Kumasi, Ghana
Fire safety preparedness in the central business district of kumasi, ghana
... It was not surprising when respondents ranked this factor, first, as the most significant factor that causes fire outbreaks in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kumasi. This factor obtained the highest mean ...
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Perception of brewery pollution among inhabitants of kaase in Kumasi, Ghana
... The Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) has a programme for monitoring industrial companies’ performance with respect to legal issues through environmental best practices to corporate social ...in ...
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How the Teaching of English Pronunciation can be improved in Pre-service Training Institutions; A study at Wesley College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana
... The focus of this research was to discover how the teaching of English pronunciation in the pre-service training institutions in Ghana could be improved. It was a study at Wesley College of Education, ...
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AWARENESS OF TRADERS AT LORRY STATIONS ABOUT THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS: THE CASE OF FEMALE TRADERS IN A LORRY STATION IN KUMASI, GHANA.
... A number of studies including those of Balashanmugan, Nehrukumar, and Balasubramanian (2014), Hassan, Mohammed, Nasir, Okegbile and Otaba (2014), and Ojolo, Oke, Dinrifo and Eboda (2007), have been conducted to determine ...
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Characteristics and contributory factors for injectable contraceptive usage among women in Kumasi, Ghana
... Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional survey of women accessing contraceptive services at the Family Planning Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Women who reported ...
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Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections among Males with Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hos pital, Kumasi, Ghana
... In the United States, the top five aetiologic gram nega- tive organisms for UTI in descending order of frequency include: Escherichia coli (E. coli), Pseudomonas aerugi- nosa, Klebsiella species (spp.), Enterobacter ...
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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS OF SALMONELLA TYPHI AMONG PATIENTS IN THREE HOSPITALS IN KUMASI, GHANA
... As a result of some these problems enumerated, there is very little information on the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of S. typhi in Ghana. This has led to the situation whereby Ghanaian prescribers usually ...
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Insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Kumasi, Ghana
... of Ghana [7, 12, 13]. Kumasi is a fast growing and urbanising city in Ghana and as expected there is high demand on food supply leading to exponential growth of irrigated agriculture in this urban ...
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Pregnancy options counselling in Ghana: a case study of women with unintended pregnancies in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
... Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study design was done in selected specialised public and NGO health facilities within Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana, using self-administered structured questionnaires for ...
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Prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis among basic school children in the Kumasi Metropolis (Ghana): a community-based cross-sectional study
... Background: There seems a preponderance of hospital-based studies on the prevalence of Allergic Conjunctivitis (AC) compared to community-based ones, particularly among children in Ghana and Africa as a whole. ...
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Predictors of enrollment in a health protection scheme among informal sector workers in Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana
... Results: Approximately 17% of the participants were enrolled in NHIS. Respondents who had worked between 5 and 7 years were significantly more likely to enroll in NHIS compared with those who had worked below 2 years ...
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Entrepreneurship Determinants of Artisans/Craftsmen in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
... Artisans and craftsmen are known as individuals with special skills for manual production of products. They are gifted so much that they can make products from simple materials. This sector provides work to majority of ...
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Use of Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis as a viable option in an Integrated Malaria Vector Control Programme in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
... The results show that the major malaria vectors in Ghana are highly susceptible to Bti under laboratory and field conditions. Although in this study, we created as much as possible the natural habitat of the ...
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Building Permit Acquisition in Ghana: The Situation in Kumasi
... The Kumasi Metropolis is centrally located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Its unique central position makes it accessible from all corners of the country. It is the second largest city in the country and ...
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Post-Market Safety and Efficacy Surveillance of Herbal Medicinal Products from Users Perspective: A Qualitative Semi-Structured Interview Study in Kumasi, Ghana
... effects. We recommend physicians to initiate discussion on this topic during consultations and guide users on safe use of these HMPs. In the face of perceived proliferation and adulteration of HMPs as reported by users ...
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Circumcision-related tragedies seen in children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
... in Ghana as over 87 % of cases had circumcision done in the neo- natal period (Table ...of Ghana, it provides an indication that most circumci- sions are being performed during the neonatal ...
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Clitoral size in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana
... This is the first description of the characteristics and size of the clitoris in Ghana and the largest cohort of new- born clitoral sizes in published literature. Traditionally, normal clitoral length is accepted ...
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Treating Tropical Pyomyositis (Myositis Tropicans) Using Primary Closure and Vacuum Drainage
... pital, Kumasi, Ghana and included patients with pyomyositis who presented to the Accident and Emergency Centre and given their consent to be part of the ...
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Detection of Adverse Events of Transfusion in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana
... Conclusion: This prospective study indicates a high incidence of adverse events of transfusion in Kumasi Ghana.. The significant numbers of discontinued transfusions,.[r] ...
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HIGH PREVALENCE OF HOOKWORM INFECTION AND APPARENT ABSENCE OF ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES: A CASE STUDY AT THE KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN GHANA
... Out of the overall prevalence (11.1%) of parasitic helminthes in the studied population, hookworm was the highest (2.9%) and these supported our preliminary survey (unpublished data) which identified hookworm as the ...
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