Evaluation of aflatoxin contamination of stored maize in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana by Benson-Obour, Robert, Lartey, Michael, Cornelius, William, Agyel-Ohemeng, James, Opare, Phyllis, Cinquanta, Luciano, Obeng-Ofori, Daniel

“…This study assessed the aflatoxin contamination and the presence of fungi in three maize varieties (Obatanpa, Abontem and Aburohemaa) stored using different storage methods namely storage in hermetic bags, woven polypropylene sacks and local crib in the Nkoranza-South district of the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana. A factorial design arrangement was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD). …”
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Determinants of pesticides use among tomato farmers in the Bono and Ahafo regions of Ghana by Joseph Bandanaa, Augustine Bosomtwe, Alexander Danson-Anokye, Eric Adjei, Matilda Bissah, Daniel A. Kotey

“…Implementing these measures supports sustainable tomato farming in the Bono and Ahafo regions of Ghana.…”
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Estimates of the maternal mortality ratio in two districts of the Brong-Ahafo region, Ghana by Smith Jason B., Fortney Judith A., Wong Emelita, Amatya Ramesh, Coleman Nii A., Johnson Joseph de Graft

“…OBJECTIVE: To estimate the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by the sisterhood method in two districts of the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana, and to determine the impact of different assumptions and analytical decisions on these estimates. …”
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Estimating Profit Efficiency of Artisanal Fishing in the Pru District of the Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana by Edinam Dope Setsoafia, Phoebe Owusu, Gideon Danso-Abbeam

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Prevalence and prescribers’ knowledge of psychotropic polypharmacy in the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions, Ghana by James Dumba, Antwi Joseph Barimah, Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim, Solomon Saka Allotey, Semefa Alorvi, William Appertey, Luke Sopaal, Frank Acheampong, Rebecca Dorcas Commey, Yaw Boakye Nketiah, Deborah Ampofo, Bernard Opoku Amoah, Larry Agyemang

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Seed transmission of BCMV-BICM threaten cowpea seed health in the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions of Ghana by Fuleratu Karim Adams, Lava Kumar, Charles Kwoseh, Patricia Ogunsanya, Richard Akromah, Rashied Tetteh

“…Antigen-coated plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ACP-ELISA) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to detect the presence and seed transmissibility of bean common mosaic virus-blackeye cowpea mosaic (BCMV-BICM) in farm- retained cowpea seed lots obtained from 46 locations, including markets and farms in major cowpea growing areas in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions of Ghana. In the growout tests, virus symptomatic plants were observed in seedlings of 19 of the 46 seed lots tested under insect-proof screen-house conditions. …”
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Adolescent girls’ and young mothers’ knowledge and use of antenatal care in the Ahafo Region, Ghana: A cross-sectional study by Joseph Tabiri, Patience Adzordor, Vitalis Bawontuo, Shamsu-Deen Ziblim, Gugu G. Mchunu, Julian D. Pillay, Desmond Kuupiel

“…Setting: Tano North Municipality, Ahafo Region. Methods: This community-based, cross-sectional study involved 440 adolescent and young mothers (between 10 and 24 years). …”
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Deviation among Ghanaian Basic School Pupils Use of English in the Classroom: A case study of Bono and Ahafo Regions by Lilian Glover-Quartey, Kofi Kyei Yamoah

“… The focus of this study is to discuss some deviations and innovations basic school pupils in the Bono and Ahafo regions of Ghana use in their classrooms and how these deviations are applied to their communication in the classroom. …”
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A PROFIT ANALYSIS OF SMALL-SCALE MAIZE FARMERS: A CASE STUDY IN THE BRONG AHAFO REGION OF GHANA, WEST AFRICA by Attipoe S.G., Jianmin C., Opoku-Kwanowa Y.

