Works by Ahorlu, Collins

Results: 52

Developing home cleaning intervention through community engagement to reduce infections and antimicrobial resistance in Ghanaian homes.

Published in:

Scientific Reports, 2023, v. 13, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41598-023-37317-4

By:

Tsekleves, Emmanuel;
de Souza, Dziedzom;
Pickup, Roger;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Darby, Andy

Publication type:

Article

Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges.

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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020, v. 14, n. 5, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008306

By:

de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
Gass, Katherine;
Otchere, Joseph;
Htet, Ye Min;
Asiedu, Odame;
Marfo, Benjamin;
Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
Boakye, Daniel A.;
Ahorlu, Collins S.

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Article

Socio-cultural determinants of treatment delay for childhood malaria in southern Ghana.

Published in:

Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2006, v. 11, n. 7, p. 1022, doi. 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01660.x

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Koram, Kwadwo A.;
Ahorlu, Cynthia;
de Savigny, Don;
Weiss, Mitchell G.

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Article

Malaria-related beliefs and behaviour in southern Ghana: implications for treatment, prevention and control.

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Tropical Medicine & International Health, 1997, v. 2, n. 5, p. 488, doi. 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1997.tb00172.x

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Dunyo, Samuel K.;
Afari, Edwin A.;
Koram, Kwadwo A.;
Nkrumah, Francis K.

Publication type:

Article

Improved adherence to test, treat, and track (T3) malaria strategy among Over-the-Counter Medicine Sellers (OTCMS) through interventions implemented in selected rural communities of Fanteakwa North district, Ghana.

Published in:

Malaria Journal, 2022, v. 21, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12936-022-04338-9

By:

Soniran, Olajoju Temidayo;
Mensah, Benedicta Ayiedu;
Cheng, Ndong Ignatius;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Ahorlu, Collins Stephen

Publication type:

Article

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS' RESILIENCE TO TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN BEGORO, GHANA.

Published in:

2017

By:

Gyan, Sylvia Esther;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Dzorgbo, Dan-Bright S.;
Fayorsey, Clara K.

Publication type:

journal article

Transmission indices and microfilariae prevalence in human population prior to mass drug administration with ivermectin and albendazole in the Gomoa District of Ghana.

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Parasites & Vectors, 2015, v. 8, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13071-015-1105-x

By:

Aboagye-Antwi, Fred;
Kwansa-Bentum, Bethel;
Dadzie, Samuel K.;
Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Appawu, Maxwell A.;
Gyapong, John;
Wilson, Michael David;
Boakye, Daniel Adjei

Publication type:

Article

Children, Pregnant Women and the Culture of Malaria in Two Rural Communities of Ghana.

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Anthropology & Medicine, 2007, v. 14, n. 2, p. 167, doi. 10.1080/13648470701381473

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Koram, Kwadwo A.;
Weiss, Mitchell G.

Publication type:

Article

Understanding the gap between access and use: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to insecticide-treated net use in Ghana.

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Malaria Journal, 2019, v. 18, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12936-019-3051-0

By:

Ahorlu, Collins Stephen;
Adongo, Philip;
Koenker, Hannah;
Zigirumugabe, Sixte;
Sika-Bright, Solomon;
Koka, Eric;
Tabong, Philip Teg-Nefaah;
Piccinini, Danielle;
Segbaya, Sylvester;
Olapeju, Bolanle;
Monroe, April

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Article

The impact of COVID-19 on HIV care: a comprehensive analysis of patient and healthcare providers experiences at the largest HIV treatment center in Ghana.

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BMC Health Services Research, 2025, v. 25, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12913-024-12193-4

By:

Puplampu, Peter;
Baah, Justice K.;
Afoduo, Karl Osei;
Adjei, Bright A.;
Abaidoo-Myles, Araba;
Davila-Roman, Victor G.;
Kyei, George B.;
Ahorlu, Collins S.

Publication type:

Article

The development of a capacity-strengthening program to promote self-care practices among people with lymphatic filariasis-related lymphedema in the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Published in:

2021

By:

Atinbire, Solomon Abotiba;
Marfo, Benjamin;
Alomatu, Bright;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Saunderson, Paul;
Weiland, Stefanie

Publication type:

Letter

Modelling the cost of engage & treat and test & treat strategies towards the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana.

