Antihypertensive use insights and experiences among hypertensive patients at Korle-Bu teaching hospital.

Background: Across the globe, a vast number of people, amounting to 1.28 billion adults aged 30-79 years, suffer from hypertension. Two-thirds of them reside in low- and middle-income countries, and a significant 46% of these adults with hypertension are unaware of their condition.

Journeying together: spousal experiences with prostate cancer in Ghana.

Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a significant global health concern for men. In Sub-Saharan Africa, PCa rates witnessed a 69% increase from 1990 to 2010. Despite this, there is a dearth of literature examining the experiences of spouses of men with PCa in Africa, as the majority of studies concentrate primarily on men.

Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Background: Pressure ulcers (PUs), which affect millions of people worldwide, are among the five most prevalent hospitalized cases causing adverse impairment. Nevertheless, pressure ulcers are largely preventable, and their management depends on their severity. The authors, therefore, explored the attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Acceptance of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers from selected churches in Accra, Ghana.

Background: Almost all cases of cervical and anal cancer have been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV). However, in addition to women who develop HPV-related cervical cancer, both men and women can also develop cancers of the anus, oral cavity, and oropharynx that are attributed to HPV. However, literature on HPV vaccination among boys globally, in Africa, and most especially in Ghana is scarce.

Hot fomentation of newborn fontanelles as an indigenous practice in Ghana: implications for policy and integrated community-based health care in Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

Objective: African newborns undergo numerous traditional and religious practices ranging from fontanelle fomentation to total head shaving, scalp molding, skin scarification and ano-genital irrigation which can negatively impact the health of neonates. Hot fomentation of fontanelles has been a predominant indigenous home-based postnatal practice in Ghana and among Africans in the diaspora. Mobility restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted direct access to facility-based care as well as home care.

Barriers to nurses' therapeutic communication practices in a district hospital in Ghana.

Background: Patients accessing health care enter the hospital environment with extreme anxiety, fear and distress which impacts their interactions with nurses and other health care professionals who are expected to help allay these anxieties in order to enhance patients care satisfaction. However, evidence suggests that there is a lack of effective therapeutic nurse-patient interaction in hospitals and the clinical environment globally, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods: A qualitative research approach with an exploratory design was used to purposively select 30 participants who were engaged in face-face interactions.

Psychosocial experiences of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 at a teaching hospital in Ghana.

Objectives: The number of people affected with COVID-19 keeps rising globally resulting in increasing fear and anxiety among patients and their families. However, literature on the psychosocial experiences of these patients with COVID-19 in Africa is limited. Hence, this research explored the psychosocial experiences of patients infected with COVID-19 and undergoing treatment.

Experiences of women awaiting cervical CANCER screening results from selected hospitals in Accra, Ghana.

Background: The rate at which cervical cancer is diagnosed among women worldwide is alarming, nevertheless, millions of women have never undergone cervical cancer screening, and many more with cervical cancer die prematurely without accessibility to quality healthcare or effective treatment. Women's experiences following cervical cancer screening have not been extensively studied especially in advancing countries like Ghana. Hence, the researchers aim to explore the experiences of women awaiting cervical cancer results at selected hospitals in Accra.

Practices of herbal management of malaria among trading mothers in Shai Osudoku District, Accra.

Background: Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity in the world. It is a significant health concern in most developing countries, including Ghana. Even though there are several orthodox medications used for decades in treating malaria effectively, a substantial number of individuals in developing countries are resorting to the use of herbs in the treatment of malaria.

"I Just Went for the Screening, But I Did Not Go for the Results". Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening and Vaccination among Females at Oyibi Community.

Background: Cervical cancer screening and vaccination practices is reported to have  low coverage in most developing countries. It has been reported that most women are aware of cervical cancer screening and vaccination worldwide.  Nevertheless, the rate at which women participate in  cervical cancer screening and vaccination was found to be low both locally and internationally.

Knowledge on cervical cancer screening and vaccination among females at Oyibi Community.

Background: Awareness about cervical cancer screening and vaccination in the developed countries are high as compared to the developing countries. Sixty to eighty percent (60-80%) of the women who develop cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa live in the rural areas with inadequate awareness of cervical cancer screening. However, cervical cancer knowledge remained a significant direct predictor of screening behaviors.