Richard Berko Biritwum
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Recent Articles
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Ocran Mattila P, Biritwum R, Babar Z
PLoS One
. 2023 May;
18(5):e0279817.
PMID: 37134123
Introduction: In Ghana, prices for cancer medicines are characterized by high retail markups, forex fluctuations and high variation in prices of medicines. Most patients cannot afford the cancer medicines. There...
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Boateng G, Lartey S, Baiden P, Si L, Biritwum R, Kowal P, et al.
Front Public Health
. 2021 Apr;
9:571110.
PMID: 33898368
This paper assessed the transition probabilities between the stages of hypertension severity and the length of time an individual might spend at a particular disease state using the new American...
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Lartey S, Si L, Otahal P, de Graaff B, Boateng G, Biritwum R, et al.
Soc Sci Med
. 2020 Feb;
247:112821.
PMID: 32018114
Overweight/obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana. However, transition probabilities, an essential component to develop cost-effective measures for weight management is lacking in this population. We estimated...
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Lartey S, Si L, de Graaff B, Magnussen C, Ahmad H, Campbell J, et al.
Value Health
. 2019 Sep;
22(9):1042-1049.
PMID: 31511181
Background: Obesity is a major public health challenge and its prevalence has increased across the age spectrum from 1980 to date in most parts of the world including sub-Saharan Africa....
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Lartey S, Magnussen C, Si L, Boateng G, de Graaff B, Biritwum R, et al.
PLoS One
. 2019 Aug;
14(8):e0215045.
PMID: 31425568
Background: Studies on changes in the prevalence and determinants of obesity in older adults living in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. We examined recent changes in obesity prevalence and associated factors...
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Lartey S, Magnussen C, Si L, de Graaff B, Biritwum R, Mensah G, et al.
PLoS One
. 2019 Jan;
14(1):e0208491.
PMID: 30625141
Background: Obesity has emerged as a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases in low and middle-income countries but may not follow typical socioeconomic status (SES)-related gradients seen in higher income...
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Awoke M, Negin J, Moller J, Farell P, Yawson A, Biritwum R, et al.
Glob Health Action
. 2017 Jun;
10(1):1301723.
PMID: 28578615
Background: Previous studies investigating factors associated with healthcare utilization by older Ghanaians lack distinction between public and private health services. The present study examined factors associated with public and private...
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Charlton K, Ware L, Menyanu E, Biritwum R, Naidoo N, Pieterse C, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2016 Dec;
6(11):e013316.
PMID: 27903563
Introduction: Attempting to curb the rising epidemic of hypertension, South Africa implemented legislation in June 2016 mandating maximum sodium levels in a range of manufactured foods that contribute significantly to...
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Arokiasamy P, Uttamacharya U, Jain K, Biritwum R, Yawson A, Wu F, et al.
BMC Med
. 2015 Aug;
13:178.
PMID: 26239481
Background: Chronic diseases contribute a large share of disease burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Chronic diseases have a tendency to occur simultaneously and where there are two or...
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Peltzer K, Stewart Williams J, Kowal P, Negin J, Snodgrass J, Yawson A, et al.
Glob Health Action
. 2014 Nov;
7:25314.
PMID: 25363363
Background And Objective: The achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) in emerging economies is a high priority within the global community. This timely study uses standardized national population data collected...