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	1.	Research article *The TCF7L2* rs7903146 (T) allele is associated with type 2 diabetes in urban Ghana: a hospital-based case–control study** Ina Danquah, Till Othmer, Laura K Frank, George Bedu-Addo, Matthias B Schulze, Frank P Mockenhaupt BMC Medical Genetics 2013, 14:96 (23 September 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	2.	Original research Effect of species, particle size and compacting pressure on relaxed density and compressive strength of fuel briquettes Stephen J Mitchual, Kwasi Frimpong-Mensah, Nicholas A Darkwa International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering 2013, 4:30 (14 August 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	3.	Research Association between metabolic syndrome and sexual dysfunction among men with clinically diagnosed diabetes Nafiu Amidu, William KBA Owiredu, Huseini Alidu, Charity Sarpong, Christian K Gyasi-Sarpong, Lawrence Quaye Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2013, 5:42 (29 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4.	Research Local illness concepts and their relevance for the prevention and control of malaria during pregnancy in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi: findings from a comparative qualitative study Arantza Menaca, Christopher Pell, Lucinda Manda-Taylor, Samuel Chatio, Nana A Afrah, Florence Were, Abraham Hodgson, Peter Ouma, Linda Kalilani, Harry Tagbor, Robert Pool Malaria Journal 2013, 12:257 (22 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A highly relevant research using qualitative methods to compare concepts of malaria and pregnancy and their relation across countries and cultures in three different sub-Saharan African countries. It is a product of the MiP Consortium¿s Public Health Impact Group¿s anthropological research programme, to gain in-depth understanding of MiP-related attitudes and behaviours.
	5.	Research Health insurance in Ghana: evaluation of policy holders’ perceptions and factors influencing policy renewal in the Volta region Daniel Boateng, Dadson Awunyor-Vitor International Journal for Equity in Health 2013, 12:50 (3 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	6.	Research article Factors that influence midwifery students in Ghana when deciding where to practice: a discrete choice experiment Peter Ageyi-Baffour, Sarah Rominski, Emmanuel Nakua, Mawuli Gyakobo, Jody R Lori BMC Medical Education 2013, 13:64 (4 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	7.	Research *Use of Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis* as a viable option in an Integrated Malaria Vector Control Programme in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana** Rita Nartey, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Thomas Kruppa, Sandra Baffour-Awuah, Augustina Annan, Samuel Oppong, Norbert Becker, Kwasi Obiri-Danso Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:116 (22 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Biological control remains one of the approaches in curbing the malaria menace. In this study, we investigated the contribution of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis in targeting the larvae of Anopheles mosquitoes. Image: Larva of female Anopheles.
	8.	Research article Knowledge, perception about antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) and adherence to ART among HIV positive women in the Ashanti Region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study Daniel Boateng, Golda Dokuaa Kwapong, Peter Agyei-Baffour BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:2 (22 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	9.	Research Equity of the premium of the Ghanaian national health insurance scheme and the implications for achieving universal coverage Eugenia Amporfu International Journal for Equity in Health 2013, 12:4 (7 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10.	Research Assessment of local wood species used for the manufacture of cookware and the perception of chemical benefits and chemical hazards associated with their use in Kumasi, Ghana John Kenneth Mensah, Evans Adei, Dina Adei, Gwendolyn Owusu Ansah Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2012, 8:46 (18 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11.	Research article Antibiotic producing microorganisms from River Wiwi, Lake Bosomtwe and the Gulf of Guinea at Doakor Sea Beach, Ghana Adelaide A Tawiah, Stephen Y Gbedema, Francis Adu, Vivian E Boamah, Kofi Annan BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:234 (16 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12.	Research The ecology of mosquitoes in an irrigated vegetable farm in Kumasi, Ghana: abundance, productivity and survivorship Yaw A Afrane, Bernard W Lawson, Ruth Brenya, Thomas Kruppa, Guiyun Yan Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:233 (15 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Vegetable farms in the city of Kumasi, Ghana, employ makeshift irrigation and create breeding sites for malaria mosquitoes. The water table in such areas is quite high and water seeps continuously from the ground. Image: Vegetable farming in Kumasi, Ghana creates hotspots for malaria transmission.
