Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among sedentary workers in Tamale metropolis. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Tamale, Ghana, from January to June 2018. Methodology...
Aim: This study so to determine the factors associated with development of fatty liver disease in obese individuals with periodontitis. Study Design: Hospital based cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the...
Objective: Hypertension is on the rise in Ghana, necessitating rapid and early diagnosis for better patient care. Anthropometric indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HP), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) may...
Nafiu Amidu, Mustapha Alhassan, Habibu Issah, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Wahabu Yahaya, Yussif Adams & Peter Paul Mwinsanga Dapare·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of intrapartum anxiety and stress, its effect on duration of labour as well as associated factors among parturient women. Design: This study was a cross-sectional study. Setting: This study was carried out at the Tamale West Hospital, Tamale, Gh...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/40373
Aims: To assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety and sleep disorder among nurses on rotation shift work and those on fixed shift work system. Design: This study was a cross-sectional study. Setting: This study was conducted at the Tamale West Hospital in the Tamale metropolis o...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/40284
Aim: This study assessed the impact of nutrient intake and physical activity level on nutritional status of undergraduate university students Study Design: Cross sectional study design. Place and Duration of Study: School of allied health sciences, University for development stud...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/33335
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of religious practices and diet doctrines on obesity and hypertension among Pentecostal and orthodox Christians in the Tamale metropolis. Study Design: This study was a cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/16724
Aim: This study investigated the relationship between iron metabolism and psychiatric disorder and whether iron saturation indices could predict disease severity. Study Design: The study was a case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted between Decemb...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i2426
Aims: To determine factors associated with improved semen characteristics post microsurgical sub-inguinal varicocelectomy. Study Design: An interventional study design Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery (Urology Unit), Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), Ghana, betwee...
Aims: The involvement of maternal sociodemographic, obstetric, clinical, anthropometric and biochemical variables in preeclampsia has been demonstrated in previous studies. However, there are intra- and inter-population variabilities in study findings due to differences in geneti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijrrgy/2024/v7i194
Samira Daud, Charles Nkansah, Yaw Amo Wiafe, Nafiu Amidu, Eliezer Togbe, Ruth Duku-Takyi, Ganiwu Abdul, Lawrence Duah Agyemang, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Constance Adu-Gyamfi, Charles Gyasi, Alexander Yaw Debrah, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Kofi Mensah, Samuel K. Appiah, Gabriel Abbam & Otchere Addai-Mensah·Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth·2022
Aim: To determine the prevalence of placental malaria among women with HDP in Ghana, and its effect on fetal and pregnancy outcomes. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Obstetrics and Gynaecology unit of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana from 1st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i192