Publications by authors named "Gloria Achempim-Ansong"
Background: In Ghana, nearly one in four (25%) of the population are sickle cell disease carriers. Furthermore, 2% of all babies born (20 for every 1000 live births) has sickle cell disease. However, little is known about how parents negotiate the financial challenges facing parents of a child with sickle cell disease.
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- Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a hereditary disorder affecting 2% of newborns in Ghana and linked to the hemoglobin S gene, with Christian leaders potentially influencing awareness and prevention efforts.
- A qualitative study was conducted with 16 Christian leaders in Ghana to assess their awareness and perceptions of SCD through semi-structured interviews, revealing a general awareness of the disease but also notable misconceptions.
- While many leaders understand SCD as a genetic condition, some hold superstitious beliefs and mischaracterize it as a blood group issue, leading them to view it as burdensome and associated with burnout for affected individuals and their families.
Objectives: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a necessary life-saving emergency intervention for patients with cardiac arrest and other medical conditions. The study's primary objective was to qualitatively explore nurses' perceptions of the quality of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Ghana.
Methods: An exploratory descriptive qualitative study was conducted among 13 purposively sampled nurses in Ghana.
Factors Associated with Improved Knowledge of Metabolic Syndrome in Female Market Traders.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2022
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is considered to be a clustering of cardiometabolic diseases and is emerging as a public health concern. There is little evidence of this disease in market traders, and so the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and knowledge of MetS. In this cross-sectional study, anthropometry, blood pressure and bloods were collected using standardized methods to detect the prevalence of MetS using the harmonized method in a cohort of female Ghanaian market traders (n = 338).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Nurse managers' planning practices are essential to the practice of management in the unit, and the overall efficiency of the healthcare service delivery. This study aims to explore the planning practices of nurse managers in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach: A descriptive phenomenological design was employed to explore nurse managers' planning practices.