Dennis Odai Laryea

Dados Biográficos

ID6246259
NOMEDennis Odai Laryea
PRENOMESDennis Odai
SOBRENOMELaryea
ASSINATURALARYEA D O
AFILIAÇÕESGhana Health Service
ORCID0000-0003-2212-084X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS16
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2014
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Integration of Covid-19 testing into existing ILI surveillance system in Ghana

    Open AccessErnest Kenu, Delia Akosua Bandoh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The similarities between the presentations of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and COVID-19, generated calls for the integration of COVID-19 surveillance into the existing ILI surveillance system. The aim was to optimize outcomes through efficient use of resources. Ghana responded to the World Health Organization call to integrate the two systems. We share the processes undertaken to integrate SARS-CoV-2 into the ILI surveillance system in Ghana. Sta…

  • Timeliness of yellow fever specimen collection and transport in Ghana, 2018–2022

    Open AccessSeth D Judson, Lee F Schroeder et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever, and recent outbreaks of yellow fever have occurred in multiple African countries, including Ghana (2021–2022). Delayed diagnosis of yellow fever may cause increased morbidity and mortality. To improve timely detection of yellow fever, we need to better understand the factors contributing to diagnostic delays. We analyzed the diagnostic testing timeline of all suspected yellow fever cases i…

  • Decreased influenza activity during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana, 2020

    Open AccessIvy Asantewaa Asante, Stephen Nyarko et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on influenza activity globally. In this study, we analyzed trends of influenza activity in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using active prospective influenza surveillance data from 29 sentinel sites. At the sentinel sites, we enrolled patients presenting with symptoms based on the WHO case definition for influenza-like illness (ILI) …

  • Role and capacity needs of community based surveillance volunteers in the integrated management of skin neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs)

    Open AccessLucy Owusu, Ruth Dede Tuwor et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Measures including continuous training, institution of rewards and incentivization are important for ensuring the sustainability of CBSVs in the provision of skin NTD services in Ghana

  • Availability of healthy and unhealthy foods in modern retail outlets located in selected districts of Greater Accra Region, Ghana

    Open AccessAkosua Pokua Adjei, Gideon Senyo Amevinya et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background Intake of unhealthy foods is linked to the onset of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Availability of unhealthy (nutritionally poor) foods can influence preference, purchasing and consumption of such foods. This study determined the healthiness of foods sold at modern retail outlets- supermarkets and mini-marts in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Methods All modern retail outlets located in six districts of G…

  • Association between mobility, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and Covid-19 transmission in Ghana

    Open AccessHubert Gibbs, Yang Liu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Governments around the world have implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Here we assess if increasing NPI stringency was associated with a reduction in COVID-19 cases in Ghana. While lockdowns and physical distancing have proven effective for reducing COVID-19 transmission, there is still limited understanding of how NPI measures are reflected in indicators of human mobility. Further, there is a lack o…

  • Epidemiology of influenza in Ghana, 2011 to 2019

    Open AccessIvy Asantewaa Asante, Anne T Fox et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Influenza virus is an important contributor to acute respiratory illnesses and is estimated to cause up to 650,000 respiratory deaths each year. Ghana recorded influenza viruses as far back as 1918 when the Spanish influenza pandemic led to the death of >100,000 people in a population of 4 million at the time. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) among poultry in Ghana in 2007, led to the establishment of virological surveilla…

  • Social constructs, late recognition and decision making for managing fast breathing in children

    Open AccessPeter Agyei-Baffour, Peter Agyei‐Baffour et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020Referências: 19

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017

    Open AccessDaniel Dicker, Grant Nguyen et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2018

    BACKGROUND: Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the United States Census Bureau, WHO, and as part of previous iterations of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD). Previous iterations of the GBD used population estimates from UNPOP, which were not derived in a way that was internally consistent wit…

  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories

    Open AccessR Lozano, Nancy Fullman et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2018

    BACKGROUND: Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to improving health by 2030. To fully deliver on the SDG aim of "leaving no one behind", it is increasingly important to examine the health-related SDGs beyond national-level estimates. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD 2…

  • Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015

    Open AccessRyan M Barber, Nancy Fullman et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2017

    BACKGROUND: National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be fatal in the presence of effective medical care (ie, amenable mortality). Previous analyses of mortality amenable to health care only focused on high-income countries and faced several methodological challenges. In the present analysis, we use the highly standardised cause of death and risk factor …

  • Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970–2016

    Open AccessHaidong Wang, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2017

    BACKGROUND: Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality, represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific populations. Understanding how all-cause mortality has changed with respect to development status can identify exemplars for best practice. To accomplish this, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) estimated age-specific and …

  • Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015

    Open AccessNicholas J Kassebaum, Ryan M Barber et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2016

    BACKGROUND: In transitioning from the Millennium Development Goal to the Sustainable Development Goal era, it is imperative to comprehensively assess progress toward reducing maternal mortality to identify areas of success, remaining challenges, and frame policy discussions. We aimed to quantify maternal mortality throughout the world by underlying cause and age from 1990 to 2015. METHODS: We estimated maternal mortality at the global, regional, …

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries

    Open AccessStephen S Lim, Kate Allen et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2016

    BACKGROUND: In September, 2015, the UN General Assembly established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs specify 17 universal goals, 169 targets, and 230 indicators leading up to 2030. We provide an analysis of 33 health-related SDG indicators based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015). METHODS: We applied statistical methods to systematically compiled data to estimate the performance of…

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015

    Open AccessHaidong Wang, Mohsen Naghavi et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2016

    BACKGROUND: Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (GBD 2015) provides a comprehensive assessment of all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1980 to 2015. These results informed an in-depth investigation of observed and expected mortality patterns bas…

  • Timeliness of childhood vaccine uptake among children attending a tertiary health service facility-based immunisation clinic in Ghana

    Open AccessDennis Odai Laryea, Emmanuel Abbeyquaye Parbie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Vaccine uptake is mostly timely among respondents in the study. The BCG vaccine in particular was received on time among children born in the same facility as the immunisation clinic. There is the need to further examine the timeliness of vaccine uptake among children delivered outside health facilities in Ghana