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	1.	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
	2.	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
	3.	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
	4.	Research Private hospital accreditation and inducement of care under the ghanaian national insurance scheme Eugenia Amporfu Health Economics Review 2011, 1:13 (1 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	5.	Research Small ruminant feed systems: perceptions and practices in the transitional zone of Ghana Stephanie Duku, Akke J van der Zijpp, Patricia Howard Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2010, 6:11 (19 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6.	Research Exploring the relationship between chronic undernutrition and asymptomatic malaria in Ghanaian children Benjamin T Crookston, Stephen C Alder, Isaac Boakye, Ray M Merrill, John H Amuasi, Christina A Porucznik, Joseph B Stanford, Ty T Dickerson, Kirk A Dearden, DeVon C Hale, Justice Sylverken, Bryce S Snow, Alex Osei-Akoto, Daniel Ansong Malaria Journal 2010, 9:39 (2 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The conclusion of the study is that children who experienced mild, moderate or severe stunting were not more likely to have asymptomatic malaria than children who were not stunted.
	7.	Meeting report Onchocerciasis Control: Vision for the Future from a Ghanian perspective Mark J Taylor, Kwablah Awadzi, María-Gloria Basáñez, Nana Biritwum, Daniel Boakye, Boakye Boatin, Moses Bockarie, Thomas S Churcher, Alex Debrah, Geoffrey Edwards, Achim Hoerauf, Sabine Mand, Graham Matthews, Mike Osei-Atweneboana, Roger K Prichard, Samuel Wanji, Ohene Adjei Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:7 (21 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Onchocerciasis control currently relies on a single drug, ivermectin (Mectizan, Merck & Co., Inc.). Recently, concern has been raised over the appearance of suboptimal responses to ivermectin in Ghana - highlighting the potential threat of the development of resistance to ivermectin. This report summarizes a meeting held in Ghana in April 2007, aimed at defining the research priorities for alternative drug and treatment regimes and control strategies for onchocerciasis in Ghana. Image: A head nodule on a young girl with onchocerciasis.
	8.	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
	9.	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
	10.	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
	11.	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
	12.	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
	13.	Research article Perception and practice of Kangaroo Mother Care after discharge from hospital in Kumasi, Ghana: A longitudinal study Samuel B Nguah, Priscilla NL Wobil, Regina Obeng, Ayi Yakubu, Kate J Kerber, Joy E Lawn, Gyikua Plange-Rhule BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011, 11:99 (1 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14.	Research Indicators of sustainable capacity building for health research: analysis of four African case studies Imelda Bates, Miriam Taegtmeyer, S Bertel Squire, Daniel Ansong, Bertha Nhlema-Simwaka, Amuda Baba, Sally Theobald Health Research Policy and Systems 2011, 9:14 (28 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15.	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
	16.	Methodology Assessment of severe malaria in a multicenter, phase III, RTS, S/AS01 malaria candidate vaccine trial: case definition, standardization of data collection and patient care Johan Vekemans, Kevin Marsh, Brian Greenwood, Amanda Leach, William Kabore, Solange Soulanoudjingar, Kwaku Asante, Daniel Ansong, Jennifer Evans, Jahit Sacarlal, Philip Bejon, Portia Kamthunzi, Nahya Salim, Patricia Njuguna, Mary J Hamel, Walter Otieno, Samwel Gesase, David Schellenberg, Malaria Journal 2011, 10:221 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The case definition developed for this phase III RTS,S vaccine study is consistent with WHO recommendations, is locally applicable and appropriately balances sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of severe malaria. Processes set up to standardize severe malaria data collection will allow robust assessment of the efficacy of the RTS,S vaccine against severe malaria, strengthen local capacity and benefit patient care for subjects in the trial.
	17.	Research Malaria and anaemia among children in two communities of Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional survey Lisa A Ronald, Sarah L Kenny, Eveline Klinkenberg, Alex O Akoto, Isaac Boakye, Guy Barnish, Martin J Donnelly Malaria Journal 2006, 5:105 (9 November 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Heterogeneities in malariometric indices between neighbouring Kumasi communities are consistent over time. The low helminth prevalence and the twofold higher population attributable risks of anaemia attributable to falciparum infection compared to malnutrition, indicate the importance of malaria as a cause of anaemia in this urban population
	18.	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
	19.	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.
	20.	Research *Multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum* infection following intermittent preventive treatment in infants** Ulrike Buchholz, Robin Kobbe, Ina Danquah, Philipp Zanger, Klaus Reither, Harry H Abruquah, Martin P Grobusch, Peter Ziniel, Jürgen May, Frank P Mockenhaupt Malaria Journal 2010, 9:244 (26 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary IPTi-SP appears to have no impact on the multiplicity of infection during infancy and thereafter. This suggests that tolerance of multiple infections, a component of protective immunity in highly endemic areas, is not affected by this intervention.
	21.	Research article Willingness to work in rural areas and the role of intrinsic versus extrinsic professional motivations - a survey of medical students in Ghana Peter Agyei-Baffour, S Kotha, Jennifer C Johnson, Mawuli Gyakobo, Kwesi Asabir, Janet Kwansah, Emmanuel Nakua, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Rachel C Snow, Margaret E Kruk BMC Medical Education 2011, 11:56 (9 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22.	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
	23.	Research article Support for smoke-free policy, and awareness of tobacco health effects and use of smoking cessation therapy in a developing country Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Sarah Lewis, Ann McNeill, Anna Gilmore, John Britton BMC Public Health 2011, 11:572 (18 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24.	Research Self-reported use of anti-malarial drugs and health facility management of malaria in Ghana Kwame O Buabeng, Mahama Duwiejua, Alex NO Dodoo, Lloyd K Matowe, Hannes Enlund Malaria Journal 2007, 6:85 (2 July 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The inappropriate use of anti-malarials in the community is high. 66% of the patients who had used antimalarial drugs prior to attending the health facilities, used the drugs inappropriately. There is need for enhanced public health education on home-based management of malaria.
	25.	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.