Nutritional Diet Knowledge and Barriers to Dietary Recommendations Adherence Among Diabetic Patients in Central Region, Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Authors: Margaret Atuahene, Frank Quarshie, Philip N. Gorleku, Rahmat Taylor, Maurice O. Gorleku, Daniel Eshun, Martin O. Asante, Francis K. Nyasem, Joseph Otchere

Source: Health Science Reports, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2025)

Subject Terms: attitudes, diabetes mellitus, diet, health knowledge, healthy, practice, Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2398-8835

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Towards Understanding the Microepidemiology of Lymphatic Filariasis at the Community Level in Ghana

Authors: Jeffrey Gabriel Sumboh, Nii A. Laryea, Joseph Otchere, Collins S. Ahorlu, Dziedzom K. de Souza

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 107 (2024)

Subject Terms: microepidemiology, Lymphatic filariasis, spatial mapping, mass drug administration, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/5/107; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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Prevalence, predictors and consequences of gambling on Children in Ghana

Authors: Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Daniel Coffie, Michael Ofori Abiaw, Patience Hayford, Joseph Otchere Martey, Frank Kyei-Arthur

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Gambling, Prevalence, Predictors, Consequences, Children, Ghana, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/138ab4566bd8408abeeabdd4c31cce90

Application of multiplex amplicon deep-sequencing (MAD-seq) to screen for putative drug resistance markers in the Necator americanus isotype-1 β-tubulin gene

Authors: Santosh George, Peter Suwondo, Jewelna Akorli, Joseph Otchere, Lisa M. Harrison, Kaya Bilguvar, James R. Knight, Debbie Humphries, Michael D. Wilson, Adalgisa Caccone, Michael Cappello

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/3286679ca0d94f1dab115c96dc5d8987

COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana

Authors: Collins S. Ahorlu, Daniel Okyere, Sellasie Pi-Bansa, Joseph Otchere, Benjamin Marfo, Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, Joseph L. Opare, Elizabeth F. Long, Dziedzom K. de Souza

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/5534650973524f40a278f392dc5da6ef

Increased ShTAL1 IgE responses post-Praziquantel treatment may be associated with a reduced risk to re-infection in a Ghanaian S. haematobium-endemic community

Authors: Elias K. Asuming-Brempong, Irene Ayi, William van der Puije, Ben A. Gyan, Irene A. Larbi, Yvonne Ashong, Naa Adjeley Frempong, Joseph K. Quartey, Joseph Otchere, Frances M. Jones, Shona Wilson, David W. Dunne, Daniel A. Boakye

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 3 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906586/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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A Comparative Study of Lymphatic Filariasis-Related Perceptions among Treated and Non-Treated Individuals in the Ahanta West Municipality of Ghana

Authors: Collins Stephen Ahorlu, Joseph Otchere, Kojo M. Sedzro, Sellase Pi-Bansa, Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, Joseph L. Opare, Bright Alomatu, Elizabeth F. Long, Dziedzom K. de Souza

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 7, Iss 10, p 273 (2022)

Subject Terms: lymphatic filariasis, MDA, non-treated, treated, engage and treat, test and treat, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/10/273; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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In vitro activities of crude extracts and triterpenoid constituents of Dichapetalum crassifolium Chodat against clinical isolates of Schistosoma haematobium

Authors: Mary Anti Chama, Henry Akwaffo Onyame, Claudine Fleischer, Dorcas Osei-Safo, Reiner Waibel, Joseph Otchere, Ivan Addae-Mensah, Michael Wilson

Source: Heliyon, Vol 6, Iss 7, Pp e04460- (2020)

Subject Terms: Natural product chemistry, Organic chemistry, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Dichapetalum crassifolium, Schistosoma haematobium, Dichapetalin A, Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020313049; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440

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Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges.

