Michael Boah

The Risk Factors for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence in Ghana: A Small Matched Case-control Study

Michael Boah, Daniel Adjei Amporfro, Timothy Adampah, Stephen Bordotsiah, Baiming Jin, Ernestine Sefakor Coffie, Emmanuel A. Ayamga & Emmanuel Akanpabadae · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2020

Aims: Knowing the risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) opens up avenues for identifying target groups for intensified case finding. We aimed to identify the risk factors for pulmonary TB (PTB) incidence in a rural district in northern Ghana. Study Design: A matched case-control stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i130137

Is There a Relationship between Repeat Induced Abortion and Current Use of Contraception among Women in the Reproductive Age? A Study in Ghana

Michael Boah, Timothy Adampah & Dominic Achinkok · Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2019

Aims: Some women in the developing world use abortion to regulate fertility and space childbearing. However, repeat induced abortion has become common and it’s linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes in future pregnancies. The aim of this study was to determine the relations...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpcb/2019/v2i114

Factors Associated with Reporting a History of Induced Abortion among Adolescent Girls in Ghana during 2012-2017

Dominic Achinkok & Michael Boah · International Journal of Research and Reports in Gynaecology · 2021

Aims: Adolescent girls are misinformed about safe sex, contraception, and lack access to modern contraceptive methods to prevent unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions. This study sought to explore the factors associated with reporting a history of abortion among sexually acti...

Open access Research Article