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The purpose of this study is to assess hand
hygiene practices among nurses and midwives at the hospital in this COVID-19
era. The survey employed a health facility-based cross-sectional study design
and a simple random sampling technique to recruit respondents. A sample size of
114 nurses and midwives was selected for the study. A structured study questionnaire
was used to collect data from respondents. Descriptive statistics were
conducted on participants' sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge of
COVID-19. A Pearson chi-square test was conducted to determine the strength of
the association between sociodemographic variables and knowledge of COVID-19.
The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient is used to establish the
correlation between the dependent and the predictor variables. The study
demonstrated that nurses and midwives had fair knowledge (51.8%) of the
COVID-19 pandemic and hand hygiene practices. The study also indicated that a
significant positive correlation existed between nurses' and midwives'
knowledge of COVID-19 and the processes of hand hygiene [Spearman (Rho) =
0.681, P = 0.001]. Moreover, a positive correlation was found between nurses'
and midwives' knowledge of COVID-19 and hand hygiene compliance [Spearman (Rho)
= 0.391, P =.0001] in preventing COVID-19 infection. At the end, it was
established that the level of health workers' knowledge on COVID-19 has a
significant relationship to hand hygiene processes and compliance with
infection prevention control. However, the study recommends that the Government
of Ghana, through the Ministry of Health and its agencies such as GHS and CHAG,
among others, embark on intensive health promotion and educational programs for
health care providers to keep them informed about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Relationship between Head Teachers' Leadership Styles and Teachers' Commitment in Ledzokuku Municipality
Ruth Morkor Boye
Commitment, relationship between head teachers, leadership styles, Ghana
The study made an effort to look at the connection between teacher commitment and leadership philosophies. The study found a substantial and favorable association between overall leadership style a... 3 days ago |
Commitment Level of Teachers in Public Basic Schools in the Ledzokuku Municipality
Ruth Morkor Boye
Teachers, commitment level, public basic schools, Ghana
In educational institutions, writers have explicitly established that leadership style is among the pillars of education. The commitment level of teachers can vary based on several factors, includin... 3 days ago |
Nature of Leadership Style Employed by Head Teachers in Public Basic Schools in the Ledzokuku Municipality
Ruth Morkor Boye
Teachers, schools, affective commitment, nature of leadership, head teachers
The study examines the nature of leadership styles employed by head teachers in public basic schools in the Ledzokuku Municipality. A cross-sectional sample method was used in this research. This a... 4 days ago |
Comparison of Head Teachers and Teachers’ Perception of Leadership Styles
Ruth Morkor Boye
Teachers, head teachers, leadership styles
The research study seeks to compare Head Teachers' and Teachers’ Perceptions of Leadership Styles. The study found that authoritarian and laissez-faire leadership styles were more popular among he... 6 days ago |
Health Workers’ Commitment in Decision-Making and the Performance of Health Institutions
Fapetu Oluwadamilola Esther
Employees’, engagement, institutions, health workers’, Ghana
Employees’ engagement in organizational decision-making shows that each employee is a different person, not just a component of a mechanism. Employees’ commitment to decision-making has n... 6 days ago |
The Ghana School Feeding Programme and Pupils’ Enrolment in Selected Basic Schools
Mohammed Amakye
Education, students, children, school feeding, basic schools, Ghana
Education, as they say, is the key to success. However, school dropout and low participation have been a concern for some basic schools in Ghana. The aim of the study was to investigate the contrib... 6 days ago |
Factors Influencing the Practice of Self-Medication among Traders of Techiman Central Market
Chukwuma Chinaza Adaobi
Self-Medication, Medicines, Traders, Practice of Self-Medication, Ghana
Medicines play an integral part of the health system; they are not only needed to save lives and promote health but also in preventing disease and other disasters like outbreaks. Medicines are one ... 6 days ago |
Performance of work and Intelligence of Emotion: An Empirical Assessment of their Relationship
Gideon Hackman, Evelyn Boateng, Rebecca Tetteh
self-emotions awareness, management of own emotions, others’ emotions management, productivity, job outcomes
This empirical work evaluated the intelligence of the emotion-work performance nexus. The paper specifically examined whether differences exist between the intelligence of emotion dimensions in wor... 6 days ago |
