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ArticleBioMed research international2021

A Comparative Study of the Epidemiology of Treponemal Infection in the Volta and Oti Regions of Ghana: A Five-Year Multisite Parallel Population-Based Analysis vis-à-vis the Sentinel Survey.

Sylvester Yao Lokpo, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, John Gameli Deku, Verner Ndudiri Orish, Gideon Kye-Duodu, Francis Abeku Ussher, Thomas Boakye, Daniel Adigbli, Louis Selassie Ameke, William Klutse Fianko and 6 more

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sylvester Yao LokpoDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-0735
Ellis Owusu-DaboSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
John Gameli DekuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Verner Ndudiri OrishDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Gideon Kye-DuoduDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Francis Abeku UssherFaculty of Health and Allied Sciences, Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua, Ghana.
Thomas BoakyeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Daniel AdigbliLaboratory Department, Krachi West District Hospital, Krachi, Ghana.
Louis Selassie AmekeLaboratory Department, Ho Municipal Hospital, Ho, Ghana.
William Klutse FiankoLaboratory Department, Hohoe Municipal Hospital, Hohoe, Ghana.
Robert Adedze-KpodoLaboratory Department, District Hospital, Sogakope, Ghana.
Henry Komla LetsaLaboratory Department, Krachi West District Hospital, Krachi, Ghana.
Worlanyo TashieLaboratory Department, Ho Municipal Hospital, Ho, Ghana.
Noble Selorm GbormittahLaboratory Department, District Hospital, Sogakope, Ghana.
Godsway Edem KpeneDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8738-696X
James Osei-YeboahSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
University of Health and Allied Sciences · GHHo Technical University · GHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHKoforidua Technical University · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treponemal infections can be blood-borne with great public health consequences. This study is aimed at comparatively describing the five-year (2013-2017) regional epidemiology of treponemal infection using pregnant women in the sentinel survey and apparently healthy blood donors as a proxy for the general population at four sentinel sites in the Volta and Oti Regions of Ghana. We analyzed retrospective data from 17,744 prospective blood donors aged 18 to 58 years and 7,817 pregnant women in a sentinel survey with ages from 15 to 49 years at Hohoe, Ho, Tongu, and Krachi West sentinel sites in the Volta and Oti Regions. Laboratory data extracted include variables such as age, gender, date of blood donation, and

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AdolescentAdultBlood DonorsFemaleGhanaHumansMaleMiddle AgedPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrevalenceProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSentinel SurveillanceSurveys and QuestionnairesSyphilis

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PMID34796232
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