Nurses' experiences in neonatal sepsis prevention and management: a qualitative cross-sectional study at selected hospitals in a metropolitan area.

Background: Neonatal sepsis represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among infants in healthcare settings. This study explored nurses' experiences in preventing and managing neonatal sepsis in the Tamale metropolis.

Methods: An exploratory, descriptive qualitative cross-sectional study design was used, and data was collected using semi-structured interviews.

Knowledge and management practices of infant teething symptoms among mothers in a tertiary facility in Ghana.

Introduction: teething is a natural process that all infants go through, and most toddlers obtain their first tooth around six months. However, misconceptions about teething and its remedies are still prevalent. The study assessed the knowledge and management practices of infant teething symptoms among mothers whose children were admitted to the Pediatric ward of Tamale Teaching Hospital.

The relationship between trust, belief and adherence among patients who complain of hypertension in Ghana.

Aim: We determined the relationship between trust, belief and adherence among patients who complain of hypertension in Ghana.

Design: A cross-sectional design was used.

Method: We sampled 447 Ghanaians with hypertension receiving care at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

They patronize herbal medicine, coincidence or planned behaviour: A case of hypertensive patients in Tamale?

Aim: This study assessed, if use of herbal medicine (HM) among hypertensive patients is coincidence or planned.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Methods: The study used a cross-sectional survey for collection of data from four (4) herbal medicine clinics in the Tamale metropolis in northern Ghana.

Factors associated with pregnancy uptake decisions among seropositive HIV people receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.

Aim: This study determined the factors associated with pregnancy uptake decision among seropositive HIV people receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design: Systematic review.

Methods: The population, intervention, comparison and outcomes framework was adopted to search for literature after a scoping review using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines adopted in searching, and screening articles from four databases (PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, and Google scholar) to find 12 articles suitable for this study.

Factors Influencing Sustained Utilization of Child Welfare Services among Children Aged 18 to 59 Months in a Low-Income Rural Community, Ghana.

Background: Despite substantial progress in reducing child mortality, concerted efforts remain necessary to avoid preventable deaths in children under-5 years and to accelerate progress in improving child survival. The patronage of child welfare services is paramount to the attainment of these goals. This study identified the factors that influence the patronage of child welfare services in a rural community in the Ho West District of the Volta region.

Influence of nurse-patient relationship on hospital attendance. A qualitative study of patients in the Kwahu Government Hospital, Ghana.

Background: The relationship of nurses and patients in healthcare settings has been central in ensuring good and efficient healthcare delivery. The total hospital attendance in the Kwahu Government Hospital have reduced in recent years. The study explored patients' perceptions of the nurse-patient relationship and its influence on hospital attendance at the Kwahu Government Hospital.

Lived Experiences of Adolescent Living with human immunodeficiency virus in Ghana: A Phenomenology Study.

Aim And Objectives: To explore the meaning of living with HIV positive in Ghanaian adolescents.

Design: Hermeneutic phenomenological approach developed by Van Manen methodology (1990).

Method: A purposive sampling of 12 adolescents living with HIV was recruited.

Factors influencing the utilization of Focused antenatal care services during pregnancy, a study among postnatal women in a tertiary healthcare facility, Ghana.

Aim: To assess the factors that influence the utilization of FANC services among pregnant women.

Methodology: A cross-sectional quantitative study conducted among 210 postnatal women in Ho Teaching Hospital. Data were entered into Microsoft excel, cleaned and transported to SPSS and analysed.

Prevalence and Pattern of Road Traffic Accidents among Commercial Motorcyclists in the Central Tongu District, Ghana.

Background: The World Health Organisation estimates that 1.35 million people die as a result of road traffic crashes. Motorcycles as a means of transport are increasingly becoming the preferred and easiest means of transportation for most people in developing countries despite the associated risk.

Practices of Adults in a Periurban Community of the Ho Municipality on Prevention of Hypertension.

Background: Hypertension remains a rising health threat among developing countries and it is due to poor knowledge and lifestyles. Integrated knowledge and practices are central towards the control of hypertension, especially in the developing world.

Objectives: This study assessed the practices of adults in a periurban community in the Ho Municipality of the Volta region on the prevention of hypertension.

Practices of pica among pregnant women in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana.

Aim: This study assessed the practice of pica among pregnant women in the Ho Teaching Hospital.

Design: Descriptive cross-sectional.

Methods: Systematic sampling technique was used to recruit 286 pregnant women.

Disclosure of HIV Status to Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.

: This study aimed to assess the level of HIV disclosure to children in sub-Saharan Africa as it relates to prevalence of disclosure, barriers, merits and demerits, timing of disclosure, and factors that promote parents and caregivers' decisions to disclose the information. A systematic literature search was performed using the following online databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase, to obtain relevant articles on HIV disclosure to children in sub-Saharan Africa. The following search terms were used: "HIV" AND "Disclosure" AND "Sub-Saharan Africa" AND "Children".