Effect of Class Size on The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Senior High Schools
James Kwabena Odum, Stephen Nanyele
Large Class Size, Classroom Interactions, Academic Performance, Senior High Schools
This study sought to determine the extent to which large class sizes influenced the manner in which teaching and learning were mediated in senior high schools. To achieve this, the survey design was e... 2 weeks ago |
Do K. B Amihere (2015) I Spoke For Freedom: History And Politics Of The Ghana Press. Published By DigiBooks Ghana Limited, Gh100.00
David Larweh Baako
Freedom, Politics, Freedom: History, Ghana
I spoke for Freedom: history and Politics of the Ghana Press is a book that recounts the professional journey of an accomplished media luminary who has worked in all aspects of the media space in Ghan... 2 weeks ago |
Economic Effects of Oil and Gas Production and Management on the Ghanaian Economy
Bernardette Naa Hoffman
Ghana, oil, gas, resources curse, economic development and growth
This paper offers a systematic analysis of the likely economic effects of oil and gas production and management on the Ghanaian economy. The paper has been motivated by the fact that some empirical... 3 weeks ago |
Monetary Deepening and Economic Growth in Ghana
Bernardette Naa Hoffman
Economic Growth, financial deepening, banking sector, Ghana
Using quarterly data from 1993 to 2018, this study examined the connection between economic development and financial deepening for the instance of Ghana. Real GDP per capita was used to assess eco... 3 weeks ago |
The Impact of Money Market Activities on the Economic Growth of Ghana
Bernardette Naa Hoffman
Money market, money laundering, economic growth, Ghana
The study examined the impact of money market activities on the economic growth of Ghana from 1981-2020. Data for the study were collected from the national bureau of Statistics and CBG Statistical... 3 weeks ago |
The Application of Computer in Motor Vehicle Registration over Manual System
Atianashie Miracle A
computer, registration, motor licensing
The research looks at the limitations of manual motor vehicle registration and brings out a clearer need for the application of computers in motor vehicle registration. The paper equally exposes the c... 3 weeks ago |
Knowledge of HIV Status and Barriers to HIV Testing Services among the Youth
Chukwuma Chinaza Adaobi, Dr. Jacob Abebrese
Stochastic frontier function, cobb-douglas, translog, cross-sectional data, cassava
Globally, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a public health threat and is worse in Sub-Saharan Africa. HIV/AIDS in Ghana is a serious concern and a threat to the youth, which con... 4 weeks ago |
News-ness and Hybridity of News: What Audiences Consider News in Ghana
Prof. Peter N. Amponsah, Mavis Okyere
Audience, news-democracy narrative, hybrid media, genre, news-ness
Today's information ecosystem generates a news media landscape that is multi-faceted and open beyond the traditional news-democracy narrative. Using an audience-centered approach in a survey of 419... 1 month ago |
Hand Hygiene Practices among Nurses and Midwives at the Hospital in the Covid-19 Era
Carlos Yeboah, Samuel Yaw-Opoku, Richard Kwesi Henneh
Hand hygiene, handwashing, practices, nurses, midwives, handwashing facilities
The purpose of this study is to assess hand hygiene practices among nurses and midwives at the hospital in this COVID-19 era. The survey employed a health facility-based cross-sectional study design... 1 month ago |
Student Academic Performance and Single Parenting: A Theoretical Perspective
Daniel Kessie
students, families, academic performance, theories
This study reviewed theories that explain how single parenting influences the academic performance of students. Theories that were reviewed include the Family Deficit Model, the Risk and Protective ... 1 month ago |
Improving coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation and malaria prophylaxis through targeted information and home deliveries in Côte d’Ivoire: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Siaka Koné, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Daouda Dao, Jürg Utzinger
prophylaxis, antenatal, folic acid, Côte d’Ivoire
Introduction Coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation and malaria chemoprophylaxis remains low in many low-income and middle-income settings. We assessed the effectiveness ... 1 month ago |
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Women of Reproductive Age: Prevalence and Asociated Factors
Maxwell Owusu Peprah, Alfred Kuranchie, Charles Agyeman Prempeh, Philip Amo-Kodi...
Women, Vulvovaginal candidiasis, Reproductive age, Dormaa central municipality
Candida overgrowth causes vulvovaginal candidiasis. Most women of reproductive age become infected once, but some get re-infected, leading to issues such as pre-term labour, infertility, and neo-natal... 1 month ago |