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Samuel Blay Nguah

Child Health

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I am a Senior lecturer at the School of Medicine and Dentistry and an honorary senior specialist affiliated to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). I have special interest in pediatric cardiology and have worked over the years to establish a pediatric cardiology unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. I have also contributed immensely to the development of the treatment guidelines and protocols used in the directorate of Child Health. I have over many years served in various capacities at KATH including the being the Chief Resident and Lead Clinician. Apart from my usual bedside clinical teaching in pediatric cardiology for medical students, I also teach residents in West African College of Physicians, Ghana College of Physicians, Emergency Nursing Student form KNUST and Ghana College of Nurses. In clinical research, I have served in capacities ranging from Principal Investigator, Co-investigator, Data manager and trial statistician with well over 40 published articles in varied peer reviewed journals.

Research Summary

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Global health research is increasingly focused on addressing critical public health challenges such as malaria, cardiovascular disease, respiratory infections, maternal development, and infectious diseases. Recent publications highlight advancements in understanding malaria resistance mechanisms, the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions, and the role of early childhood nutrition. Research underscores the importance of equitable healthcare policies and ethical considerations in collaborative research to improve global health outcomes. The integration of emerging technologies like drug efficacy testing has significantly improved the delivery of precision medicine, while ongoing studies on maternal mental health and cardiovascular health emphasize the need for holistic approaches to address these complex issues. Furthermore, research explores the impact of socioeconomic factors on disease prevalence and the development of policies that prioritize vulnerable populations for healthcare access.

