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Mercy Abbey

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Articles 14
Citations 315
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Health Services
Public Health
Tropical Medicine
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Margaret A Chinbuah
Margaret Gyapong
John O Gyapong
Justice Nonvignon
L Kay Bartholomew
Bart van den Borne
Piet A Kager
Julia Hussein
Moses Aikins
Elizabeth Awini
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Int Health
BMC Public Health
Reprod Health Matters
Malar J
Midwifery
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Recent Articles
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Where is the 'C' in antenatal care and postnatal care: A multi-country survey of availability of antenatal and postnatal care in low- and middle-income settings
Madaj B, Gopalakrishnan S, Quach A, Filiaci S, Traore A, Bakusa D, et al.
BJOG . 2022 Feb; 129(9):1546-1557. PMID: 35106907
Objective: Antenatal (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) are logical entry points for prevention and treatment of pregnancy-related illness and to reduce perinatal mortality. We developed signal functions and assessed availability...
2.
Pneumonia in Ghana-a need to raise the profile
Abbey M, Afagbedzi S, Afriyie-Mensah J, Antwi-Agyei D, Atengble K, Badoe E, et al.
Int Health . 2018 Feb; 10(1):4-7. PMID: 29401244
Despite the high mortality, pneumonia retains a relatively low profile among researchers, funders and policymakers. Here we reflect on the problems and priorities of pneumonia in Ghana, briefly review the...
3.
Development of a theory and evidence-based program to promote community treatment of fevers in children under five in a rural district in Southern Ghana: An intervention mapping approach
Abbey M, Bartholomew L, Chinbuah M, Gyapong M, Gyapong J, van den Borne B
BMC Public Health . 2017 Jan; 17(1):120. PMID: 28122594
Background: This paper describes the development and implementation of a program to promote prompt and appropriate care seeking for fever in children under the age of five. Designed as a...
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Community perceptions and practices of treatment seeking for childhood pneumonia: a mixed methods study in a rural district, Ghana
Abbey M, Chinbuah M, Gyapong M, Bartholomew L, van den Borne B
BMC Public Health . 2016 Aug; 16(1):848. PMID: 27549163
Background: The World Health Organization recommends community case management of malaria and pneumonia for reduction of under-five mortality in developing countries. Caregivers' perception and understanding of the illness influences the...
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Treating fever in children under 5 years of age: caregiver perceptions of community health worker services in Dangme West district, Ghana
Abbey M, Bartholomew L, Pappoe M, van den Borne B
Int Health . 2015 May; 7(6):455-63. PMID: 25925051
Background: Integrated community case management of childhood illnesses is a key strategy to help reduce mortality in children under 5 years; particularly those with difficult access to treatment. However, the...
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Factors related to retention of community health workers in a trial on community-based management of fever in children under 5 years in the Dangme West District of Ghana
Abbey M, Bartholomew L, Nonvignon J, Chinbuah M, Pappoe M, Gyapong M, et al.
Int Health . 2014 Feb; 6(2):99-105. PMID: 24532651
Background: In resource-constrained settings of developing countries, promotion of community-based health interventions through community health workers (CHWs) is an important strategy to improve child health. However, there are concerns about...
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Impact of treating young children with antimalarials with or without antibiotics on morbidity: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Ghana
Chinbuah M, Adjuik M, Cobelens F, Koram K, Abbey M, Gyapong M, et al.
Int Health . 2013 Sep; 5(3):228-35. PMID: 24030274
Background: Community health workers in Dangme-West district, Ghana, treated children aged 2-59 months with fever with either artesunate-amodiaquine (AAQ) or AAQ plus amoxicillin (AAQ + AMX) within a cluster-randomized controlled...
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Assessment of the adherence of community health workers to dosing and referral guidelines for the management of fever in children under 5 years: a study in Dangme West District, Ghana
Chinbuah M, Abbey M, Kager P, Gyapong M, Nonvignon J, Ashitey P, et al.
Int Health . 2013 Sep; 5(2):148-56. PMID: 24030115
Background: Community health workers (CHW) manage simple childhood illnesses in many developing countries. Information on CHWs' referral practices is limited. As part of a large cluster-randomised trial, this study assessed...
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Impact of community management of fever (using antimalarials with or without antibiotics) on childhood mortality: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Ghana
Chinbuah M, Kager P, Abbey M, Gyapong M, Awini E, Nonvignon J, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2012 Nov; 87(5 Suppl):11-20. PMID: 23136273
Malaria and pneumonia are leading causes of childhood mortality. Home Management of fever as Malaria (HMM) enables presumptive treatment with antimalarial drugs but excludes pneumonia. We aimed to evaluate the...
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Is home management of fevers a cost-effective way of reducing under-five mortality in Africa? The case of a rural Ghanaian District
Nonvignon J, Chinbuah M, Gyapong M, Abbey M, Awini E, Gyapong J, et al.
Trop Med Int Health . 2012 May; 17(8):951-7. PMID: 22643324
Objective: To assess the cost-effectiveness of two strategies of home management of under-five fevers in Ghana - treatment using antimalarials only (artesunate-amodiaquine - AAQ) and combined treatment using antimalarials and...