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Mustapha Bin Usman

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Publications (7)

From Training Gaps to Strategic Planning: Evidence for Strategic Training Preparedness in Ghanaian Nursing Education

Mustapha Bin Usman, Albert Opoku, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei & Francis Kwabena Larle · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2026

Background: Institutional preparedness for nursing education depends on the combined strength of clinical training, infrastructure, digital systems, psychosocial support, and financial and logistical arrangements. Evidence on how these domains jointly relate to students’ percepti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1386

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Preconception Care among Pregnant Women Attending Sunyani Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study

Lydia Konadu, Mustapha Bin Usman, Yvonne Arhin Sarpong, Elizabeth Appiagyei, Irene Owusu Bonsu, Alberta Dawuni Arthur, Abena Aduse Pokuaa, Bernice Gyasi, Grace Adu Larbi, Edith Sefa Frimpong, Yvonne K. Banin & Elizabeth Achiaa Nti · Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026

Background: Preconception care (PCC) addresses biomedical, behavioural and social risks before conception, yet contemporary facility-level evidence from Ghana remains limited. This study assessed PCC knowledge, attitudes, practices, information sources, perceived barriers and sel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpcb/2026/v9i1228

Perennial Chieftaincy Conflict and Nursing Education in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Academic Disruption, Clinical Training, and Psychological Distress

Albert Opoku, Mustapha Bin Usman, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei & Francis Kwabena Larle · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2026

Background: Recurrent chieftaincy conflict may disrupt educational continuity, clinical training and student well-being, yet evidence from nursing training institutions in Ghana is limited. Objective: This study examined associations between exposure to recurrent chieftaincy conf...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1387

Evaluating French Language Training in Ghanaian Nursing and Midwifery Education: Relevance and Effectiveness

Albert Opoku, Mustapha Bin Usman, Thomas A. Asafo Adjei, Bright Owusu-Afriyie & Collins Nyamekye · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2025

Introduction: In a globalised world where healthcare providers are increasingly coming into contact with patients from diverse language backgrounds, communicating effectively in the patient’s language is essential. Considering that French-speaking countries border Ghana, includin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i71099

Comparative Evaluation of 7.1% Chlorhexidine Digluconate Gel and Methylated Spirit for Neonatal Umbilical Cord Care in Two Ghanaian Hospitals

Elizabeth Appiagyei, Dorcas Kujar, Linda Boah, Mustapha Bin Usman, Jonathan Karikari Mensah & Lydia Konadu · Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026

Background: Umbilical cord infection is an avoidable contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly where harmful cord applications, inconsistent hygiene and limited postnatal follow-up persist. Ghana recommends 7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate gel for newborn cord c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpcb/2026/v9i1224

Predictors of Self-care Practices among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Ghana: The Role of Illness Perception and Diabetes Knowledge

Perpetua Kessie-Mensah, Etepe Kofi Dugah, Gloria Ohene Takyi, Yaw Manu Boateng, Mustapha Bin Usman, Paul Gyan, Martha Masata Adeyiga, Wollie Kwadwo Abraham, Isaac Asamoah Abekah, Eunice Ansaa Anafi, Patricia Pearl Ankrah & Yaa Gyaa Fynn · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology · 2026

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus requires continuous self-care across diet, physical activity, blood-glucose monitoring, foot care and medication use. Evidence from Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa shows persistent gaps in diabetes self-management, partly because biomedical advic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrre/2026/v9i1142

Assessing the Emergency Response Capacity and Resource Availability at the Primary Healthcare Facilities of Ahafo Ano North District, Ghana

Asafo, T. A. Adjei, Opoku, Albert, Atta Boakye Cuame, Dorcas Owusu, Abu Tia Dimongso, Mustapha Bin Usman & Samuel Adomah · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2025

Introduction: Primary healthcare (PHC) facilities play a critical role in delivering emergency medical care, particularly in rural areas where they often serve as the first—and sometimes only—point of contact for individuals experiencing medical emergencies. According to the Worl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i81117