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Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis of the Use of Digital Health Technologies in Primary Health Care in the Sub-Saharan African Region: Qualitative Study by O'Brien, Niki, Li, Edmond, Chaibva, Cynthia N, Gomez Bravo, Raquel, Kovacevic, Lana, Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Nana, Lounsbury, Olivia, Nwabufo, Ngnedjou Francoise F, Senkyire, Ephraim Kumi, Serafini, Alice, Surafel Abay, Eleleta, van de Vijver, Steven, Wanjala, Mercy, Wangari, Marie-Claire, Moosa, Shabir, Neves, Ana Luisa

“…Digital health technologies (DHTs) have become increasingly commonplace as a means of delivering primary care. While DHTs have been postulated to reduce…”
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Determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study by Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi‐Boateng, Nana Kwame, Mohammed, Aliyu, Sulemana, Alhassan, Gyamfi, Abigail Owusuwaa, Owusu, Dominic Kwabena, Yeboah, Dorothy, Spangenberg, Kathryn, Ofosu, Hilda Maria, Edusei, Anthony Kwaku

“…Aim This study determined the prevalence and key determinants of burnout among nurses and midwives in Kumasi, Ghana. Design Hospital‐based cross‐sectional…”
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Frequency & factors associated with apparent resistant hypertension among Ghanaians in a multicenter study by Ayisi‐Boateng, Nana Kwame, Mohammed, Aliyu, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Sarfo, Fred Stephen

“…Apparent resistant hypertension (ARH) is rife among people living with hypertension and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is…”
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KNUST aging and human immunodeficiency virus outcomes-Study protocol by Werekuu, Alex, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Tagoe, Nadia, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Barnie, Bernard, Twumasi, Godfred Kumi, Boadu, Yaa Twumwaa, So-Armah, Kaku, Tawiah, Phyllis

“…Globally, 7 million people with HIV (PWH) aged over 50 years exist. 5 million of them live in sub-Saharan Africa, the epicenter of the HIV epidemic. In Ghana,…”
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Occupational injury prevalence and predictors among small-scale sawmill workers in the Sokoban Wood Village, Kumasi, Ghana by Opoku, Felix Agyemang, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Osarfo, Joseph, Sulemana, Alhassan, Agyemang, Sheneil, Amponsah, Obed Kwabena Offe, Asiedu, Michael Tetteh, Gyebi, Robert, Agyei-Baffour, Peter

“…Sawmill workers are at increased risk of occupational injuries due to their exposure to workplace hazards. However, little is known about the burden of…”
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Prevalence and associated factors of occupational injuries in an industrial city in Ghana by Asiedu, Michael Tetteh, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Osarfo, Joseph, Sulemana, Alhassan, Mohammed, Aliyu, Amissah, John, Ashilevi, Jennifer, Mate-Kole, Ayongo, Opoku, Felix Agyemang, Yankson, Isaac Kofi, Nakua, Emmanuel Kweku

“…Workers are exposed to workplace hazards which increase their risk of occupational injury. Data on occupational injuries and associated factors are important…”
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Survival trends among people living with human immunodeficiency virus on antiretroviral treatment in two rural districts in Ghana by Sackeya, Eugene, Beru, Martin Muonibe, Angmortey, Richard Nomo, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Boakye, Kingsley, Baatira, Musah, Yakubu, Mohammed Sheriff, Mohammed, Aliyu, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Boateng, Daniel, Nakua, Emmanuel Kweku, Edusei, Anthony Kweku

“…The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has caused a lot of havoc since the early 1970s, affecting 37.6 million people worldwide. The 90-90-90 treatment policy…”
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Accuracy of diagnosis among clinical malaria patients: comparing microscopy, RDT and a highly sensitive quantitative PCR looking at the implications for submicroscopic infections by Opoku Afriyie, Stephen, Addison, Thomas Kwame, Gebre, Yilekal, Mutala, Abdul-Hakim, Antwi, Kwasi Baako, Abbas, Dawood Ackom, Addo, Kofi Agyapong, Tweneboah, Austine, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Koepfli, Cristian, Badu, Kingsley

“…The World Health Organization recommends parasitological confirmation of all suspected malaria cases by microscopy or rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) before…”
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Prevalence and determinants of occupational injuries among emergency medical technicians in Northern Ghana by Awini, Ali Baba, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Osarfo, Joseph, Sulemana, Alhassan, Yankson, Isaac Kofi, Osei-Ampofo, Maxwell, Zackaria, Ahmed Nuhu, Newton, Sam

“…Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are the primary providers of prehospital emergency medical services. The operations of EMTs increase their risks of being…”
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SARS-COV-2 antibody responses to AZD1222 vaccination in West Africa by Abdullahi, Adam, Oladele, David, Owusu, Michael, Kemp, Steven A., Ayorinde, James, Salako, Abideen, Fink, Douglas, Ige, Fehintola, Ferreira, Isabella A. T. M., Meng, Bo, Sylverken, Augustina Angelina, Onwuamah, Chika, Boadu, Kwame Ofori, Osuolale, Kazeem, Frimpong, James Opoku, Abubakar, Rufai, Okuruawe, Azuka, Abdullahi, Haruna Wisso, Liboro, Gideon, Agyemang, Lawrence Duah, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Odubela, Oluwatosin, Ohihoin, Gregory, Ezechi, Oliver, Kamasah, Japhet Senyo, Ameyaw, Emmanuel, Arthur, Joshua, Kyei, Derrick Boakye, Owusu, Dorcas Ohui, Usman, Olagoke, Mogaji, Sunday, Dada, Adedamola, Agyei, George, Ebrahimi, Soraya, Gutierrez, Lourdes Ceron, Aliyu, Sani H., Doffinger, Rainer, Audu, Rosemary, Adegbola, Richard, Mlcochova, Petra, Phillips, Richard Odame, Solako, Babatunde Lawal, Gupta, Ravindra K.

