Edwin Afari

Publications (2)

Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors in Adults from a Semi Urban District in Ghana: A Population Based Survey

Joseph K. L. Opare, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Edwin Afari, Axel Hoffmann, Christian Schindler, Fred Wurapa, Chima Ohuabunwo, Samuel Sackey, David Mensah & Olivia Serwaa · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014

Objectives: Given the paucity of community based surveys on hypertension and other non-communicable diseases in the Akwapim North District (AKND) of Ghana’s Eastern-Region (ER), we conducted a population survey to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated determ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7844

Bacterial Meningitis: A Review in the Upper East Region of Ghana 2010-2014

Joseph K. L. Opare, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, John Kofi Odoom, Edwin Afari, Abraham Oduro, Baba Awuni, Dorcas Kyeiwa Asante, Olivia Serwaa Opare & Patricia Akweongo · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Introduction: Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord. It can cause severe brain damage and is fatal in 50% of cases if untreated. The Upper East Region (UER) of Ghana recorded 70 case-patients in 2014 with a case fat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/19398