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Community Pharmacies Treatment Practices of Malaria and Residents’ Pattern of Antimalarial Drug Use in Abura Community, Cape Coast Metropolis-Ghana
(Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2021-04-14) Tettey, Etornam Abla; Dzantor, Edem Kojo; Akomaning, Edwin
Background: Community pharmacies are health care facilities that allows the public access to their medications, counselling, and advice about their health. Community pharmacies play critical role in the health delivery systems of several countries especially in developing countries and
serve as the first point of call for the treatment and management of many ailments, including malaria. The study therefore examined community pharmacies treatment practices of malaria and residents’ pattern of antimalarial drug use in Abura Community, in the Cape Coast Metropolis of
the Central Region of Ghana.
Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional survey involving 301 study participants from the Abura Community (Cape Coast Metropolis). A structured questionnaire was Descriptive statistics was performed using SPSS version 23.0 and Microsoft Excel 2010.
Results: The age range of our study was between 15 and 60 years. Females were the majority (52.5%). The self-reported use of unprescribed antimalarial drugs was 41%. The source of the drugs were mainly community pharmacies, licensed chemical shops, self-herbal preparations, and
left-over antimalarial drugs.
Conclusion: A high proportion of our study participants reported self-medication of non-prescribed antimalarial drugs. These antimalarials included both orthodox and herbal medications, which were sourced from outlets like community pharmacies, licensed chemical sellers, and home herbal
preparations. There is the need to intensify monitoring, public health education on self-medication and the training of staff of community pharmacies to ensure effective treatment and management of malaria at the community level.
Attitude of Reproductive Age Women Towards Male Involvement in Family Planning; a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Nakawa Division, Kampala, Uganda.
(MedRxiv, 2022-07-16) Wambete, Sarah Namee; Baru, Ararso; Serwaa, Dorcas; Dzantor, Edem Kojo; Evelyn Poku-Agyemang,; Kukeba, Margaret Wekem; Olayemi, Oladapo O.
Background: In African countries, men are often the primary decision-makers and that have a significant influence on their spouse’s health and access to health care including family planning (FP) decisions. This study aimed to assess the attitude of women in Nakawa Division,
Kampala, Uganda towards male involvement in FP and the associated factors.
Methods: This was a community-based cross-sectional study carried out in Nakawa Division, Kampala, Uganda. A total of 480 women aged 18-49 years were selected as participants for the study using multi-stage sampling. A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire
was used to collect information from the participants. The data collected was analyzed using
SPSS version 22. Data were described using frequency and percentage while associations were assessed using logistic regression analysis at P<0.05.
Results: A total of 485 participants with mean age of 28.29±6.57 years were involved in this study; 197(41.0%) were aged 26-33 years, 399 (83.1%) were Christians, 240(50.0%) had attained secondary school education and 239(49.8%) of their partners had attained tertiary education. The most utilized contraceptives among the women were injectables 151(32.5%), pills 122(26.2%), condoms 76(16.3%), implants 37(8%) and calendar method 30(6.5%). More, 302/465(62.9%) of the women had adequate partner involvement in their FP and a total of 438/480 (91.3%) of the participants had favorable attitude of women toward male involvement in FP. After adjusting for confounders, participants with an average monthly income of 600,000/= and above were more likely to have favorable attitude towards male involvement in
FP (AOR=10.51, 95% CI {1.19−93.25}, p=0.035) compared with those earning 0-100,000/= average monthly income per month. Also, participants with adequate male partner involvement in FP/contraceptive use were more likely to have favorable attitude towards male involvement
in FP (AOR=2.78, 95% CI {1.23−6.30, p<0.014)
Conclusion: The study found high favourable attitude of women towards male partner involvement at FP. The average monthly income of participants and male involvement were predictors of favourable attitude towards male involvement in FP. This finding indicates the 50 need for increased sensitization of the men as a means of attaining the broader objective of increasing male partner involvement in FP for better contraceptive use and better birth spacing.
