Due to the pastoral mode of life of the communities and the vastness and the rugged nature of the terrain, it is very difficult to provide medical services to the communities living in this region. This means that the sick do not always have access to medical care. It is also not easy to give maternal-child health services to mothers and young children. Lack of adequate health services has adve...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth is the leading cause of child death worldwide. Small and sick newborns require timely, high-quality inpatient care to survive. This includes provision of warmth, feeding support, safe oxygen therapy and effective phototherapy with prevention and treatment of infections. Inpatient care for newborns requires dedicated ward space, staffed by health workers with specialist ...

OBJECTIVE Although the medical home is promoted by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Affordable Care Act, its impact on children without special health care needs is unknown. We examined whether the medical home is associated with beneficial health care utilization and health-promoting behaviors in this population. METHODS This study was a secondary data analysis of the 2003 National...

Neonatal units in teaching and non-teaching hospitals both in public and private hospitals have been increasing in number in the country since the sixties. In 1994, a District Newborn Care Programme was introduced as a part of the Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Programme (CSSM) in 26 districts. Inpatient care of small and sick newborns in the public health system got a boost under National ...

Introduction: Severely sick-children presenting at primary healthcare facilities need referral to higher level for better care. Adherence referrals and quality of care received by those referred could serve as critical steps towards their survival.Objective: To describe experiences with severely sick children higher-level health reasons non-adherence referral; explore provider’s perspectives re...

Child immunization stands out amongst the best intelligent divulgences at any point. It shields adolescents from becoming sick and dead appalling diseases, diminishing pain of various guardians. In this study, a quantitative cross-sectional study design is used. The self-administered questionnaire used to measure knowledge perception mothers regarding child immunization. data was analyzed using...

The continuum of care has become a rallying call to reduce the yearly toll of half a million maternal deaths, 4 million neonatal deaths, and 6 million child deaths. The continuum for maternal, newborn, and child health usually refers to continuity of individual care. Continuity of care is necessary throughout the lifecycle (adolescence, pregnancy, childbirth, the postnatal period, and childhood...

BACKGROUND Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With the program's strong emphasis on maternal and child health, an expectation of the program is that members will have increased use of relevant services. METHODS This paper uses qualitative and quantitative data from a baseline assessm...