Publications by authors named "Lawrence Ofori-Boadu"
Background: COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for health systems worldwide. Since the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Ghana in March 2020 Ghanian health workers have reported fear, stress, and low perceived preparedness to respond to COVID-19, with those who had not received adequate training at highest risk. Accordingly, the Paediatric Nursing Education Partnership COVID-19 Response project designed, implemented, and evaluated four open-access continuing professional development courses related to the pandemic, delivered through a two-pronged approach: e-learning and in-person.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic is one of the fastest evolving pandemics in recent history. As such, the SARS-CoV-2 viral evolution needs to be continuously tracked. This study sequenced 1123 SARS-CoV-2 genomes from patient isolates (121 from arriving travellers and 1002 from communities) to track the molecular evolution and spatio-temporal dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 variants in Ghana.
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- COVID-19 transmission and clinical characteristics are still being studied, with limited data available in Ghana, prompting an analysis of recovered patients.
- A review of clinical records from two treatment centers in Accra revealed that 54% of 146 COVID-19 patients were male, with a mean age of 41.9 years; nearly half were asymptomatic.
- Common symptoms included cough, headache, and sore throat, with co-morbidities like hypertension and diabetes being notable, while the average recovery time was 19 days.