Collins Ahorlu
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1446415 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Collins Ahorlu |
| NOMBRES | Collins |
| APELLIDO | Ahorlu |
| FIRMA | AHORLU C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8116-3984 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance and recommendation among health workers in nine countries
INTRODUCTION: Health workers (HWs) set an example for vaccine recipients, convey vaccine benefits and risks and interface with patients at increased risk for complications in pandemic settings. We explored HWs' acceptance of and recommendation for COVID-19 vaccine with and without previous receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) in nine countries. METHODS: In 2023-2024, cross-sectional surveys among HW were conducted in Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivo…
Barriers and facilitators of integrating cervical cancer screening into routine HIV care and acceptability of self-sampling for HPV DNA testing among people with HIV
Background: Cervical cancer poses a substantial global health challenge, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income nations. Women living with HIV are disproportionately affected compared to the general population. Our study explored the acceptance and preferences of participants regarding cervical cancer screening procedures during their HIV clinic visits. Methods: Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to i…
Ethnographic study of Buruli ulcer wound management practices in a traditional therapeutic setting in Ghana
Our findings suggest that the traditional healer enjoyed substantial public legitimacy from his clients due to his perceived interest in helping affected individuals achieve cures using culturally and financially appropriate ways to manage wounds. However, we also observed the use of non-sterile procedures and unregulated preparations, which may be potentially deleterious. The willingness of the traditional healer to collaborate with the formal h…
Development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy to improve experiences of skin neglected tropical diseases and other skin conditions in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana
Integrated strategies are recommended to tackle neglected tropical diseases of the skin (skin NTDs), which pose a substantial health and economic burden in many countries, including Ghana. We describe the development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy designed to improve experiences of skin NTDs in Atwima Mponua district in Ashanti Region. A multidisciplinary research team led an iterative process to develop an overall strate…
Improving experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin
Integrated approaches to managing co-endemic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of the skin within primary healthcare services are complex and require tailoring to local contexts. We describe formative research in Atwima Mponua District in Ghana’s Ashanti Region designed to inform the development of a sustainable intervention to improve access to skin NTD care. We employed a convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design, collecting data from Februar…
Community engagement
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a One Health problem underpinned by complex drivers and behaviours. This is particularly so in low - and middle-income countries (LMICs), where social and systemic factors fuel (mis)use and drive AMR. Behavioural change around antimicrobial use could safeguard both existing and future treatments. However, changing behaviour necessitates engaging with people to understand their experiences. This publication descri…
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
The study results suggest the need to implement community friendly interventions aimed at improving test-based management of suspected malaria in febrile children. These may include educating caregivers and community members on the need to test and confirm malaria in febrile children before treating them, and supply of subsidized RDT kits to OTCMS and re-training them to provide testing services to their clients. Further studies pertaining to inf…
Challenges and perceptions of implementing mass testing, treatment and tracking in malaria control
The study demonstrated that MTTT was perceived to be effective in reducing malaria incidence and related hospital visits in participating communities. MTTT was deemed useful in breaking financial and geographical barriers to accessing healthcare. The interventions were feasible and acceptable to community members, despite observed challenges to implementation such as concerns about CBHVs' knowledge and skills and reduced revenue from internally g…
Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia following mass testing and treatment in Pakro sub-district of Ghana
NCT04167566, Date 14/11/2019. Retrospective registration
Probing the composition of Plasmodium species contained in malaria infections in the Eastern region of Ghana
The high rate of misidentification of non-falciparum parasites and the total absence of detection of P. ovale by microscopy suggests that more sensitive malaria diagnostic tools including molecular assays are required to accurately determine the prevalence of carriers of non-falciparum parasites and low density P. falciparum infections, especially during national surveillance exercises. Additionally, malaria control interventions targeting the no…
Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration
