Kwabena Dankwa

Parasitic Profile of Fresh Vegetables Sold in Selected Markets of the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana

Kwabena Dankwa, Dennis Owusu Siaw, Evans Kofi Obboh, Bhavana Singh & Samuel V. Nuvor · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2018

Background: Vegetable consumption is a major source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre for the body. While fresh vegetables play a key role in the prevention of some chronic diseases, cancers, and alleviation of micronutrient deficiencies, some have been associated with food...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2018/43840

Intestinal Parasitosis among Primary School Pupils in Coastal Areas of the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Kwabena Dankwa, Ransford Oduro Kumi, Richard K. D. Ephraim, Latif Adams, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, Samuel Essien-Baidoo & Samuel Victor Nuvor · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Background: Intestinal parasitosis remains a major public health burden in developing countries such as Ghana. The burden of disease is heaviest among vulnerable populations and yet epidemiologic data from these populations are limited. Objectives: The present study aimed at asse...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/18026

Seroprevalence of Syphilis Infection in Individuals at Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Nti-Boakye A. Faustina, Kwabena Dankwa, Charles Ampiah, Johnson Nyarko Boampong & Samuel V. Nuvor · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum. The disease becomes very common among individuals with multiple sexual partners without protection. Aim: This research aimed at assessing the prevalence of syphilis infection in Cape Coast Metr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16267