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Alfred Yawson

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Owusu-Sekyere F, Goka B, Adzosii D, Obeng W, Yawson A, Akyaa-Yao N, et al.
Ghana Med J . 2024 Mar; 57(2):148-155. PMID: 38504760
Objectives: To determine the usefulness of cardiovascular physical examination (CPE) as a screening tool in a low-resource setting for detecting congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns delivered at the Maternity...
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Atiase Y, Yorke E, Akpalu J, Reynolds M, Annan O, Aryee R, et al.
Trop Med Int Health . 2023 Aug; 28(9):790-796. PMID: 37537727
Objectives: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common, severe and often fatal complication of diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and precipitants of DKA, as well as factors...
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Lartey M, Kenu E, Ganu V, Asiedu-Bekoe F, Opoku B, Yawson A, et al.
PLoS One . 2023 Jul; 18(7):e0288242. PMID: 37410736
Introduction: Health care workers (HCWs) are crucial to the fight against COVID-19 and are at risk of being infected. We sought to determine the risk factors and associations of COVID-19...
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Lamptey R, Amoakoh-Coleman M, Barker M, Iddi S, Hadjiconstantinou M, Davies M, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2023 Feb; 23(1):199. PMID: 36829179
Background: In high-resource settings, structured diabetes self-management education is associated with improved outcomes but the evidence from low-resource settings is limited and inconclusive. Aim: To compare, structured diabetes self-management education...
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Delaney M, Telke S, Zou S, Williams M, Aridi J, Rudd K, et al.
Transfusion . 2022 Sep; 62(11):2282-2290. PMID: 36173295
Background: The supply of blood in many low- and middle-income nations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) does not meet the patient care needs. Lack and delay of blood transfusion cause harm...
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Struck N, Lorenz E, Deschermeier C, Eibach D, Kettenbeil J, Loag W, et al.
BMC Public Health . 2022 Sep; 22(1):1676. PMID: 36064368
Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic affects the entire world population and has serious health, economic and social consequences. Assessing the prevalence of COVID-19 through population-based serological surveys is essential to...
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Dei-Adomakoh Y, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Appiah B, Yawson A, Olayemi E
Lancet Haematol . 2021 Sep; 8(10):e770-e776. PMID: 34481544
The low recruitment and retention of blood donors in sub-Saharan Africa is a grave concern for blood transfusion services in the region. This problem is exacerbated by factors such as...
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Akrofi B, Tetteh J, Amissah-Arthur K, Buxton E, Yawson A
BMC Health Serv Res . 2021 Jun; 21(1):590. PMID: 34147100
Background: There have been a major advance made in screening, early diagnosis, and prompt treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy among Person living with diabetes (PLWD). However, screening services remain a challenge...
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Tetteh J, Asare I, Adomako I, Udofia E, Seneadza N, Adjei-Mensah E, et al.
BMJ Open . 2021 Mar; 11(3):e044246. PMID: 33687955
Objective: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of disability and associated factors and further quantify the associated sex differential among Ghana's workforce aged 15+ years. Design: A nationally...
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Dwomoh D, Agyabeng K, Agbeshie K, Incoom G, Nortey P, Yawson A, et al.
BMJ Open . 2020 May; 10(5):e033356. PMID: 32414818
Objective: Despite the huge financial investment in the free maternal healthcare policy (FMHCP) by the Governments of Ghana and Burkina Faso, no study has quantified the impact of FMHCP on...