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pro vyhledávání: '"KWABENA AMO-ANTWI"'
Autor:
Patrick Kafui Akakpo, Emmanuel Gustav Imbeah, Kofi Ulzen-Appiah, Afua Darkwa-Abrahams, Ernest Adjei, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Ernest Obeng Amo, Edmund Mounir Der, Edwin Kwame Wiredu
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Abstract Background The burden of cervical cancer in Ghana is high due to a lack of a national screening and vaccination program. Geographical variations in high-risk Human Papilloma Virus incidence and type should be considered for vaccine improveme
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1005c683c6894b4cbf7a4e9e6f407f3c
Autor:
Yvonne Nartey, Kwabena Amo‐Antwi, Philip C. Hill, Edward T. Dassah, Richard H. Asmah, Kofi M. Nyarko, Ramatu Agambire, Thomas O. Konney, Joel Yarney, Nelson Damale, Brian Cox
Publikováno v:
Cancer Reports, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
ABSTRACT Background The major burden of cervical cancer occurs in low‐ and middle‐income countries. In Ghana, it is the second most common cancer among women. Infection with high‐risk human papilloma virus (HPV) has been established as the caus
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a777631f01cd44dbb48544ec85d7b4cd
Autor:
Elliot Koranteng Tannor, Kojo Hutton-Mensah, Priscilla Opare-Addo, Martin Kofi Agyei, Kwadwo Faka Gyan, Abdul-Jalil Inusah, Beatrice Irene Nyann, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Valerie Luyckx, Ikechi Okpechi
Publikováno v:
BMC Health Services Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Abstract Background Kidney failure is common in Ghana. Haemodialysis (HD) is the most common treatment modality for survival. Although, HD has been available in Ghana for 50 years, the majority of patients who develop kidney failure cannot access it.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4afd93b2a8244f3cbb33d22c74f3f222
Autor:
Yvonne Nartey, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Philip C Hill, Edward T Dassah, Richard H Asmah, Kofi M Nyarko, Ramatu Agambire, Thomas O Konney, Joel Yarney, Nelson Damale, Brian Cox
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 1, p e0280437 (2023)
IntroductionDetermining the high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) genotypes burden in women with and without cervical cancer afford a direct comparison of their relative distributions. This quest is fundamental to implementing a future population-b
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8e27afa025534721a03eca997ca2a5db
Autor:
Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Ramatu Agambire, Thomas O. Konney, Samuel B. Nguah, Edward T. Dassah, Yvonne Nartey, Adu Appiah-Kubi, Augustine Tawiah, Elliot K. Tannor, Amponsah Peprah, Mavis Bobie Ansah, Daniel Sam, Patrick K. Akakpo, Frank Ankobea, Rex M. Djokoto, Maame Y. K. Idun, Henry S. Opare-Addo, Baafour K. Opoku, Alexander T. Odoi, Carolyn Johnston
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 6 (2022)
Introduction Cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer in Ghana. The disease and its treatment significantly affect survivors’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We determined the overall quality of life (QoL) and identified its
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e18ccd1ab1804dc9a5562ec58ddbc4a7
Autor:
Sarah G. Bell, Thomas Okpoti Konney, Adu Appiah-Kubi, Augustine Tawiah, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, John Jude Kweku Annan, Emma R. Lawrence, Richard Lieberman, Carolyn Johnston
Publikováno v:
Gynecologic Oncology Reports, Vol 36, Iss , Pp 100750- (2021)
We report two cases of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) of the cervix in teenagers presenting to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana within one month of each other. Between October and November 2019, two patients presented with ERMS of t
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/19abb9b561f94b5699a9e6554083ffda
Autor:
Anna Sarah Erem, Adu Appiah-Kubi, Thomas Okpoti Konney, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Sarah G. Bell, Timothy R. B. Johnson, Carolyn Johnston, Alexander Tawiah Odoi, Emma R. Lawrence
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 8 (2020)
African women have double the risk of dying from cancer than women in high-income countries. In Ghana, most women with gynecological malignancies present with advanced-stage disease when treatment is less effective. Barriers to improved cancer outcom
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c63ce329efb84ed482b1abbf75a64140
Publikováno v:
Journal of Global Oncology, Vol 3, Iss 6, Pp 782-790 (2017)
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. Cervical cancer ranks as
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bd71ba9e81754772abf59a044041696d
Autor:
Adu Appiah-Kubi, Thomas O. Konney, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Augustine Tawiah, Maxwell K. Nti, Frank Ankobea-Kokroe, Sarah G. Bell, Priscilla K. Appiah-Kubi, Carolyn Johnston, Emma R. Lawrence
Publikováno v:
Ghana Medical Journal; Vol. 56 No. 2 (2022): June 2022 Issue; 86-94
Objective: To explore factors associated with late clinical presentation among Ghanaian women with cervical cancerDesign: This is a cross-sectional survey using a paper questionnaire.Setting: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana.Par
Externí odkaz:
https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::d79737b9d19abad6cc9b3bb54fc6b838
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/gmj/article/view/229721
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/gmj/article/view/229721
Autor:
Augustine Tawiah, Thomas O. Konney, Edward T. Dassah, Lucia E. Visser, Kwabena Amo‐Antwi, Adu Appiah‐Kubi, Sarah G. Bell, Carolyn Johnston, Emma R. Lawrence
Publikováno v:
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and ObstetricsREFERENCES. 159(2)
Cervical cancer can be prevented by regular screening; however, screening rates are low in developing countries. We evaluated the proportion of women screened, modalities of screening utilized, and factors influencing uptake among Ghanaian women with
Externí odkaz:
https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::16dd63051bbe29d914cad2a2f046808f
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35212393
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35212393