Emmanuel Ameyaw
68 Publications40 Research Themes45 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
The research from this diverse body of work in health sciences has collectively contributed significantly to advancing public health practices and improving healthcare outcomes globally, particularly in regions like Ghana. Each theme represents advanced studies that explore various critical areas within medicine, such as infectious diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes management, and more. These advancements have been made possible through comprehensive research efforts, which aim to enhance our understanding of diseases, improve patient care, and promote health equity.
Faculty Biography
My name is Dr Emmanuel Ameyaw, a Senior Lecurer in the Department of Child Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyI am a paediatric endocrinologist. I teach endocrine disorders including diabetes in the medical school and physician assistants. I also teach the emergency nursing students endocrine emergencies.My personal aim is also to train clinical doctors in endocrine disorders and diabetes.
Key Research Themes (40)
Health Sciences
Biotechnology and Related Fields
Life Sciences
Blood disorders and treatments
Health Sciences
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
Health Sciences
Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Health Sciences
Child and Adolescent Health
Health Sciences
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Health Sciences
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
Health Sciences
Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
Health Sciences
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
Life Sciences
Diabetes and associated disorders
Health Sciences
Diabetes Management and Research
Health Sciences
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
Health Sciences
Diverticular Disease and Complications
Life Sciences
Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Health Sciences
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
Health Sciences
Global Maternal and Child Health
Health Sciences
Health, Medicine and Society
Health Sciences
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
Social Sciences
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Health Sciences
Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
Health Sciences
Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
Health Sciences
Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
Health Sciences
Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
Health Sciences
Malaria Research and Control
Health Sciences
Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
Life Sciences
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Health Sciences
Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
Health Sciences
Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
Health Sciences
Pelvic floor disorders treatments
Health Sciences
Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
Social Sciences
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
Health Sciences
Pharmaceutical studies and practices
Health Sciences
Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
Health Sciences
Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
Health Sciences
Retinal Diseases and Treatments
Health Sciences
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Life Sciences
Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
Health Sciences
Trauma Management and Diagnosis
Health Sciences
Urological Disorders and Treatments
Health Sciences
Workplace Health and Well-being
Publications (68)
Immunisation status and clinical outcomes in children admitted to a Paediatric emergency unit in Ghana: a prospective cohort study
Open AccessRacial Disparities in Access, Utilization, and Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in the United States: A Literature Review
Biopharmaceutical Engineering: Innovations in Drug Development
Open AccessOcular findings in children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in ghana: a cross-sectional study
Open AccessADECA: A novel course for training Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Educators in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessPregnancy Outcomes among Adolescents and Young Adults with Diabetes in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessHaemato‐Urological Profile and Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Ghanaian Steady‐State Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Case‐Control Study
Open AccessPharmaceutical market access and drug affordability in low income nations
Open AccessHaemato-urological profile and asymptomatic urinary tract infection in Ghanaian steady-state sickle cell disease patients.
Open AccessDiagnostic approach to haematologic malignancies in resource-limited settings- A review
Open AccessDouble cervical cerclage for cervical insufficiency: Case report.
Challenges in Management of Ovotesticular Differences in Sex Development in Resource-Limited Settings
Open AccessNo patient should be left behind: Pilot project to expand lysosomal disorder diagnostics in Africa
Assessment of knowledge and socioeconomic status of caregivers of children with malnutrition at a district hospital in Ghana
Open AccessSpinal muscular atrophy in Ghanaian children confirmed by molecular genetic testing: a case series
Open AccessSARS-COV-2 antibody responses to AZD1222 vaccination in West Africa
Open AccessSARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses to AZD1222 Vaccination in West Africa
Open AccessEmergency Thoracic Surgery in Chest Trauma at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana: The Role of Sternotomy and Thoracotomy
Open AccessAnorectal Malformation in a Teenager in Ghana—a Case Report
Open AccessMalaria and Urinary Tract Infections among Children Under five Years with Malnutrition at a District Hospital in Ghana
Open AccessEuglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis, diagnostic challenge in resource limited countries: Case series
Open AccessDiabetic Ketoacidosis Misdiagnosed and Managed as Typhoid Ileal Perforation in a Ghanaian Child: A Case Report
Open AccessSARS CoV-2 Infection in a Neonate in Ghana: A Case Report
Open AccessTiming of initiation of breastfeeding and its determinants at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Open AccessDelayed Diagnosis of Congenital Hypothyroidism in a 6-month-old Male Infant in Tamale, Ghana.
