Search Results - "Fenny, Ama"

A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perspectives on sustainable financing strategies for 'priority' adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions in Ghana by Otieku, Evans, Fenny, Ama P, Achala, Daniel M, Ataguba, John E

“…Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) interventions are underfunded in Ghana. We explored stakeholder perspectives on innovative and sustainable…”
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Assessing the determinants and drivers of multidimensional energy poverty in Ghana by Crentsil, Aba Obrumah, Asuman, Derek, Fenny, Ama Pokuaa

“…Improving household access and use of clean energy has been central to global development efforts in recent years. The negative effects of energy poverty on…”
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Strategies for financing social health insurance schemes for providing universal health care: a comparative analysis of five countries by Fenny, Ama P., Yates, Robert, Thompson, Rachel

“…Background: Universal Health Coverage has become a political priority for many African countries yet there are clear challenges in achieving this goal. Though…”
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Live to 70 Years and Older or Suffer in Silence: Understanding Health Insurance Status Among the Elderly Under the NHIS in Ghana by Fenny, Ama P.

“…Ghana has introduced a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Embedded in the NHIS is a policy to exempt poor and vulnerable groups from premiums and user…”
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Raising African women leaders in global health by Fenny, Ama Pokuaa

“…Women who combine career and family often have to spend more time on domestic work than men.2 Some studies indicate that gender stereotypes, norms, and…”
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Access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Accra, Ghana: An exploratory qualitative study by Parmar, Divya, Berhe, Semira, Bradley, Susan, Fenny, Ama, Aziato, Lydia, Ceesay, Haddijatou

“…Nearly 31% of the Ghanaian population are adolescents, and these populations persistently face high rates of teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions. This is…”
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Antibiotics stewardship in Ghana: a cross-sectional study of public knowledge, attitudes, and practices among communities by Jimah, Tamara, Fenny, Ama P, Ogunseitan, Oladele A

“…Antibiotic resistance is a major contributing factor to global morbidity and mortality and is associated with inappropriate medication use. However, the level…”
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Determinants of enrolment in the NHIS for women in Ghana – a cross sectional study by Kusi, Anthony, Fenny, Ama, Arhinful, Daniel Kojo, Asante, Felix Ankomah, Parmar, Divya

“…Purpose The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in 2005 to provide equitable access to healthcare. Furthermore, concessions were made for…”
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Alarming Levels of Multidrug Resistance in Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from the Nasopharynx of Healthy Under-Five Children in Accra, Ghana by Osei, Mary-Magdalene, Dayie, Nicholas T K D, Azaglo, Godfred S K, Tettey, Elizabeth Y, Nartey, Edmund T, Fenny, Ama P, Manzi, Marcel, Kumar, Ajay M V, Labi, Appiah-Korang, Opintan, Japheth A, Sampane-Donkor, Eric

“…Nasopharyngeal carriage of aerobic Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) may precede the development of invasive respiratory infections. We assessed the prevalence of…”
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Patient satisfaction with primary health care - a comparison between the insured and non-insured under the National Health Insurance Policy in Ghana by Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Enemark, Ulrika, Asante, Felix A, Hansen, Kristian S

“…Ghana has initiated various health sector reforms over the past decades aimed at strengthening institutions, improving the overall health system and increasing…”
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Who uses outpatient healthcare services under Ghana's health protection scheme and why? by Fenny, Ama P, Asante, Felix A, Arhinful, Daniel K, Kusi, Anthony, Parmar, Divya, Williams, Gemma

“…The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was launched in Ghana in 2003 with the main objective of increasing utilisation to healthcare by making healthcare…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of an active 30-day surgical site infection surveillance at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: evidence from HAI-Ghana study by Otieku, Evans, Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Asante, Felix Ankomah, Bediako-Bowan, Antoinette, Enemark, Ulrika

“…ObjectiveTo assess the cost-effectiveness of an active 30-day surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance mechanism at a referral teaching hospital in Ghana…”
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Assessing socioeconomic inequalities in the reduction of child stunting in sub-Saharan Africa by Asuman, Derek, Ackah, Charles Godfred, Fenny, Ama P., Agyire-Tettey, Frank

“…Aim Health and nutrition in early childhood are essential for survival, growth and adult life outcomes. As such, a number of global and national interventions…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of alcohol handrub for the prevention of neonatal bloodstream infections: Evidence from HAI-Ghana study by Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Otieku, Evans, Labi, Kwaku Appiah-Korang, Asante, Felix Ankomah, Enemark, Ulrika

“…Published evidence of the cost-effectiveness of alcohol-based handrub (ABH) for the prevention of neonatal bloodstream infections (BSI) is limited in…”
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Quality of uncomplicated malaria case management in Ghana among insured and uninsured patients by Fenny, Ama P, Hansen, Kristian S, Enemark, Ulrika, Asante, Felix A

“…The National Health Insurance Act, 2003 (Act 650) established the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana with the aim of increasing access to health…”
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Trends and antecedents of inequalities in maternal healthcare coverage in four African countries by Asuman, Derek, Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Anyamesem Odame, Doreen Nyarko

“…Using data between 2003 and 2016, this paper assesses the degree and evolution of socio‐economic inequalities in maternal health outcomes in four African…”
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Sepsis among Neonates in a Ghanaian Tertiary Military Hospital: Culture Results and Turnaround Times by Tetteh, Francis Kwame Morgan, Fatchu, Raymond, Ackah, Kingsley, Philips, Trudy Janice, Shewade, Hemant Deepak, Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Timire, Collins, Edwards, Jeffrey Karl, Parbie, Emmanuel Abbeyquaye

“…In this study, we described the bacterial profile, antibiotic resistance pattern, and laboratory result turnaround time (TAT) in neonates with suspected sepsis…”
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The health-related impacts and costs of violence against women and girls on survivors, households and communities in Ghana by Alvarado, Gina, Fenny, Ama P., Dakey, Samuel, Mueller, Jennifer L., O'Brien-Milne, Lila, Crentsil, Aba O., Duvvury, Nata, Scriver, Stacey, Schwenke, Chloe

“…Past research on violence in Ghana primarily discusses domestic violence and some types of sexual violence, but lacks a comprehensive analysis of violence…”
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Pattern of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Treatment of Neonates Admitted with Suspected Sepsis in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana, 2021 by Omenako, Kwaku Anim, Enimil, Anthony, Marfo, Afia Frimpomaa Asare, Timire, Collins, Chinnakali, Palanivel, Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Jeyashree, Kathiresan, Buabeng, Kwame Ohene

“…Neonatal sepsis is a life-threatening emergency, and empirical antimicrobial prescription is common. In this cross-sectional study of neonates admitted with…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among healthcare seekers in two tertiary hospitals in Ghana: a quasi-experimental study by Otieku, Evans, Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Labi, Appiah-Koran, Owusu-Ofori, Alex Kwame, Kurtzhals, Jørgen, Enemark, Ulrika

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate knowledge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), to study how the judgement of health value (HVJ) and economic value (EVJ) affects antibiotic…”
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