Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Ghana
Research Article
Periodic Medical Checkup among Health Workers at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana
Author(s): Surazu Bayor*
Introduction: Periodic medical checkup is an essential component of preventive medicine and health promotion. Assessing the knowledge, perception and practice of health care professional on routine medical checkup set the tone for the general public.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 health care personnel, nurses, doctors and medical laboratory scientist, using a convenience sampling method, to assess their practice of periodic medical checkup. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaire, with questions classified under demographics, knowledge, perception and practice. Data processing was carried out using Microsoft excel. Data was checked, cleaned and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science, SPSS version 21.
Results: The study found a high prevalence of knowl.. View More»