Published in:

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2024, v. 18, n. 5, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012213

By:

Adams, Nathaniel N. K.;
Ahorlu, Collins S.;
de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
Aikins, Moses

Publication type:

Article

Impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria parasitaemia in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District in northern Ghana.

Published in:

Parasites & Vectors, 2018, v. 11, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s13071-018-3130-z

By:

Abuaku, Benjamin;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Psychas, Paul;
Ricks, Philip;
Oppong, Samuel;
Mensah, Sedzro;
Sackey, William;
Koram, Kwadwo A

Publication type:

Article

Understanding resilience of female adolescents towards teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Reproductive Health, 2017, v. 14, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12978-017-0338-x

By:

Pfeiffer, Constanze;
Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Alba, Sandra;
Obrist, Brigit

Publication type:

Article

Socio-cultural and economic factors influencing adolescents' resilience against the threat of teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Accra, Ghana.

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Reproductive Health, 2015, v. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12978-015-0113-9

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Pfeiffer, Constanze;
Obrist, Brigit

Publication type:

Article

Guiding placement of health facilities using multiple malaria criteria and an interactive tool.

Published in:

Malaria Journal, 2021, v. 20, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12936-021-03991-w

By:

Toh, Kok Ben;
Millar, Justin;
Psychas, Paul;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Oppong, Samuel;
Koram, Kwadwo;
Valle, Denis

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Article

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium africanum in Ghana.

Published in:

2016

By:

Asante-Poku, Adwoa;
Darko Otchere, Isaac;
Osei-Wusu, Stephen;
Sarpong, Esther;
Baddoo, Akosua;
Forson, Audrey;
Laryea, Clement;
Borrell, Sonia;
Bonsu, Frank;
Hattendorf, Jan;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Koram, Kwadwo A.;
Gagneux, Sebastien;
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy;
Otchere, Isaac Darko

Publication type:

journal article

Socio-demographic characteristics and psychosocial consequences of sickle cell disease: the case of patients in a public hospital in Ghana.

Published in:

2017

By:

Adzika, Vincent A.;
Glozah, Franklin N.;
Ayim-Aboagye, Desmond;
Ahorlu, Collins S. K.

Publication type:

journal article

Twelve-month longitudinal parasitological assessment of lymphatic filariasis-positive individuals: impact of a biannual treatment with ivermectin and albendazole.

Published in:

2017

By:

Kanamitie, John N.;
Ahorlu, Collins S.;
Otchere, Joseph;
Aboagye‐Antwi, Fred;
Kwansa‐Bentum, Bethel;
Boakye, Daniel A.;
Biritwum, Nana‐Kwadwo;
Wilson, Michael D.;
Souza, Dziedzom K.

Publication type:

journal article

Characterizing local-scale heterogeneity of malaria risk: a case study in Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district in northern Ghana.

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Malaria Journal, 2019, v. 18, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s12936-019-2703-4

By:

Amratia, Punam;
Psychas, Paul;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Millar, Justin;
Oppong, Samuel;
Koram, Kwadwo;
Valle, Denis

Publication type:

Article

Detecting local risk factors for residual malaria in northern Ghana using Bayesian model averaging.

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Malaria Journal, 2018, v. 17, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s12936-018-2491-2

By:

Millar, Justin;
Psychas, Paul;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Amratia, Punam;
Koram, Kwadwo;
Oppong, Samuel;
Valle, Denis

Publication type:

Article

Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study.

Published in:

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2024, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/frph.2024.1502352

By:

Zakariah-Akoto, Sawudatu;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Egbi, Godfred;
Klu, Bismark Edem Kofi;
Kyei-Baafour, Eric;
Ofori, Michael Fokuo;
Ahorlu, Collins Stephen;
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

Publication type:

Article

Implementing active community-based surveillance-response system for Buruli ulcer early case detection and management in Ghana.

