University of Ghana

More Than Hurt Feelings: Associations Between Perceived Racial Discrimination and Mental Health, Substance Use, and Victimization Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Adolescents

Abstract Background Although prior research has linked perceived racial discrimination (PRD) to adverse outcomes among adolescents, fewer studies have comprehensively examined its associations with mental health, substance use, and victimization outcomes within a single nationall...

Silver futures: meeting the needs of older adults through the triad of elder care in Ghana

Purpose Navigating elder care in Ghana involves balancing traditional extended family duties with emerging modern realities such as the increasing relevance of private institutional options and professional counselling. This study aims to critically examine older adults’ percepti...

Caregivers’ adoption of telemedicine for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia receiving oral chemotherapy in palliative care settings in Ghana: a qualitative study

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) requires prolonged chemotherapy, often placing caregiving responsibility on families. In low- and middle-income countries such as Ghana, access to specialist care is limited, and telemedicine has emerged as a potential support tool. H...

Schiff Base Derivatives of Benzothiazole and Benzamide as Promising Antimicrobial Agents: Integrated In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a critical global health challenge, demanding new scaffolds with potent and broad‐spectrum activity. In this work, a library of Schiff‐base derivatives of benzothiazoles ( 2a–2f ) and benzamides ( 5a–5i ) was designed, synthesised via a micr...

Challenges of home visit practice and perceived solutions for improvement in Ghanaian context: perspectives of healthcare professional and community informants

Abstract Background Home visits conducted by nurses and other health professionals are pivotal in ensuring access to healthcare and social services, particularly for the poor and marginalized in Ghana. This paper presents findings from a study conducted in the first and last quar...

Adapting and implementing health systems guidelines: learning lessons from countries

Adapting and implementing evidence-based health system guidelines presents numerous challenges, particularly when they are introduced in settings that differ from those in which they were originally developed [ 1 ]. Effective implementation requires careful consideration of local...

Development and comparative evaluation of real-time PCR and colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for the detection of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) in tilapia

Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus (ISKNV) is a highly lethal pathogen posing a major threat to global aquaculture. The recent emergence of ISKNV on the African continent has had devastating impacts on the tilapia fish industry. There is a critical need for rapid, sensit...

Degrees of Conviviality Among Frontier Citizens: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Second-Generation African Immigrants on the Continent

This paper draws on and extends Nyamnjoh's ideas regarding the fluid lived experiences of the many individuals on the African continent whom he calls frontier citizens. It focuses on the experiences of second-generation African immigrants whom we describe as embodying convivialit...

Opening the Black Box of Media: An Assessment of Ghanaian Parents' Cultural Capital and Their Socialisation Practices

Raising children in contemporary times has become increasingly challenging as parents compete with new media, particularly social media, for their children's attention. Though new media provides valuable communication channels, it can also draw children into excessive online enga...

Incidence and risks of adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes in the LABOR study, a prospective intrapartum cohort in four tertiary referral centers in Ghana, India, and Zambia

Abstract Background Globally, more than two million perinatal deaths occur annually attributable to the intrapartum period, the vast majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We sought to ascertain the incidence of adverse neonatal intrapartum-related outcom...

When safe havens fail: regime-dependent spillover connectedness among African stock markets, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies

Abstract This study examines the dynamic and quantile-dependent spillover connectedness among African stock markets, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. Using daily data for seven major African stock markets, three precious metals, and three cryptocurrencies from July 2007 to...

Infection prevention and control practices among audiologists in Ghana using survey evidence, direct observation and microbial analysis

Abstract Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is critical in healthcare, yet the unique risks in audiology practice remain underexplored, particularly in Ghana. Audiologists use shared equipment in close patient contact, posing cross-contamination risks. This study...

Beyond poverty reduction: heterogeneous effects of intimate partner violence on reproductive decision-making in communities with social protection in Northern Ghana

Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a major public health concern and can constrain women’s reproductive autonomy and reproductive health. Rural women who experience IPV face increased risks of trauma, sexually transmitted infections, and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and may h...

Post-tuberculosis lung disease in children and adolescents: Myth or reality – A narrative review

Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in high-burden settings, with Africa carrying a disproportionate share of incident and undiagnosed disease. A longstanding cure-centered paradigm has reinforced the notion that post-TB lung disease (PTLD...

Economic dependency and cancer screening behavior among women (30–49 years) in Nigeria: analysis of a national survey

Economic dependency extends beyond limited decision-making power to encompass unemployment, restricted income generation, and residence in the poorest wealth strata. Women situated in these conditions may lack the financial capacity to afford screening, the resources to travel to...

NET-mediated immunothrombosis in ischemic stroke: pathobiology, biomarkers, and therapeutic targeting

Ischemic stroke is increasingly understood not as a purely thromboembolic event but as a thromboinflammatory disease in which innate immune and hemostatic pathways interact. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have emerged as potentially important mediators and biomarkers withi...

Evidence-based recommendations for advancing the chronic pelvic pain syndrome management by the paradigm change from reactive symptom suppression to proactive 3PM-guided patient-centered care

Abstract Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) encompasses a heterogeneous group of debilitating conditions including interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), chronic abacterial prostatitis, endometriosis, and pelvic congestion syndrome, among others. Despite advances...

Building Reproducible Genomic Analysis Pipelines for Enterococcus Surveillance in Resource-Constrained Research Environments

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly central to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance and bacterial epidemiology. However, transforming raw sequencing data into reproducible and scalable analyses remains challenging in many resource-constrained research environment...

Legacy effects of subsoil compaction and earthworm biopores on soil hydrophysical properties and root density in a temperate silt loam soil

The short- and medium-term effects of agricultural soil compaction are well documented, but its long-term impacts and the role of biopores in subsoil recovery remain poorly understood. This study evaluated legacy effects of subsoil compaction on soil hydrophysical properties and...

Maternal obesity, overweight, and pregnancy outcomes: a cross-sectional study at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Obesity and overweight remain rising public health challenges globally, with worse outlook in low-resource settings. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight, the associated sociodemographic characteristics, and the maternal and neonatal pregnancy ou...