R B Biritwum

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Affiliation: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Country: Ghana

Publications

  1. ncbi Interest in healthy living outweighs presumed cultural norms for obesity for Ghanaian women
    Rosemary B Duda
    Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, RW871, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 4:44. 2006
  2. ncbi Incidence and management of malaria in two communities of different socio-economic level, in Accra, Ghana
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol 94:771-8. 2000
  3. ncbi Community-based cluster surveys on treatment preferences for diarrhoea, severe diarrhoea, and dysentery in children aged less than five years in two districts of Ghana
    Richard B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
    J Health Popul Nutr 22:182-90. 2004
  4. ncbi Impact of health care financing reforms on the management of malaria in Ghana
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra
    East Afr Med J 78:636-40. 2001
  5. ncbi Evaluation of invermectin distribution in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo: estimation of coverage of treatment and operational aspects of the distribution system
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol 91:297-305. 1997
  6. ncbi Prevalence of children with disabilities in central region, Ghana
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra
    West Afr J Med 20:249-55. 2001
  7. ncbi Factors affecting the survival of the "at risk" newborn at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
    J Welbeck
    Department of Child Health, Ghana Medical School, Box 4236, Accra
    West Afr J Med 22:55-8. 2003
  8. ncbi Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance among men in Ghana
    Ola Landgren
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd, Bldg EPS Room 7110, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
    Mayo Clin Proc 82:1468-73. 2007

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Interest in healthy living outweighs presumed cultural norms for obesity for Ghanaian women
    Rosemary B Duda
    Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, RW871, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 4:44. 2006
    ..Yet obesity is linked to serious medical illnesses. The purpose of this study was to determine if Ghanaian women would change their body image if it meant a healthier life...
  2. ncbi Incidence and management of malaria in two communities of different socio-economic level, in Accra, Ghana
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol 94:771-8. 2000
    ..During the follow-up period two children died, one from each community. Treatment of malaria in young children is likely to be less effective in the poorer community, where a lack of economic access to health services was demonstrated...
  3. ncbi Community-based cluster surveys on treatment preferences for diarrhoea, severe diarrhoea, and dysentery in children aged less than five years in two districts of Ghana
    Richard B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
    J Health Popul Nutr 22:182-90. 2004
    ..Results of the study suggest that rotavirus surveillance should be guided by community studies on healthcare-use patterns. Where hospital use is low for severe diarrhoea, rotavirus surveillance should include other health facilities...
  4. ncbi Impact of health care financing reforms on the management of malaria in Ghana
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra
    East Afr Med J 78:636-40. 2001
    ..This leads to unnecessarily high costs of care for the individual and the health system...
  5. ncbi Evaluation of invermectin distribution in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo: estimation of coverage of treatment and operational aspects of the distribution system
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol 91:297-305. 1997
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  6. ncbi Prevalence of children with disabilities in central region, Ghana
    R B Biritwum
    Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School, Accra
    West Afr J Med 20:249-55. 2001
    ....
  7. ncbi Factors affecting the survival of the "at risk" newborn at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
    J Welbeck
    Department of Child Health, Ghana Medical School, Box 4236, Accra
    West Afr J Med 22:55-8. 2003
    ..Also, increased vigilance in the special care offered will help reduce mortality...
  8. ncbi Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance among men in Ghana
    Ola Landgren
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd, Bldg EPS Room 7110, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
    Mayo Clin Proc 82:1468-73. 2007
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