Published in:

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018, v. 12, n. 9, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006776

By:

Ahorlu, Collins S. K.;
Okyere, Daniel;
Ampadu, Edwin

Publication type:

Article

Enhancing Buruli ulcer control in Ghana through social interventions: a case study from the Obom sub-district.

Published in:

BMC Public Health, 2013, v. 13, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1471-2458-13-59

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Koka, Eric;
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy;
Lamptey, Isaac;
Ampadu, Edwin

Publication type:

Article

Impact of Cowpea-Based Food Containing Fish Meal Served With Vitamin C-Rich Drink on Iron Stores and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Ghanaian Schoolchildren in a Malaria Endemic Area.

Published in:

2015

By:

Egbi, Godfred;
Ayi, Irene;
Saalia, Firibu Kwesi;
Zotor, Francis;
Adom, Theodosia;
Harrison, Eric;
Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Asiedu, Matilda Steiner;
Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda

Publication type:

journal article

Improving access to lymphatic filariasis MMDP services through an enhanced evidence-based, cascaded training model for health worker capacity strengthening in Ghana: an evaluation study.

Published in:

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2023, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fitd.2023.1282218

By:

Ahorlu, Collins Stephen;
Atinbire, Solomon Abotiba;
Sedzro, Kojo Mensah;
Alomatu, Bright;
de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
Asamenyi-Mensah, Kofi;
Opare, Joseph;
Saunderson, Paul;
Weiland, Stefanie

Publication type:

Article

Finding and eliminating the reservoirs: Engage and treat, and test and treat strategies for lymphatic filariasis programs to overcome endgame challenges.

Published in:

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2022, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fitd.2022.953094

By:

de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
Otchere, Joseph;
Sumboh, Jeffrey G.;
Asiedu, Odame;
Opare, Joseph;
Asemanyi-Mensah, Kofi;
Boakye, Daniel A.;
Gass, Katherine M.;
Long, Elizabeth F.;
Ahorlu, Collins S.

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Article

The Effect of Mass Testing, Treatment and Tracking on the Prevalence of Febrile Illness in Children under 15 in Ghana.

Published in:

Pathogens, 2022, v. 11, n. 10, p. 1118, doi. 10.3390/pathogens11101118

By:

Ahorlu, Collins Stephen;
Ndong, Ignatius Cheng;
Okyere, Daniel;
Mensah, Benedicta A.;
Chu, Chuo Ennestine;
Enos, Juliana Y.;
Abuaku, Benjamin

Publication type:

Article

Potential factors influencing lymphatic filariasis transmission in "hotspot" and "control" areas in Ghana: the importance of vectors.

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2019, v. 8, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s40249-019-0520-1

By:

Pi-Bansa, Sellase;
Osei, Joseph Harold Nyarko;
Frempong, Kwadwo Kyeremeh;
Elhassan, Elizabeth;
Akuoko, Osei Kweku;
Agyemang, David;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Appawu, Maxwell Alexander;
Koudou, Benjamin Guibehi;
Wilson, Michael David;
de Souza, Dziedzom Komi;
Dadzie, Samuel Kweku;
Utzinger, Jürg;
Boakye, Daniel Adjei

Publication type:

Article

Sero-Epidemiology as a Tool to Screen Populations for Exposure to Mycobacterium ulcerans.

Published in:

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012, v. 6, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001460

By:

Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy;
Röltgen, Katharina;
Opare, William;
Asan-Ampah, Kobina;
Quenin-Fosu, Kwabena;
Asante-Poku, Adwoa;
Ampadu, Edwin;
Fyfe, Janet;
Koram, Kwadwo;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Pluschke, Gerd

Publication type:

Article

Sero-Epidemiology as a Tool to Screen Populations for Exposure to Mycobacterium ulcerans.

Published in:

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012, v. 6, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001460

By:

Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy;
Röltgen, Katharina;
Opare, William;
Asan-Ampah, Kobina;
Quenin-Fosu, Kwabena;
Asante-Poku, Adwoa;
Ampadu, Edwin;
Fyfe, Janet;
Koram, Kwadwo;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Pluschke, Gerd

Publication type:

Article

The impact of COVID-19 on implementation of mass testing, treatment and tracking of malaria in rural communities in Ghana: A qualitative study.

