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Otchere Addai-Mensah

Publications (3)

Reference Intervals of Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time and Their Association with Age among Healthy Adults in Kumasi, Ghana

David Ntiamoah Ofosu, Otchere Addai-Mensah, Lillian Antwi-Boateng, Kwabena Anane & Eddie-Williams Owiredu · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2019

Prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) are used to assess blood coagulation disorders. Use of reference intervals from a different population may result in misinterpretation and misdiagnoses as the reference intervals for the two tests vary from on...

Open access Research Article

Use of Selected Anthropometric Indices for Screening Hypertension in an Adult Ghanaian Population

Nafiu Amidu, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Benedict Boateng Antuamwine & Otchere Addai-Mensah · Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice · 2018

Objective: Hypertension is on the rise in Ghana, necessitating rapid and early diagnosis for better patient care. Anthropometric indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HP), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) may...

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Placental Malaria and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study in a Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Samira Daud, Charles Nkansah, Yaw Amo Wiafe, Nafiu Amidu, Eliezer Togbe, Ruth Duku-Takyi, Ganiwu Abdul, Lawrence Duah Agyemang, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Constance Adu-Gyamfi, Charles Gyasi, Alexander Yaw Debrah, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Kofi Mensah, Samuel K. Appiah, Gabriel Abbam & Otchere Addai-Mensah · Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2022

Aim: To determine the prevalence of placental malaria among women with HDP in Ghana, and its effect on fetal and pregnancy outcomes. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Obstetrics and Gynaecology unit of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana from 1st...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i192