There is a need for community mobilization and promotional activities to explain the expected adverse reactions associated with the drugs to the people. Also the importance of why every qualified person in the community must comply with MDA must be emphasized
Social Capital and Adolescent Girls’ Resilience to Teenage Pregnancy in Begoro, Ghana
This study focuses on how older adolescent girls access and utilize social capital to develop resilience against teenage pregnancy in Begoro, Ghana. A survey of 419 non-pregnant girls aged 15–19 years, selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling technique, was conducted in 2012. Qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviews with ten girls purposively selected from the survey respondents. Parents, relatives, teachers and religious g…
The use of social media among adolescents in Dar es Salaam and Mtwara, Tanzania
Social media form part of the rapid worldwide digital development that is re-shaping the life of many young people. While the use of social media by youths is increasingly researched in the North, studies about youth in the South are missing. It therefore remains unclear how social media can be included in interventions that aim at informing young people in many countries of the global South about sexual and reproductive health. This paper presen…
Enhancing Buruli ulcer control in Ghana through social interventions
The study showed that with a little more investment in early case detection, diagnosis and treatment, coupled with free transportation and breakfast for patients, most of the cases could be treated effectively with the available antibiotics to avoid disability and complications from the disease
Children, Pregnant Women and the Culture of Malaria in Two Rural Communities of Ghana
The Malaria situation in Ghana is typical of many tropical African countries, where it remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Control methods generally emphasize prompt diagnosis and treatment. However, local experiences and meanings continue to influence help-seeking behaviour, which either promotes risk of infections or prevention. The aim of this study was to elicit relevant contemporary ethnographic features of malaria in children …
The use of social media among adolescents in Dar es Salaam and Mtwara, Tanzania
Social media form part of the rapid worldwide digital development that is re-shaping the life of many young people. While the use of social media by youths is increasingly researched in the North, studies about youth in the South are missing. It therefore remains unclear how social media can be included in interventions that aim at informing young people in many countries of the global South about sexual and reproductive health. This paper presen…
Children, Pregnant Women and the Culture of Malaria in Two Rural Communities of Ghana
The Malaria situation in Ghana is typical of many tropical African countries, where it remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Control methods generally emphasize prompt diagnosis and treatment. However, local experiences and meanings continue to influence help-seeking behaviour, which either promotes risk of infections or prevention. The aim of this study was to elicit relevant contemporary ethnographic features of malaria in children …
Children, Pregnant Women and the Culture of Malaria in Two Rural Communities of Ghana
The Malaria situation in Ghana is typical of many tropical African countries, where it remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Control methods generally emphasize prompt diagnosis and treatment. However, local experiences and meanings continue to influence help-seeking behaviour, which either promotes risk of infections or prevention. The aim of this study was to elicit relevant contemporary ethnographic features of malaria in children …
Enhancing Buruli ulcer control in Ghana through social interventions
The study showed that with a little more investment in early case detection, diagnosis and treatment, coupled with free transportation and breakfast for patients, most of the cases could be treated effectively with the available antibiotics to avoid disability and complications from the disease
The use of social media among adolescents in Dar es Salaam and Mtwara, Tanzania
Social media form part of the rapid worldwide digital development that is re-shaping the life of many young people. While the use of social media by youths is increasingly researched in the North, studies about youth in the South are missing. It therefore remains unclear how social media can be included in interventions that aim at informing young people in many countries of the global South about sexual and reproductive health. This paper presen…
Social Capital and Adolescent Girls’ Resilience to Teenage Pregnancy in Begoro, Ghana
This study focuses on how older adolescent girls access and utilize social capital to develop resilience against teenage pregnancy in Begoro, Ghana. A survey of 419 non-pregnant girls aged 15–19 years, selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling technique, was conducted in 2012. Qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviews with ten girls purposively selected from the survey respondents. Parents, relatives, teachers and religious g…
Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration
There is a need for community mobilization and promotional activities to explain the expected adverse reactions associated with the drugs to the people. Also the importance of why every qualified person in the community must comply with MDA must be emphasized
