Publications by authors named "C B D Amoah"

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of pregnant women who suffer the stressful effects of preeclampsia and eclampsia through pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.

Methods: A descriptive exploratory approach was adopted to gather in-depth data from women diagnosed with preeclampsia and eclampsia during pregnancy from February to March 2022. Purposive sampling was used to enlist 12 participants from a Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo region of Ghana.

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Objective: The study sought to explore the perceptions and attitudes of women in the perinatal period towards the reproductive health services of male midwives.

Design: The study adopted an in-depth exploratory descriptive design for data collection and themes extracted using thematic analysis.

Setting: Antenatal and postpartum units of two primary healthcare facilities in the Kwabre-East District of Ghana.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global concern. Reports of insidious asymptomatic variants of the virus raise concerns about the safety of huge numbers of students on university campuses.

Objective: The study aimed to delineate psychological correlates for students' adherence to safety protocols for appropriate context-specific coping intervention designs.

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, increasing numbers of children with perinatally acquired HIV (PAHIV) are living into adolescence. These adolescents face numerous unique challenges such as parent illness/death and years of medication use. Optimizing care for these youth requires an understanding of the factors that contribute to physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, and quality of life (QOL).

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Over the past decade, there has been a move by British governments of different political persuasions to push for a patient-led National Health Service (NHS). One of the areas of most visible change is in maternity care. Around 60% of the UK population use the internet every day.

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