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Goel K, Sen A, Satapathy P, Asumah MN, John OO, Padhi BK, Sah R. Rabies on rise in Africa amid COVID and monkeypox: a global health concern. QJM 2023; 116:594-596. [PMID: 36448691 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- K Goel
- From the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- From the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Virology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Global and International Health, School of Public Health, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- From the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Department of Microbiology, Dr. D.Y Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Ahmad M, Ahmed I, Satapathy P, Asumah MN, Padhi BK. Re-emergence of the Lassa virus in Africa: a global health concern. Int J Surg 2023; 109:1044-1045. [PMID: 36917103 PMCID: PMC10389568 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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- Muhammad Ahmad
- Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sakrand, Pakistan
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- La Trobe Rural Health School, Albury–Wodonga, Vic., Australia
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- Ministry of Health, Nurses’ and Midwives’ Training College, Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
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Gupta PC, Satapathy P, Gupta A, Asumah MN, Padhi BK. Usutu virus: a Flavivirus on the rise amid COVID-19 and monkeypox. Int J Surg 2023; 109:614-615. [PMID: 37093099 PMCID: PMC10389476 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Asumah MN, Padhi BK, Sinha A. Rising cases of cholera in Ethiopia: a need for sustainable wash practices? Int J Surg 2023; 109:608-609. [PMID: 37093098 PMCID: PMC10389514 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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N. Asumah M, Abubakari A, Fosu B, K. Dzantor E, D. Agyapong P, B.E. Harrison S, Apio G, Abukari AK. Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among healthcare professionals in the Kintampo North Municipality, Bono East Region, Ghana. Ghana Med J 2022. [DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v56i3.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitation among Health Care Profes-sionals (HCPs) in the Kintampo North Municipality of Ghana.Design: An analytical cross-sectional study.Setting: The study was carried out in the Kintampo North Municipality.Participants: All health care professionals within the Kintampo North Municipality of Ghana.Main outcome measure: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine.Results: In all, 215 HCPs were included in this study. The overall vaccine acceptance was 78.6% among HCPs, while 21.4% were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Majority (57.7%) of HCPs believed that COVID-19 vaccines were safe. The following factors were found to influence vaccine acceptance significantly; those who knew someone who has taken the vaccine (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR]; 14.9, 95% Confidence Interval [95% CI];5.0-45.0, p<0.001), those who think COVID -19 vaccine in Ghana was safe (AOR;9.2, 95%CI;3.3-25.8, P<0.001), those who said vaccines are effective in controlling COVID-19 transmission (aOR=5.0, 95%CI;2.1-12.4, p<0.001), and those who have never refused vaccines in the past (aOR=7.8, 95CI;1.6-37.8, p=0.01).Conclusion: The study indicated high COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among HCPs. However, some HCPs are hesitant to take COVID-19 vaccinations immediately. Increased adoption of COVID-19 vaccinations among HCPs and the broader Ghanaian population requires concerted efforts, including strengthening public health education on the perceived risks and safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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