Neonatal mortality in rural northern Ghana and the three delays model: are we focusing on the right delays?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth B. Kaselitz ◽  
Brian Cunningham‐Rhoads ◽  
Raymond A. Aborigo ◽  
John E.O. Williams ◽  
Katherine H. James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Three Delays ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals Media and Governance: Promoting Local Governance through Community Radio in Northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-163
Author(s):  
Lawrence Naaikuur ◽  
Simon Diedong Dombo
Keyword(s):  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Community Radio ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Right

The study provides insights on how Royals FM and Radio Progress have, through innovative and strategic programming, become community mobilisers for tackling issues of communication and accountability in their local assemblies. The study employed a qualitative research approach. Interviews and focus group discussion were used to collect data from two purposively selected Community Radio Stations (CR), and from some community members and other stakeholders in local governance. A key finding of the study was information access difficulties to assist CR conduct investigations on suspected cases of corruption. Another was the public’s partisanship perceptions of CR watchdog functions in exposing corruption, which disincentivised both stations from investigating corruption related issues at the District Assemblies (DA). The study concludes that the little evidence of corruption revelations at the assemblies by the stations despite reports of corruption being a bane to local development efforts, suggests that CR need to overcome all obstacles to enable them effectively perform their community broadcasting mandate as expected. The study recommends a speedy operationalisation of the Right to Information Law of the country. There is the need for the Ghana Community Radio Network to organize periodic training programmes for its members and owners of CR to enable them to strictly adhere to their non-partisan ethos so as to enable them gain public trust in their role as non-partisan arbiters in Ghana’s local governance.

scholarly journals Stillbirths and early neonatal mortality in rural Northern Ghana

2011 ◽  
pp. no-no ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Engmann ◽  
Paul Walega ◽  
Raymond A. Aborigo ◽  
Philip Adongo ◽  
Cheryl A. Moyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Early Neonatal Mortality

scholarly journals Foreign Body Aspiration in Northern Ghana: A Review of Pediatric Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theophilus Adjeso ◽  
Michael Chanalu Damah ◽  
James Patrick Murphy ◽  
Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Foreign Body Aspiration ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Emergency Tracheostomy ◽  
Body Location ◽  
The Right ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion ◽  
Tamale Teaching Hospital ◽  
Nose And Throat

Background. Foreign body (FB) aspiration requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis and prompt management to avoid morbidity and mortality. This retrospective study was conducted to review pediatric foreign body aspiration at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). Materials and Methods. The theater records of children managed for foreign body aspiration from January 2010 to December 2016 at the ENT Unit of TTH were retrieved and data summarized with respect to age, gender, indications for bronchoscopy, nature of foreign body, location of foreign body, and outcome of the bronchoscopy procedure. Results. A total of 33 children were managed within the five-year study period and comprised 16 (48.5%) males and 17 (51.5%) females. The commonly aspirated FBs were groundnuts (13, 39.4%) and metallic objects (7, 21.1%). The peak incidence occurred in children aged ≤ 3 years. The foreign bodies (FBs) were commonly localized to the right (24.2%) and left (24.2%) main bronchi, respectively. One patient had emergency tracheostomy for failed bronchoscopy. Conclusion. Groundnuts were the most commonly aspirated foreign body with most of the FBs localized in the bronchi.

scholarly journals Effects of insecticides and cultivars on panicle-feeding insect pest infestations and grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry A. Nboyine ◽  
Kenneth Opare-Obuobi ◽  
Iddrisu Yahaya ◽  
Benjamin K. Badii ◽  
Francis Kusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sorghum Bicolor ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Stenodiplosis Sorghicola ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
Agronomic Practices ◽  
The Right ◽  
Marginal Returns ◽  
Gross Margins

