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Justice Sylverken

Child Health

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The researcher's comprehensive research focuses on a multidisciplinary approach encompassing infectious diseases (COVID-19, malaria), immunology (malaria vaccine development), maternal health, and nutrition. Their work evaluates the impact of vaccines on child health outcomes, particularly in Ghana, while examining vaccination uptake and child nutrition factors that influence vaccination behavior. The researcher also investigates vector-borne diseases like Kawasaki syndrome and associated complications, contributing to public health strategies aimed at reducing mortality after establishing an emergency unit and decreasing neonatal mortality rates.

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A Phase 3 Trial of RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine in African Infants(2012)
Genome-wide association study indicates two novel resistance loci for severe malaria(2012)
Randomized Controlled Trial of RTS,S/AS02D and RTS,S/AS01E Malaria Candidate Vaccines Given According to Different Schedules in Ghanaian Children(2009)
Delayed Hemolysis After Treatment With Parenteral Artesunate in African Children With Severe Malaria—A Double-center Prospective Study(2013)
T Cell Responses to the RTS,S/AS01E and RTS,S/AS02D Malaria Candidate Vaccines Administered According to Different Schedules to Ghanaian Children(2011)
Capillary refill time as an independent prognostic indicator in severe and complicated malaria(2006)
Intramuscular Artesunate for Severe Malaria in African Children: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial(2016)
Determinants of post-malarial anemia in African children treated with parenteral artesunate(2019)
Cardiac function in Ghanaian children with severe malaria(2012)
Disease-associated QT-shortage versus quinine associated QT-prolongation: age dependent ECG-effects in Ghanaian children with severe malaria(2014)
Malaria and Bacteremia in Febrile Children Presenting at a Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana(2025)
Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries(2022)
Feasibility, safety, and impact of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine when implemented through national immunisation programmes: evaluation of cluster-randomised introduction of the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi(2024)
Exploring the relationship between chronic undernutrition and asymptomatic malaria in Ghanaian children(2010)
Social constructs, late recognition and decision making for managing fast breathing in children(2020)
Haematological indices, nutritional assessment and mortality outcome of children presenting with severe malaria to a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2013)
Continuous positive airway pressure for children with undifferentiated respiratory distress in Ghana: an open-label, cluster, crossover trial(2017)
Epidemiology of paediatric poisoning reporting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2016)
Decreased Mortality After Establishing a Pediatric Emergency Unit at an Urban Referral Hospital in Ghana(2019)
Mortality pattern within twenty-four hours of admission to a pediatric emergency room in a teaching hospital in Ghana(2022)
Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana(2018)
Retrospective review of empyema and parapneumonic effusions in hospitalized children in Ghana(2023)
Educating caregivers to recognise the clinical signs of pneumonia in children younger than 6 months(2020)
Hypoxia and mortality outcomes in children presenting with pneumonia to a tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective review of records(2022)
A typical Kawasaki syndrome in COVID-19 infection: a case report of a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child (MIS-C)(2021)
Safety and yield of sputum induction for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children in a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2024)
Phase Ii, Randomized Trial to Assess the Safety and Immunogenicity of the Candidate Malaria Vaccines Rts,S/As02 and Rts,S/As01 When Given According to Different Vaccination Schedules in Children in Ghana(2008)
Evaluating intravascular hypovolaemia by manually assessing peripheral limb coolness compared with the capillary refill time in children aged <5 years in a tropical environment: a prospective cohort study of diagnostic accuracy(2025)

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