Publications by authors named "V Amoah"

Article Synopsis
  • Women are delaying having kids for school and work, so it's important to know how getting older affects fertility and egg freezing can help.
  • A study with 138 female students in Kumasi, Ghana found that many thought they knew about fertility issues but were misinformed, especially thinking problems start at 40.
  • Most students wanted to have kids with a partner, were interested in egg freezing but worried about the cost, and didn't know much about it overall.
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of pregnant women who suffer the stressful effects of preeclampsia and eclampsia through pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.

Methods: A descriptive exploratory approach was adopted to gather in-depth data from women diagnosed with preeclampsia and eclampsia during pregnancy from February to March 2022. Purposive sampling was used to enlist 12 participants from a Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo region of Ghana.

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Objective: The study sought to explore the perceptions and attitudes of women in the perinatal period towards the reproductive health services of male midwives.

Design: The study adopted an in-depth exploratory descriptive design for data collection and themes extracted using thematic analysis.

Setting: Antenatal and postpartum units of two primary healthcare facilities in the Kwabre-East District of Ghana.

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Context: Linn. (Verbenaceae) is used for improving memory in certain African societies.

Objective: This study investigated the effect of prophylactic treatment with hydroethanolic leaf extract of (LCE) on short-term memory deficit and neuroinflammation induced with scopolamine in zebrafish and mice.

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Airway inflammation in asthma is managed with anti-inflammatory steroids such as dexamethasone (DEX). However, about 20% of asthmatics do not respond to this therapy and are classified as steroid-resistant. Currently, no effective therapy is available for steroid-resistant asthma.

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