David Ameh
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1737762 |
|---|---|
| NOME | David Ameh |
| PRENOMES | David |
| SOBRENOME | Ameh |
| ASSINATURA | AMEH D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | MRC Unit the Gambia |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 2 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Is the absolute requirement for informed consent before HIV testing a barrier to public health? A case report and management challenges
Clinicians in sub-Saharan Africa are faced with a major challenge of parental refusal to test their children for HIV. We present a case of a nine-month-old child with a clinical presentation suggestive of HIV infection whose mother persistently declined HIV testing of the child or herself. The case illustrates the difficulties faced by the clinicians caring for the child in an isolated location in West Africa. While not eliminating these difficul…
Like sugar and honey
This paper describes a malaria research project in The Gambia to provoke thinking on the social value of transnational research. The Larval Control Project (LCP) investigated the efficacy of a microbial insecticide to reduce vector density and, ultimately, clinical malaria in Gambian children. The LCP's protocol delineated a clinical surveillance scheme that involved Village Health Workers (VHWs) supported by project nurses. Combining insights fr…
Like sugar and honey
This paper describes a malaria research project in The Gambia to provoke thinking on the social value of transnational research. The Larval Control Project (LCP) investigated the efficacy of a microbial insecticide to reduce vector density and, ultimately, clinical malaria in Gambian children. The LCP's protocol delineated a clinical surveillance scheme that involved Village Health Workers (VHWs) supported by project nurses. Combining insights fr…
Like sugar and honey
This paper describes a malaria research project in The Gambia to provoke thinking on the social value of transnational research. The Larval Control Project (LCP) investigated the efficacy of a microbial insecticide to reduce vector density and, ultimately, clinical malaria in Gambian children. The LCP's protocol delineated a clinical surveillance scheme that involved Village Health Workers (VHWs) supported by project nurses. Combining insights fr…
Is the absolute requirement for informed consent before HIV testing a barrier to public health? A case report and management challenges
Clinicians in sub-Saharan Africa are faced with a major challenge of parental refusal to test their children for HIV. We present a case of a nine-month-old child with a clinical presentation suggestive of HIV infection whose mother persistently declined HIV testing of the child or herself. The case illustrates the difficulties faced by the clinicians caring for the child in an isolated location in West Africa. While not eliminating these difficul…
Ethics in Clinical Research (2 obras) · Medicine (2 obras) · Nursing (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (1 obras) · Alternative medicine (1 obras) · Clinical trial (1 obras) · Developing country (1 obras) · Economic growth (1 obras) · Family medicine (1 obras)