Research Themes

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Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial(2010)
Genome-wide association study indicates two novel resistance loci for severe malaria(2012)
Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Severe Falciparum Malaria in African Children: Findings From a Large Randomized Trial(2012)
Capillary refill time as an independent prognostic indicator in severe and complicated malaria(2006)
Comparative evaluation of two rapid field tests for malaria diagnosis: Partec Rapid Malaria Test® and Binax Now® Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test(2011)
Availability and price of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the public and private health sectors in 2011: results from 10 nationally representative cross‐sectional retail surveys(2015)
Comparison of the Novel Partec Rapid Malaria Test to the Conventional Giemsa Stain and the Gold Standard Real-Time PCR(2010)
Cardiac function in Ghanaian children with severe malaria(2012)
The outcome of a test-treat package versus routine outpatient care for Ghanaian children with fever: a pragmatic randomized control trial(2014)
Disease-associated QT-shortage versus quinine associated QT-prolongation: age dependent ECG-effects in Ghanaian children with severe malaria(2014)
Erratum: Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial (The Lancet (2010) 376(9753) (1647–1657) (S0140673610619241) (10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61924-1))(2011)
Effect of the Affordable Medicines Facility—malaria (AMFm) on the availability, price, and market share of quality-assured artemisinin-based combination therapies in seven countries: a before-and-after analysis of outlet survey data(2012)
Access to Artemisinin-Combination Therapy (ACT) and other Anti-Malarials: National Policy and Markets in Sierra Leone(2012)
The affordable medicines facility - malaria in Ghana: baseline and endline survey findings(2012)
Hemoglobin estimation by the HemoCue® portable hemoglobin photometer in a resource poor setting(2011)
Establishing a Sickle Cell Disease Registry in Africa: Experience From the Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium, Kumasi-Ghana(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)
Caregivers' knowledge, attitude, and perception toward pneumococcal infection prophylaxis in pediatric sickle cell disease patients in Kumasi, Ghana(2023)
Weight estimation in two groups of Ghanaian children with chronic diseases using Broselow, Mercy, PAWPER XL and PAWPER XL-MAC tapes(2023)
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)
Assessing Major Organ Dysfunction in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Protocol for a Cross‐Sectional Study(2025)
Cancer incidence in Ghana, 2012: evidence from a population-based cancer registry(2014)
Respiratory viruses in children hospitalized for acute lower respiratory tract infection in Ghana(2012)
Aetiological agents of pneumonia among HIV and non-HIV infected children in Ghana: A case-control study(2024)
Perception and practice of Kangaroo Mother Care after discharge from hospital in Kumasi, Ghana: A longitudinal study(2011)
Communicating the AMFm message: exploring the effect of communication and training interventions on private for-profit provider awareness and knowledge related to a multi-country anti-malarial subsidy intervention(2014)
Utilization of the modified WHO partograph in assessing the progress of labour in a metropolitan area in Ghana(2015)
Decreased Mortality After Establishing a Pediatric Emergency Unit at an Urban Referral Hospital in Ghana(2019)
Screening for Resistant Bacteria, Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Schistosoma spp. in Tissue Samples from Predominantly Vaginally Delivered Placentae in Ivory Coast and Ghana(2023)
Antepartum Depression and Anxiety Associated with Disability in African Women: Cross-Sectional Results from the CDS Study in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire(2012)
Association of Antepartum and Postpartum Depression in Ghanaian and Ivorian Women With Febrile Illness in Their Offspring: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study(2013)
No Association between Antenatal Common Mental Disorders in Low-Obstetric Risk Women and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Their Offspring: Results from the CDS Study in Ghana and Côte D'Ivoire(2013)
Mental health related determinants of parenting stress among urban mothers of young children – results from a birth-cohort study in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire(2014)
Longitudinal course of ante- and postpartum generalized anxiety symptoms and associated factors in West-African women from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire(2016)
Giardia lamblia: a major parasitic cause of childhood diarrhoea in patients attending a district hospital in Ghana(2011)
Effect of socio-economic factors in utilization of different healthcare services among older adult men and women in Ghana(2016)
Aetiological agents of cerebrospinal meningitis: a retrospective study from a teaching hospital in Ghana(2012)
Impact of socioeconomic status and medical conditions on health and healthcare utilization among aging Ghanaians(2015)
The Effect of Socio-Economic Predictors of Chronic Diseases in Ghana: Results of a Nationwide Survey(2013)
Phone-Based Intervention under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS II) Study: Protocol for a Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial(2021)
Phone-Based Intervention Under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS-2): A Randomised Multicentre Phase 3 Trial(2025)
Burden of perceived stress among stroke survivors in Ghana: Insights from a multicentre, cross-sectional study(2025)
Timing of initiation of breastfeeding and its determinants at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study(2021)
Anthropometric Measurements: Options for Identifying Low Birth Weight Newborns in Kumasi, Ghana(2014)
Health-related quality of life among cervical cancer survivors at a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2022)
Health-related quality of life among cervical cancer survivors at a tertiary hospital in Kumasi, Ghana(2021)
Health-related Quality of Life Among Cervical Cancer Survivors at a Tertiary Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana(2020)
Feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a mobile health stroke intervention among Ghanaian health workers(2022)
The Significance of the WHO/ISH Absolute Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Scores among Recent Stroke Survivors in Ghana—Insights from the PINGS2 multicenter study(2025)
HIV infection in severely malnourished children in Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional prospective study(2013)
Contemporary prevalence and predictors of anxiety among patients living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana(2022)
Pattern and predictors of immunologic recovery in HIV infected patients(2015)
Course and characteristics of depression over a 12-month period among Ghanaians living with HIV: the EVERLAST study(2022)
Cardiovascular risk factors among Ghanaian patients with HIV: A cross‐sectional study(2019)
Lipoprotein(a) and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein among Patients with HIV in Ghana: The Study on Cardiovascular Risk Profile of HIV-Infected Patients on HAART (SCRIPT)(2020)
Clitoral size in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana(2017)
Normative penile anthropometry in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional prospective study(2017)
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)
Cost and outcomes of acute cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2023)
Outcomes of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and associated factors at a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2025)
Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Among African Patients With Breast Cancer(2017)
Epidemiology of paediatric poisoning reporting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2016)
Iron-deficiency anaemia in children with congenital heart diseases at a teaching hospital in Ghana(2020)
An eleven-year review of pediatric echocardiogram reports in Kumasi, Ghana(2022)
A cardiovascular polypill for secondary stroke prevention in a tertiary centre in Ghana (SMAART): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial(2023)
Effect of a Cardiovascular Polypill on Poststroke Cognition Among Ghanaians: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial(2024)
Accuracy of Weight Estimation in Children Using the Broselow, PAWPER XL, PAWPER XL-MAC, and Mercy Tapes(2022)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among Ghanaians: A comparison of the risk assessment tools.(2024)
Helicopter research: A persistent drawback to equitable collaborative research(2024)
Anogenital Distance in Term Newborns in Kumasi, Ghana(2017)
Microbial pathogens associated with acute childhood diarrhoea in Kumasi, Ghana(2017)
Comparison of paediatric weight estimation methods at a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2021)
Nutritional status of children with heart disease at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana(2022)
Haematological indices, nutritional assessment and mortality outcome of children presenting with severe malaria to a tertiary hospital in Ghana(2013)
Predictors of rapid progression of estimated glomerular filtration rate among persons living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Ghana: Findings from a multicentre study(2022)
Response to chemotherapy and association with three tumour markers in breast cancer patients in Ghana(2014)
Congenital complete arhinia with alobar holoprosencephaly(2022)
Determinants of visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability among Ghanaians with hypertension and diabetes mellitus(2023)
Pregnancy Outcomes among Adolescents and Young Adults with Diabetes in Kumasi, Ghana(2025)
Ectopic pregnancy: Are fair-colored women at increased risk?(2013)
Ethical Aspects of Arranging Local Medical Collaboration and Care(2014)
The Impact of Preventive Health Behaviors and Risk Factors on Health Status of Ghanaians(2013)
Seroprevalence of Rubella Virus, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Simplex Virus–2 among Pregnant Women at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana(2015)
Prevalence and predictors of low folate levels among stroke survivors in a country without mandatory folate food fortification: Analysis of a Ghanaian sample(2023)
Hodgkins lymphoma: Clinicopathologic features in paediatric patients presenting at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital-Kumasi.(2015)
Secondary prevention using a statin with or without aspirin among Ghanaian intracerebral hemorrhage survivors: A feasibility randomized trial(2025)

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