Open AccessThe surgery of a giant chest wall tumorwith intrathoracic extension
Open AccessThe Immune Responses and Its Therapeutic Modulation in a chronic pulmonary diseases
2021Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in a resourceconstraint setting
Open AccessAmputation in a 17 year old Ghanaian with type 1 diabetes: A Case Report
Open AccessMusculoskeletal Disorders among Emergency Nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
2020Health, Medicine and Society
Amputation Ghanaian teenager type 1 diabetes mellitus: A rare case
Open Access2020Diabetes and associated disorders
Incidence of disorders of sexual development in neonates in Ghana: prospective study
Incidence of disorders of sexual development in neonates in Ghana: prospective study
Open AccessInsights from the WHO and National Lists of Essential Medicines: Focus on Pediatric Diabetes Care in Africa
Clinical profile of diabetes at diagnosis among children and adolescents at an endocrine clinic in Ghana
Insights from the WHO and National Lists of Essential Medicines: Focus on Pediatric Diabetes Care in Africa
Supplementary Material for: Insights from the WHO and National Lists of Essential Medicines: Focus on Pediatric Diabetes Care in Africa
Open AccessLower urinary tract, bowel and sexual dysfunction in Friedreich’s ataxia
Clitoral size in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessPitfalls in the Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Hospital in Ghana
Open AccessNormative penile anthropometry in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional prospective study
Open AccessMISDIAGNOSIS OF DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS AS CEREBRAL MALARIA IN A GHANAIAN CHILD - NEED FOR AWARENESS AMONG DOCTORS
Open AccessAnogenital Distance in Term Newborns in Kumasi, Ghana
Misdiagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis as Pneumonia in a Ghanaian Teenager: A Case Report
Open AccessDiabetic Ketoacidosis Misdiagnosed as Ectopic Gestation in an 18-Year-Old Ghanaian: A Case Report
Open AccessMisdiagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis as pelvic inflammatory disease in a Ghanaian teenager: A case report
Open AccessMandatory Pre-Employment Medical Examination—The Practice and the Law: Is It Justifiable?
Open AccessSpectrum of Diseases seen on Neonatal Ward at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessClinical profile of diabetes at diagnosis among children and adolescents at an endocrine clinic in Ghana
Open AccessAdditional file 1: of Normative penile anthropometry in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional prospective study
Open AccessLibertas: a phase II placebo-controlled study of NRL001 in patients with faecal incontinence showed an unexpected and sustained placebo response
Open AccessKnowledge and practice of malaria prevention among caregivers of children with malaria admitted to a teaching hospital in Ghana
Open AccessThe outcome of a test-treat package versus routine outpatient care for Ghanaian children with fever: a pragmatic randomized control trial
Open AccessAbnormal Blood Glucose as a Prognostic Factor for Adverse Clinical Outcome Among Children with Acute Medical Conditions in Ghana
2014Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
Quantitative Assessment of Global Small Bowel Motility in Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction and Controls: A Preliminary Study
2014Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
Abnormal Blood Glucose as a Prognostic Factor for Adverse Clinical Outcome in Children Admitted to the Paediatric Emergency Unit at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Open Access2014Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patientsDOI: 10.1155/2014/149070
J DO FEMALE CARRIERS OF THE ABCD1 GENE FOR X-LINKED ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY MANIFEST WITH URINARY SYMPTOMS?
* The effects of antimuscarinic agents on rectal compliance in patients with supraconal spinal cord injury
Open AccessTextbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology
2010
656 Tissue Characterisation and Strength of the Puborectalis Muscle in Women with Faecal Incontinence
Initial assessment of urinary and faecal incontinence in adult male and female patients
Open Access2009Pelvic floor disorders treatments
Faecal incontinence (Br J Surg 2007; 94: 134-144) - Reply
2007Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Gut symptoms in diabetes correlate with autonomic activity and components of the recto-anal inhibitory reflex, not pudendal nerve latencies
2007Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Functional heartburn patients with somatisation trait demonstrate generalised visceral hypersensitivity
2007Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Basic assessment of incontinence
2005Pelvic floor disorders treatments
Pathophysiology of the enteric nervous system
2004Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Anal and Rectal Diseases Explained
2004Diverticular Disease and Complications
Drug-Associated Agranulocytosis: Experience at Strasbourg Teaching Hospital
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Child Health
Total Publications68
Research Themes40
Open Access Papers45
Department of Child Health
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology