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{"title":"Health Service Utilization Pattern and Costs Incurred by People Living with HIV/AIDS at the Nkambe District Hospital, Cameroon","authors":"B. Cholong,  Kinga Bertila Mayin, N. M. Aloysius","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.946","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Even though ART services in Cameroon are highly subsidized, people living with HIV/AIDS still incur a non-ART drug cost.  This piece of paper is aimed at investigating the health service utilization pattern and the outpatient and inpatient costs incurred by people living with HIV/AIDS in the Nkambe District Hospital. \u0000Methodology: A single facility-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between February and June 2018 at Nkambe District Hospital. A micro-costing analysis was used to determine the direct and indirect cost of treatment and access. Data were collected using an administered questionnaire and secondary data from patients’ files, analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). A convenient and purposive sample of 346 participants were enrolled (281 outpatients and 65 inpatients). \u0000Results: Result shows that, majority of participants (97.5%) were in their follow up visit. 83.3% had been on ART for more than 1year, while more than half (59.5%) visited the hospital every after 3months for ART refilled. 80% of admitted cases were admitted for the first time. An average direct cost of treatment access was 2108.89FCFA ($3.47) for outpatient and 30414.31FCFA ($54.12) for inpatient, giving an annual average cost of 8435.56FCFA ($15) and 121657.24 FCFA ($216.5), respectively. \u0000Conclusion: This work concluded that the of ART services is not sufficient to eliminate the economic burden of treatment on HIV patients. \u0000Recommendations: Implementing effective community dispensation of ARVs and other differentiated care models like multi-month scripting and home dispensations well as creating more HIV treatment centers is vital. Also, implementation of a user fee policy for other HIV services. Finally, accelerating the process of universal health coverage in Cameroon will go a long way to help HIV patients and their households.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128254606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AMONG SOLID WASTE WORKERS IN ABUJA MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL","authors":"O. Adekiya,  John Y Magaji, Kate O Ogbonna","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.934","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Risks occur at every step in the waste management process, from the point of collection at homes, during transportation and at the sites of recycling or disposal. This study aimed at assessing the occupational health and safety of solid waste workers in Abuja Municipal Area Council.   \u0000Methods: Descriptive survey research was employed for the study. A sample population of 327 waste workers was obtained by using the Krejcie & Morgan, (1970) model for sample size determination. The random sampling technique using the table of random numbers was employed in selecting the waste workers. The instrument used for this study was a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire collected information on socio-demographic characteristics of waste workers, safety tools and hygiene practices, occupational injuries and diseases and awareness on Covid 19, disease. Descriptive statistics were employed in analyzing the data, with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). \u0000Results: The results were presented in tables and charts. The results revealed that aprons and face masks were the most commonly used PPE among waste workers. It accounted for 73% and 52% among the waste collectors/ sweepers respectively.  Among the crewmen, it also accounted for 45% and 23% respectively. Only about 46 % of the waste workers take their baths after work. Injuries from vehicles accounted for the highest among the waste workers. This accounts for 34 % among the domestic waste collector/sweepers and 29% among the crewmen. \u0000Conclusion: The several types of occupational diseases among the solid waste workers include fatigue (78% among the domestic waste collector/sweepers and 66% among the crewmen), back pain, chest pain, and cough. There is a significant difference in the prevalence of occupational health diseases among solid waste workers. \u0000Recommendations: The study, recommends that waste workers should be trained on occupational and health safety and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be encouraged among the workers.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"166 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126322476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interprofessional Education Towards Interprofessional Practice: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Respiratory Care Students and Therapists’ Perceptions","authors":"Ziyad Al Nufaiei, G. Zipp","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.926","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Respiratory care (RC) is a healthcare discipline that specializes in providing treatment for patients with acute and chronic cardiopulmonary abnormalities. Today, RC possesses a solid skill base and an expansive depth of knowledge, enabling them to provide safe, team-based, evidence-based effective care for patients. This study explores perceptions of RC students (RCS), RC faculty (RCF), and RC professionals (RCP) regarding Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Interprofessional Practice (IPP). Additionally, it identifies factors that affect perceptions of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to IPE and IPP among RCS, RCF, and RCP. \u0000Methods: A mixed method (embedded) design was used. An online email survey questionnaire was emailed to the program directors to distribute it among their students, alumni, and faculty.  