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Daniel Boateng
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Open AccessUnravelling the Belgian cascade of hypertension care and its determinants: insights from a cross-sectional analysis
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality worldwide. Despite the widespread availability of effective antihypertensives, blood pressure (BP) control rates remain su...
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Open AccessEquity in maternal health outcomes in a middle-income urban setting: a cohort study
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with more adverse perinatal health outcomes, risk factors and lower access to and use of maternal health care services. However, evidence for the association betwee...
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Open AccessOverweight and obesity epidemic in Ghana—a systematic review and meta-analysis
In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This complex problem poses a huge challe...
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Open AccessIncentives to yield to Obstetric Referrals in deprived areas of Amansie West district in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
Obstetric referrals, otherwise known as maternal referrals constitute an eminent component of emergency care, and key to ensuring safe delivery and reducing maternal and child mortalities. The efficiency of Ob...
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Open AccessHealth service barriers to HIV testing and counseling among pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic; a cross-sectional study
HIV testing and counseling (HTC) remains critical in the global efforts to reach a goal of universal access to prevention and timely human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and health care. Routine HIV te...
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Open AccessKnowledge, perceptions and expectations of capitation payment system in a health insurance setting: a repeated survey of clients and health providers in Kumasi, Ghana
Health insurance is improving access to quality health care in Ghana. However, there are implementation challenges which call for reform of the current health insurance system. There is no doubt that reforming...
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Open AccessHealth insurance in Ghana: evaluation of policy holders’ perceptions and factors influencing policy renewal in the Volta region
Health insurance is an important mechanism that succors individuals, states and the nation at large. The purpose of this study was to assess individual’s attitude towards health insurance policy and the factor...
