimed to analysis the inequalities of mortality of children under 5 years in west africa by examining the determinants and contributing factors to the overall inequality concentration in these countries. method : data used came from the dhs surveys conducted in the six countries in west africa: burkina faso (2010), benin (2006), cote d'ivoire 2011), ghana (2008), mali (2...

BACKGROUND Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths and has become a significant public health issue. Previous studies have paid less attention to tobacco use and socio-economic equalities among men in developing countries. This study examines the relationship between tobacco use and socio-economic inequalities among men in Ghana and Lesotho. METHODS The study made use o...

Richard O. Phillips, Fred S. Sarfo, Mohammed K. Abass, Michael Frimpong, Edwin Ampadu, Mark Forson, Yaw A. Amoako, William Thompson, Kingsley Asiedu, Mark Wansbrough-Jones Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana; St. George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom; Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo, G...

Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, UPO 63, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana Nature Conservation Research Centre, Accra, Ghana Forest Trends, Accra, Ghana Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Institute for Environment and S...

PURPOSE The retention of health care workers in developing countries is a key component to reducing the current health care workforce crisis. The availability of postgraduate medical training in developing countries could be an appropriate adjunctive solution. The authors investigated factors that led obstetrics-gynecology (ob/gyn) residents at a university-based academic training program at th...

OBJECTIVE Prevalence of obesity and related diseases has increased in Ghana. Dietitians have essential skills to prevent and manage dietary diseases. However, little is known about dietetic practice in Ghana. This paper describes the history and current state of dietetics practice in Ghana. METHODS A questionnaire was administered to 13 dietitians and six dietetic interns in February 2012. Th...

1 Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, P. O. Box LG54, Legon, Accra, Ghana. 2 Department of Chemistry,School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana. 3 Department of Physiology, Development and Neurosci...

BACKGROUND Globally, about 350.000 women die every year from pregnancy related causes and more than half of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Approximately 12% of the maternal deaths are associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy such as pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). However, very little is known about PIH and associated determinants in many SSA countries such as ...

1 L. Tettey-Larbi, 1, 2 E. O. Darko, 2 C. Schandorf, 3 A. A. Appiah, 4 F. Sam, 1, 2 A. Faanu, 1 D. K. Okoh, 1 H. Lawluvi, 1 B. K. Agyeman, 1 C. Kansaana, 1 P. A. Amoah, 1 R. K. Osei, 1 R. Agalga, 1 S. Osei Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Ghana. Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box AE 1, Atomic Ener...