The total of 421 program directors were reached via email. Three hundred forty-five surveys were returned, with 208 surveys eligible for analysis. \u0000Results:  The findings showed a significant main effect of professional status on the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS) overall score regardless of the IPE exposure. However, there was no significant difference in the average score on the competency and autonomy, perceived need for cooperation, or perception of actual cooperation. Qualitatively, it was revealed that simulation was the most useful IPE experience for promoting IPP. Additional factors such as time, attitude, experiences, cooperation, and cost were believed to affect the infusion of IPE into the academic environment. \u0000Conclusion: Regardless of the status of RCS and RCPs exposure to IPE during their professional education, all perceived IPE as positively supporting IPP. Qualitatively, for those directly exposed to IPE, simulation was identified as the most useful IPE experience for promoting IPP. \u0000Recommendations: IPE should be continued implemented as a strategy for the promotion of IPP, as well as the necessity for further documentation and assessment of the IPE techniques used in the academy to guarantee learning outcome accountability.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114266513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Towards Sickle Cell Disease Among University Students in Ghana","authors":"James Nketsiah Brown, Elizabeth Atulley, T. Tamag, Esther Rhoda Ababio,  James Kojo Prah","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.898","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Haemoglobin disorders such as Sickle cell disease (SCD) have been acknowledged to be of great public health concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2006. To reduce the tremendous public health and economic burden SCD exerts on many countries, the WHO is urging countries, especially those in Africa, to increase public awareness of the disease. Such awareness programmes among the young unmarried population will go a long way to prevent the birth of children with this painful genetic condition. \u0000Purpose: This study therefore sought to assess the level of knowledge, attitude to people living with SCD, and perception of SCD among undergraduate students of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. \u0000Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. A total of 400 participants were selected using multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using a pretested, self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software, version 25. \u0000Results: Almost all the students (96.75%) were aware of SCD. School and the media were the main sources of information (50.65%, 32.3% respectively). The mean knowledge score was 4.73 ± 2.41 (maximum score of 12) with 62%, 35.8% and 2.3% of participants having inadequate, moderate and adequate knowledge respectively. Majority of the participants (81.8%) had positive attitudes towards people living with SCD. Most respondents (78.5%) were likely to perform premarital genotype screening. \u0000Conclusion: In general, there was inadequate knowledge on SCD despite the high level of awareness among participants. \u0000Recommendation: Findings of the study highlights the need for continuous effective health education on sickle cell disease to students whose reproductive health choices will either increase or decrease the sickle cell disease burden in the very near future.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"153 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114322280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ACADEMIC STATUS OF THE COACH AND TEAM PERFORMANCE IN THE KENYAN NATIONAL SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES","authors":"C. Mucheke, N. Bailasha, L. Waiganjo","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.874","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study sought to establish whether academic status of the coach predicted team performance in the Kenyan national soccer and volleyball leagues. \u0000Methodology: The Cross-Sectional survey used a population of the 53 head coaches handling team in the Kenyan soccer and volleyball leagues in the 2020-2021 season. Census sampling was used to pick the 53 coaches for the study. Data collection instrument was a self-administered questionnaire. The Leadership Scale for Sport questionnaire (LSS) was used to capture player’s perception on coach competence. The coaches’ questionnaire was divided into sections which captured demographics and academic background. The study used Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 22) for data analysis. Information was organized and presented using descriptive statistics and was analyzed at 0.05 significance level. Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact test was used to predict coach academic status on the team’s performance. Data was projected in figures and tables and relevant discussions were made. \u0000Findings: Chi square and Fisher’s Exact Test results showed that coaches academic status had a significant effect on team performance (χ2 =18.419, 0.031 ≤ p 0.05 9df). The fisher’s exact test had a p value of 0.016 which was also less than 0.05 confirming that there was a significant relationship between coaches’ academic status and team performance. \u0000Conclusion and Recommendation: The study concluded that coaches’ academic status had a significant effect on team performance. Team managers, owners and other stake holders in sports need to take up educated coaches. This is because educated coaches learn a diverse way of communication including humor, which in turns benefits communication between coaches and players which enhances team performance in the long run. In addition, coaches that are not educated need to go back to school and further their education. This will enable them to gain more skills that will be help in their teams’ performance.