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Consistent and Correct Use of Condoms With Lubricants and Associated Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men from the Ghana Men’s Study II: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Consistent and Correct Use of Condoms With Lubricants and Associated Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men from the Ghana Men’s Study II: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Without proof of these factors, it will be impossible to address the underlying HIV prevention needs of MSM as well as other KP groups in Ghana. Further, there is inadequate consolidated data on the consistent use of condoms with CCLs and their associated factors among MSM in Ghana.

Ratif Abdulai, Edith Phalane, Kyeremeh Atuahene, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e63276

Collective Intelligence–Based Participatory COVID-19 Surveillance in Accra, Ghana: Pilot Mixed Methods Study

Collective Intelligence–Based Participatory COVID-19 Surveillance in Accra, Ghana: Pilot Mixed Methods Study

We deployed an IM-based surveillance platform to monitor disease trends and associated socioeconomic indicators in Accra, Ghana, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This pilot study assessed the use of a tailored IM system for disease surveillance in Ghana. In IMs, participants report by trading contracts specifying payoffs tied to a future event [26]. Each participant can buy or sell shares in these contracts based on their expectations.

Gifty Marley, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Prajwol Nepal, Rohini Rajgopal, Evelyn Koko, Elizabeth Chen, Kwabena Nuamah, Kingsley Osei, Hubertus Hofkirchner, Michael Marks, Joseph D Tucker, Rosalind Eggo, William Ampofo, Sean Sylvia

JMIR Infodemiology 2024;4:e50125

Assessing and Improving the Care of Patients With Heart Failure in Ghana: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study and the Ghana Heart Initiative-Heart Failure Registry

Assessing and Improving the Care of Patients With Heart Failure in Ghana: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study and the Ghana Heart Initiative-Heart Failure Registry

It is a leading cause of death among Ghanaian adults; yet, there is a paucity of data on the epidemiological profiles, treatment patterns, and survival rates of patients with HF in Ghana [9-11]. Single-center studies indicate a high prevalence of HF in Ghana [7,8,12]. The diagnosis of HF in most patients is primarily based on clinical manifestations due to the limited availability of diagnostic equipment. Ghana has few cardiologists, who are mainly located in tertiary hospitals [13].

Felix Awindaogo, Emmanuel Acheamfour-Akowuah, Alfred Doku, Collins Kokuro, Francis Agyekum, Isaac Kofi Owusu

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e52616

Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of a Digital Surveillance and Outbreak Response System in Ghana Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Interviews

Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of a Digital Surveillance and Outbreak Response System in Ghana Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Interviews

In November 2019, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) started the pilot implementation of SORMAS for routine surveillance [31]. Then, 4 months into the pilot implementation phase, the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Ghana. As a consequence, the planned pilot implementation and progress evaluations that were aimed to improve strategies for a stepwise nationwide scale-up were interrupted.

Basil Benduri Kaburi, Kaspar Wyss, Ernest Kenu, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Anja M Hauri, Dennis Odai Laryea, Carolina J Klett-Tammen, Frédéric Leone, Christin Walter, Gérard Krause

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e45715

Improving the Quality of Postpartum Care in Ghana: Protocol for a Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial

Improving the Quality of Postpartum Care in Ghana: Protocol for a Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial

Our intervention, entitled Focused Postpartum Care (Focused-PPC), fills this gap through the provision of comprehensive postpartum clinical care, targeted education, and peer support for women in Ghana. A shift toward standardized care simultaneously addressing the needs of both the mother and the baby has significant potential to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in this setting. In this paper, we describe the protocol for a randomized controlled trial in Tamale, Ghana.

Yenupini Joyce Adams, John Stephen Agbenyo

JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e47519

Group Antenatal Care in Ghana: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Group Antenatal Care in Ghana: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

In 2017, the maternal mortality ratio in Ghana was estimated to be 310 per 100,000 live births for the 7-year period prior to the Ghana Maternal Health Survey [1]. While 89% of women in Ghana surveyed had attended the minimum standard of four antenatal care (ANC) visits, 20% of women continued to give birth at home [1]. In contrast to the decline in infant and under-5 mortality, neonatal mortality has remained stagnant since 2007 [1].

Jody R Lori, John E O Williams, Vida A Kukula, Veronica E A Apetorgbor, Elizabeth A Awini, Georgina Amankwah, Ruth Zielinski, Nancy Lockhart, Katherine H James, Cheryl A Moyer

JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(9):e40828

Authors’ Responses to Peer Reviews of “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study”

Authors’ Responses to Peer Reviews of “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study”

This is the authors’ response to peer-review reports for “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study.” The authors of the manuscript [1] are grateful to the editor and reviewers [2-4] for their invaluable input and feedback. Thank you for your suggestion.

Enoch Joseph Abbey, Jennifer S R Mammen, Samara E Soghoian, Maureen A F Cadorette, Promise Ariyo

JMIRx Med 2021;2(3):e30790

Peer Review of “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study”

Peer Review of “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study”

This is a peer-review report submitted for the paper “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study” This paper [1] describes a study of the modified early warning score (MEWS) and the limited MEWS (LMEWS) instruments for predicting mortality in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. The two objectives were not described precisely nor were they carefully tied to the methodology.

Lincoln Sheets

JMIRx Med 2021;2(3):e30787

Peer Review of “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study”

Peer Review of “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study”

This is a peer-review report submitted for the paper “In-hospital Mortality and the Predictive Ability of the Modified Early Warning Score in Ghana: Single-Center, Retrospective Study.” This study [1] is about a measure of illness severity that can potentially promote the early detection of clinical deterioration in critically ill patients. More specifically, the study investigated in-hospital mortality and the predictive ability of a modified early warning score (MEWS) in Ghana.

John Mogaka

JMIRx Med 2021;2(3):e30785