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Barima A. Afrane
Researcher at University of Ghana
Publications - 10
Citations - 138
Barima A. Afrane is an academic researcher from University of Ghana. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medical prescription & Amodiaquine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 10 publications receiving 106 citations. Previous affiliations of Barima A. Afrane include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.
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Perceived stress and quality of life of pharmacy students in University of Ghana.
Adomah Opoku-Acheampong,Irene A. Kretchy,Franklin Acheampong,Barima A. Afrane,Sharon Ashong,Bernice Tamakloe,Alexander K. Nyarko +6 more
TL;DR: It is thus necessary to institute some personal and institutional strategies to ameliorate the effect of stress on the quality of life of pharmacy students while encouraging the use of positive stress management strategies.
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Perceptions of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine among conventional healthcare practitioners in Accra, Ghana: Implications for integrative healthcare.
Irene A. Kretchy,Harry A. Okere,Joseph Osafo,Barima A. Afrane,Joseph Edusei Sarkodie,Philip Debrah +5 more
TL;DR: The conventional healthcare professionals were ready to accept the idea of integrative medicine based on knowledge of widespread use and the potential role of TM-CAM products and practices in improving healthcare delivery in the country, however, to achieve an institutional integration, practitioners' understanding of TM -CAM must be improved.
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Managing mental illness in Ghana: the state of commonly prescribed psychotropic medicines.
TL;DR: The commonly prescribed psychotropic medications are in conformity with the recommendations of the WHO guidelines and the standard treatment guidelines of Ghana, however, the accessibility and quality of medications in the sector are inadequate.
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Assessment of formulated amodiaquine microparticles in Leishmania donovani infected rats.
Henry Nettey,Grace Lovia Allotey-Babington,Isaac Somuah,N'guessan Benoit Banga,Barima A. Afrane,Seth Kwabena Amponsah,Henrietta Annor,Henry Darko,Kwame Hanson,Anoa Aidoo,Marisa Nyarkoa Broni,Clement Sasu,Alexander K. Nyarko +12 more
TL;DR: Amodiaquine microparticles showed an overall higher bioavailability and hence were more effective in eliminating intra-tissue parasites than the drug solution, and it would therefore be expected that the formulatedmicroparticles will be moreeffective in treating visceral leishmaniasis.
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Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey
TL;DR: Adherence to medication is a major health problem among patients with schizophrenia and there is a need to improve adherence and treatment outcomes.