Prevalence and Associated Factors of Adolescent (15-19 Years) Childbearing in Ghana.

Adolescent pregnancies continue to be a global issue that affects more high-income, middle-income, and then low-income countries, with the latter experiencing the majority of cases. The current study looked into the prevalence and variables predicting adolescent childbearing in Ghana. Data from the Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2017-2018 was used to conduct an analytical cross-sectional study.

Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adults living with HIV during the COVID-19 era.

Background: The coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about unique challenges in healthcare and nutrition, particularly for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Understanding their dietary patterns and nutritional status is crucial for developing targeted interventions and improving health outcomes. Therefore, this study assessed the dietary diversity and nutritional status of PLHIV during the COVID-19 era.

COVID-19 and climate change concerns: Matters arising.

Until the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, developing countries, especially countries in the African continent, battled with the impact of climate change on the food value-chain systems and general livelihood. In this study, we discuss climate change concerns post-COVID-19 and argue that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the vulnerabilities of most developing and emerging economies. This has heightened political tensions and unrest among such developing nations.

Prevalence of Cesarean Section Among Nurses: Predictors and Effect on Exclusive Breastfeeding.

Introduction: The prevalence of cesarean sections (CSs) in both industrialized and developing nations is a significant issue for public health officials, particularly in light of the knowledge of their socioeconomic underlying determinants.

Objective: To ascertain the prevalence of CS delivery among nurses, their predictors, and the effect it has on exclusive breastfeeding practice in Tamale, Ghana.

Methods: This study used a quantitative technique and an analytical cross-sectional design.

Analyses of crop water use and environmental performance of small private irrigation along the white Volta basin of Northern Ghana.

Small private irrigation (SPI) is a farmer-initiated irrigation which has the potential to increase the contribution of the overall irrigation sector to global food security. However, there is no much information about these systems for effective policies for regulation. This study compared the resource use productivities and environmental impacts of SPI systems to those of a government-led irrigation scheme (GIS) in Northern Ghana.

Polygynous marriage union among Ghanaian Christian women: Socio-demographic predictors.

Introduction: Polygamy has declined in the last decade, but it is still prevalent in West African nations including Ghana even with the arrival of Christianity and colonists, which came to be recognized as a form of slavery that needed to be abolished.

Aim: To analyze the determinants of polygyny among married Christian women in Ghana.

Methods: Ghana Maternal Health Survey data was used for this study to do an analytic cross-section study.

Impact of soil amendments on nitrous oxide emissions and the associated denitrifying communities in a semi-arid environment.

Denitrifying bacteria produce and utilize nitrous oxide (NO), a potent greenhouse gas. However, there is little information on how organic fertilization treatments affect the denitrifying communities and NO emissions in the semi-arid Loess Plateau. Here, we evaluated how the denitrifying communities are responsible for potential denitrification activity (PDA) and NO emissions.

Maternal Age and Stage of Pregnancy as Determinants of UTI in Pregnancy: A Case of Tamale, Ghana.

Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the world's second most common cause of death, trailing only respiratory tract infections. Because of anatomical and physiological changes along the urinary tract, pregnant women accounted for approximately 20% of all cases of urinary tract infection.

Aim: This study sought to assess maternal age and stage of pregnancy as determinants of UTI among pregnant women in Tamale.

Ghanaian men and happiness: socioeconomic predictors.

Background: According to neoclassical economics, happiness is related to increasing prosperity, but today financial gain as the sole source of happiness is demised by many factors such as education, health, and means of transportation. An emotional state of happiness can disturb health outcomes.

Aim: This study aimed to study happiness among Ghanaian men and their socioeconomic predictors.

Pregnant Women and Malaria Preventive Measures: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Background: In Saharan Africa, an estimated 25 million pregnancies are all at risk of malaria every year, with substantial morbidity and death effects for both the mother and the fetus.

Aim: To investigate the use of malaria preventive measures among pregnant women patronizing antenatal services of Tamale Teaching Hospital. .

Early Sexual Debut among Ghanaian Women: Correlates and Psychological Effect.

Early sexual initiation is linked to an increased risk of HIV/AIDS and other STIs among teenagers, as well as having multiple partners, not using contraception, unintended pregnancy, and illegal abortions. . To identify the correlates and psychological effects of early sexual debut among not-in-union women in Ghana.

Female Genital Mutilation in Ghana: Prevalence and Socioeconomic Predictors.

Background: Each year, not less than three million women are circumcised, and more hundred million females have already been circumcised. In many African societies, the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is a serious cultural practice. Aim: This current study is aimed at identifying the socioeconomic predictors of female genital mutilation in Ghana.

Surgical Healthcare Workers Knowledge and Attitude on Infection Prevention and Control: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Background: Most morbidities and mortalities related to clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures are related to infection and the solution to this is good infection prevention and control (IPC) compliance which is influenced by the right knowledge and positive attitude.

Aim: This study aimed to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers at the surgical department of Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).

Methods: This study was conducted using a descriptive cross-sectional survey.

Influence of conservation tillage on Greenhouse gas fluxes and crop productivity in spring-wheat agroecosystems on the Loess Plateau of China.

The effects of climate change such as dry spells, floods and erosion heavily impact agriculture especially smallholder systems on the Northwestern Loess Plateau of China. Nonetheless agriculture also contributes to global warming through the emission of greenhouse gases such as CO, CH and NO. Yet this complex conundrum can be alleviated and mitigated through sound soil and water management practices.

Sociodemographic Correlates of Alcohol Abuse in Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Ghana.

The main aim of the study was to assess the level of alcohol abuse and related factors in Kassena-Nankana Municipal of Ghana. The study was conducted using a cross-sectional survey with 397 participants, using AUDIT to assess alcohol use. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS.

Response of soil organic carbon to vegetation degradation along a moisture gradient in a wet meadow on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The study was conducted during the growing seasons of 2013, 2014, and 2015 in the wet meadows on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet plateau (QTP) in the Gansu Gahai Wetland Nature Reserve to determine the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) as affected by vegetation degradation along a moisture gradient and to assess its relationship with other soil properties and biomass yield. Hence, we measured SOC at depths of 0-10, 10-20, and 20-40 cm under the influence of four categories of vegetation degradation (healthy vegetation [HV], slightly degraded [SD], moderately degraded [MD], and heavily degraded [HD]). Our results showed that SOC decreased with increased degree of vegetation degradation.