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Item Assessment of knowledge and treatment practices of hepatitis B infection in children among health professionals in Krachi districts in Ghana: a cross-sectional stud(Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023) Mpangah, R.A.; Akyereko, E.; Acheampong, G.K.; Ansah-Nyarko, M.; Owusu, I.; Sarfo, B.Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains one of the neglected infectious diseases. Children infected with HBV are at higher risk of becoming chronic carriers. Barriers to meas ures against HBV in children are attributed to inadequate knowl edge by some health professionals. This study assessed knowledge and treatment practices of HBV in children among health profes sionals Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional survey was con ducted among health professionals (185) in three districts in Krachi using a structured questionnaire. Stata version 15 was used to analyze participants’ responses on awareness, knowledge, and treatment practices. Pearson’s product-moment correlation was used to determine the relationship between knowledge and treat ment practices. Multivariate regression analysis assessed the rela tionships between variables at P<0.05 and 95% confidence inter val. Results. 20% were not aware of HBV in children and 85% had only fair knowledge about HBV in children. Only 29% indicated good knowledge and treatment practices of HBV in children. A unit increase in knowledge of HBV in children leads to a 1.42 unit increase in awareness (P<0.01), and a 1.3 unit increase in treatment practice (P<0.01) of HBV in children. Conclusions. Participants demonstrated only fair knowledge about HBV in children. Seminars and workshops on HBV in chil dren for health professionals must intensifyItem Habitat use pattern of three species of egrets in a small coastal lagoon in Ghana(Ostrich, 2013-12) Gbogbo, F.; Acheampong, G.K.; Atiemo, J.-M.Y.; Crepindale, Q.E.The foraging and pattern of habitat use of Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis, Little Egret Egretta garzetta and Great Egret Egretta alba were studied in Sakumo II Lagoon in Ghana to determine the extent of utilisation of non-fish resources by these species, which compete with humans for fisheries resources. The species were counted in grassland and marginal water areas of the lagoon on the assumption that individuals found in the grassland area feed on non-fish resources, whereas those in marginal water forage on fish and possibly aquatic invertebrates. Average numbers of E. gularis and E. garzetta making use of the grassland were higher than those utilising the water, indicating preference for the grassland area. Egretta alba did not show a preference for either habitat. Catch per unit effort and swallow rates of each species were similar in grassland and water habitats, with the exception of E. alba, which recorded a higher swallow rate in grassland. It was concluded that the grassland habitats of Sakumo II Lagoon are important for ardeids, and that non-fish resources constitute an important food for ardeids in coastal Ghana, contrary to previous observations. © 2013 Copyright © NISC (Pty) Ltd.