A5044740554- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
Kintampo Health Research Centre
2021-2024
Ghana Health Service
2021-2024
With safely managed water accessible to only 19% of the population in Ghana, majority its residents are at risk drinking contaminated water. Furthermore, this could be a potential vehicle for transmission antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. This study assessed presence bacteria and antibiotic resistance profile Escherichia coli Pseudomonas aeruginosa drinking-water sources using membrane filtration Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion methods. A total 524 samples were analyzed coliforms, heterotrophic...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to public health, impacting both human and animal health as well the economy. This study sought describe antibiotic prescription practices use in Kintampo North Municipal Veterinary Clinic Ghana using routinely collected data. Of 513 animals presented for care between 2013 2019, most common were dogs (71.9%), goats (13.1%), sheep (11.1%). Antibiotics prescribed 273/513 (53.2%) of animals. Tetracycline was commonly class antibiotics, (99.6%). 273...
There is little published information on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals Ghana. We determined the prevalence and factors associated with AMR, multi-drug (MDR-resistance to ≥3 classes) colistin Enterobacteriaceae healthy pigs Accra, Rectal swabs obtained from 20 farms January March 2022, were examined for Escherichia coli, Enterobacter spp. Klebsiella pneumoniae. AMR was using standard microbiological techniques mcr-1 gene detected through molecular analysis. isolated 197 of 200...
Abstract Background Termination of pregnancy (TOP) is a common cause maternal morbidity and mortality in low- middle-income countries. Population-based surveys are the major data source for TOP LMICs but known to have shortcomings that require improving. The EN-INDEPTH multi-country survey employed full history approach with roster new questions on Menstrual Restoration. This mixed methods paper assesses completeness responses eliciting information from respondents reports practices,...
Handwashing is an effective public health intervention for preventing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Maintenance clean hands particularly important during pandemic, to break cycle human-to-human transmission virus. This study explored potential impact COVID-19 pandemic on handwashing behaviours residents before and pandemic. A mixed-method cross-sectional design using standardised questionnaire was used examine hand among in middle belt Ghana. However, this paper reports quantitative...
The recording of antimicrobial use data is critical for the development interventions containment resistance. This cross-sectional study assessed whether dissemination activities and recommendations made after an operational research (OR) in 2021 resulted better improved antimicrobials a rural veterinary clinic. Routinely collected from treatment record books were compared between 2013 2019 (pre-OR) July to April 2023 (post-OR). most common animals presenting care pre – post OR periods dogs...