Lack of consensus in inter-laboratory haematology results in selected laboratories in the southern and northern zones of Ghana.

Objective: To assess the inter-laboratory comparability and intra-assay reproducibility of full blood count (FBC) results.

Design: Exploratory cross-sectional study.

Setting: Three and two selected medical laboratories in the northern and southern zones, respectively.

Knowledge Level and Determinants of Neonatal Jaundice: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Effutu Municipality of Ghana.

Background: Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a major cause of hospital admission during the neonatal period and is associated with significant mortality. This case-control study with cross-sectional design sought to identify the possible factors associated with neonatal jaundice and assess maternal knowledge level of this condition.

Methods: One hundred and fifty (150) neonates comprising 100 with clinically evident jaundice and 50 without jaundice were conveniently recruited from the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in the Effutu Municipality.