The Ghana Health Service aims to ensure the health of all Ghanaians. Understanding the factors that influence people’s health-seeking behaviour will help the Ghana Health Service evaluate and enact policies that will enable it to achieve set targets. Th
Access to sanitation is a fundamental human right essential for health and dignity, yet inadequate access remains a significant challenge globally. This ha
Globally, potentially life-threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) are significant public health threats. Ethiopia had the highest prevalence of PLTC (17.55%). However, there is limited evidence on the determinants that increase the occurrence of PLTC in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to ident...
View Full Text View PDF A systematic review of factors influencing NHS health check uptake: invitation methods, patient characteristics, and the impact of interventions The NHS Health Check (NHSHC) is a risk assessment for those aged 40–74 without a pre-existing condition in England, with ...
The study examines the relationship between socio-economic and cultural determinants of health care service utilization in Ghana using Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) 2008 data collected by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in which a two-stage sample design was used. The first stage involv...
Newborn survival and health were not specifically addressed in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) framework and therefore received less attention and investment. In the current era of sustainable development, social determinants are recognized as an important factor in determining the health of women...
Based on organic cocoa (OC) and conventional cocoa (CC) agroforestry systems in Ghana, this study examined the soil health and synergy of ecological factors that determine the yield of GC. Methods: Using multi-stage random sampling, 11 CC and 11 OC farms were sampled from three soil types ...
Despite COVID-19 being highly contagious and spreading to several countries, the university community has overlooked prevention measures. For more than five decades, the Health Belief Model (HBM) has been a widely used conceptual framework in health beha
Health facility, Delivery, Reproductive aged women,, Social determinants, BirthBackgroundMany women still deliver outside a health facility in Ghana, often under unhygienic conditions and without skilled birth attendants. This study aims to examine the social determinants influencing the use of health ...
a child's life (0–23 months) are a critical period of rapid physical and mental development. The damage caused by malnutrition during the first 1,000 days has a negative impact on the child's health, cognitive development, physical growth, and school and work performance later in life8. ...