Publicaties
Assessment of soil fertility and quality for improved cocoa production in six cocoa growing regions in Ghana Universiteit Gent
Constraints for future cocoa production in Ghana Universiteit Gent
Innovative opportunity pursuit, human capital and business ownership experience in an emerging region: evidence from Ghana Universiteit Gent
Quality of antenatal and childbirth care in northern Ghana Universiteit Gent
Should consent forms used in clinical trials be translated into the local dialects? A survey among past participants in rural Ghana Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Obtaining informed consent is part of the expression of the principle of participant autonomy during clinical trials. It is critical that participants understand the content of informed consent forms and remain in a position to seek independent advice on its content. We conducted a survey among past participants of a clinical trial in the Kassena-Nankana Districts of rural northern Ghana about the usefulness of informed consent ...
Integrative diagnosis of a new Pratylenchus species from Ghana and P. coffeae species complex. Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek
Hepatitis C prevalence and validation of a clinical prediction score for targeted screening among people living with HIV in Ghana Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
WHO recommends hepatitis C (HCV) screening for all people living with HIV (PLHIV). Yet, HCV coinfection was shown to be rare in some Sub-Saharan HIV cohorts, and targeted testing was suggested more efficient for such settings. We studied HCV prevalence among Ghanaian PLHIV, and assessed the external validity of a score to guide targeted testing. This score was initially derived from a Cambodian HIV cohort, and uses as predictors: age, ...
Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Mycobacterium africanum (Maf) causes a substantial proportion of human tuberculosis in some countries of West Africa, but little is known on this pathogen. We compared the genomes of 253 Maf clinical isolates from Ghana, including N = 175 Lineage 5 (L5) and N = 78 Lineage 6 (L6). We found that the genomic diversity of L6 was higher than in L5 despite the smaller sample size. Regulatory proteins appeared to evolve neutrally in L5 but under ...
Incidence of medically attended influenza among residents of Shai-Osudoku and Ningo-Prampram Districts, Ghana, May 2013 - April 2015 Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination is recommended by the World Health Organization for high risk groups, yet few data exist on influenza disease burden in West Africa.
METHODS: We estimated medically attended influenza-associated illness rates among residents of Shai-Osudoku and Ningo Pram-Pram Districts (SONPD), Ghana. From May 2013 to April 2015, we conducted prospective surveillance for severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and ...