William K. B. A. Owiredu, James Osei-Yeboah, Christiana Aryee, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Edwin F. Laing & Isaac K. Owusu·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Despite the extensive use of anthropometric indices in the risk prediction of hypertension, there is lack of consensus on the type and the optimal threshold to be used. This current work evaluates the optimal threshold points, discriminative power and comparative performance as d...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/37772
Sylvester Yao Lokpo, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Percival Agordoh, Eric Agboli, Louisa Naa Akunsah Amoo, Mark Noagbe, George Yiadom Osei, Romeo Asumbasiya Aduko, Gifty Nkansah & Prosper Mensah·Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology·2018
Background: This study aimed to determine the burden of cardio-metabolic risk factors among type 2 diabetes clients undergoing clinical management at the Ho Municipal Hospital in the Volta Region of Ghana. Methodology: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among s...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRRE/2018/45468
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...
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of religious practices and diet doctrines on obesity and hypertension among Pentecostal and orthodox Christians in the Tamale metropolis. Study Design: This study was a cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/16724
Ghana is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition from solely communicable to a double burden of infectious and chronic disease such as hypertension. Aims: We aimed to compare the association between different lifestyle practices, adiposity indices, atherogenic dyslipidaemic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14308
Background: The ability to determine accurately, the blood loss during childbirth is of extreme importance in the diagnosis and management of primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Aims: In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of visual estimation of blood loss, as a method o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15114
Simon Bannison Bani, Christian Obirikorang, Kwabena O. Danquah, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Lawrence Quaye, Samuel A. Sakyi, Yussif Adams, Peter Paul M. Dapare, Moses Banyeh & Barnabas B. N. Gandau·International STD Research & Reviews·2020
Aim: This study assesses the effects of HAART on liver and renal functions in HIV infected individuals on HAART. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Methods: This study was conducted in Tamale, Ghana from August, 2015 to November 2017. Methodology: A total of 300 HIV i...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2020/v9i230109
Simon Bannison Bani, Kwabena O. Danquah, Christian Obirikorang, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Lawrence Quaye, Samuel A. Sakyi, Yussif Adams, Peter Paul M. Dapare, Moses Banyeh & Barnabas B. N. Gandau·International STD Research & Reviews·2019
Aim: This study assesses the effects of HAART on complete blood count parameters among HIV infected participants. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Methods: This study was conducted in Tamale, Ghana from August, 2016 to December, 2017. Methodology: A total of 300 HIV in...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2019/v8i230100
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...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2022/v5i192