Urinary tract infections culminating from poor diagnosis during pregnancy puts pregnant women at high risk of serious complications. This study investigated the incidence of urinary tract infections among pregnant ...

Background: Our objective was to assess whether dietary vitamin D (vitD) intake and sunlight ex- posure during pregnancy is associated with birth outcomes in a healthy Ghanaian population. Methods: A population-based ...

Background: Studies considering the association between adolescents’ risky sexual behaviour and how they perceive themselves to be at risk of HIV infection are scares in Ghana. The study assessed the association between ...

Evidence-based practice in medicine requires clinical signs and symptoms of malaria to be con- firmed by microscopic detection of the parasite in blood sample of patients. In some cases, how- ever, such signs and symptoms ...

The fruits of Xylopia aethiopica are traditionally used to treat malaria, fibroid (uterine), fungal infection, rheumatism, arthritis, amenorrhea, boil, haemorrhoids and flatulence whilst the crushed seeds are applied ...

·AIM: To investigate the anti -inflammatory effect of an aqueous whole plant extract of (HIE) on endotoxin-induced uveitis in New Zealand white rabbits. · METHODS: Clinical signs of uveitis including flares, iris ...

The stem and root bark of Anthostema aubryanum (Baill, family, Euphorbiaceae) are extensively used in African ethnomedicine for treating and managing a number of disease conditions which include inflammation, pain, wounds, ...

Antiaris toxicaria (Moraceae) was evaluated for anticonvulsant activity in rodents. Animal models used include maximal electroshock test (MEST); pentylenetetrazole-induced (PTZ) convulsions; picrotoxin-induced (PCT) ...

Background: Recent advances in malaria control efforts have led to an increased number of national malaria control programmes implementing pre-elimination measures and demonstrated the need to develop new tools to track ...