Ebenezer Dassah
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Gyimah E, Dassah E, Opoku M, Nketsia W, Ntoaduro A, Tutu C, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2024 Oct;
24(1):1314.
PMID: 39478543
Background: Despite Ghana's Persons with Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715) making provisions for access to healthcare services for adolescents with disabilities and their families, a corpus of literature has reported...
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Denny V, Appiah J, Nadkarni V, Dassah E, Gyimah Mensah E, Adjei T, et al.
BMJ Paediatr Open
. 2024 Aug;
8(1).
PMID: 39174034
Background/purpose: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation for children worldwide, particularly in resource-limited regions. In Kumasi, Ghana, organ system failure and mortality in children who...
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Amoak D, Braimah J, Agyemang-Duah W, Sano Y, Antabe R, Dassah E
BMC Prim Care
. 2024 Jul;
25(1):275.
PMID: 39080513
Older people with food insecurity in Ghana are often exposed to poor health conditions, highlighting the importance of the National health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) enrolment for ensuring they receive necessary...
4.
Kangmennaang J, Siiba A, Dassah E, Kansanga M
BMC Public Health
. 2023 Dec;
23(1):2495.
PMID: 38093227
Sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing an epidemiological transition driven by rapid, unprecedented demographic, socio-cultural, and economic transitions. These transitions are driving increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other...
5.
Amoak D, Braimah J, Agyemang-Duah W, Sano Y, Osei-Kye N, Anfaara F, et al.
BMC Oral Health
. 2023 May;
23(1):323.
PMID: 37231472
The literature recognizes food insecurity as a barrier to access to health care services. However, we know very little about the association between food insecurity and unmet dental care needs...
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Braimah J, Agyemang-Duah W, Amoak D, Sano Y, Antabe R, Dassah E
BMC Geriatr
. 2023 May;
23(1):327.
PMID: 37231374
Background: Ghana's growing older adult population raises critical questions regarding healthcare for these older adults. At the same time, food insecurity is high among older adults in Ghana. This underscores...
7.
Dassah E, Aldersey H, McColl M, Davison C
PLoS One
. 2022 Sep;
17(9):e0274163.
PMID: 36112654
In Ghana, many persons with physical disabilities are members of populations who face health disparities including physical, structural, knowledge, attitudinal and financial barriers to various health care services compared to...
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Dassah E, Aldersey H, McColl M, Davison C
Prim Health Care Res Dev
. 2020 Aug;
20:e108.
PMID: 32799998
Background: A growing body of evidence has shown that persons with physical disabilities experience substantial barriers in accessing primary healthcare (PHC) services in rural areas. Negative attitudes from healthcare providers...
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Dassah E, Aldersey H, McColl M, Davison C
Glob Health Res Policy
. 2019 Jan;
3:36.
PMID: 30603678
Background: Access to primary health care (PHC) is a fundamental human right and central in the performance of health care systems, however persons with disabilities (PWDs) generally experience greater barriers...
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Dassah E, Aldersey H, McColl M, Davison C
Soc Sci Med
. 2018 Aug;
214:83-90.
PMID: 30153547
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes the rights of persons with disabilities' access to health care, including primary health care (PHC). However, growing evidence...