Albert Awuku Kumi

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Basic School Children in the Akyemansa District, Ghana

Albert Abaka-Yawson, Christian Hotorvi, Enos Amoako Oduro, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Albert Awuku Kumi & Kingsley Arhin-Wiredu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: Globally, urinary schistosomiasis has devastating implications on school children. It predisposes them to dysuria, haematuria among others which can negatively influence their academic performance. This study determined the prevalence and associated risk factors of ur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v15i430128

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Accra, Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study

Shadrack Okaijah, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, George Yiadom Osei & Albert Awuku Kumi · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2019

Background: The significance of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) relates to its potential to cause acute pyelonephritis, preterm labour and preterm rupture of the membranes. Additionally, it has been associated with clinical conditions such as anaemia, preterm birth, low birth weig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2019/v4i130099