Published in:

PLoS ONE, 2022, v. 17, n. 10, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0275976

By:

Cheng, Ndong Ignatius;
Tabong, Philip Teg-Nefaah;
Netongo, Palmer Masumbe;
Mensah, Benedicta Ayiedu;
Chu, Chuo Ennestine;
Yaw, Effah-Baafi;
Enos, Juliana Yartey;
Malm, Keziah;
Ahorlu, Collins Stephen

Publication type:

Article

Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia following mass testing and treatment in Pakro sub-district of Ghana.

Published in:

2019

By:

Ndong, Ignatius Cheng;
Okyere, Daniel;
Enos, Juliana Yartey;
Mensah, Benedicta A.;
Nyarko, Alexander;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred;
Merle, Corinne Simone C.;
Koram, Kwadwo Ansah;
Ahorlu, Collins Stephen

Publication type:

journal article

Challenges and perceptions of implementing mass testing, treatment and tracking in malaria control: a qualitative study in Pakro sub-district of Ghana.

Published in:

2019

By:

Ndong, Ignatius Cheng;
Okyere, Daniel;
Enos, Juliana Yartey;
Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred;
Merle, Corinne Simone C.;
Nyarko, Alexander;
Koram, Kwadwo Ansah;
Ahorlu, Collins Stephan

Publication type:

journal article

Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana.

Published in:

PLoS ONE, 2020, v. 15, n. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0233478

By:

Myers-Hansen, James L.;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Oyebola, Muyiwa K.;
Mensah, Benedicta A.;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Wilson, Michael D.;
Awandare, Gordon;
Koram, Kwadwo A.;
Ngwa, Alfred Amambua;
Ghansah, Anita

Publication type:

Article

Community-based trial of annual versus biannual single-dose ivermectin plus albendazole against Wuchereria bancrofti infection in human and mosquito populations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Published in:

2017

By:

de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
Ahorlu, Collins S.;
Adu-Amankwah, Susan;
Otchere, Joseph;
Mensah, Sedzro K.;
Larbi, Irene A.;
Mensah, George E.;
Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
Boakye, Daniel A.

Publication type:

journal article

Willingness to pay for small solar powered bed net fans: results of a Becker–DeGroot–Marschak auction in Ghana.

Published in:

Malaria Journal, 2017, v. 16, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12936-017-1965-y

By:

Yukich, Joshua O.;
Briët, Olivier J. T.;
Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Nardini, Peter;
Keating, Joseph

Publication type:

Article

The effect of small solar powered 'Bͻkͻͻ' net fans on mosquito net use: results from a randomized controlled cross-over trial in southern Ghana.

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Malaria Journal, 2017, v. 16, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12936-016-1654-2

By:

Briët, Olivier J. T.;
Yukich, Joshua O.;
Pfeiffer, Constanze;
Miller, William;
Jaeger, Mulako S.;
Khanna, Nitin;
Oppong, Samuel;
Nardini, Peter;
Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Keating, Joseph

Publication type:

Article

Perceptions on the effect of small electric fans on comfort inside bed nets in southern Ghana: a qualitative study.

Published in:

Malaria Journal, 2016, v. 15, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12936-016-1614-x

By:

Jaeger, Mulako S.;
Briët, Olivier J. T.;
Keating, Joseph;
Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Yukich, Joshua O.;
Oppong, Samuel;
Nardini, Peter;
Pfeiffer, Constanze

Publication type:

Article

Factors impacting test-based management of suspected malaria among caregivers of febrile children and private medicine retailers within rural communities of Fanteakwa North District, Ghana.

Published in:

2021

By:

Soniran, Olajoju Temidayo;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Anang, Abraham;
Opoku-Afriyie, Patricia;
Ahorlu, Collins

Publication type:

journal article

Cultural Understanding of Wounds, Buruli Ulcers and Their Management at the Obom Sub-district of the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Published in:

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016, v. 10, n. 7, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004825

By:

Koka, Eric;
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy;
Okyere, Daniel;
Adongo, Philip Baba;
Ahorlu, Collins K.

