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  • Timely Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates at Adentan Municipality in Ghana 
    Setorglo, Jacob; Gorleku, Philip Narteh; Setorglo, Bright; Asomboya, Mirabel; Arthur, Francisca Naana; Klevor, Moses K. (Food Science and Technology, 2020)
    Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding (BF) has been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for optimum infant growth and development. Objectives: To determine the factors associated with early initiation ...
  • Timing of First Sexual Intercourse and Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners in Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale; Anku, Prince Justin; Alidu, Laila; Amo-Adjei, Joshua (Sexuality & Culture, 2018)
    The timing of first sexual intercourse (FSI) has been linked with subsequent sexual risk-taking behaviours and associated negative health outcomes. Nonetheless, there is a lack of multi-countries studies exploring the ...
  • TIMING OF SEXUAL DEBUT AMONG UNMARRIED YOUTHS AGED 15–24 YEARS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 
    AMO-ADJEI, JOSHUA; TUOYIRE, DEREK ANAMAALE (Journal of Biosocial Science, 2017)
    This study aimed to contribute to the evidence on the timing of sexual debut in young people in sub-Saharan African countries. Data were extracted from 34 nationally representative surveys conducted in the region between ...
  • Transactional sex among female university students in Ghana: Implications for HIV education 
    Amo-Adjei, Joshua; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale (Health Education, 2014)
    Purpose – Older males having sex with younger females is known to increase unsafe sex practices, exacerbated by power and economic imbalances between partners. The purpose of this paper is to examine transactional sexual ...
  • Traumatic Shoulder Girdle Injury: Relation to the Mechanism of Trauma, and the Age and Sex of Patients 
    Abdulkadir, Adekunle Yisau; Rahman, Ganiyu A; Adesiyun, Olusola A.M.; Akande, Halimat J.; Babalola, Olasunkanmi M. (Biomedicine International, 2011)
    Fractures and dislocations are common manifestations of shoulder girdle injuries (SGI) and are routinely diagnosed using radiography. SGI were investigated in relation to age and sex, and trauma. Furthermore, the number ...
  • Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Ghanaian Women: The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Experience 
    Der, Edmund M.; Gyasi, Richard K.; Tettey, Yao; Edusei, Lawrence; Bayor, Marcel T.; Jiagge, Evelyn; Gyakobo, Mawuli; Merajver, Sofia D.; Newman, Lisa A. (The Breast Journal, 2015)
    Breast cancers that have negative or extremely low expression of estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor and non-amplification of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)/neu are termed triple-negative breast ...
  • A twin disaster: Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and a cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak simultaneously in a low-resource country 
    Adjorlolo, Samuel; Egbenya, Daniel Lawer (GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 2020)
    Managing a deadly pandemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is challenging. The task becomes tougher when there is an outbreak of an equally deadly disease. This is the present situation of Ghana, a low-resource ...
  • Typhoid ileal perforation in Nigerian children: an analysis of 106 operative cases 
    Rahman, G. A.; Abubakar, A. M.; Johnson, A-W.B.R.; Adeniran, J. O. (International Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2001)
    Typhoid ileal perforation ¬TP) is a major problem in developing countries and carries a high mortality. The purpose of this retrospective study from Nigeria was to review the outcome in children less than 15 years of age ...
  • UK-based real-time lymphoproliferative disorder diagnostic service to improve the management of patients in Ghana 
    Parkins, Elizabeth; Owen, Roger G.; Bedu-Addo, George; Opare Sem, Ohene; Ekem, Ivy; Adomakoh, Yvonne; Bates, Imelda (J Hematopathol, 2009)
    The objective of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of a UK-based real-time service to improve the diagnosis and management of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) in Ghana. Adult patients reporting to hospital with ...
  • The Use of Event-Related Potentials for Predicting the Degree of Mental Recovery in Patients with Severe Brain Injury – A Prospective Study 
    Oknina, L. B.; Zaitsev, O. S.; Masherow, E. L.; Kopachka, M. M.; Sharova, E. V. (Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2018)
    Gradual recovery from a prolonged coma through vegetative state and different types of mutism are detected in one-third of patients with a severe brain injury. Event-related potentials (ERPs) could be used as correlates ...
  • The Utility Value Of Ultrasound As An Investigative Tool In Colloid And Malignant Thyroid Disorders 
    Olatunji, A.A.; Abdulrahaman, A; Inikorli, A. K; Ibrahim, M. S; Abdulkadir, A. Y (West African Journal of Ultrasound, 2007)
    Although the diagnosis of cancer can only be confirmed by histology, other diagnostic modalities such as ultrasonography, which is cheap and readily available, can be used as alternatives particularly where histology is ...