Challenges and perceptions of implementing mass testing, treatment and tracking in malaria control
The study demonstrated that MTTT was perceived to be effective in reducing malaria incidence and related hospital visits in participating communities. MTTT was deemed useful in breaking financial and geographical barriers to accessing healthcare. The interventions were feasible and acceptable to community members, despite observed challenges to implementation such as concerns about CBHVs' knowledge and skills and reduced revenue from internally g…
Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia following mass testing and treatment in Pakro sub-district of Ghana
NCT04167566, Date 14/11/2019. Retrospective registration
Probing the composition of Plasmodium species contained in malaria infections in the Eastern region of Ghana
The high rate of misidentification of non-falciparum parasites and the total absence of detection of P. ovale by microscopy suggests that more sensitive malaria diagnostic tools including molecular assays are required to accurately determine the prevalence of carriers of non-falciparum parasites and low density P. falciparum infections, especially during national surveillance exercises. Additionally, malaria control interventions targeting the no…
Community engagement
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a One Health problem underpinned by complex drivers and behaviours. This is particularly so in low - and middle-income countries (LMICs), where social and systemic factors fuel (mis)use and drive AMR. Behavioural change around antimicrobial use could safeguard both existing and future treatments. However, changing behaviour necessitates engaging with people to understand their experiences. This publication descri…
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
The study results suggest the need to implement community friendly interventions aimed at improving test-based management of suspected malaria in febrile children. These may include educating caregivers and community members on the need to test and confirm malaria in febrile children before treating them, and supply of subsidized RDT kits to OTCMS and re-training them to provide testing services to their clients. Further studies pertaining to inf…
Development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy to improve experiences of skin neglected tropical diseases and other skin conditions in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana
Integrated strategies are recommended to tackle neglected tropical diseases of the skin (skin NTDs), which pose a substantial health and economic burden in many countries, including Ghana. We describe the development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy designed to improve experiences of skin NTDs in Atwima Mponua district in Ashanti Region. A multidisciplinary research team led an iterative process to develop an overall strate…
Improving experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin
Integrated approaches to managing co-endemic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of the skin within primary healthcare services are complex and require tailoring to local contexts. We describe formative research in Atwima Mponua District in Ghana’s Ashanti Region designed to inform the development of a sustainable intervention to improve access to skin NTD care. We employed a convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design, collecting data from Februar…
Barriers and facilitators of integrating cervical cancer screening into routine HIV care and acceptability of self-sampling for HPV DNA testing among people with HIV
Background: Cervical cancer poses a substantial global health challenge, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income nations. Women living with HIV are disproportionately affected compared to the general population. Our study explored the acceptance and preferences of participants regarding cervical cancer screening procedures during their HIV clinic visits. Methods: Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to i…
Ethnographic study of Buruli ulcer wound management practices in a traditional therapeutic setting in Ghana
Our findings suggest that the traditional healer enjoyed substantial public legitimacy from his clients due to his perceived interest in helping affected individuals achieve cures using culturally and financially appropriate ways to manage wounds. However, we also observed the use of non-sterile procedures and unregulated preparations, which may be potentially deleterious. The willingness of the traditional healer to collaborate with the formal h…
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance and recommendation among health workers in nine countries
INTRODUCTION: Health workers (HWs) set an example for vaccine recipients, convey vaccine benefits and risks and interface with patients at increased risk for complications in pandemic settings. We explored HWs' acceptance of and recommendation for COVID-19 vaccine with and without previous receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) in nine countries. METHODS: In 2023-2024, cross-sectional surveys among HW were conducted in Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivo…
Medicine (11 obras) · Environmental health (8 obras) · Nursing (8 obras) · Public health (8 obras) · Psychological intervention (6 obras) · Health care (5 obras) · Immunology (5 obras) · Malaria (5 obras) · Malaria Research and Control (5 obras) · Mosquito-borne diseases and control (5 obras)