Publications by authors named "P K Blankson"
Article Synopsis
- - The study examines the epidemiology and management of maxillofacial trauma in Africa, highlighting the social, psychological, and economic impacts of such injuries, particularly due to high rates of road crashes.
- - Conducted over six months in five major hospitals, the study involved 195 patients, primarily middle-aged males, with lacerations being the most common injury; delays in treatment were more prevalent among unemployed individuals.
- - The findings stress the urgent need for improved road safety measures and efforts to address socioeconomic inequalities to enhance timely treatment for maxillofacial injuries in the African region.
Introduction: Sedentary lifestyle and consumption of an unhealthy diet are significantly associated with hypertension in Nigeria and Ghana. Increasing the uptake of physical activity and diet rich in fruits and vegetables has been a challenge in the region. This study aimed at assessing the effect of a mobile health intervention (mhealth) on physical activity, and fruits and vegetables intake in patients with hypertension in Nigeria and Ghana.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine the prevalence and association of HPV and Herpesviruses in saliva and tissue samples of patients with orofacial tumors.
Methods: Biopsies of tumors were done, and saliva samples were collected from patients with orofacial tumors for the determination of viruses using nested multiplex PCR. Independent variables were sex, age, comorbidities, tumor stage, and length of stay.
This study assessed challenges faced by researchers with the informed consent process (ICP). In-depth interviews were used to explore challenges encountered by Investigators, Research assistants, Institutional Review Board members and other stakeholders. An electronic questionnaire was also distributed, consisting of Likert-scale responses to questions on adherence to the ICP, which were derived from the Helsinki Declaration and an informed consent checklist of the US Department of Health and Human Research (HSS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: More than half of patients with hypertension in sub-Saharan African do not achieve blood pressure control. This study determined the effect of mobile health technology on systolic blood pressure reduction and blood pressure (BP) control among patients with hypertension in Nigeria and Ghana.
Methods: A randomised control trial of 225 adults with hypertension attending two General/Medical Outpatient Clinics each in Nigeria and Ghana was randomized into intervention (n = 116) and control (n = 109) arm respectively.