Authors: Dziedzom K de Souza, Katherine Gass, Joseph Otchere, Ye Min Htet, Odame Asiedu, Benjamin Marfo, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Daniel A Boakye, Collins S Ahorlu

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 5, p e0008306 (2020)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration: a qualitative assessment

Authors: Collins S. K. Ahorlu, Eric Koka, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Joseph Otchere, Dziedzom Komi de Souza

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)

Subject Terms: Lymphatic Filariasis, Drug fatigue, Key-informants, MDA, Community perspectives, Qualitative, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5157-7; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Community-based trial of annual versus biannual single-dose ivermectin plus albendazole against Wuchereria bancrofti infection in human and mosquito populations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Authors: Dziedzom K. de Souza, Collins S. Ahorlu, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Joseph Otchere, Sedzro K. Mensah, Irene A. Larbi, George E. Mensah, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Daniel A. Boakye

Source: Trials, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2017)

Subject Terms: Lymphatic filariasis, Biannual treatment, Twice-yearly treatment, Increased treatment frequency, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2196-9; https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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An evaluation of Wb123 antibody elisa in individuals treated with ivermectin and albendazole, and implementation challenges in Africa

Authors: Dziedzom Komi de Souza, Irene Offei Owusu, Joseph Otchere, Michelle Adimazoya, Kwadwo Frempong, Collins Stephen Ahorlu, Daniel Adjei Boakye, Michael David Wilson

Source: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 27, Iss 65 (2017)

Subject Terms: lymphatic filariasis, elephantiasis, antigen, antibody, wb123, ghana, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/27/65/pdf/65.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1937-8688

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Implications of low-density microfilariae carriers in Anopheles transmission areas: molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus populations in perspective

Authors: Bethel Kwansa-Bentum, Fred Aboagye-Antwi, Joseph Otchere, Michael David Wilson, Daniel Adjei Boakye

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2014)

Subject Terms: Mass drug administration, Low-density microfilariae carriers, Wuchereria bancrofti, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles funestus, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

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Evaluation of field recognizable morbidity indicators of Schistosoma haematobium infection among primary school children in Ghana

Authors: Ato Kwamena Tetteh, Joseph Otchere, Langbong Bimi, Irene Ayi

Source: Russian Open Medical Journal, Vol 5, Iss 3, p e0303 (2016)

Subject Terms: school children, Schistosoma haematobium, Ghana, questionnaire, diagnosis, haematuria, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://www.romj.org/node/160; https://doaj.org/toc/2304-3415

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Low Microfilaremia Levels in Three Districts in Coastal Ghana with at Least 16 Years of Mass Drug Administration and Persistent Transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis

Authors: Dziedzom K. de Souza, Joseph Otchere, Collins S. Ahorlu, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Irene A. Larbi, Edward Dumashie, Frances A. McCarthy, Sandra A. King, Samson Otoo, Dickson Osabutey, Joseph H. N. Osei, Kojo M. Sedzro, Odame Asiedu, Samuel K. Dadzie, Irene Ayi, Benjamin Marfo, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Daniel A. Boakye

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 3, Iss 4, p 105 (2018)

Subject Terms: Wuchereria bancrofti, elephantiasis, lymphatic filariasis, transmission, control, Ghana, Medicine

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Relation: http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/4/105; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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Assessing Lymphatic Filariasis Data Quality in Endemic Communities in Ghana, Using the Neglected Tropical Diseases Data Quality Assessment Tool for Preventive Chemotherapy.

Authors: Dziedzom K de Souza, Eric Yirenkyi, Joseph Otchere, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Donne K Ameme, Samuel Sackey, Collins Ahorlu, Michael D Wilson

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 3, p e0004590 (2016)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4814091?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Health seeking behaviour and utilization of health facilities for schistosomiasis-related symptoms in ghana.

Authors: Anthony Danso-Appiah, Wilma A Stolk, Kwabena M Bosompem, Joseph Otchere, Caspar W N Looman, J Dik F Habbema, Sake J de Vlas

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 4, Iss 11, p e867 (2010)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2970540?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Prevalence, predictors and consequences of gambling on Children in Ghana.

Authors: Kyei-Gyamfi, Sylvester, Coffie, Daniel, Abiaw, Michael Ofori, Hayford, Patience, Martey, Joseph Otchere, Kyei-Arthur, Frank

Source: BMC Public Health; 12/2/2022, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p, 6 Charts

Subject Terms: GAMBLING, YOUNG adults, ECOLOGICAL zones, CELL phones, JOB involvement

Geographic Terms: GHANA