Migration and women's healthRichard M K Adanu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 106:179-81. 2009
..To improve the health of female migrants it is important to develop and implement policies that recognize and insist on the respect of the rights of migrants...
Optimism/pessimism and health-related quality of life during pregnancy across three continents: a matched cohort study in China, Ghana, and the United StatesCheryl A Moyer
Global REACH, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:39. 2009
..Little is known about how optimism/pessimism and health-related quality of life compare across cultures...
Contraceptive use by women in Accra, Ghana: results from the 2003 Accra Women's Health SurveyRichard M K Adanu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Afr J Reprod Health 13:123-33. 2009
..Education about family planning and the effects of having large families should be integrated into the school curriculum. Ghanaian health workers need to be active in promoting the use of modern contraceptive methods...
- Profile of women with abortion complications in Ghana
R M K Adanu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra
Trop Doct 35:139-42. 2005
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- The physical finding of stress urinary incontinence among African women in Ghana
Richard M K Adanu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, P O Box GP4236, Accra, Ghana
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 17:581-5. 2006
..2%) and (2) loss of urine on coughing (43.4%) in daily life. The physical sign of stress urinary incontinence could be present in up to 42% of Ghanaian women...
- Secular trends in menarcheal age among Ghanaian women in Accra
R M K Adanu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
J Obstet Gynaecol 26:550-4. 2006
..Multiple linear regression showed a significant decline of 0.2 years per decade in the mean age at menarche among Ghanaian women...
- Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery in the West African setting
R M K Adanu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 98:227-31. 2007
..To determine the fetal weight beyond which women with one previous cesarean delivery (CD) are most likely to have a repeat CD...
- Sexually transmitted infections and health seeking behaviour among Ghanaian women in Accra
Richard M K Adanu
Department of O and G, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Afr J Reprod Health 12:151-8. 2008
..Income level on its own did not affect health seeking behavior. Wealth index is the most significant determinant of a woman having STI symptoms and seeking care in Accra...
- The health of adult women in Accra, Ghana: self-reporting and objective assessments 2008-2009
R Darko
Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Ghana Med J 46:50-7. 2012
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- Indications for gynecologic surgery and their implications for sexual function in menopausal women
Joseph D Seffah
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 103:203-6. 2008
..To determine the indications for gynecologic surgery and the effect of surgery on dyspareunia and sexual intercourse frequency in menopausal women in Accra, Ghana...
- Vulvar pain in women attending a general medical clinic in Accra, Ghana
Richard M K Adanu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
J Reprod Med 50:130-4. 2005
..To determine the prevalence of vulvar pain and pain related to sexual intercourse among women attending a general medical clinic in Accra, Ghana...
- Results of the Women's Health Study of Accra: assessment of blood pressure in urban women
Rosemary B Duda
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 01225, United States
Int J Cardiol 117:115-22. 2007
..The Women's Health Study of Accra was conducted to determine the burden of illness in a representative sampling of adult urban women...
- HIV prevalence and risk factors in women of Accra, Gghana: results from the women's health study of Accra
Rosemary B Duda
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:63-6. 2005
..A strong Ghanaian public health initiative to increase awareness of the risks of HIV and the link to STIs is critical at this time to prevent the further increase in HIV prevalence and the resultant HIV-associated illnesses...
- Sonographic findings in women with complications after hysterectomy
J D Seffah
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 100:160-2. 2008
..To study the role of abdominal ultrasound in the management of complications after emergency or elective hysterectomy...
