2024
Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in a low transmission area in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Afrane A, Alhassan Y, Amoah L, Nyarko M, Addo-Lartey A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in a low transmission area in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 1144. PMID: 39394078, PMCID: PMC11470549, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09974-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirological non-suppressionAsymptomatic malaria parasitaemiaKorle Bu Teaching HospitalLow transmission areasMalaria parasitaemiaAntiretroviral therapyNon-suppressionCross-sectional studyUndetectable viral load levelsProportion of HIV-infected childrenStudy populationBackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-infected childrenPaediatric HIV clinicMalaria preventive behaviorsResultsThe median ageViral load levelsLow-level viraemiaTransmission areasMethodsThis cross-sectional studyAsymptomatic malariaMalaria parasitemiaMalaria casesChi-square testProportion of childrenPrevalence and risk factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection among women living with HIV (WLWH) at a tertiary health facility in Accra, Ghana
Gyane F, Modey E, Maya E, Bonney E, Abaidoo-Myles A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Prevalence and risk factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection among women living with HIV (WLWH) at a tertiary health facility in Accra, Ghana. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303535. PMID: 38814956, PMCID: PMC11139324, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary health facilityHealth facilitiesInterviewer-administered questionnaireAnalytical cross-sectional studyCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerPrevention of cervical cancerCross-sectional studyRisk factor assessmentHR-HPVAttending HIV clinicsCancer screeningHIV diagnosisLogistic regression analysisDemographic data collectionHigh-risk human papillomavirus infectionPrevalence of HR-HPVHIV clinicHigher oddsWLWHDescriptive statisticsStudy participantsHigh-risk patient groupsMultiple HPV genotypesPrevalence of HPVHigh prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among children and adolescents living with HIV in Ghana
Ayanful‐Torgby R, Shabanova V, Essuman A, Boafo E, Aboagye F, Al‐Mahroof Y, Amponsah J, Tetteh J, Amoah L, Paintsil E. High prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among children and adolescents living with HIV in Ghana. HIV Medicine 2024, 25: 577-586. PMID: 38240173, PMCID: PMC11078607, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of impaired glucose metabolismWaist-to-hip ratioBody mass indexFasting blood sugarImpaired glucose metabolismHOMA-IRCorrelations of Waist-to-hip ratioSub-Saharan AfricaAged 6Glucose metabolismDevelopment of metabolic syndrome in adulthoodAntiretroviral treatment clinicsAssociated with fasting blood sugarWaist-to-hipHighest prevalenceAge groupsCross-sectional studyMetabolic syndrome in adulthoodInsulin resistancePathogenesis of impaired glucose metabolismOlder age groupsEastern Region of GhanaSub-SaharanSyndrome in adulthoodGlucose metabolism markers
2023
Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research
Muhammad M, Abdulsalam A, Petit-Clair F, Acquaye A, Nobles A, Fleischer B, Konkwo C, Ransome Y, Paintsil E. Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001641. PMID: 37819921, PMCID: PMC10566680, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor oral hygieneUrinary tract infectionCase-control studyCross-sectional studyHigh rateOral healthTract infectionsIntestinal parasitosisOral hygieneUrinary schistosomiasisHealth literacyPsychiatric disordersRabies awarenessHealth determinantsHealth outcomesHealth problemsHealth statusMale childrenOccupational injuriesSocio-ecological modelDemographic featuresInfectious diseasesStudy designMental healthN. meningitidis