Abstract Background Panicle-feeding insects are a challenge in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) cultivation but most farmers do not protect the crop. Here, the effects of pest management in different sorghum cultivars on grain yields and the financial returns after protecting the crop from panicle-feeding insects was studied. Results There were significant insecticide treatments × cultivars/genotypes interaction effects for Stenodiplosis sorghicola, Clavigralla tomentosicollis, Nezara viridula, Dysdercus fasciantus and Riptortus dentipes. Generally, pest infestations were higher in the untreated control compared to K-Optimal- or NSO-treated sorghum. Infestations were also higher in compact-headed cultivars (Dorado and Kapaala) compared to those with open heads (CSSOR 08-V01 and CSSOR 10-V07). Damage was approximately 1.7-fold higher in the untreated controls than in NSO or K-Optimal. Grain yields were about 14% higher in NSO or K-Optimal treated sorghum than in controls. Gross margins were between 16- and 35-fold higher in protected sorghum compared to the untreated ones. Conclusion These findings suggest that an effective integrated pest management strategy for sorghum farmers must comprise cultivars that do not have compact heads, and the use of about two sprays of NSO or a synthetic pyrethroid when high numbers of panicle-feeding insects are observed during the growing season. Judicious use of insecticides and the “right” cultivar will improve the profitability of sorghum farmers with gross marginal returns that are at least 15-fold higher than that obtained by farmers who adopt only good agronomic practices without insecticide sprays.

scholarly journals Why Are Babies Dying in the First Month after Birth? A 7-Year Study of Neonatal Mortality in Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e58924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Welaga ◽  
Cheryl A. Moyer ◽  
Raymond Aborigo ◽  
Philip Adongo ◽  
John Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Northern Ghana

Trend and causes of neonatal mortality in the Kassena-Nankana district of northern Ghana, 1995-2002

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 532-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Baiden ◽  
A. Hodgson ◽  
M. Adjuik ◽  
P. Adongo ◽  
B. Ayaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Northern Ghana

Ebstein Anomaly: A Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Galea ◽  
Sarah Ellul ◽  
Aaron Schembri ◽  
Pierre Schembri-Wismayer ◽  
Jean Calleja-Agius
Keyword(s):  
Right Ventricle ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Tricuspid Valve ◽  
Congenital Abnormality ◽  
Congenital Abnormalities ◽  
Ebstein Anomaly ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Cardiac Anomalies ◽  
Congenital Cardiac Anomalies ◽  
The Right

Cardiac congenital abnormalities are a leading cause in neonatal mortality occurring in up to 1 in 200 of live births. Ebstein anomaly, also known as Kassamali anomaly, accounts for 1 percent of all congenital cardiac anomalies. This congenital abnormality involves malformation of the tricuspid valve and of the right ventricle. In this review, the causes of the anomaly are outlined and the pathophysiology is discussed, with a focus on the symptoms, management, and treatments available to date.

Doglientiri: an institutionalised relationship between women among the Bulsa of northern Ghana

Africa ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Meier
Keyword(s):  
Married Woman ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Older Woman ◽  
The Right ◽  
Kinship Relation

This article focuses on the institutionalised relationship between a married woman and a younger woman of her lineage. This alliance implies that the older woman incorporates her clan sister into her household and later marries her off to a man of her choice, preferably her own husband or one of his (classificatory) brothers. This specific form of sororal polygyny is firmly based on rituals and the structure of kinship relation among the Bulsa of northern Ghana. Women bear the ritual responsibility for their brothers' offspring and therefore acquire the right to adopt their daughters.

Neonatal outcomes of obstetric complications

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rosina Darcha ◽  
Margaret Wekem Kukeba
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Obstetric Complications ◽  
Neonatal Outcomes ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Neonatal Health ◽  
Adverse Neonatal Outcomes ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
The Relationship

Background/Aims Neonatal mortality remains a global challenge. In Ghana, neonatal mortality accounts for up to 50% of child mortality. A better understanding of the neonatal outcomes of obstetrics complications could contribute to context-specific evidence-based care to prevent neonatal deaths. This study aimed to describe the relationship between poor neonatal outcomes and obstetric complications in a tertiary health facility in the north of Ghana. Methods This was a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted at a tertiary health facility in northern Ghana. Purposive convenience sampling was used to select 384 mothers who experienced obstetric complications. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the participants' neonatal health outcomes. The chi-square test was performed to determine the relationship between neonatal health outcomes and obstetric complications, with significance set at P<0.05. Results A total of 20 obstetric complications were recorded. Overall, 327 participants had a single complication. The three most common obstetric complications resulting in adverse neonatal outcomes were obstructed labour (56.0%), pregnancy-induced hypertension (14.6%) and postpartum haemorrhage (11.6%). The majority (66.7%) of the neonates were healthy at birth, with 21.9% and 11.5% being sick or stillborn respectively. Obstetric complications were significantly associated with both neonatal morbidities and mortalities at P<0.000. Conclusions Preventable maternal obstetric complications continue to cause adverse neonatal outcomes in health facilities in Ghana. Appraisal of maternal and newborn care practices may be necessary to understand context-specific factors.

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