Stakeholder Perspectives on Nursing Credential Upgrades: A Comprehensive Literature Review of Global Studies
(Ghana Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2024-09-02) Asare, Bismarck; Brobbey, Samuel Sanaa; Asamoah-Atakorah, Shadrach; Selorm, Johnson Mensah Sukah
Purpose: To analyze stakeholder perspectives on nursing credential upgrades, comparing global, sub-Saharan African and Ghanaian contexts.
Method: A comprehensive literature review was conducted using systematic search strategies across multiple databases. Thematic analysis was employed to identify key themes and patterns in stakeholder perspectives.
Findings: Common themes across all levels include a push for higher qualifications, emphasis on competency-based education, and recognition of stakeholder involvement importance. Unique challenges in the Ghanaian context include resource constraints and rapid healthcare system changes.
Conclusion: Successful nursing credential upgrades require balancing global standards with local needs, addressing resource constraints, and ensuring meaningful stakeholder engagement.
Recommendations: Implement comprehensive curriculum reforms, strengthen faculty development programs, and establish formal mechanisms for stakeholder participation in policy development.
Significance: This analysis provides valuable insights for policymakers and educators involved in nursing education reforms, contributing to efforts to strengthen health systems through improved healthcare workforce education.
Ghana's Public Health Act, AI Algorithms and the Vaccine Supply Chain in Ghana
(International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research, 2024-01) Addy, Alfred; Gbadagba Kwame Joshua; Selorm, Johnson Mensah Sukah; Mensah, George Benneh
Objective: This analysis explored gaps between Ghana’s Public Health Act’s oversight provisions and on-the-ground implementation realities using an algorithmic accountability lens, assessing the sufficiency of current vaccine supply chain governance to address risks of unfairness and opacity from integrating artificial intelligence systems.
Method: A structured CRAC/IRAC framework was utilized integrating legal analysis of statutory duties under the Public Health Act, case law precedents, real-world examples, counterevidence, and multidisciplinary literature to holistically evaluate institutional capabilities and barriers for monitoring AI automation.
Results: The research found that while existing law confers broad transparency and equity mandates applicable to algorithmic tools for health officials under Sections 97, 108 and 169, practical challenges surrounding proprietary opacity of commercial AI and gaps in enforceability impede their fulfillment, necessitating updated regulations.
Scientific Contribution: This pioneers legal analysis of AI governance in Ghana while transferring analytical concepts like algorithmic fairness into the sociolegal domain, seeding an important emerging field. It provides a template for assessing automation impacts on rights empirically using mixed criteria.
Practical Significance: Scrutinizing legal shortcomings and barriers early while AI integration remains nascent aims positively influence application of guidelines protecting patients. It brings material questions of resource prioritization rooted in moral values of justice into sharper relief for key decision-makers shaping digitized futures.
Analysis of Ghana's Public Health Act 2012 and AI's Role in Augmenting Vaccine Supply and Distribution Challenges in Ghana
(ResearchGate, 2024-02) Addy, Alfred; Gborfuh, Abraham; Selorm, Johnson Mensah Sukah; Mensah, George Benneh
Objective: This study examines reforming Ghana’s dated Public Health Act to enable responsible AI adoption improving equitable vaccine access. Method: A blended CRuPAC-CREAC analytical framework grounded in statutory language, precedents and academic literature is utilized. Results: Current Act provisions grant the Health Minister broad oversight powers interpretable to permit AI supply chain innovations, but lack explicit
permissions, priorities, assessments and safeguards to govern responsible development. Scientific Contribution: This pioneers structured public health law analyses assessing AI governance gaps and reform solutions in Ghana grounded in peer country models. Practical Significance: The evidenced recommendations provide legislators and advocates a framework for balancing permission and oversight of impactful technology. Conclusion: While the Act could allow AI vaccination optimizations, targeted modernizing amendments codifying guidelines for responsible innovation can profoundly accelerate equitable access. Recommendations: Legislators should enact laws expressly permitting, prioritizing and governing high-impact health AI based on reforms in India, EU and Rwanda.