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Exploring Healthcare Workers’ Awareness and Frontline Preparedness for Managing Flood-related Health Challenges in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Faith Amarachi Ngwu, Peace Uchechi Bassey, Khalid Hamid El Awad, Obinna Chukwuma Shimobi & Nwamaka Chidera Bob-Ume · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Floods pose severe public health threats that require urgent and effective health system response preventing and managing outbreak of diseases. Globally, there is an increased incidence of climate-related emergencies such as wildfire, flooding and heat stress. Certain...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i91300

Prevalence of Needle Stick Injury among Healthcare Workers in Savelugu Municipal Hospital

Mumuni Alaru, Catherine Kyiu, Faustina Yin Yariga & Alhassan Osman · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to over 28 million HIV-positive individuals, and over 95% of HIV infections occur in poor nations there. In Ghana, there are no official mechanisms in place that allow individuals to report Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) and receive advice s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12968

Determinants of Health Workers’ Level of Motivation in a Rural Hospital in Ghana

James Avoka Asamani, Abdul-Majeed Ahmed, Hamza Ismaila, Francis Abande Akugri, Fidelis Atibila & Margaret Chebere · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

This study examined the level of motivation of health workers in a rural hospital in Ghana and the factors affecting it. A cross sectional survey was employed to study one hundred (100) health professionals who consented to participate in the study. The results show that on a 10-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36723