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122831250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE USE OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS AMONG STREET LADIES IN ABA METROPOLIS OF NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS","authors":"Justina Kwaskebe, James Atolagbe, B. Kayode","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.872","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The use of psychoactive drugs among ladies is engaged in on an alarming increase in the postmodern Nigerian society, as it remains one of the public health and social vices that affects the contemporary human community. \u0000Purpose: The objectives of this study were to identify the drugs mostly abused and to determine the risk behaviours they engage in when under the influence of psychoactive drugs. \u0000Methodology: This study adopted a cross-sectional approach involving the use of oral interview and a semi- structured questionnaire as the instrument of data collection. This involved 20 interviewees in simple random selection. The data collected were analyzed using a descriptive statistics and statistical test of significance and results presented in charts. \u0000Findings: Major findings in this study attest to the fact that the mostly abused psychoactive drugs are Cigarette, Indian hemp, tramadol and codeine, cocaine. The use of psychoactive drugs is precursory to mental health challenges, depression, and behavioural abnormalities among younger women. The risk behaviours engaged when under the influence of these psychoactive drugs are aggressiveness/ ready to fight, unrestricted sexual activities, desire for more drug use. Consequently, the study findings maintain that the perpetration of heinous crimes that are carried out in the society cannot be independent of the influence of drugs, since the abused psychoactive drugs alter the normal function of the brain thus affecting the mental health of the user. \u0000Contribution to theory, practice and policy: Therefore, public health education and promotion with a focus on dissuading the unrestricted circulation and abuse of psychoactive drugs, especially among Aba young ladies is perceived profitable. \u0000Conclusion and Recommendation: Community awareness regarding drug and substance among women and constant checkmating of the activities of street girls should be carried out.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"137 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116066458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EFFECT OF SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS ON DEPRESSION-RELATED HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.","authors":"A. Amosu, Chinomso A. Uzoechi","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.871","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Depression is one of the most common mental health diseases among adolescents; the repercussions are penetrating and are visible later in life. \u0000Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of school-based educational interventions on depression-related health-seeking behaviour among in-school adolescents in Ogun state, Nigeria. \u0000Methodology: A quasi-experimental design comprising of one control group and three experimental groups was conducted. Health Belief Model (HBM) was used for the study. The population of the study was 120 in-school adolescents selected using the multi-stage sampling technique from four (4) selected secondary schools. A validated semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected was coded using IBM® SPSS version 23. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. \u0000Findings: The mean±SD ages of the adolescents in the teacher-led, peer-led, teacher-led and peer-led and control groups were 14.43±2.315 years, 14.33±1.605 years, 14.97±1.426 years and 15.43±1.960 years in the teacher-led, peer-led, teacher and peer-led and control groups respectively. Equal number of female and male students were in the teacher-led group but different in other groups 19 (63.3%), 19 (63.3%) and 16 (53.3%). Results established that the students recruited for this study shared similar socio-demographic characteristics. The findings revealed that adolescent’s level of depression health-seeking behaviour significantly increased after the intervention. The teacher-led group had greater health-seeking behaviour scores (mean difference=24.27; effect size=16.04, t = 75.123; p = 0.000). \u0000Conclusion and Recommendation: The study established that teacher-led educational intervention had the greatest effect size and change in the level depression health-seeking behaviour among adolescents. This reinforces the opinion that teachers are often able to provide adolescents with key support in which they play the role of mentors in schools. \u0000Contribution to theory, practice and policy: The findings of this study which used the HBM theory support the premise that interventions based on theories are effective in influencing behaviour change in which health educators can utilize. A combination of intervention may also be important in influencing specific changes of adolescents’ mental health behaviours. Policy briefs with the study’s findings and concise summary should be communicated to the policy makers with follow up to aid updating mental health policies available.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128632231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Screening among Young Female Adults in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Bono East Ghana.","authors":"Mustapha Hallidu, S. Odonkor, I. Sumaila","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.867","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study sought to determine the cervical cancer knowledge and screening among young female adults in Kintampo North Municipality.\u0000Methodology: A cross-sectional study was employed using a quantitative approach. Data was collected from 341 participants using a consecutive sampling with structured questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 23. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse continuous variables like age and expressed as means and standard deviations, whilst categorical variables were summarized into frequencies and percentages. Pearson’s Chi-square test was used to determine the associations between the independent and dependent variables.\u0000Findings: More than half (58%) of the respondents had knowledge of cervical cancer. The two major sources of cervical cancer knowledge to respondents were the health workers (45.6%) and radio/television/internet (45.1%). Most (70.5%) had no idea about the causes of cervical cancer. Again, more than half (55.5%) of the respondents had no idea on the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer while less than half (48.4%) also had no idea about prevention of cervical cancer. Almost all (94.6%) the respondents had never been screened.