Publication type:

Article

Assessing Lymphatic Filariasis Data Quality in Endemic Communities in Ghana, Using the Neglected Tropical Diseases Data Quality Assessment Tool for Preventive Chemotherapy.

Published in:

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016, v. 10, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004590

By:

de Souza, Dziedzom K.;
Yirenkyi, Eric;
Otchere, Joseph;
Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo;
Ameme, Donne K.;
Sackey, Samuel;
Ahorlu, Collins;
Wilson, Michael D.

Publication type:

Article

Diagnostic performance of an ultra-sensitive RDT and a conventional RDT in malaria mass testing, treatment and tracking interventions in southern Ghana.

Published in:

Parasites & Vectors, 2024, v. 17, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13071-024-06354-x

By:

Amoah, Linda Eva;
Cheng, Ndong Ignatius;
Acquah, Festus Kojo;
Adu-Amankwah, Susan;
Bredu, Dorcas Gyama;
Mensah, Benedicta A.;
Anang, Sherik-fa;
Abban, Bernice Cubson;
Busayomi, Abena;
Kwarpong, Sebastian Shine;
Tey, Prosper Kofi;
Cudjoe, Elizabeth;
Asamoah, Alexander;
Holden, Tobias McKenzie;
Gerardin, Jaline;
Nonvignon, Justice;
Ahorlu, Collins

Publication type:

Article

COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana.

Published in:

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022, v. 22, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12879-022-07084-0

By:

Ahorlu, Collins S.;
Okyere, Daniel;
Pi-Bansa, Sellasie;
Otchere, Joseph;
Marfo, Benjamin;
Asemanyi-Mensah, Kofi;
Opare, Joseph L.;
Long, Elizabeth F.;
de Souza, Dziedzom K.

Publication type:

Article

Towards Understanding the Microepidemiology of Lymphatic Filariasis at the Community Level in Ghana.

Published in:

Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease, 2024, v. 9, n. 5, p. 107, doi. 10.3390/tropicalmed9050107

By:

Sumboh, Jeffrey Gabriel;
Laryea, Nii A.;
Otchere, Joseph;
Ahorlu, Collins S.;
de Souza, Dziedzom K.

Publication type:

Article

A Comparative Study of Lymphatic Filariasis-Related Perceptions among Treated and Non-Treated Individuals in the Ahanta West Municipality of Ghana.

Published in:

Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease, 2022, v. 7, n. 10, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.3390/tropicalmed7100273

By:

Ahorlu, Collins Stephen;
Otchere, Joseph;
Sedzro, Kojo M.;
Pi-Bansa, Sellase;
Asemanyi-Mensah, Kofi;
Opare, Joseph L.;
Alomatu, Bright;
Long, Elizabeth F.;
de Souza, Dziedzom K.

Publication type:

Article

Evaluating interventions to improve test, treat, and track (T3) malaria strategy among over-the-counter medicine sellers (OTCMS) in some rural communities of Fanteakwa North district, Ghana: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Published in:

2020

By:

Soniran, Olajoju Temidayo;
Abuaku, Benjamin;
Ahorlu, Collins Stephen

Publication type:

journal article

Intermittent preventive treatment for children (IPTC) combined with timely home treatment for malaria control.

Published in:

2012

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Koram, Kwadwo A.

Publication type:

Abstract

Two-year evaluation of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Children (IPTc) combined with timely home treatment for malaria control in Ghana.

Published in:

Malaria Journal, 2011, v. 10, n. Suppl 1, p. 127, doi. 10.1186/1475-2875-10-127

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Koram, Kwadwo A.;
Seake-Kwawu, Atsu;
Weiss, Mitchell G.

Publication type:

Article

Community concepts of malaria-related illness with and without convulsions in southern Ghana.

Published in:

Malaria Journal, 2005, v. 4, p. 47, doi. 10.1186/1475-2875-4-47

By:

Ahorlu, Collins K.;
Koram, Kwadwo A.;
Ahorlu, Cynthia;
De Savigny, Don;
Weiss, Mitchell G.

Publication type:

Article