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Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei Nov 2017

Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei

Dr. AMOAH Padmore Adusei

Street youth often have poor health. A number of studies have been commissioned across contexts to appreciate and address the problem. Conspicuously missing from extant researches about street youth in relation to their health however are those relating to health literacy. This study assesses general health literacy (GHL) and its association with self-perceived health status among street youth in Kumasi, Ghana. Two hundred and ninety street youth with an average age of 18 years (±3.1) participated in the study. The majority (78%) of street youth demonstrated limited GHL. Age, education, and acknowledging the streets as home, were significantly associated with …

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Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei Jan 2017

Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei

Mr. GYASI Razak Mohammed

Street youth often have poor health. A number of studies have been commissioned across contexts to appreciate and address the problem. Conspicuously missing from extant researches about street youth in relation to their health however are those relating to health literacy. This study assesses general health literacy (GHL) and its association with self-perceived health status among street youth in Kumasi, Ghana. Two hundred and ninety street youth with an average age of 18 years (±3.1) participated in the study. The majority (78%) of street youth demonstrated limited GHL. Age, education, and acknowledging the streets as home, were significantly associated with …

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Prevalence And Pattern Of Traditional Medical Therapy Utilisation In Kumasi Metropolis And Sekyere South District, Ghana, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Lawrencia Pokuah Siaw, Charlotte Monica Mensah Feb 2015

Prevalence And Pattern Of Traditional Medical Therapy Utilisation In Kumasi Metropolis And Sekyere South District, Ghana, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Lawrencia Pokuah Siaw, Charlotte Monica Mensah

Mr. GYASI Razak Mohammed

Ethnopharmacological relevance

Whilst over three-quarters of the world׳s population continues to use traditional medicine (TRM) with an increasing trend globally, limited data exist in the Ashanti Region regarding TRM utilisation. This study espoused a retrospective cross-sectional quantitative approach to examine the prevalence and pattern of TRM use among the general population in the Kumasi Metropolis and Sekyere South District, Ghana.

Materials and methods

A sample of 324, drawn through systematic random sampling was used. The main instrument for data collection was formal face-to-face interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were analysed using Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests from the PASW (V.17.0) …

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Use Of Herbal Medicine In The Management Of Malaria In The Urban-Periphery, Ghana, Charlotte Monica Mensah, Razak Mohammed Gyasi Dec 2011

Use Of Herbal Medicine In The Management Of Malaria In The Urban-Periphery, Ghana, Charlotte Monica Mensah, Razak Mohammed Gyasi

Mr. GYASI Razak Mohammed

Herbal medicine use has been reported a common practice among individuals with clinical and complicated malaria but correlates of herbal medicine use among malaria subjects remain implicit. This cross-sectional study analysed the frequency of and factors associated with utilization of herbal medical services amongst malaria victims in urban-periphery, Kwabre East District, Ghana. A total of 189 malaria subjects and 5 traditional medical providers were respectively selected through systematic random sampling and snowball technique for the study. Structured and in-depth interview guides were utilised as the main data collection instruments. Whilst the quantitative data were analyzed using linear regression model through …

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Public Perceptions Of The Role Of Traditional Medicine In The Health Care Delivery System In Ghana, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Charlotte Monica Mensah, Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei, Seth Agyemang Dec 2010

Public Perceptions Of The Role Of Traditional Medicine In The Health Care Delivery System In Ghana, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Charlotte Monica Mensah, Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei, Seth Agyemang

Mr. GYASI Razak Mohammed

Background: People from different cultural backgrounds have used different forms of Traditional Medicine as a means to managing their ailments. This study examined public perceptions of the role of Traditional Medicine in relation to the accessibility, conditions treated, safety, efficacy rate and interactions between traditional and orthodox medical systems in the Sekyere South District of Ashanti, Ghana. 

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. A sample of 70 Traditional Medical Practitioners, 30 health care users, and 20 Orthodox Medical Practitioners were used and selected respectively based on snowball, random sampling and purposive techniques. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected …

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Aflatoxin B1 Albumin Adducts In Plasma And Aflatoxin M1 In Urine Are Associated With Plasma Concentrations Of Vitamins A And E, Francis A. Obuseh, Pauline E. Jolly, Yi Jiang, Faisal M. B. Shuaib, John Waterbor, William O. Ellis, Chandrika J. Piyathilake, Renee A. Desmond, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Timothy D. Phillips Dec 2010

Aflatoxin B1 Albumin Adducts In Plasma And Aflatoxin M1 In Urine Are Associated With Plasma Concentrations Of Vitamins A And E, Francis A. Obuseh, Pauline E. Jolly, Yi Jiang, Faisal M. B. Shuaib, John Waterbor, William O. Ellis, Chandrika J. Piyathilake, Renee A. Desmond, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Timothy D. Phillips

Evans Afriyie-Gyawu

Background: Although aflatoxin exposure has been shown to be associated with micronutrient deficiency in animals, there are few investigations on the effects of aflatoxin exposure on micronutrient metabolism in humans.
Objective: To examine the relationship between aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) albumin adducts (AF-ALB) in plasma and the aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) metabolite in urine and plasma concentrations of retinol (vitamin A) and α-tocopherol (vitamin E) in Ghanaians.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 147 adult participants was conducted. Blood and urine samples were tested for aflatoxin and vitamins A and E levels.
Results: Multivariable analysis showed that participants with high AF-ALB (≥ 0.80 …

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