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Ellis Owusu‐Dabo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

345 publications · 27,704 citations · ORCID 0000-0003-4232-4292

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyMalaria Research and Control

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Ellis Owusu‐Dabo is a public health researcher and epidemiologist focused on non-communicable and infectious diseases in African populations. Owusu‐Dabo investigates the epidemiology of cardiometabolic conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes, with a specific emphasis on the health transitions of Ghanaian migrants and non-migrants. Additionally, Owusu‐Dabo contributes to research on infectious disease surveillance, including typhoid fever and COVID-19, and tobacco control policy in sub-Saharan Africa.

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What are the comparative efficacy and adherence rates of new short-course latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) regimens versus traditional long-course therapies in high-burden, low-resource settings?

Why this gap exists: While a 2023 network meta-analysis [6] synthesizes general efficacy and adherence data for LTBI regimens, the retrieved evidence lacks direct comparative studies specifically focused on high-burden, low-resource settings, leaving the specific constraints of these environments unresolved.

How does the consumption of plant-based proteins, specifically those high in anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors, affect mineral bioavailability and growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm that anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors reduce mineral bioavailability [0, 2], they focus on general adult health or crop improvement [1, 6] and do not provide direct evidence on the specific growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples.

How does the longitudinal trajectory of maternal stress and resilience during pregnancy specifically mediate the association between social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic status, structural inequality) and infant cognitive or emotional development outcomes?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms associations between socioeconomic disadvantage, maternal stress, and infant neurodevelopment, it does not resolve the specific question of how longitudinal trajectories of maternal stress and resilience mediate these associations, as the studies focus on broad correlations or static measures rather than dynamic mediation pathways.

How do specific policy interventions aimed at improving female education and labor force participation accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in regions currently experiencing high maternal mortality?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature establishes links between female education, political power, and health outcomes (e.g., [3], [6], [9]), no study directly addresses how specific labor or education policy interventions accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in high-mortality regions, leaving the mechanism and impact of such specific policies unresolved.

What is the comparative effectiveness of telemedicine versus traditional in-person care in maintaining essential antenatal coverage and reducing maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries during future health system shocks?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [4], [7], [8], and [9] discuss digital tools and maternity care in low- and middle-income countries, none provide a direct comparative effectiveness analysis of telemedicine versus in-person care regarding maternal mortality during health system shocks, leaving the specific question unresolved.

Sources

  1. COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countriesNature Medicine, 2022
  2. Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income CountriesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
  3. Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income CountriesOpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
  4. Seizing the moment to rethink health systemsThe Lancet Global Health, 2021
  5. Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature reviewPLOS Digital Health, 2024
  6. Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping reviewPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
  7. Infant and young child feedingOECD eBooks, 2023
  8. Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in MadagascarPLoS ONE, 2020
  9. The impact of digital interventions on health insurance coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in Kakamega, Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trialHealth Policy and Planning, 2024
  10. Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countriesFrontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

Publications

Risk Factors for Typhoid Fever: Systematic Review

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · 2025 · 11 citations

Electronic Personal Health Records for Mobile Populations: A Rapid Systematic Literature Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2025

Mapping the incidence rate of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024 · corresponding author · 12 citations

Risk factors for typhoid fever: A desk review

medRxiv · 2024 · 1 citations

Mapping the Incidence Rate of Typhoid Fever in Sub-Saharan Africa

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023 · 1 citations

Dataset and R script: a longitudinal hospital study of febrile children in Ghana

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2023

Dataset and R script: a longitudinal hospital study of febrile children in Ghana

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2023

Landscape of tobacco control in sub-Saharan Africa

Tobacco Control · 2022 · 64 citations

The Burden of Typhoid Fever in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Perspective.

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2022 · 37 citations

Seatbelt use among bus passengers in Ghana: observed versus self-reported measures

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion · 2022 · 2 citations

A hepatitis B virus causes chronic infections in equids worldwide

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2021 · 24 citations

Genomic and epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 in Africa

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021 · 23 citations

Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 in blood transfusion

PLoS ONE · 2021 · 15 citations

National population-based tuberculosis prevalence survey in Ghana, 2013

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2020 · 33 citations

Waterpipe use among the youth in Ghana: Lessons from theGlobal Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2017

Tobacco Induced Diseases · 2020 · corresponding author · 18 citations

Healthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine · 2020 · 11 citations

Water Quality and Handling Behaviour of Households in Peri-Urban Area of Kumasi, Ghana

Nigerian Research Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences · 2020

Occupational injury burden among gold miners in Ghana

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion · 2019 · 25 citations

Acculturation and Food Intake Among Ghanaian Migrants in Europe: Findings From the RODAM Study

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · 2019 · 20 citations

Ralstonia mannitolilytica sepsis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports · 2019 · corresponding author · 16 citations

Melioidosis in Africa: Time to Uncover the True Disease Load

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease · 2018 · 39 citations