practices. This is believed to be a factor contributory to poor child health in Ghana. Thus, this study investigated the effect … of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana. Methods: Cross sectional data using secondary data based … for the study was sourced from the 2008 round of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Results: The results indicate …

The study investigates the effect of wealth on maternal health care utilization in Ghana via its effect on Antenatal … before delivery. The study is pivoted on the introduction of the free maternal health care policy in April 2005 in Ghana with … health care significantly. Using secondary data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health survey, the results have revealed …

provide more access to health care services for the poor. Hence Ghana implemented the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS … Bolgatanga (urban) and Builsa (rural) districts in Ghana. Data was collected through exit survey with 200 insured and uninsured …

determinants using four rounds of Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys (1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008) data. Methods: The study uses …

Health Insurance Schemes (NHIS) in Ghana affects the utilization of maternal health care services and medical out …-of-pocket expenses. Methods: We used nationally-representative household data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). We … status of women and their children, the health-care authorities in Ghana should make every effort to extend this coverage. In …

Background: Malnutrition is a prevalent public health concern in Ghana. While studies have identified factors that … influence child malnutrition and related inequalities in Ghana, very little efforts have been made to decompose these …

women in Ghana, recent evidence indicates that most maternal deaths still occur from rural Ghana. The objective of this … sample of 4169 women from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey was used. Out of this sample, 2880 women are enrolled … utilisation and the number of ANC visits in Ghana. However, rural-urban differences in effects were pronounced: whereas rural …

Count Initiative (MEBCI) implemented by local and international partners in 2013 in Ghana aimed at attaining neonatal … mortality of 21 per 1000 livebirths by 2018 in four administrative regions in Ghana. MEBCI interventions benefited 4027 health … may be potentially unsustainable for Ghana's health system. Emerging digital training platforms could be leveraged to …

-demographics on health insurance subscription among women in Ghana. Methods: The study draws on the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health … subscription among women in reproductive age in Ghana. Urban dwellers, women who are nulliparous, those with no or low levels of …