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Body composition and ankle-brachial index in Ghanaians with asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in a tertiary hospital.

BMC obesity

Yeboah K, Puplampu P, Yorke E, Antwi DA, Gyan B, Amoah AG.
PMID: 27239322
BMC Obes. 2016 May 13;3:27. doi: 10.1186/s40608-016-0107-3. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Ankle-brachial index (ABI) and indices of obesity are both use to indicate cardiovascular risk. However, association between body composition indices and ABI, a measure of peripheral arterial disease, is inconsistent in various study reports. In this study, we...

Tactics and Strategies of Family Adaptation among Parents Caring for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities.

Global qualitative nursing research

Matthews EJ, Puplampu V, Gelech JM.
PMID: 34263013
Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2021 Jun 29;8:23333936211028184. doi: 10.1177/23333936211028184. eCollection 2021.

The stressors experienced by families caring for children and youth with developmental disabilities (DD) impact quality of life for all family members. Families employ creative practices to cope and thrive in the midst of such challenges. This study sought...

Antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults at a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

African journal of AIDS research : AJAR

Biney IJK, Kyei KA, Ganu VJ, Kenu E, Puplampu P, Manortey S, Lartey M.
PMID: 34905452
Afr J AIDS Res. 2021 Dec;20(4):270-276. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2021.1998783.

With the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), many HIV-infected children are growing into adolescence and adulthood. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Fevers Unit of one of the teaching hospitals in Ghana. The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale...

Stress-strain and microscopy data for fire-damaged aluminum alloy 6061 subjected to multiaxial loading.

Data in brief

Puplampu SB, Siriruk A, Sharma A, Penumadu D.
PMID: 34466633
Data Brief. 2021 Aug 11;38:107275. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107275. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Stress/strain data from mechanical testing of samples obtained from "as received" and fire damaged (400 °C and 500 °C) aluminum alloy 6061 plates is reported. Mechanical load information was obtained from load cells in the mechanical testing system while...

Determinants of Higher-Risk Sexual Behavior in Some Selected African Countries.

Scientifica

Puplampu AE, Afagbedzi S, Dery S, Puplampu DA, Guure C.
PMID: 34527387
Scientifica (Cairo). 2021 Sep 03;2021:8089293. doi: 10.1155/2021/8089293. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND: Although higher-risk sexual behavior (H-RSB) is a major contributor to the rapid rising rate of new HIV infections, there exists paucity of comprehensive evidence across the sub-Saharan African region. The purpose of this study was to determine the...

Peripheral sensory neuropathy in type 2 diabetes patients: A case control study in Accra, Ghana.

Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology

Yeboah K, Puplampu P, Boima V, Antwi DA, Gyan B, Amoah AGB.
PMID: 29067231
J Clin Transl Endocrinol. 2016 Jul 20;5:26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jcte.2016.07.001. eCollection 2016 Sep.

OBJECTIVE: Peripheral sensory neuropathy (PSN) is a common cause of ulceration and amputation in diabetes (DM) patients. The prevalence of PSN in DM patients is largely undetermined in sub-Saharan African population. We studied the burden of PSN in DM...

Unwillingness of patients in Ghana to interrupt antiretroviral therapy for HIV cure research.

Journal of virus eradication

Bonney EY, Lamptey H, Aboagye JO, Zaab-Yen Abana C, Boateng AT, Quansah DNK, Obo-Akwa A, Ganu VJ, Puplampu P, Kyei GB.
PMID: 33437495
J Virus Erad. 2021 Jan 01;7(1):100027. doi: 10.1016/j.jve.2020.100027. eCollection 2021 Mar.

OBJECTIVES: Though antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced HIV infection into a manageable chronic disease, it does not provide for a cure. HIV cure trials may carry risks for patients who are generally doing well on ART, making it imperative...

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