Over time, global health systems have witnessed significant improvements in the delivery and coverage of healthcare services. Nevertheless, the increasing prominence of non-communicable diseases remains a persistent challenge. Diabetes is one such non-co
PREVALENCE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN THE HO MUNICIPALITY OF GHANALincoln NgambireAhmed Bawah
we quantified the regional variation in the extent of diabetes diagnosis, with diabetes defined as in theMethods. We also quantified, among those who were previously undiagnosed and were detected as having diabetes through screening in the survey, the concordance and ...
Dementia as a global phenomenon has received significant attention in research due to the adverse effects it has on the daily functioning of its victims. Despite studies conducted in relation to the prevalence and associated factors of dementia in Ghana, not much attention has been paid to the in...
Additionally, MetS was associated with significantly higher risks of all-cause mortality, CVD mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke, with risk ratios ranging from 1.6 to 2.9, even in individuals without diabetes [2]. The prevalence of MetS is increasing worldwide, with an estimated global ...
Genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Ghana from 2020-2021 ArticleOpen access06 May 2022 Host–pathogen dynamics in longitudinal clinical specimens from patients with COVID-19 ArticleOpen access07 April 2022 Main The emergence of highly divergent variants of SARS-CoV-2 has been a defining...
we produced location-specific, age-specific, and sex-specific estimates of diabetes prevalence and burden from 1990 to 2021, the proportion of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in 2021, the proportion of the type 2 diabetes burden attributable to selected risk factors, and projections of diabetes preva...
The study was a facility-based cross-sectional design among residents at Chorkor, an informal settlement in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. A questionnaire was administered at a community hospital during an interview to gather data on sources of smoke exposure in the household, in the neighbou...
Prevalence of hypertension and diabetes and their determinants among commercial drivers in Ibadan metropolis, South-Western Nigeria Introduction: Undetected hypertension and diabetes could result in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications and may result in fatal road accidents if they occur while drivin...
The study was a facility-based cross-sectional design among residents at Chorkor, an informal settlement in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. A questionnaire was administered at a community hospital during an interview to gather data on sources of smoke exposure in the household, in the neighbou...