Front and back cover page, HSI Volume 1 Issue 1

This is the first HSI Journal Publication.

There are 9 Original Research Articles, 1 Medical Case Report, and 1 Commentary

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46829/hsijournal.2020.6.1.1.1-67

Published: 2020-07-15

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HSI Journal Volume 1 Issue 1

Editorial

Welcome message from the Editor-in-chief

Editorial for HSI Journal Volume 1 Issue 1

Professor Andrew Anthony Adjei

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Commentary

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Regina Appiah-Opong

3-4

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Original Research Article

Human coronaviruses in persons with acute respiratory infections in Ghana

Human coronaviruses in persons with acute respiratory infections in Ghana

Prince K Parbie, Julius AA Mingle, Michael Ntiri, Michael Adjabeng, Kofi Bonney, Ivy Asante , Evelyn Y Bonney, Kennedy Brightson, Badu Sarkodie, Kwadwo Koram, Sally-Ann Ohene, Bertha S Ayi Ayi, William K Ampofo

5-11

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Reticulocyte count changes in paediatric patients with uncomplicated malaria treated with artemisinin combination therapy

Reticulocyte changes in paediatrics with uncomplicated malaria treated with ACT

George O Adjei, Abdul M Sulley, Bamenla Q Goka, Michael M Addae, Michael Alifrangis, Jorgen AL Kurtzhals

12-15

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Self-reported hearing difficulty, subjective well-being and social relationships among older adults in Ghana

Self-reported hearing difficulty, subjective well-being and social relationships

Alfred E Yawson, John Tetteh, Isaac Adomako, Phaedra Yamson, Kafui Searyoh, George Mensah, Richard K Biritwum

16-23

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Antioxidant and anti-prostate cancer activities of Moringa oleifera, Phyllanthus amarus and Carica papaya

Anti-prostate cancer activities of Moringa, Phyllanthus, and Carica species

Joseph K Abankwa, Eunice Dotse, Regina Appiah-Opong, Alexander K Nyarko

24-30

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Molecular detection of viral pathogens from suspected viral hemorrhagic fever patients in Ghana

Viral pathogens from suspected viral hemorrhagic fever patients

Joseph HK Bonney, Theodore W Asigbee, Erasmus Kotey, Keren Attiku, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Gifty Mawuli, Evelyn Y Bonney, Ivy A Asante, Christopher Abana, Deborah Pratt, Stephen Nyarko, Badu Sarkodie, William K Ampofo

31-35

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Prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection, anaemia and use of ITNs among pregnant women yet to receive IPTp in parts of southern Ghana

Asymptomatic malaria and ITN use among pregnant women on IPTp-SP

Leslie L Afutu, Johnson N Boampong, Neils B Quashie

36-42

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Distribution and susceptibility profile of Candida isolates from HIV patients with oropharyngeal candidiasis

Oropharyngeal candidiasis in HIV patients

Henry A Quansah, Japheth A Opintan

43-49

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Association between caloric intake and work-related stress among nurses in two district hospitals in Ghana

Association between caloric intake and work-related stress among nurses

Nagumsi Nuhu, Joana K Ainuson-Quampah, Charles A Brown, Charles A Brown

50-56

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Coverage and use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Kpone-on-Sea Township, Accra, Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Kpone Township, Ghana

Setsoafia T Dzata, Nathaniel Coleman, Isabella Quakyi

57-63

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Case Report

Pharyngoplasty effectively relieves dysphagia from radiation-induced upper gastrointestinal tract strictures: A report of two cases

Pharyngoplasty relieves dysphagia from radiation-induced upper GIT strictures

Mark Tettey, Frank Edwin, Martin Tamatey, Gordon Offei-Larbi, Ernest Aniteye

64-67

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