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    Prevalence and Distribution of Vaccine-Preventable Genital Human Papillomavirus(HPV) Genotypes in Ghanaian Women Presenting for Screening by Donkoh, Emmanuel T., Asmah, Richard H., Agyemang-Yeboah, Francis, Dabo, Ellis O., Wiredu, Edwin K.

    Published in Cancer control (01-04-2022)
    “…Background Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecologic cancer in Ghana where it is also the second most common cause of all female cancers. A number of…”
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    Cerebrospinal fluid and serum biomarkers of cerebral malaria mortality in Ghanaian children by Armah, Henry B, Wilson, Nana O, Sarfo, Bismark Y, Powell, Michael D, Bond, Vincent C, Anderson, Winston, Adjei, Andrew A, Gyasi, Richard K, Tettey, Yao, Wiredu, Edwin K, Tongren, Jon Eric, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Stiles, Jonathan K

    Published in Malaria journal (12-11-2007)
    “…Plasmodium falciparum can cause a diffuse encephalopathy known as cerebral malaria (CM), a major contributor to malaria associated mortality. Despite…”
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    A tailored within-community specimen collection strategy increased uptake of cervical cancer screening in a cross-sectional study in Ghana by Awua, Adolf K, Wiredu, Edwin K, Afari, Edwin A, Tijani, Ahmad S, Djanmah, Gabriel, Adanu, Richard M K

    Published in BMC public health (01-08-2017)
    “…The implementation of cervical cancer screening strategies has reported different rates of success in different countries due to population specific factors…”
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    Cancer mortality patterns in Ghana: a 10-year review of autopsies and hospital mortality by Wiredu, Edwin K, Armah, Henry B

    Published in BMC public health (20-06-2006)
    “…Cancer mortality pattern in Ghana has not been reviewed since 1953, and there are no population-based data available for cancer morbidity and mortality…”
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    Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA genes in dyspeptic Ghanaian patients by Archampong, Timothy N, Asmah, Richard H, Aidoo, Ebenezer K, Wiredu, Edwin K, Gyasi, Richard K, Adjei, David N, Beleza, Sandra, Bayliss, Christopher D, Krogfelt, Karen

    Published in BMC research notes (27-06-2017)
    “…Helicobacter pylori infection is prevalent in Ghana. The development of gastro-duodenal disease is dependent on virulence of the infecting strain, host…”
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    Unique LCR variations among lineages of HPV16, 18 and 45 isolates from women with normal cervical cytology in Ghana by Awua, Adolf K, Adanu, Richard M K, Wiredu, Edwin K, Afari, Edwin A, Zubuch, Vanessa A, Asmah, Richard H, Severini, Alberto

    Published in Virology journal (21-04-2017)
    “…In addition to being useful for classification, sequence variations of human Papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes have been implicated in differential oncogenic…”
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    Differences in age-specific HPV prevalence between self-collected and health personnel collected specimen in a cross-sectional study in Ghana by Awua, Adolf K, Adanu, Richard M K, Wiredu, Edwin K, Afari, Edwin A, Severini, Alberto

    Published in Infectious agents and cancer (18-05-2017)
    “…HPV infections are ubiquitous and particularly common among sexually active young women. However, there are regional and national variations in age-specific…”
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    Prevalence of cervical cancer and pre-cancerous lesions among unscreened Women in Kumasi, Ghana by Donkoh, Emmanuel Timmy, Agyemang-Yeboah, Francis, Asmah, Richard Harry, Wiredu, Edwin K.

    Published in Medicine (Baltimore) (01-03-2019)
    “…Ghana does not have a universal population-based cervical cancer screening program and there is very limited information about the distribution of cervical…”
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    Nutritional status and effect of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) on selected trace elements in people living with HIV in Ghana by Saka, Regina, Domfeh, Emmanuel A., Hayford, Frank E. A, Asante, Matilda, Amoah, Albert G. B, Asare, George A., Wiredu, Edwin K.

    Published in Scientific African (01-03-2023)
    “…Essential trace elements obtained from our diet are crucial for the initiation and development of host defence by the immune system. Trace elements such as…”
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    Self-Collected Specimens Revealed a Higher Vaccine- and Non-Vaccine-Type Human Papillomavirus Prevalences in a Cross-Sectional Study in Akuse by Zubach, Vanessa A., Afari, Edwin A., Wiredu, Edwin K., Severini, Alberto, Awua, Adolf K., Adanu, Richard M. K.

    Published in Advances in preventive medicine (01-03-2020)
    “…Background. Population-specific epidemiologic data on human Papillomavirus infection, which are limited in most of the SubSaharan African countries, are…”
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    Factors associated with gastro-duodenal disease in patients undergoing upper GI endoscopy at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana by A. Archampong, Timothy N, Asmah, Richard H, Wiredu, Edwin K, Gyasi, Richard K, Nkrumah, Kofi N

    Published in African health sciences (01-06-2016)
    “…Background: There is a high prevalence of gastro-duodenal disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Peptic ulcer disease in dyspeptic patients, 24.5%, was comparable to…”
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    Acute toxicity studies of Croton membranaceus root extract by Asare, George A., Sittie, A., Bugyei, K., Gyan, Ben A., Adjei, Samuel, Addo, Phyllis, Wiredu, Edwin K., Nyarko, Alex K., Otu-Nyarko, Lydia S., Adjei, David Nana

    Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (12-04-2011)
    “…Croton membranaceus root and leaf extracts are used in the Bahamas to aromatize tobacco, in Nigeria to improve digestion, and in Ghana, for benign prostate…”
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    Osteometric Analysis of Sexual Dimorphism in the Sternal End of the Rib in a West African Population by Wiredu, EK, Kumoji, R, Seshadri, R, Biritwum, RB

    Published in Journal of forensic sciences (01-09-1999)
    “…This study, and others, are being carried out in order to establish a Forensic Anthropology databank on age estimation and sex determination of skeletonized…”
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    Cervical Human Papillomavirus Prevalence, Genotypes, and Associated Risk Factors among Female Sex Workers in Greater Accra, Ghana by Asmah, Richard Harry, Dortey, Benjamin Ansah, Nortey, Priscillia Awo, Adams, Abdul Rashid, Wiredu, Edwin K.

    Published in Journal of oncology (01-01-2019)
    “…Cervical cancer is a largely preventable disease mediated by persistent infection with high-risk Human Papillomaviruses (Hr-HPV). There are now three approved…”
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