“…A cross-sectional data of 300 small scale maize farmers were obtained by means of structured questionnaires across selected districts in the Brong Ahafo Region. Frontier 4.1 and STATA 14.0 provides the maximum likelihood estimates of the stochastic profit frontier model. …”
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Disenfranchising young people from customary land access; a case of commercialised cashew production in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana by James Boafo, Thomas Yeboah

“…This paper presents a political ecology analysis of intergenerational land dynamics in cashew-producing areas of Ghana’s Brong Ahafo Region. In particular, the paper explores how the growing commercialisation of cashew production for export is driving generational “land grabbing” by older generations and local elites. …”
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Knowledge of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study by Kwaku Poku Asante, Ellen Abrafi Boamah, Martha Ali Abdulai, Kwame Ohene Buabeng, Emmanuel Mahama, Francis Dzabeng, Edith Gavor, Edith Andrews Annan, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, On behalf of the Ghana Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group

“…Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted among prescribers from both public and private facilities in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana using both quantitative and qualitative methods in 2014. …”
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Human health risk assessment of cyanide levels in water and tuber crops from Kenyasi, a mining community in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana by Edward Ebow Kwaansa-Ansah, Leticia Peace Amenorfe, Edward Kwaku Armah, Francis Opoku

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Factors affecting patients on antiretroviral therapy lost to follow-up in Asunafo South District of Ahafo Region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Edward Mberu Kamau, Emmanuel Asampong, Robert Kogi, Theresa Krah

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The Effect of a Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum)-Fortified Biscuit on the Hemoglobin Level and Cognitive Performance of Adolescent Females in the Ahafo Region of Ghana: A Pilot Study by Abigail Owusuaa Appiah, Marina Aferiba Tandoh, Pepertual Suglo Puotege, Anthony Kwaku Edusei

“…A cluster randomized controlled, open labeled trial was undertaken among four basic schools in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Out of the 169 participants, 151 (intervention=83, control=68) adolescent females completed the trial. …”
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Adherence to Artesunate-Amodiaquine Therapy for Uncomplicated Malaria in Rural Ghana: A Randomised Trial of Supervised versus Unsupervised Drug Administration by Kwaku Poku Asante, Ruth Owusu, David Dosoo, Elizabeth Awini, George Adjei, Seeba Amenga Etego, Daniel Chandramohan, Seth Owusu-Agyei

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Renal Dysfunction among Ghanaians Living with Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension in the Asutifi-South District: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hw... by Sylvester Yao Lokpo, James Osei-Yeboah, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Francis Abeku Ussher, Verner Ndudiri Orish, Felix Gadzeto, Paul Ntiamoah, Felix Botchway, Ivan Muanah, Romeo Asumbasiya Aduko

“…This study aimed at evaluating the burden of renal dysfunction among people living with hypertension in the Asutifi-South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, who were attending clinic at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hwidiem. …”
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Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana by Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Diana Baafi, Bismark Dwumfour-Asare, Abdul-Razak Adam

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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Trait among Prospective Blood Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Berekum, Ghana by Patrick Adu, David Larbi Simpong, Godfred Takyi, Richard K. D. Ephraim

“…This cross-sectional study evaluated coinheritance of sickle cell haemoglobin variant and G6PD enzymopathy among individuals that donated blood at the Holy Trinity Hospital, Berekum, in the Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. Demographic data and other pertinent information were captured using questionnaire. …”
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Politicization of chieftaincy in Africa by Kwame Adum-Kyeremeh

“…However, the chiefs eventually associated themselves with politicians and by 1959, a Bono-Ahafo Region had been created by the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), the political party that the chiefs supported. …”
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Spatial market integration analysis of plantain markets in mid Ghana by Christina Antwiago Amarchey, Paul Adjei Kwakwa

“…The selected markets are Techiman in Bono East Region, Kenyasi and Duayaw Nkwanta markets both in Ahafo Region of Ghana. The spatial market integration analysis was done using the error correction model on monthly wholesale real prices in Ghana cedis (GH¢) per 9–11 kg bunch of plantain from 2006 to 2015. …”
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