"Ghana" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A republic in western Africa, south of BURKINA FASO and west of TOGO. Its capital is Accra.
| Descriptor ID |
D005869
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.190.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Ghana- Ghana
- Republic of Ghana
- Gold Coast
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ghana" by people in Profiles.
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Ready-to-Use School Meals in Northern Ghana Are a Viable Alternative to Traditional School Meals. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2025 Oct; 1552(1):29-35.
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Energy and Nutrient Intakes of Public Health Concern by Rural and Urban Ghanaian Mothers Assessed by Weighed Food Compared to Recommended Intakes. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 07; 17(15).
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Feasibility and potential impact of a local proficiency testing program in Accra, Ghana. Am J Clin Pathol. 2025 Jun 03; 163(6):847-853.
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Differential ex vivo susceptibility of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from Ghana and Mali to current and lead discovery candidate antimalarial drugs. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Apr; 13(4):e0217624.
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Evaluation of Acceptability, Functionality, and Validity of a Passive Image-Based Dietary Intake Assessment Method in Adults and Children of Ghanaian and Kenyan Origin Living in London, UK. Nutrients. 2023 Sep 20; 15(18).
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Development of an Affordable ELISA Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid and Its Application to Samples from the Ongoing COVID-19 Epidemic in Ghana. Mol Diagn Ther. 2023 09; 27(5):583-592.
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Comparative Susceptibility of Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum Field Isolates to Reference and Lead Candidate Antimalarial Drugs in Ghana. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 06 15; 11(3):e0491622.
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Illness Narratives of Children Living with HIV Who Do Not Know Their HIV Status in Ghana: I'm Sick, But I Don't Know the Sickness-A Qualitative Study. AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov; 24(11):3225-3231.
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Human papillomavirus vaccination practices and perceptions among Ghanaian Healthcare Providers: A qualitative study based on multi-theory model. PLoS One. 2020; 15(10):e0240657.
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Utilization of the national cluster of district health information system for health service decision-making at the district, sub-district and community levels in selected districts of the Brong Ahafo region in Ghana. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Jun 06; 20(1):514.