Olivia Serwaa

Community Knowledge and Perceptions on Malaria and Its Prevention and Control in the Akwapim North Municipality, Ghana

Joseph K. L. Opare, A. Antobre-Boateng, E. Afari, F. Wurapa, J. Abankwah, D. Kyeiwa-Asante, K. Tornyeli, J. Amankwa & Olivia Serwaa · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2013

Background: Malaria is an important cause of morbidity and mortality especially among children less than five years in the Akwapim North Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Knowledge of community members in malaria is a major factor that can influence malaria prevention...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6398

Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors in Adults from a Semi Urban District in Ghana: A Population Based Survey

Joseph K. L. Opare, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Edwin Afari, Axel Hoffmann, Christian Schindler, Fred Wurapa, Chima Ohuabunwo, Samuel Sackey, David Mensah & Olivia Serwaa · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014

Objectives: Given the paucity of community based surveys on hypertension and other non-communicable diseases in the Akwapim North District (AKND) of Ghana’s Eastern-Region (ER), we conducted a population survey to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated determ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7844