S. Sakyi

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1. Association between adverse pregnancy outcome and imbalance in angiogenic regulators and oxidative stress biomarkers in gestational hypertension and preeclampsia

   C. Turpin, S. Sakyi, W. Owiredu, Richard K. D. Ephraim +1 more

   2015BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth125 citations Open access

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2. Factors associated with viral suppression and rebound among adult HIV patients on treatment: a retrospective study in Ghana

   Stephen Opoku, S. Sakyi, N. Ayisi-Boateng, A. Enimil +8 more

   2021AIDS Research and Therapy57 citations Open access

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3. Comparative Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Secondary and Tertiary School Students in Ghana

   L. A. Fondjo, O. Owusu-Afriyie, S. Sakyi, Akua Addo Wiafe +4 more

   2018International Journal of Breast Cancer54 citations Open access

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4. Vitamin D status and its association with insulin resistance among type 2 diabetics: A case -control study in Ghana

   L. A. Fondjo, W. Owiredu, S. Sakyi, E. Laing +3 more

   2017PLoS ONE49 citations Open access

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5. Seroprevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infections among pregnant women in the Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti region, Ghana; a cross sectional study.

   Richard K. D. Ephraim, Isaac Donko, S. Sakyi, J. Ampong +1 more

   2015African Health Sciences46 citations Open access

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6. Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review

   S. Sakyi, S. Aboagye, Isaac Darko Otchere, D. Yeboah-Manu

   2016The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale45 citations Open access

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7. Knowledge Level and Determinants of Neonatal Jaundice: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Effutu Municipality of Ghana

   P. Adoba, Richard K. D. Ephraim, K. Kontor, Joseph-Josiah Bentsil +4 more

   2018International Journal of Pediatrics44 citations Open access

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8. Evaluating Vitamin D Status in Pre- and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetics and Its Association with Glucose Homeostasis

   L. A. Fondjo, S. Sakyi, W. Owiredu, E. Laing +4 more

   2018BioMed Research International44 citations Open access

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9. Adverse pregnancy outcomes and imbalance in angiogenic growth mediators and oxidative stress biomarkers is associated with advanced maternal age births: A prospective cohort study in Ghana

   Enoch Odame Anto, W. Owiredu, S. Sakyi, C. Turpin +5 more

   2018PLoS ONE39 citations Open access

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10. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among the high risk population in South-Western Ghana; a cross sectional study

    Richard K. D. Ephraim, S. Biekpe, S. Sakyi, P. Adoba +2 more

    2015Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease30 citations Open access

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11. Individual and combined bioscore model of presepsin, procalcitonin, and high sensitive C - reactive protein as biomarkers for early diagnosis of paediatric sepsis

    S. Sakyi, A. Enimil, David Kwabena Adu, R. D. Ephraim +6 more

    2020Heliyon28 citations Open access

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12. Developing a Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein (M-LDL-C) Friedewald's Equation as a Substitute for Direct LDL-C Measure in a Ghanaian Population: A Comparative Study

    Richard K. D. Ephraim, E. Acheampong, S. M. Swaray, Enoch Odame Anto +8 more

    2018Journal of Lipids26 citations Open access

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13. Tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) best predicts the development of acute kidney injury

    S. Sakyi, R. K. Dadzie Ephraim, P. Adoba, Benjamin Amoani +3 more

    2021Heliyon23 citations Open access

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14. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viral Infections among Type 2 Diabetics: A Cross-sectional Study in the Cape Coast Metropolis

    R. Ephraim, P. Nsiah, Dnm Osakunor, P. Adoba +2 more

    2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research22 citations Open access

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15. Fasting salivary glucose levels is not a better measure for identifying diabetes mellitus than serum or capillary blood glucose levels: comparison in a Ghanaian population

    R. D. Ephraim, E. Anto, E. Acheampong, L. A. Fondjo +3 more

    2019Heliyon20 citations Open access

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16. Iron deficiency anemia and its association with cognitive function among adolescents in the Ashanti Region - Ghana

    F. Yeboah, Joyce Bioh, Benjamin Amoani, Alfred Effah +9 more

    2024BMC Public Health19 citations Open access

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17. Increased metformin dosage suppresses pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in systemic circulation and might contribute to its beneficial effects

