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Kojo Yeboah-Antwi
Researcher at Boston University
Publications - Â 47
Citations - Â 2335
Kojo Yeboah-Antwi is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Health care. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 42 publications receiving 1982 citations. Previous affiliations of Kojo Yeboah-Antwi include Royal Children's Hospital & Malaria Consortium.
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Clinical signs that predict severe illness in children underage 2 months: a multicentre study
John B. Carlin,Gary L. Darmstadt,Davidson H. Hamer,Martin Weber,A. K. Azad Chowdhury,Samir K. Saha,Ashok K. Deorari,Vinod K. Paul,Praveen Kumar,Anil Narang,Anita K. M. Zaidi,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Prakash Jeena,Kojo Yeboah-Antwi,Emmanuel Ado Yobo,andres Bartos,Eduardo Mazzi,Rajiv Bahl +17 more
TL;DR: A single simple algorithm could be recommended for identifying severe illness in infants aged 0-2 months who are brought to health facilities and did well in 7-59-day-old infants, excluding jaundice.
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Improved diagnostic testing and malaria treatment practices in Zambia.
Davidson H. Hamer,Micky Ndhlovu,Dejan Zurovac,Matthew P. Fox,Kojo Yeboah-Antwi,Pascalina Chanda,Naawa Sipilinyambe,Jonathon L Simon,Robert W. Snow +8 more
TL;DR: Despite efforts to expand the provision of malaria diagnostics in Zambia, they continue to be underused and patients with negative test results frequently receive antimalarials.
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Impact of biomass fuels on pregnancy outcomes in central East India
Blair J. Wylie,Brent A. Coull,Davidson H. Hamer,Mrigendra P. Singh,Darby Jack,Kojo Yeboah-Antwi,Lora Sabin,Neeru Singh,William B. MacLeod +8 more
TL;DR: If prematurity is confirmed as a consequence of antenatal exposure to household air pollution, perinatal morbidity and mortality from house air pollution may be higher than previously appreciated.
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Community case management of fever due to malaria and pneumonia in children under five in Zambia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Kojo Yeboah-Antwi,Portipher Pilingana,William B. MacLeod,Katherine Semrau,Kazungu Siazeele,Penelope Kalesha,Busiku Hamainza,Phil Seidenberg,Arthur Mazimba,Lora Sabin,Karen Kamholz,Donald M. Thea,Davidson H. Hamer +12 more
TL;DR: In a cluster randomized trial, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi and colleagues find that integrated management of malaria and pneumonia in children under five by community health workers is both feasible and effective.
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Population-based rates, timing and causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country prospective cohort study
Imran Ahmed,Said M. Ali,Seeba Amenga-Etego,Shabina Ariff,Rajiv Bahl,Abdullah H Baqui,Nazma Begum,Nita Bhandari,Kiran Bhatia,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Godfrey Biemba,Saikat Deb,Usha Dhingra,Brinda Dube,Arup Dutta,Karen Edmond,Fabian Esamai,Wafaie W. Fawzi,Amit Kumar Ghosh,Peter Gisore,Caroline Grogan,Davidson H. Hamer,Julie M. Herlihy,Lisa Hurt,Muhammad Ilyas,Fyezah Jehan,Michel Kalonji,Jasmine Kaur,Rasheda Khanam,Betty R. Kirkwood,Aarti Kumar,Alok Kumar,Vishwajeet Kumar,Alexander Manu,Irene Marete,Honorati Masanja,Sarmila Mazumder,Usma Mehmood,Shambhavi Mishra,Dipak Kumar Mitra,Erick Mlay,Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan,Mamun Ibne Moin,Karim Muhammad,Alfa Muhihi,Sam Newton,Serge Ngaima,Andre Nguwo,Imran Nisar,Maureen O'Leary,John Otomba,Pawankumar Patil,M. A. Quaiyum,Mohammed Hefzur Rahman,Sunil Sazawal,Katherine Semrau,Caitlin Shannon,Emily R. Smith,Sajid Bashir Soofi,Seyi Soremekun,Venantius Sunday,Sunita Taneja,Antoinette Tshefu,Yaqub Wasan,Kojo Yeboah-Antwi,Sachiyo Yoshida,Anita K. M. Zaidi +66 more
TL;DR: The findings imply that programmes in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia need to further intensify their efforts to reduce mortality rates, which continue to be high.