	13.	Poster presentation Extended haematological follow-up after parenteral artesunate in African children with severe malaria Thierry Rolling, Dorothee Spahlinger, Saadou Issifou, Tsiri Agbeniyega, Peter G Kremsner, Gerd D Burchard, Benjamin Mordmueller, Jakob P Cramer Malaria Journal 2012, 11(Suppl 1):P83 (15 October 2012) Full text \| PDF
	14.	Research Aetiological agents of cerebrospinal meningitis: a retrospective study from a teaching hospital in Ghana Michael Owusu, Samuel Nguah, Yaw Boaitey, Ernest Badu-Boateng, Abdul-Raman Abubakr, Robert Lartey, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2012, 11:28 (4 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15.	Original research Physico-chemical characteristics and market potential of sawdust charcoal briquette Joseph O Akowuah, Francis Kemausuor, Stephen J Mitchual International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering 2012, 3:20 (12 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	16.	Short Report Gastrointestinal and urinary tract pathogenic infections among HIV seropositive patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana Yaw Boaitey, Bernard Nkrumah, Ali Idriss, Samuel Tay BMC Research Notes 2012, 5:454 (21 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17.	Research Developing GM super cassava for improved health and food security: future challenges in Africa Ademola A Adenle, Ogugua C Aworh, Richard Akromah, Govindan Parayil Agriculture & Food Security 2012, 1:11 (21 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	18.	Research The amount and value of work time of community medicine distributors in community case management of malaria among children under five years in the Ejisu-Juaben District of Ghana Peter Agyei-Baffour, Kristian S Hansen, Edmund N L Browne, Pascal Magnussen Malaria Journal 2012, 11:277 (16 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary An interesting report, providing useful information on a much debated but not much investigated topic, on which published data are scanty. The contribution of community medicine distributors to prompt health service delivery in areas described as ¿hard-to-reach¿ is important but the value of their work time remains unknown and thus makes it difficult to design appropriate regular financial incentives to motivate them.
	19.	Research Prediction of metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal Ghanaian women using obesity and atherogenic markers Fareed K N Arthur, Michael Adu-Frimpong, James Osei-Yeboah, Faustina O Mensah, Lawrence Owusu Lipids in Health and Disease 2012, 11:101 (10 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20.	Research article Bayesian structured additive regression modeling of epidemic data: application to cholera Frank B Osei, Alfred A Duker, Alfred Stein BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:118 (6 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	21.	Research Perceived barriers and motivating factors influencing student midwives’ acceptance of rural postings in Ghana Jody R Lori, Sarah D Rominski, Mawuli Gyakobo, Eunice W Muriu, Nakua E Kweku, Peter Agyei-Baffour Human Resources for Health 2012, 10:17 (24 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	22.	Research **In vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanolic fractions of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta** Felix C Mills-Robertson, Samuel C K Tay, Goerge Duker-Eshun, Williams Walana, Kingsley Badu Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2012, 11:16 (18 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23.	Research article Total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4 count in resource-limited settings Christian Obirikorang, Lawrence Quaye, Isaac Acheampong BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:128 (7 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24.	Research article Diabetes mellitus type 2 in urban Ghana: characteristics and associated factors Ina Danquah, George Bedu-Addo, Karl-Johann Terpe, Frank Micah, Yaw A Amoako, Yaw A Awuku, Ekkehart Dietz, Markus van der Giet, Joachim Spranger, Frank P Mockenhaupt BMC Public Health 2012, 12:210 (20 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	25.	Research *Mutations of complement lectin pathway genes MBL2* and MASP2 associated with placental malaria** Ville Holmberg, Päivi Onkamo, Elisa Lahtela, Päivi Lahermo, George Bedu-Addo, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Seppo Meri Malaria Journal 2012, 11:61 (2 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Excessive complement activation is of importance in the pathogenesis of placental malaria by mediating inflammation, coagulation, and endothelial dysfunction. Mutated MBL and MASP2 proteins could have direct intrinsic effects on the susceptibility to placental malaria.