    Benjamin Amoani, S. Sakyi, R. Mantey, E. Laing +5 more

    2021Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry19 citations

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18. Profiling of cardio-metabolic risk factors and medication utilisation among Type II diabetes patients in Ghana: a prospective cohort study

    Eric Adua, P. Roberts, S. Sakyi, F. Yeboah +4 more

    2017Clinical and Translational Medicine19 citations Open access

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19. RNA Aptamer That Specifically Binds to Mycolactone and Serves as a Diagnostic Tool for Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer

    S. Sakyi, S. Aboagye, I. Otchere, Albert M Liao +2 more

    2016PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases19 citations Open access

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20. Seroconversion of Hepatitis B Vaccine in Young Children in the Kassena Nankana District of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

    S. Dassah, S. Sakyi, M. Frempong, A. Luuse +3 more

    2015PLoS ONE19 citations Open access

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21. Impact of iron fortification on anaemia and iron deficiency among pre-school children living in Rural Ghana

    S. Tchum, F. Arthur, B. Adu, S. Sakyi +9 more

    2020PLoS ONE16 citations Open access

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22. Effect of dietary vegetable oil consumption on blood glucose levels, lipid profile and weight in diabetic mice: an experimental case—control study

    R. Ngala, Isaac Ampong, S. Sakyi, E. Anto

    2016BMC Nutrition16 citations Open access

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23. Reactive Case Detection Strategy for Malaria Control and Elimination: A 12 Year Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from 25 Malaria-Endemic Countries

    E. Aidoo, F. Aboagye, F. Botchway, G. Osei-Adjei +8 more

    2023Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease15 citations Open access

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24. Vitamin D Deficiency Is Common in Ghana despite Abundance of Sunlight: A Multicentre Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

    S. Sakyi, M. H. Antwi, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, E. Laing +7 more

    2021Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism15 citations Open access

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25. Association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene variants and nitric oxide production in preeclampsia: a case–control study in Ghana

    L. A. Fondjo, E. Awuah, S. Sakyi, E. Senu +1 more

    2023Scientific Reports13 citations Open access

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26. Evaluating the Contribution of Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pulmonary Infections among HIV and Non-HIV Patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

    S. Sakyi, K. O. Danquah, R. D. Ephraim, A. Enimil +3 more

    2018The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale13 citations Open access

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27. Foeto-maternal complications associated with low birth weight: A prospective multicenter study in northern Ghana

    B. Ahenkorah, S. Sakyi, G. Helegbe, Eddie-Williams Owiredu +9 more

    2022PLoS ONE12 citations Open access

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28. Factors associated with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence among adult people living with HIV (PLWH): A 5-year retrospective multi-centre study in Kumasi, Ghana

    E. Senu, S. Sakyi, N. Ayisi-Boateng, A. Enimil +10 more

    2022Dialogues in Health12 citations Open access

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29. Pro�ling Immuno-Metabolic Mediators of Vitamin B12 De�ciency Among Metformin-Treated Type II Diabetes Patients in Ghana

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    202012 citations

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30. Assessment of the RIFLE criteria for the diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury; a retrospective study in South-Western Ghana

    Richard K. D. Ephraim, K. O. Darkwah, S. Sakyi, M. Ephraim +2 more

    2016BMC Nephrology12 citations Open access

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31. Malaria elimination in Ghana: recommendations for reactive case detection strategy implementation in a low endemic area of Asutsuare, Ghana

    E. Aidoo, F. Aboagye, George Edem Agginie, F. A. Botchway +11 more

    2024Malaria Journal10 citations Open access

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32. Profiling vitamin D, its mediators and proinflammatory cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis: A case–control study

    S. Sakyi, M. Owusu‐Yeboah, C. Obirikorang, R. K. Dadzie Ephraim +8 more

    2022Immunity, Inflammation and Disease10 citations Open access

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33. Effect of hookworm infection and anthelmintic treatment on naturally acquired antibody responses against the GMZ2 malaria vaccine candidate and constituent antigens

    Benjamin Amoani, B. Gyan, S. Sakyi, E. Abu +10 more

    2021BMC Infectious Diseases10 citations Open access

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34. High prevalence of late presentation with advanced HIV disease and its predictors among newly diagnosed patients in Kumasi, Ghana