\u0000Recommendations: Cervical cancer knowledge and screening is low among young female adults attending the Kintampo North Municipal Hospital. As such, there is the need to put strategies in place to increase cervical cancer knowledge and screening in the Kintampo North and its environs.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116220837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determinants of Disparity in Desired Fertility among Married Women in Urban and Rural Areas of Southwest Nigeria.","authors":"K. Sunmola, Johnson Olaosebikan, T. Adeusi","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.858","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study examined the determinants of disparity in desired fertility among married women in urban and rural centres in Southwest Nigeria. \u0000Methodology: The study adopted a mixed method research design. A total number of one thousand one hundred and eighty-seven (1,187) women (urban=713; rural=474) of reproductive ages (15-49) years were drawn from Southwest States in Nigeria using multi-stage sampling technique. Questionnaire method was used to gather data from the field. Three levels of data analysis were undertaken to achieve the study objectives. Frequency distribution of socio-demographic factors by place of residence was used at the univariate stage of analyses, chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used at the bivariate and multivariate levels of analysis. \u0000Findings: The results showed that more than three-quarter (79.4%) desired four children and below while more than one-fifth (20.6%) of the women desired 5 children and above. Higher percentage of women (84.8%) desired four children and below in rural area when compared with women in urban centres (75.7%). However, among those that desired 5 children and above higher proportion (24.3%) was found in the urban centres when compared with their counterpart in rural areas (15.2%). There is significant relationship (p<0.05) between desired number of children and education of women, husband’s education, religion, age of husband and birth interval urban areas while there is significant relationship between desired number of children and women and husbands’ education in rural areas. Further analysis showed that women’s education especially women with below secondary education had higher odds of desiring more children than those with post-secondary education (OR: 1.57; 95% C.I: 0.70-3.56). In addition, women whose husbands had no education, below secondary education and secondary education were less likely to desire more children in the urban areas than those with post-secondary education. In rural areas, there was significant relationship (p<0.05) between women whose husbands had no education, below secondary education and desired fertility. Women whose husbands had no education and those whose husbands had below secondary education were 16.94 and 2.93 more likely to desire more children than those in the reference category respectively. In addition, women who were Christian were more likely to desire more children in urban areas than their counterparts who were traditionalists.  It was also discovered that women who spaced their births for twenty-four months and below were 0.51 times less likely to desire more children than their counterparts in the reference category (OR:0.51; 95%C.I 0.32-0.80). \u0000Recommendation: The study recommends that policy aimed at reducing the desired fertility in both urban and rural areas should be implemented with the hope that high fertility rate will be reduced to a manageable level.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122125866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sexual practices among Nursing Trainees in Yendi Municipality, Northern Region of Ghana","authors":"Abdul-Manaf Mutaru, M. Asumah, M. Ibrahim, I. Sumaila, Mustapha Hallidu, Joachim Mbemah, Baba Atakole, Dawud Zakaria","doi":"10.47672/ejhs.854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.854","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to assess the knowledge on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and sexual practices among nursing trainees in Yendi Municipality, Northern Ghana. \u0000Methodology: The study was conducted in Northern Ghana, using a cross-sectional study design. The study recruited 265 students using a multistage sampling technique. A self-reported questionnaire was used for the data collection. Data were analyzed using Stata version 16 and p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. \u0000Findings: Majority (54.0%) of the respondents were males (69.1%), below 25 years with a mean age of 23.5 ±2.4 years. Most students (33.2%) had their first sexual relationship before 20 years of age. Only 20.4% of the students reported having had STIs in the past six months. Nine out of ten (90.9%) respondents have heard of STIs. Among the respondents who had ever heard of STIs, majority (71.7%) heard about STIs in school, followed by the media (41.1%), friends (33.2%), and relatives (29.4%).  Majority (75.0%) of students had sufficient knowledge of STIs. The association between knowledge on STIs and program of study (X2=7.6, p=0.023), gender (X2=3.93, p=0.047), and age (X2=22.3, p=0.039) were statistically significant. The odds of sufficient knowledge of STIs for students pursuing Registered Mental Nursing (RMN) is 3 times that of those studying RNAC program (AOR=3.4, 95%CI=1.23 – 9.55, p-value=0.019). Respondents aged ≥25 years were 1.8 times more likely to have sufficient knowledge compared with those below 25 years (AOR=1.8, 95%CI=0.91 – 3.38, p=0.047).  \u0000Recommendation: There is the need for sensitizations and intensifying education since not all students were armed with the required information on STIs. Stakeholders including, the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Islamic Medical Association of Ghana (IMAGH), Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) and Tutors of health training institutions ought to re-evaluate the current interventions, and protocols on STIs prevention. There is also the need to regulate media content on health by the National Media Commission and the Ministry of Health of Ghana and its affiliates to ensure the right information on STIs is channelled to listeners by qualified persons.","PeriodicalId":224837,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Health Sciences","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121725080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}