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2 %Sickle cell disease impacts 2% of newborns in Nigeria and Ghana.

Ghana · Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Journal of immigrant and minority healthPubMed

20.8 %La prévalence de la neuropathie chez les personnes diabétiques au Ghana était de 20,8 % en 2019.

Ghanadiabète (non précisé)observed 2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

11,017 patients11,017 patients were enrolled in an observational study on dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for uncomplicated malaria in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania between September 2013 and April 2014.

Burkina Faso · Ghana · Mozambique · Tanzaniepaludismeobserved September 2013 to April 2014published 2016Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

Malaria was more prevalent in children without HIV.

Ghanapaludismepublished 2018Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

78 %Between 78% and 88% of patients across Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria completed tests for hormone receptors and HER2.

Ghana · Kenya · Nigeriacancer du seinobserved 2014 to 2017published 2021BMJ openPubMeddocument of 13 observations

0.6 per_1000_follow_up_yearsThe incidence rate of diabetes-related lower limb amputation was 0.6% per 1000 follow-up years in Ghana in 2010.

Ghanadiabetes-related lower limb amputationobserved 2010published 2019BMC endocrine disorderseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

40,000 casesThere were almost 40,000 cases of dengue reported annually in Malaysia from 2007 to 2012.

Ghanadengueobserved 2007 to 2012HAL · Unilimdocument of 40 observations

33 %Au Ghana, le taux d'obésité basé sur l'IMC était de 33 % dans une cohorte de femmes enceintes incluses avant 20 semaines d'aménorrhée.

GhanaobésitéHAL · Unilimdocument of 602 observations

34.6 %The overall prevalence of schoolchildren with any skin disease was 34.6% in one Ghanaian study.

Ghanaskin diseasepublished 2013International journal of dermatologyeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

1.5 %The point-prevalence of eczema was 1.5% in one Ghanaian study.

Ghanaeczemapublished 2012Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADVeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

840,000 casesAn analysis estimated that over 840,000 clinically diagnosed dengue cases in the Philippines led to direct medical costs of USD 345 million.

GhanadengueHAL · Unilimdocument of 40 observations

20 %Dans des pays tels que le Cameroun, la République du Congo, le Gabon, le Ghana et le Nigeria, la prévalence de la drépanocytose est de 20 à 30 %.

Cameroun · Gabon · Ghana · NigeriadrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 857 observations

324 per_1000The malaria incidence averted was 324 per 1,000 children aged 12–59 months in 2020 in the implementing area.

Ghanapaludismeobserved 2020published 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

25.9 %GJB2-R143W mutation accounted for 25.9% (21/81) in the homozygous state in familial cases of non-syndromic hearing impairment.

Ghananon-syndromic hearing impairmentpublished 2019Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

1.11 hazard_ratioPoor glycaemic control, measured as HbA1c, was associated with an increased hazard of diabetic foot (HR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.05–2.25) in a Ghanaian diabetes cohort.

Ghanapied diabétiquepublished 2018Diabetic foot & ankleeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

490 cases_averted_per_1000_full_dose_equivalentsIn a phase 2b trial in Ghana and Kenya, vaccine impact of the RTS,S malaria vaccine, measured as cumulative number of clinical malaria cases averted per 1000 RTS,S full-dose equivalents at month 32 post-dose 1, was 490 for group R012-14-26.

Ghana · Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 9 observations

17.7 %La fréquence de la neuropathie liée au VIH était de 17,7 % chez 525 personnes dans une étude populationnelle au Ghana en 2019.

Ghananeuropathie liée au VIHobserved 2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

3.24 hazard_ratioPrevious foot disorders were associated with an increased hazard of diabetic foot (HR: 3.24, 95% CI: 2.12–7.21) in a Ghanaian diabetes cohort.

Ghanapied diabétiquepublished 2018Diabetic foot & ankleeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

2 confirmed_casesGhana reported 2 confirmed mpox cases and zero deaths among confirmed cases in 2024.

Ghanampoxobserved 2024Africa CDCdocument of 74 observations

53.7 %Ghana accounted for 53.7% of confirmed cholera cases in the Western Africa region from 1 January to 31 July 2025.

Ghanacholéraobserved 1 January to 31 July 2025Africa CDCdocument of 176 observations

287 per_1000The malaria incidence averted was 287 per 1,000 children aged 12–59 months in 2022 in the implementing area.

Ghanapaludismeobserved 2022published 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

28 %The prevalence of placental malaria was 28.0% among 2646 pregnant women with malaria in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia.

Burkina Faso · Ghana · Malawi · Zambiepaludismepublished 2019Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

400,000,000 infections_per_yearDengue viruses are estimated to infect about 400 million people per year.

GhanadengueHAL · Unilimdocument of 40 observations

0.41 %A 1% increase in malaria morbidity reduces economic growth by 0.41% in Ghana.

GhanapaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 40 observations

116,294 per_µLThe geometric mean parasitemia among 143 children with severe P. falciparum malaria in Ghana and Gabon was 116,294/µL.

Gabon · Ghanasevere P. falciparum malariapublished 2019Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1038/s41598-019-54639-4