Browsing by Author "Yakong, Vida Nyagre"
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- Leveraging breast cancer screening to promote timely detection, diagnosis and treatment among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocolPublication . Yakong, Vida Nyagre; Afaya, Agani; Alhassan, Robert Kaba; Sang, Somin; Salia, Solomon Mohammed; Afaya, Richard Adongo; Jebuni Fuseini, Karim; Kuug, Anthony; Selorm, Daniels-Donkor Silas; Atakro, Confidence Alorse; Akokre, Renna; Adatara, Peter; Ayanore, Martin AmogreIntroduction Female breast cancer is now the most often diagnosed cancer in the world. Breast cancer screening aims to reduce mortalities related to cancer, and morbidity associated with advanced stages of the disease, through timely detection in asymptomatic women. This study aims to conduct a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the evidence on the factors that influence the provision and uptake of breast cancer screening among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods and analysis PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature including Google Scholar will be searched to identify published studies on barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening from January 2010 to 2021. Two reviewers will independently assess the quality of all the included studies using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool version 2018. We envisage that this review will adduce evidence on common barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening in SSA. Identifying these barriers and facilitators will help guide the initialisation of effective interventions that will improve breast cancer screening uptake among women in SSA. This review will also guide future research in developing, implementing and evaluating appropriate interventions tailored toward increasing breast cancer screening uptake. Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval for this protocol is not required since it does not involve collecting data from human participants. The outcomes of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
- Maternal risk factors and neonatal outcomes associated with low birth weight in a secondary referral hospital in GhanaPublication . Afaya, Agani; Afaya, Richard Adongo; Azongo, Thomas Bavo; Yakong, Vida Nyagre; Konlan, Kennedy Diema; Agbinku, Ethel; Agyabeng-Fandoh, Eric; Akokre, Renna; Karim, Jebuni Fuseini; Salia, Solomon Mohammed; Kaba, Robert Alhassan; Ayanore, Martin AmogreOver the past decade, the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in sub-Saharan Africa has not seen any decline and this is a matter of grave concern for healthcare providers, policymakers, and researchers. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the incidence of LBW and related maternal risk factors (during pregnancy or delivery) as well as neonatal outcomes.