    S. Sakyi, Samuel Kwarteng, E. Senu, Alfred Effah +13 more

    2024BMC Infectious Diseases9 citations Open access

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35. Thyroid dysfunction and glycaemic control among Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ghana: A comparative cross‐sectional study

    S. Sakyi, Bright Ameyaw, E. Laing, R. Anthony +9 more

    2023Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism9 citations Open access

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36. Interplay between vitamin D status, vitamin D receptor gene variants and preeclampsia risk in Ghanaian women: A case-control study

    L. A. Fondjo, Jonah Buah Mensah, E. Awuah, S. Sakyi

    2024PLoS ONE8 citations Open access

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37. Effect of iron fortification on anaemia and risk of malaria among Ghanaian pre-school children with haemoglobinopathies and different ABO blood groups

    S. Tchum, S. Sakyi, Fareed K. N. Arthur, B. Adu +6 more

    2023BMC Nutrition8 citations Open access

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38. Intracytoplasmic Expression of IL-6 and IL-17A in Circulating CD4+ T Cells Are Strongly Associated with and Predict Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study in Ghana

    S. Sakyi, T. Buckman, Daniel Antwi-Berko, Kwame Yeboah-Mensah +4 more

    2020International Journal of Rheumatology8 citations Open access

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39. Rapid Extraction Method of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA from Clinical Samples of Suspected Buruli Ulcer Patients

    M. Frimpong, H. Ahor, S. Sakyi, B. Agbavor +2 more

    2019Diagnostics8 citations Open access

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40. Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding vitamin D among adults in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

    Abraham Ameyaw Kwabena, Benedicta Appiah, Samuel Ankomah Danso, Samuel Kwame Sopuruchi Agomuo +5 more

    2025BMC Public Health7 citations Open access

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41. Chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: Comparison of KDIGO and KDOQI guidelines

    R. D. Ephraim, R. Mantey, Stephen Atombo, S. Sakyi +5 more

    2018Alexandria Journal of Medicine6 citations Open access

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42. Microhaematuria as a diagnostic marker of Schistosoma haematobium in an outpatient clinical setting: results from a cross-sectional study in rural Ghana

    R. D. Ephraim, Christian K Abongo, S. Sakyi, Ruth C. Brenyah +2 more

    2015Tropical doctor6 citations

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43. Co-existence of malaria and urinary tract infection among children under five: A cross-sectional study of the Assin-South Municipality, Ghana

    R. Ephraim, MA Nyame, S. Sakyi, EO Antoh +1 more

    20146 citations Open access

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44. Demographic, Clinical Profile of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Their Association with Disease Severity in Ghana

    T. Buckman, S. Sakyi, Kwame Yeboah-Mensah, M. H. Antwi +10 more

    2024International Journal of Rheumatology5 citations Open access

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45. Investigation of serum level relationship of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines with vitamin D among healthy Ghanaian population

    M. H. Antwi, S. Sakyi, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, T. Buckman +5 more

    2024BMC Research Notes5 citations Open access

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46. Diversity of cervicovaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and naturally occurring E6/E7 DNA polymorphisms of HPV-16 in Ghana

    Gladys Kaba, Andrew Stevenson, S. Sakyi, Thomas Okpoti Konney +6 more

    2023Tumour Virus Research5 citations Open access

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47. Comparison of Modified Manual Acid-Phenol Chloroform Method and Commercial RNA Extraction Kits for Resource Limited Laboratories

    S. Sakyi, Alfred Effah, Emmanuel Naturinda, E. Senu +10 more

    2023International journal of clinical practice5 citations Open access

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48. Assessing the role of eosinophil‐mediated immune response markers in detecting hookworm infection: A case‐control study in Kintampo, Ghana

    S. Sakyi, Benjamin Amoani, Stephen Opoku, Lawrence Dzata +4 more

    2022Health Science Reports5 citations Open access

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49. Frailty syndrome and associated factors among patients with hypertension: A cross‐sectional study in Kumasi, Ghana

    S. Sakyi, Phyllis Tawiah, E. Senu, R. O. Ampofo +15 more

    2023Health Science Reports4 citations

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50. Evaluating circulating soluble markers of endothelial dysfunction and risk factors associated with PE: A multicentre longitudinal case control study in northern Ghana

    B. Ahenkorah, S. Sakyi, L. A. Fondjo, G. Helegbe +21 more

    2023Heliyon4 citations Open access

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