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GHANA NATIONAL NEWBORN HEALTH STRATEGY AND …

(6 days ago) Webthe neonatal mortality, however, has been slower, decreasing from 37 per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 18 per 1,000 live births in 2017. Neonatal mortality constituted around 40% of childhood mortality in 2017. In Ghana, review of data since the inception of the first National Newborn Health Strategy and

https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ghana-Newborn-Strategy_Action-Plan-2019-2023-1.pdf

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Predictors of neonatal mortality in Ghana: evidence from …

(4 days ago) WebBackground Neonatal mortality contributes about 47% of child mortality globally and over 50% of under-5 deaths in Ghana. There is limited population level analysis done in Ghana on predictors of neonatal mortality. Objectives The objective of the study was to examine the predictors of neonatal mortality in Ghana. Method This study utilizes …

https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-023-05877-y

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Ghana Maternal Health Survey 2017 - Key Indicators …

(8 days ago) WebThe Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) conducted the second Ghana Maternal Health Survey (GMHS) from 15 June through 12 October 2017 with a nationally representative sample of 27,000 households. All women age 15-49 in selected households were eligible for individual interviews. All households in which a woman age 12-49 (at time of death) had died

https://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/docfiles/PR95.pdf

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Survival analysis of neonatal mortality in Ghana using …

(8 days ago) WebAnalysis of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana using population level data is rare. Only a handful of studies have conducted analysis of neonatal deaths in Ghana. Kayode, et al. investigated the individual and community level factors influencing neonatal death in Ghana using surveys conducted in 2003 and 2008. …

https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-021-00773-3

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Evaluation of neonatal mortality data completeness and …

(3 days ago) WebDiscussion. We assessed the accuracy of neonatal COD data recorded in health facility A&D registers across four administrative regions of Ghana from 2014 through 2017. We found that less than 25% of IND were accompanied by a medical death certificate, the gold standard, and thus had to be validated by other sources.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7932152/

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Geospatial analysis of determinants of neonatal …

(4 days ago) WebNeonatal mortality rates in Ghana remain unaccept-ably high despite the substantial financial investment in the health sector over the last decade. Ghana’s neonatal death rate fell gradually from 202.8 deaths per 1000 live births …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12889-021-10473-w.pdf

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July 2021-December 2021 Bulletin - UNICEF

(Just Now) WebGHANAS NETWORK FOR IMPROING QUALITY OF CARE FOR MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH. 2JULY–DECEMBER 2021 BULLETIN. Despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions in Ghana, Ghana’s quality of care network for QOC/MNCH has made advancement in strengthening quality systems at the national, regional and district levels.

https://www.unicef.org/ghana/media/4481/file/Quality%20of%20Care%20for%20MNCH%20Bulletin%20-%20Edition%202.pdf

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Neonatal mortality rates, characteristics, and risk factors for

(6 days ago) WebIn Ghana, neonatal deaths account for nearly half of deaths among under-five year olds [Citation 2]. The Navrongo and Kintampo Health Research Centres are part of the Ghana Health Service, with a mandate to maintain the HDSS and provide a platform for investigation into demographic dynamics and health problems. These are public …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16549716.2021.1938871

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Neonatal mortality in the central districts of Ghana: analysis of

(7 days ago) WebCommunities and their composition have an impact on neonatal mortality. However, considering the smallest health administrative units as communities and investigating the impact of these communities and their composition on neonatal mortality in Ghana have not been studied. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10156-6

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Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) - Ghana Data

(1 days ago) WebMortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) - Ghana. Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation ( UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division ) at childmortality.org. License : CC BY-4.0. Line Bar Map. Label.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.NMRT?locations=GH

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Maternal and Newborn Health Disparities: Ghana - ReliefWeb

(Just Now) WebMaternal and Newborn Health Disparities: Ghana. In 2015, 884,000 babies were born in Ghana, or around 2,400 every day. Among young women (aged 20-24), 17 percent gave birth by age 18

https://reliefweb.int/report/ghana/maternal-and-newborn-health-disparities-ghana

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Ghana develops an Integrated Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn

