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Institutional mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana between 2014 and 2018.

Adobea Yaa OwusuSandra Boatemaa KushitorAnthony Adofo OfosuMawuli Komla KushitorAtsu AyiJohn Koku Awoonor-Williams
Published in: PloS one (2021)
This study examined national trends in mortality rate and cause of death at health facilities in Ghana. Ghana recorded a decrease in institutional mortality throughout the study. NCDs and infections were the leading causes of death, giving a double-burden of diseases. There is a need to enhance efforts towards healthcare and health promotion programmes for NCDs and infectious diseases at facility and community levels as outlined in the 2020 National Health Policy of Ghana.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • health promotion
  • public health
  • mental health
  • cardiovascular events
  • infectious diseases
  • risk factors
  • quality improvement
  • coronary artery disease
  • human health