  • Variation in Pain and Clinical Indices among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana 
    Ababio, GK; Acquaye, J; Ekem, I; Aleksenko, L; Quaye, IK (Journal of Blood Disorders, 2016)
    Background: Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) have acute pain episodes that vary between patients. We examined whether differences exist in socio-demographic profiles, blood indices and pain attributed fear of movement ...
  • Vesicovaginal Fistula:AReview of Nigerian Experience 
    Ijaiya, M. A.; Rahman, A. G.; Aboyeji, A. P.; Olatinwo, A. W. O.; Esuga, S. A.; Ogah, O. K.; Raji, H. O.; Adebara, I. O.; Akintobi, A. O.; Adeniran, A. S.; Adewole, A. A. A. (WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2010)
    BACKGROUND: Vesicovaginal fistula is a preventable calamity, which has been an age-long menace in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: To review the causes, complications, and outcome of vesicovaginal fistula in Nigeria. ...
  • Virology Journal 
    Diarra, Birama; Yonli, Albert Theophane; Ouattara, Abdoul Karim; Zohoncon, Theodora Mahoukèdè; Traore, Lassina; Nadembega, Christelle; Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas; Yara, Justine; Pietra, Virginio; Ouedraogo, Paul; Bougouma, Alain; Sanogo, Rokia; Simpore, Jacques (2018)
    Background: Burkina Faso is a high endemicity country for HBV infection. However, there are few data on vaccine coverage against HBV. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of HBV vaccine coverage in ...
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency in type 2 diabetic patients on metformin: a cross-sectional study from SouthWestern part of Ghana 
    Yakubu, Maryam; Laing, Edwin Ferguson; Nsiah, Paul; Anthony, Richard; Acheampong, Emmanuel; Asamoah, Samuel Kojo; Anto, Enoch Odame; Djokoto, Gabriel; Asamoah, Evans Adu; Owiredu, Eddie-Williams (ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2019)
    Introduction: Metformin is the most widely administered anti-diabetic medication among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, metformin induces vitamin B12 malabsorption which may increase the risk of vitamin ...
  • "We call them miracle babies": How health care providers understand neonatal near-misses at three teaching hospitals in Ghana 
    Bell, April J.; Wynn, Lynette V.; Bakari, Ashura; Oppong, Samuel A.; Youngblood, Jessica; Arku, Zelda; Bockarie, Yemah; Wobil, Priscilla; Plange-Rhule, Gyikua; Goka, Bamenla; Adanu, Richard M.; Moyer, Cheryl A. (PLOS ONE, 2018)
    Neonatal mortality is a significant problem in many low-resource countries, yet for every death there are many more newborns who suffer a life-threatening complication but survive. These “near-misses” are not well defined, ...
  • Whole-Brain Analysis of Cells and Circuits by Tissue Clearing and Light-Sheet Microscopy 
    Mano, Tomoyuki; Albanese, Alexandre; Hans-Ulrich, Dodt; Erturk, Ali; Gradinaru, Viviana; Treweek, Jennifer B.; Miyawaki, Atsushi; Chung, Kwanghun; Ueda, Hiroki R. (The Journal of Neuroscience, 2018)
    In this photo essay, we present a sampling of technologies from laboratories at the forefront of whole-brain clearing and imaging for high-resolution analysis of cell populations and neuronal circuits. The data presented ...
  • Willingness to work in rural areas and the role of intrinsic versus extrinsic professional motivations - a survey of medical students in Ghana 
    Agyei-Baffour, Peter; Kotha, S Rani; Johnson, Jennifer C; Gyakobo, Mawuli; Asabir, Kwesi; Kwansah, Janet; Nakua, Emmanuel; Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli; Snow, Rachel C; Kruk, Margaret E (BMC Medical Education, 2011)
    Background: Retaining health workers in rural areas is challenging for a number of reasons, ranging from personal preferences to difficult work conditions and low remuneration. This paper assesses the influence of intrinsic ...
  • World Hepatitis Day in Burkina Faso, 2016: Awareness, Screening, Identification of HBV Markers, HBV/HCV Coinfection, and Vaccination 
    Diarra, Birama; Ouattara, Abdoul Karim; Djigma, Florencia Wendkuuni; Compaore, Tegwinde Rebeca; Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas; Traore, Lassina; Soubeiga, Serge Theophile; Bado, Prosper; Yara, Justine; Pietra, Virginio; Ouedraogo, Paul; Bougouma, Alain; Sanogo, Rokia; Simpore, Jacques (Hepatitis Monthly, 2017)
    Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV)/HBV leads to a higher risk of liver damage. Development of HBV awareness ...
  • Wound dressing where there is limitation of choice 
    Rahman, G. A.; Adigun, I. A.; Yusuf, I. F.; Ofoegbu, C. K. P. (Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research, 2006)
    Background Many sophisticated dressings are available to the wound care practitioner in the developed countries. These materials are made from a wide range of products like polyurethane, salts of alginic acid and other ...

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