Health Sciences Investigations Journal

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Vol 4 No 2 (2023): Health Sciences Investigations Journal

Health Sciences Investigations (HSI) Journal

This is Volume 4, Issue 2 Health Sciences Investigations Journal Publication.

There are 9 Original Research Articles, 3 Medical Case Reports, 1 Clinical Image and 1 Commentary

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All content in the HSI Journal is published by the University of Ghana College of Health Sciences. All rights reserved. The HSI Journal publishes articles in Open Access at no cost to authors to allow for the widest visibility of the article. All material published in the HSI Journal is for public use and may be printed; however proper referencing and citation are required. The HSI Journal conforms to the Creative Commons Attribution BY license. This copyright license permits others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the published work if the original creation is duly cited.

The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this edition (HSI Journal Volume 4 Issue 2) do not reflect the official position of the authors’ affiliated institutions, or the Journal’s editorial board, or the University of Ghana College of Health Sciences. Names of non-authors and the affiliations provided in the HSI Journal are for identification only and do not imply endorsement of the published content by authors.

Published: 2023-12-15

Editorial

Welcome message from the Editor-in-chief 2023

Andrew Anthony Adjei

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About the Cover

"Orchestrated" A painting motivated by the essence of love

Crentstil T

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Commentary

Urethral calculi: An uncommon but important cause of urinary retention in females

Kwaku ASAH-OPOKU Asah-Opoku

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Original Research Article

Patients satisfaction with the quality of care upon implementation of electronic health records system at the 37 Military Hospital, Ghana Patient perception of satisfaction with electronic health records system

Augustine Adomah-Afari, Adelaide Anakwa-Awuku, Dominic D Gadeka

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Uptake of COVISHIELD vaccine and post-vaccination symptoms among healthcare workers at an academic primary care facility in Ghana.

Gordon K Amoh, George B Nketiah , Obed K Bamfo , Ernest Anim-Opare , Priscilla Vandyck-Sey

502 - 509
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The spectrum of computed tomography calcium scoring values of individuals testing for coronary artery disease in Accra: a study from a peripheral private clinic in Southern Ghana. The spectrum of computed tomography calcium score findings

Edmund K Brakohiapa, Benard O Botwe, Benjamin D Sarkodie, Joseph Akamah, Emmanuel K M Edzie, Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, Bashiru B Jimah, Philip N Gorleku

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Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): clinicians' knowledge and practice Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Esther Brobbey, Rose Aning, Robert Djagbletey, George Aryee, Dorothy H Bendah, Rodger G Okpara

519 - 524
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Predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 infection in a major treatment facility in Ghana Predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 infection facility in Ghana

Joseph Oliver-Commey, Christian Owoo, Georgia N.K. Ghartey, Abdul-Gafaru Mohammed, Delia Bandoh, Ernest Kenu, Benedict Calys-Tagoe

525 - 532
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Swallowing difficulty among stroke patients at a primary-care facility and its association with their nutritional risk Swallowing difficulty and nutritional risk among stroke in-patients

Rebecca K. Steele-Dadzie, Awo S.D. Agbeyakah , Allen Steele-Dadzie , Matilda Asante

533 - 539
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Risk of hypertension in adult patients on antiretroviral therapy: a propensity score matching analysis Risk of hypertension in adult patients on anti-retroviral therapy

Edmund Tetteh Nartey, Raymond A Tetteh, Francis Anto, Bismark Sarfo, William Kudzi, Richard M Adanu

540 - 549
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Functional status and quality of life of women with infertility in Southern Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Stella Sarpomaa Oppong, Florence Naab, Richard Adjei Akuffo, Ernestina Safoa Donkor

550 -559
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Anaemia and Dietary Diversity among Pregnant Women in Margibi and Grand Cape Mount Counties, Liberia. Anaemia and Dietary Diversity among Pregnant Women

Geetah S Saydee, Freda Dzifa Intiful, Yauniuck Y Dogbe, Kingsley Pereko, Matilda Asante

560 - 567
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Case Report

Pathological gambling is an underestimated risk factor for pilfering and suicide in Ghana: a case report Pathological gambling; an underestimated risk factor for pilfering and suicide

Niena Samira Majeed, Richard Dei-Asamoa, Joel Agorinya, Sheila Appiah-Pippim, Alberta Nsiah-Asamoah Marfo, Winnifred L Twum, Dzifa Dellor, Edna Apio, Delali Kudzo Fiagbe

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Advanced secondary abdominal pregnancy: a case report

Alim Swarray-Deen

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Orbital tuberculosis mimicking an ocular malignancy: a case report

Lily Gloria Tagoe, Valerie Shamwun Mainsah, Adwoa Kumiwa Asare Afrane, Hafisatu Gbadamosi, Lawrence Edusei, Serwaa Acquah, Lorna Awo Renner, Catherine Idara Segbefia

577 - 581
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Clinical Images

Urethral calculus causing retention of urine in a female

Yamoah Kwame Mathew Kyei

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The HSI Journal is an independent, international journal intended for the publication of original articles from the global scientific community. To reach the global community, especially those in resources-limited regions, HSI Journal provides on-line Open Access publications at no cost to authors and readers.

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The HSI journal is a peer-reviewed journal for the communication of research results and policy issues in the health sciences and related disciplines. Our mission is to increase the visibility and impact of health sciences research in Ghana and globally

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