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Item Assessing the Use of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets among Pregnant Women in Ga East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region(University of Ghana, 2015-07) Twumasi, C.; Adongo, P. B.; University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, School of Public HealthBackground: Malaria is a disease which is caused by the plasmodium parasites in the blood or tissues of humans. In 2012, government of Ghana distributed bednets to pregnant women in order to reduce the transmission of malaria. Though there was a massive distribution all over the country, the consistent use of the LLIN is low. Thus this study was done to find out the use of LLIN among pregnant women in the Ga- East Municipality and find out the factors that influence the use of the bednets in the municipality. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional quantitative method. The data was collected using structured questionnaires. A simple random sampling method was used in the selection of 206 participants for the study. SPSS and Microsoft Excel were used to analyze the data. Results: The pregnant women 97.1% (200) in the Municipality had knowledge about transmission of malaria. More than half of them 53.9% (111) had very good knowledge about LLIN use and that was significant. Some of the participants 61.7% (127) had misconceptions about the use of LLIN. Despite their high level of knowledge about malaria transmission and use of LLIN, the level of usage of LLIN among the pregnant in the two sub-municipalities (Abokobi and Haatso) in the Ga East Municipality was low 43.2%. Usage of LLIN here means that, the pregnant women who slept under the LLIN the night before the day of data collection for the study. The use of LLIN was related to educational level, occupation and marital status though not statistically significantItem Feeding Practices among Mothers of Infants and Children 0- 24 Months Attending Cwc at Tema New Town (Manhean) Health Centre in the Tema Metropolis(University of Ghana, 2016-07) Preko, J. V.; Adongo, P. B.; University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, School of Public HealthIntroduction:Even though breastfeeding is beneficial for mother and child, exclusive breastfeeding rate and early initiation of breastfeeding has not reached pleasing height in many countries. This cross sectional descriptive study aimed at exploring feeding practices of mothers of infants and children 0-24months within the Tema East Sub metro attending child welfare clinic at Manhean health centre in the Tema Metropolis. Methodology:This cross sectional descriptive study employed a structured questionnaire and a simple random sampling technique of YES or NOto collect data on the socio demographic data, prevalence of breast-feeding, factors militating against breast feeding, maternal knowledge on exclusive breast feeding and social support among 355 breastfeeding mothersin the Tema Metropolis. Results:The results of the study show the mean age of the study respondents was 28.57years (SD=±6.04), with the majority of them (33.0%) aged 25-29years. Most of the mothers (82.5%) were currently breastfeeding and 36.6% of them indicated to have practice exclusive breastfeeding. Majority of mothers (63.4%) indicated to have started breast feeding within the first hour after delivery, andwere knowledgeable about the period for exclusive breastfeeding, and the ages at which babies should be given water and liquid/solid foods.Factors such as educational status (having attained a tertiary education)(OR=8.68; 95%CI=2.71-27.82), occupation (being a farmer) (OR=0.03;95%CI=0.00-0.48)* and delivering through a caesarean section (OR=3.36; 95%CI=1.82-6.23) were found to be associated with the practice of exclusive breast feeding among the mothers. Conclusion:Helping mothers to understanding the factors that influence infant feeding will help in promotion, protecting and supporting breast feeding. Regarding knowledge, the study shows that a relationship exists between level of knowledge and feeding practices, meaning that use of perceived seriousness, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits and perceived barriers/ cuesto actionare important determinants of health behaviour as demonstratedin the health belief model. The practiceof breastfeeding in a particular community depends on the general perception of the community aboutbreastfeeding.Item Sex Education and Its Influence on Sexual Behavior in the West African Senior High School in the Greater Accra Region(University of Ghana, 2015-07) Abakah, B.; Adongo, P. B.; University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, School of Public HealthComprehensive sex education is an important tool that enables adolescents to make informed choices concerning sex and sexual behavior and gives them the tools needed to grow up into sexually healthy adults. Sex education is non-existent in most Ghanaian schools and homes. Despite the silence that exists concerning sex and reproductive health issues a lot of adolescents are engaging in sexual behavior out of curiosity and the need to conform to peer norms. A school based cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2015 to identify the influence sex education has on the sexual behavior of senior high school students in the West African Senior High School in the Greater Accra Region. It was also to identify the main sex education programs available to students. A total of 449 adolescents between the ages of 13-20 years in the senior high school were selected. A self- administered questionnaire was used to obtain data on sexual education sources and the sexual behavior of the students. Quantitative data were obtained on their socio-demographic status, family structures, parental communication and source of sex education, history of romantic relationships and sexual behavior as well as sexual reproductive health programs in their schools. The data were processed and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2013 and STATA software version 12. The median age at sexual debut was 13.0 years. The prevalence of sexual activity was 27% of the total population, of which 14% of them were recently engaging in sexual activity. Significant association was not observed for parental discussion, sex education and sexual behavior. However, peer pressure was observed to increase sexual behavior among adolescents. Social media use was positively associated with entering into romantic relationships but not sexual behavior. The main sources of information on sex was teachers and the media. Sexual education programs in the school were few and did not meet the need of students in the school. 93% of students thus called for more sex education programs to be implemented in the school to enable them meet the needs of their sexual and reproductive health. Appropriate interventions are needed to curb the high proportion of sexual behavior among the students. These findings suggest that sex education both in school and homes is necessary to help adolescents make informed choices concerning sex and reproductive health. Keywords: Adolescents, Sex education, Sexual behavior, Parental communication.