The Nasia catchment is the reservoir with significant surface water resources in Northern Ghana and home to numerous subsistence farmers engaged in rainfed
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etymology: the name derives from the Akan word "nkran" meaning "ants," and refers to the numerous anthills in the area around the capital Administrative divisions 16 regions; Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, North East, Northern, Oti, Savannah, Upper East...
Prospective clinical sample collection took place in two locations in Ghana, one urban (LEKMA Hospital, Accra, on the coast) with perennial malaria transmission and one rural (three sites in and around Navrongo, in the Upper East Region), where malaria transmission is highly seasonal (Extended D...
Food safety is integral to food security and is increasingly becoming a significant concern in the urban areas of Africa, which are rapidly growing in population. In the case of Ghana, many urban households depend on traditional open-air markets for most
Study area map. Full size image Household selection All households in the selected communities were enumerated and encoded into a database. Each household member in the community including children less than five (5) years was given a unique identification number as part of the household morbidity...
within the transition between end of the major dry and beginning of the major wet season. Water quality parameters The transparency of the water column in each 1-ha plot was determined with a standard 30-cm diameter, black/white Perspex Secchi disc and a rope. It was lowered on the ...
Vector bionomics are important aspects of vector-borne disease control programs. Mosquito-biting risks are affected by environmental, mosquito behavior and human factors, which are important for assessing exposure risk and intervention impacts. This stud
MAP = SBP + 2 (DBP)/3 [36]. Hypertension status was measured as self-reported treatment or having a measured BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg. Hypertension awareness was based on self-reported previous diagnosis of hypertension in those with BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg. Treatment was determ...
3]. The river has divisions of Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Red Volta. In the north-western part of Ghana, the Black Volta forms the frontiers between the Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Ghana. In the southern part of Ghana, the Volta River flows through Akwapim-Togoland ...