Lessons from the field: COVID-19 outbreak investigations in Kpone-Katamanso, Greater Accra, Ghana: a Global South approach to disease control and contact tracing
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trac063
Abstract: Abstract In the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality (Greater Accra, Ghana), as part of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response, public health teams implemented and carried out enhanced contact tracing and surveillance from March 2020 to March… read more here.
Keywords: disease; contact tracing; kpone katamanso; accra ghana ... See more keywords
Quantitative estimation of the impact of climate change on residential electricity demand for the city of Greater Accra, Ghana
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DOI: 10.1108/ijesm-08-2020-0008
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of temperature on residential electricity demand in the city of Greater Accra, Ghana. It is believed that the increasing trend of temperatures may significantly… read more here.
Keywords: electricity demand; temperature; greater accra; residential electricity ... See more keywords
Exploring the planning practices of nurse managers in the unit: a study of nurse managers in the greater Accra region.
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DOI: 10.1108/jhom-08-2021-0320
Abstract: PURPOSE Nurse managers' planning practices are essential to the practice of management in the unit, and the overall efficiency of the healthcare service delivery. This study aims to explore the planning practices of nurse managers… read more here.
Keywords: greater accra; planning practices; nurse managers; accra region ... See more keywords
Cervical Cancer in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions of Ghana
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DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2016.005744
Abstract: Purpose Cervical cancer is a common cancer among women worldwide. An estimated 528,000 new cases and 266,000 deaths occurred in 2012. More than 85% of invasive cervical cancer cases occur in low- and middle-income countries.… read more here.
Keywords: greater accra; mortality rates; cervical cancer; incidence mortality ... See more keywords
Retrospective review of neonatal morbidity and mortality at public referral hospitals in Greater Accra Region of Ghana:2013-2014.
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DOI: 10.3233/npm-180184
Abstract: BACKGROUND Reliable local data for evaluating and planning neonatal interventions in low-resource countries are scarce. To provide data for evaluating neonatal interventions in an administrative region of Ghana, the study examined baseline data for inpatient… read more here.
Keywords: greater accra; 2013 2014; region ghana; retrospective review ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Testing: A Qualitative Study Exploring Enablers and Barriers in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.908410
Abstract: Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis and has reaffirmed that extensive testing along with effective tracing is still crucial to slowing transmission of the COVID-19 virus despite the rolling out of vaccines. This… read more here.
Keywords: enablers barriers; health; covid; covid testing ... See more keywords
Distribution and Risk Factors of Malaria in the Greater Accra Region in Ghana
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912006
Abstract: Malaria remains a serious public health challenge in Ghana including the Greater Accra Region. This study aimed to quantify the spatial, temporal and spatio-temporal patterns of malaria in the Greater Accra Region to inform targeted… read more here.
Keywords: district; malaria cases; malaria greater; accra region ... See more keywords