(3 days ago) WebGhana has launched a comprehensive Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAHN) Strategic Plan aimed at ensuring increased and equitable access to high quality RMNCAHN services for all by 2030. over the past decade and according to the Maternal Health Survey reports in 2007 and 2017, …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/ghana-develops-integrated-reproductive-maternal-newborn-child-adolescent-health-and-nutrition

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Infant mortality in Ghana: investing in health care infrastructure …

(4 days ago) WebIntroduction. Child and infant mortality are global public health concerns and common indicators used to assess the population health status of the community. 1-3 Despite global progress in reducing child and infant mortality, the 2022 Child Mortality Report by the United Nations (UN) Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation reports

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10986301/

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Number of neonatal deaths - Ghana Data

(1 days ago) WebNumber of neonatal deaths - Ghana Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation ( UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division ) at childmortality.org . License : CC BY-4.0

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DTH.NMRT?locations=GH

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Ghana records 10,684 newborn jaundice cases in 2020

(8 days ago) WebGNA. Tamale, May 8, GNA – Dr Isabella Sagoe-Moses, the Deputy Director of the Family Health Division of the Ghana Health Service, said Ghana recorded 10,684 jaundice cases in newborns nationwide in 2020. She said newborn jaundice was a disease that normally occurred when the colour of the skin and eyes of the baby began to look yellowish

https://gna.org.gh/2021/05/ghana-records-10684-newborn-jaundice-cases-in-2020/

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Neonatal mortality rates, characteristics, and risk factors for

(5 days ago) WebHealth Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana; eInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; fMailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA ABSTRACT Background: Reducing neonatal mortality rates (NMR) in developing countries is a key global health goal, but weak

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/16549716.2021.1938871

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Presentation on the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health …

(9 days ago) WebPopulation, Health and Nutrition statistics. Health Sector Medium Term Development Plan (2022-2025) GDHS provides data on more than one-fifth (44) of the SDG targets. International comparability. Conducted over the past four decades in Ghana. 2. GSS to generate district-level statistics though sample is only. regionally representative.

https://www.moh.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GDHS-KIR-release-presentation_short.pdf

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Neonatal jaundice in Ghanaian children: Assessing maternal …

(3 days ago) WebGhana has provided free maternal health services since 2008;maternal services in rural and urban settings have significantly improved over time with 98% of women attending any antenatal visit, 89% attending 4 or more antenatal visits, 79% delivering at a health facility and 81% of newborns receiving postnatal care within 2 days …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8893663/

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Neonatal jaundice in Ghanaian children: Assessing maternal

(3 days ago) WebBackground Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a major cause of preventable childhood mortality and long-term impairment especially in countries with significant prevalence of the inherited condition, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) defect. In Ghana, routine screening of pregnant women for G6PD defect is standard care. …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0264694

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Factors associated with timely initiation of antenatal care among

(8 days ago) WebA significant factor impacting the incidence of maternal and neonatal fatalities is the timely initiation of antenatal care (ANC) services in healthcare facilities. Despite the recommendations by the World Health Organization and the numerous benefits of timely initiation of ANC, studies have revealed that the overall prevalence of timely ANC …

https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13690-024-01247-y

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Exploring predictors and prevalence of postpartum - BMC Public …

(7 days ago) WebBackground Postpartum depression (PPD) affects around 10% of women, or 1 in 7 women, after giving birth. Undiagnosed PPD was observed among 50% of mothers. PPD has an unfavorable relationship with women’s functioning, marital and personal relationships, the quality of the mother-infant connection, and the social, behavioral, and …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18502-0

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Data and Statistics Reproductive Health CDC

(6 days ago) WebData and Statistics Reference Links. PMSS: uses data from all US states to describe levels and causes of pregnancy-related deaths at the national level.. SUID: DRH presents National Center for Health Statistics data related to SUID.Data presented include breakdown of SUID by cause, trends in SUID rates by cause, SUID by race/ethnicity, …

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/data-statistics/index.html

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