Browsing by Author "Otupiri E."

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    FEASIBILITY OF ABSTINENCE AS A PREVENTIVE STRATEGY FOR HIV/AIDS CONTROL IN THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMMUNITY IN KUMASI, GHANA
    (Journal Of Science and Technology (Ghana), 2007) Edusei A.; Otupiri E.; Enuameh Y.A.K.; Browne E.N.L.; Owusu-Dabo Ellis
    HIV is spreading and the youth bear the brunt of its onslaught. Though abstinence until marriage is thought to be the most effective method of HIV prevention for the youth, others think it is ineffec tive. This study assessed the feasibility of abstinence in preventing HIV/AIDS spread among terti ary students of the KNUST. Study type was non- interventional, descriptive and design current cross- sectional. Study participants were selected by stratified sampling, followed by systematic sam pling. A total of 300 participants were sampled. Seventy nine (79%) (95% CI, 73.9-83.8) said STIs could be avoided by abstaining from sex. Ninety six (96%) (95% CI, 93.5-98.3%) said HIV could be acquired via sex. Ninety six (96%) (95% CI, 93.8- 98.5%) of those who said HIV could be avoided said it could be done by abstaining from sex. Seventy two (72%) were of the view that sex should start only after marriage. Sixty nine 69% (95% CI, 63.3-74.4%) said they would wait till after mar riage to involve in sex. Sixty seven (67%) (95% CI, 60.7- 72.1%) were encouraged by peers to ab stain from sex, Seventy four (74%) (95% CI, 68.5- 79.1%) thought colleagues their age had pre marital sex and 28% (95% CI, 22.5- 33.4%) said they were pressured to have sex. Thirty one (31%) (95% CI, 25.6- 36.7%) of respondents were sexually experienced. There is the general view that HIV/AIDS spread among the youth can be reduced by abstaining from sex until marriage and that abstinence could and should be encouraged as a preventive strategy for HIV/AIDS
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    HAZARD PERCEPTIONS AND SELF-REPORTED NON INJURY OCCUPATIONAL AILMENTS AMONG ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN THREE MIDDLE ZONE REGIONS OF GHANA
    (Ghana Journal Of Sciences, 2022) Yankson K. I.; Okyere P.; Bapula A.; Otupiri E.; Afukaar K. F.; Donkor P.; Owusu-Dabo Ellis; Mock C.
    Road construction activities are hazardous. Workers are exposed to hazards with high probability of illness, injury, disability or death. The objective was to determine road workers' perceptions of occupational hazards, ailments experienced and health seeking behaviour. This was an institution-based descriptive cross-sectional study using open-ended questions. A total of 353 road workers from Ashanti, Ahafo and Western North regions reported work-related hazards and ranked the top-3. Workers in each craft/stratum who gave consent were included in the study and interviewed. They also reported work-related ailments and health-seeking behaviour. The workers were primarily young (mean age 32.4 years) and male (97.7%). Most (70.2%) workers were contract/casual staff. Thirty eight hazards were reported, with the top five being dust (91.5% of workers reported this), extreme temperatures (72.0%), noise (40.5%), fumes (21.8%) and vehicles/trucks (21.1%). Most (86.8%) workers reported a work related ailment, with the most common being cough (41.1%) and headache (18.9%). Most (87.8%) workers with ailments sought treatment of any kind. Road construction workers in these regions of Ghana have good appreciation of hazards at work and the dangers they pose. Works supervisors should encourage workers on PPE use against dust, noise, fumes and good housekeeping. Regular worker-training on hazards is recommended.