Osei Yaw Akoto

English

About

Osei Yaw Akoto possesses strong and diverse competencies in research methodology and analytical skills, honed through years of rigorous academic training, teaching, supervision, and research in corpus linguistics, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and onomastics. His academic trajectory reflects a sustained commitment to empirical inquiry and linguistic description, combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of language use and discourse.He has published several scholarly papers in reputable journals such as Onoma, International Journal of Multilingualism, Corpus Pragmatics, Linguistic Landscape, and the Ghana Journal of Linguistics—many of which are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science—attesting to his growing scholarly impact in the field of applied linguistics.His current research focuses on metadiscourse in postgraduate theses, examining how writers construct stance, engagement, and argumentation across disciplinary boundaries. In addition, his broader academic interests span English for Academic and Specific Purposes (EAP/ESP), onomastics, Linguistic Landscape, and corpus-based discourse analysis. He remains open to exploring new research frontiers within English Linguistics, especially those that integrate linguistic theory, discourse studies, and pedagogical applications.He currently serves as the Organizing Secretary of the Linguistics Association of Ghana and is the Founding President of the Ghana Names Society. Through his continuous research, professional service, and scholarly engagement, Osei Yaw Akoto demonstrates an enduring commitment to advancing linguistic scholarship and fostering effective academic communication practices within higher education and beyond.

Research Summary

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This researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple domains within health sciences, focusing on parasitemia, nutrition, blood transfusion practices, infectious diseases, global maternal and child health, vaccination hesitancy, treatment outcomes for lymphoma, and the impact of heart failure and suicide. Their work integrates findings from diverse countries to provide insights into parasitemic complications in Ghanaian children, nutritional deficiencies associated with malnutrition, and innovative approaches to blood transfusion. The researcher has also examined the effects of infectious diseases like malaria and TB on child survival rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions. Additionally, their research underscores the importance of vaccination hesitancy among healthcare providers, particularly in secondary care settings. Furthermore, they have contributed to the understanding of lymphoma treatment outcomes through a case study at a hospital, emphasizing the role of chemotherapy in improving patient quality of life. The researcher’s work also addresses global challenges such as maternal and child health disparities, including issues related to infectious diseases and mortality rates linked to complications like heart failure.

Research Themes

All (60 Papers)

Health Sciences (57 Papers)

Social Sciences (3 Papers)

All Papers

Genome-wide association study indicates two novel resistance loci for severe malaria(2012)

Human candidate gene polymorphisms and risk of severe malaria in children in Kilifi, Kenya: a case-control association study(2018)

von Willebrand factor propeptide in malaria: evidence of acute endothelial cell activation(2006)

Randomized Controlled Trial of RTS,S/AS02D and RTS,S/AS01E Malaria Candidate Vaccines Given According to Different Schedules in Ghanaian Children(2009)

Malaria and anaemia among children in two communities of Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional survey(2006)

Urban malaria and anaemia in children: a cross‐sectional survey in two cities of Ghana(2006)

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)

Atovaquone-proguanil for treating uncomplicated malaria(2005)

Point prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium infection and the comparison of microscopy, rapid diagnostic test and nested PCR for the diagnosis of asymptomatic malaria among children under 5 years in Ghana(2020)

Dehydration and metabolic disturbance in Ghanaianchildren with severe malaria(2003)

Atovaquone-proguanil for treating uncomplicated malaria(2003)

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)

[Prevalence of asthma and respiratory diseases in schools in Bouake (Ivory Coast): preliminary results].(1992)

Haematological indices, nutritional assessment and mortality outcome of children presenting with severe malaria to a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2013)

Sickle Cell Disease: Management options and challenges in developing countries(2013)

SickleInAfrica(2020)

Establishing a Sickle Cell Disease Registry in Africa: Experience From the Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium, Kumasi-Ghana(2022)

The Sickle Cell Disease Ontology: enabling universal sickle cell-based knowledge representation(2019)

Caregiver Perception of Sickle Cell Disease Stigma in Ghana: An Ecological Approach(2020)

Pattern of AST and ALT changes in Relation to Hemolysis in sickle cell Disease(2011)

Utilization of Pneumococcal Vaccine and Penicillin Prophylaxis in Sickle Cell Disease in Three African Countries: Assessment among Healthcare Providers in SickleInAfrica(2021)