“…Real-world data on vaccine-elicited neutralising antibody responses for two-dose AZD1222 in African populations are limited. We assessed baseline SARS-CoV-2…”
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Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 in blood transfusion by Owusu, Michael, Sylverken, Augustina Angelina, El-Duah, Philip, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Yeboah, Richmond, Adu, Eric, Asamoah, Jesse, Frimpong, Michael, Senyo, Japhet, Acheampong, Godfred, Mutocheluh, Mohamed, Amuasi, John, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Phillips, Richard Odame

“…The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to remain a global…”
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Epidemiological profile of SARS-CoV-2 among selected regions in Ghana: A cross-sectional retrospective study by Owusu, Michael, Sylverken, Augustina Angelina, Ankrah, Sampson Twumasi, El-Duah, Philip, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Yeboah, Richmond, Gorman, Richmond, Asamoah, Jesse, Binger, Tabea, Acheampong, Godfred, Bekoe, Franklin Asiedu, Ohene, Sally-Ann, Larsen-Reindorf, Rita, Awuah, Anthony Afum-Adjei, Amuasi, John, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Phillips, Richard Odame

“…Global cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, causing havoc to several economies. So far, Ghana has recorded 48,643 confirmed cases with 320 associated deaths…”
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Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa by Sylverken, Augustina Angelina, Owusu, Michael, Agbavor, Bernadette, Kwarteng, Alex, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Ofori, Patrick, El-Duah, Philip, Yeboah, Richmond, Aryeetey, Sherihane, Addo Asamoah, Jesse, Ekekpi, Rita Ziem, Oppong, Morrah, Gorman, Richmond, Brempong, Kofi Adjei, Nyarko-Afriyie, Emmanuella, Owusu Bonsu, Felix, Larsen-Reindorf, Rita, Rockson Adjei, Michael, Boateng, Gifty, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Sarkodie, Badu, Laryea, Dennis O, Tinkorang, Emmanuel, Kumah Aboagye, Patrick, Nsiah Asare, Anthony, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Phillips, Richard Odame

“…The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11 2020, by the World Health Organisation prompted the need for a sustained and a rapid international…”
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Comparison of Doxycycline, Minocycline, Doxycycline plus Albendazole and Albendazole Alone in Their Efficacy against Onchocerciasis in a Randomized, Open-Label, Pilot Trial by Klarmann-Schulz, Ute, Specht, Sabine, Debrah, Alexander Yaw, Batsa, Linda, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Osei-Mensah, Jubin, Mubarik, Yusif, Konadu, Peter, Ricchiuto, Arcangelo, Fimmers, Rolf, Arriens, Sandra, Dubben, Bettina, Ford, Louise, Taylor, Mark, Hoerauf, Achim

“…The search for new macrofilaricidal drugs against onchocerciasis that can be administered in shorter regimens than required for doxycycline (DOX, 200mg/d given…”
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Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in Ghana by Debrah, Linda Batsa, Mohammed, Aliyu, Osei-Mensah, Jubin, Mubarik, Yusif, Agbenyega, Olivia, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Pfarr, Kenneth, Kuehlwein, Janina Melanie, Klarmann-Schulz, Ute, Hoerauf, Achim, Debrah, Alexander Yaw

“…Morbidity burden of lymphatic filariasis (LF) relies on the information from the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme where Community Health Volunteers…”
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Secular Trends in Admissions and Mortality Rates from Diabetes Mellitus in the Central Belt of Ghana: A 31-Year Review by Sarfo-Kantanka, Osei, Sarfo, Fred Stephen, Oparebea Ansah, Eunice, Eghan, Benjamin, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Acheamfour-Akowuah, Emmanuel

“…Diabetes Mellitus is currently a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where a significant…”
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Factors associated with viral suppression and rebound among adult HIV patients on treatment: a retrospective study in Ghana by Opoku, Stephen, Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Enimil, Anthony Kwame, Senu, Ebenezer, Ansah, Richard Owusu, Aning, Bismark Dankwah, Ojuang, Diana Atsieno, Wekesa, Doreen Nafula, Ahmed, Fatima Osman, Okeke, Chidinma B, Sarfo, Ama Darkoaa

“…Viral suppression remains the most desired outcome in the management of patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome…”
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Health and safety of health workers in the Suame Municipality of Ghana - Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 outbreak in infection prevention and control for future pandemics by Darko, David Oppong, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Mohammed, Aliyu, Ashilevi, Jennifer, Amponsah, Obed Kwabena Offe, Mate-Kole, Ayongo, Egblewogbe, Dora, Darko, Bridgetta Addai, Agyemang, Ebenezer, Okyere, Paul

“…Effective adherence to infection prevention and control practices is needed to reduce the rate of healthcare-acquired infections among healthcare workers…”
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Factors Influencing Turnover Intention among Nurses and Midwives in Ghana by Boateng, Angelina Boatemaa, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Sulemana, Alhassan, Mohammed, Aliyu, Osarfo, Joseph, Hogarh, Jonathan N.

“…Background. Nurse turnover intention, defined as a measure of nurses’ desire to leave their positions, is a global public health issue with a grave impact on…”
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Prevalence and correlates of depression among students in a senior high school in Ghana: A school-based cross-sectional study by Obeng-Okon, Nana Akua Sarfoah, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Osarfo, Joseph, Amponsah, Obed Kwabena Offe, Ashilevi, Jennifer, Agyemang, Sheneil, Bernard, Frempong, Addai-Manu, Helena, Mohammed, Aliyu

“…Depression is one of the most widely reported mental health issues that affect adolescents globally. However, there is a dearth of data on its prevalence and…”
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