Skills Capacity Building For Health Care Services and Research Through the Sickle Pan African Research Consortium(2022)

Hospitalizations among children with sickle cell disease enrolled in the Kumasi Sickle Cell Pan African Consortium (SPARCo) database: A cross sectional study(2023)

Penicillin V prophylaxis uptake among children living with sickle cell disease in a specialist sickle cell clinic in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study(2022)

Hemolysis scavenger proteins and renal function marker in children with sickle cell disease at steady state: A cross‐sectional study(2023)

Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: SickleInAfrica Registry in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania(2025)

Clinical manifestations of sickle cell disease in Africa and its association with foetal haemoglobin parameters(2025)

Organ damage in sickle cell disease study (ORDISS): protocol for a longitudinal cohort study based in Ghana(2017)

The incidence of malaria and the comparison of hematological and biochemical indices of Plasmodium falciparum‐parasitemic and aparasitemic sickle cell disease (SCD) patients(2010)

The Drug Regimen Prescribed for Sickle Cell Patients Attending a Clinic in Kumasi, Ghana, in a Period of One Year(2014)

Some conventional and non-conventional hematological and biochemical markers for characterizing some acute and chronic presentations of sickle cell patients.(2012)

Hospitalizations among children with Sickle Cell Disease enrolled into the Kumasi SPARCo database(2022)

The Diagnostic Implications of Spot Urinalysis of Subjects from a Ghanaian Sickle Cell Clinic(2014)

Adherence to routinely prescribed medications among paediatric sickle cell disease patients in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

A contemporary evaluation of the frequency & factors associated with overt stroke across the lifespan: A Ghanaian sickle cell disease registry analysis(2024)

A cross-sectional study of the clinical manifestations of Sickles Cell Disease in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania and its association with foetal haemoglobin parameters(2024)

Transition Readiness of Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients to Adult Clinic in a Teaching Hospital, Ghana(2025)

Morbidity, Mortality, and Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Africa Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Study(2025)

Healthcare providers’ knowledge on sickle cell disease and its management: A pre- and post-training test evaluation outcome(2025)

Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in a prison setting: experience in the penal camp of Bouaké, Ivory Coast.(1997)

Evolution de la serologie selon les formes de tuberculose de 1990 a 1992 au C.A.T. de Treichville, Abidjan(1994)

Red blood cell alloimmunization and minor red blood cell antigen phenotypes in transfused Ghanaian patients with sickle cell disease(2019)

One third of alloantibodies in patients with sickle cell disease transfused with African blood are missed by the standard red blood cell test panel(2021)

Stigma Associated With Sickle Cell Disease in Kumasi, Ghana(2021)

Fourteen‐year experience of a tertiary hospital transfusion committee in <scp>W</scp>est <scp>A</scp>frica(2014)

Iron stores in steady‐state sickle cell disease children accessing care at a sickle cell disease clinic in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross‐sectional study(2022)

Clinical and epidemiological characterisation of Burkitt’s lymphoma: an eight-year case study at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana(2010)

Effects of chemotherapy and disease burden on the nutritional status of patients undergoing treatment for burkitt’s lymphoma(2015)

Decreased Mortality After Establishing a Pediatric Emergency Unit at an Urban Referral Hospital in Ghana(2019)

Clinico-epidemiological profile and predictors of severe illness in young infants (0–59 days) in Ghana(2008)

Microchimerism in Ghanaian children recipients of whole blood transfusion for severe anaemia(2018)

Heart Failure and Suicide: A Complex Polysubstance Overdose(2025)

Prognostic significance of biochemical markers in African Burkitt’s lymphoma(2011)

Clinical and epidemiological characterisation of Burkitt’s lymphoma: an eight-year case study at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana(2010)

Hodgkins lymphoma: Clinicopathologic features in paediatric patients presenting at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital-Kumasi.(2015)

Nutritional Intervention in Children Undergoing Chemotherapy for Cancer(2018)

Correction: Randomized Controlled Trial of RTS,S/AS02<sub>D</sub>and RTS,S/AS01<sub>E</sub>Malaria Candidate Vaccines Given According to Different Schedules in Ghanaian Children(2010)

Educating caregivers to recognise the clinical signs of pneumonia in children younger than 6 months(2020)

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