Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui

Ministry of Health

60 publications · 307 citations · ORCID 0000-0001-5044-7773

Malaria Research and ControlDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsParasites and Host InteractionsIron Metabolism and DisordersMosquito-borne diseases and control

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Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui is a public health and biomedical researcher focused on infectious disease epidemiology, maternal health, and laboratory diagnostics in Ghana. Kwadzokpui investigates the prevalence and risk factors of conditions such as malaria, hepatitis, intestinal parasites, and metabolic syndrome, often employing cross-sectional and retrospective study designs. The research emphasizes assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding disease prevention and evaluating the quality of clinical laboratory services.

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How do specific maternal microbiota profiles (gut, oral, or vaginal) during gestation correlate with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and subsequent long-term metabolic health in offspring?

Why this gap exists: While recent reviews [8] confirm GDM alters maternal gut microbiota and neonatal health, and older studies [0] note dysbiosis across maternal sites, the retrieved evidence lacks direct, longitudinal studies correlating specific gestational maternal microbiota profiles with the *long-term* metabolic health of offspring, leaving the core question unresolved.

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Dysbiosis of maternal and neonatal microbiota associated with gestational diabetes mellitus — Gut, 2018
Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota in disease — Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, 2015
Temporal development of the gut microbiome in early childhood from the TEDDY study — Nature, 2018
Microbiota in health and diseases — Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022
Maternal Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring: A Meta-Analysis — Hormone and Metabolic Research, 2024
Perinatal phlorizin alleviates maternal high-fat diet-induced metabolic syndrome in female mouse offspring and is associated with modulation of the gut microbiota. — Frontiers in nutrition, 2026
Offspring long-term infectious morbidity following pregnancies with cervical cerclage. — Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2026
Interaction between microbiota and immunity in health and disease — Cell Research, 2020
Gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal-infant microbiome axis: mechanistic insights and therapeutic interventions. — Journal of translational medicine, 2026
Microbes in the Moonlight: How the Gut Microbiota Influences Sleep — arXiv preprint, 2025

How do specific cultural beliefs regarding 'insufficient milk' in rural South African communities mediate the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and the introduction of prelacteal feeds?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers discuss general breastfeeding barriers in South Africa [8] and cultural influences in other regions like Ethiopia [6] and Malaysia [9], none specifically address the mediation of 'insufficient milk' beliefs on the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and prelacteal feeds in rural South African communities.

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African Political Systems. — American Sociological Review, 1940
Maternal nutrition counselling is associated with reduced stunting prevalence and improved feeding practices in early childhood: a post-program comparison study — Nutrition Journal, 2019
Trends and determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2016 — International Breastfeeding Journal, 2019
Marketing of commercial milk formula: a system to capture parents, communities, science, and policy — The Lancet, 2023
Facilitators, barriers, and factors determining the willingness to donate human milk among postpartum mothers in a tertiary women's hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. — International breastfeeding journal, 2026
Assessment of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among Mothers Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital, North Karnataka, India - A Cross-sectional Study. — Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 2025
Sociocultural and structural influences on infant and young child feeding in pastoralist communities of Afar, Ethiopia: a qualitative phenomenological study. — BMJ open, 2026
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in East Africa: a systematic review — International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Facilitators and barriers associated with breastfeeding among mothers attending primary healthcare facilities in Mpumalanga, South Africa. — Frontiers in nutrition, 2023
Assessing the Influence of Cultural Beliefs and Practices on Early Breastfeeding Initiation Rates in Rural Sarawak Communities, Malaysia — Scientific Journal of Pediatrics, 2023

To what extent do changes in the maternal microbiota (gut, oral, or vaginal) during pregnancy mediate the relationship between maternal perinatal anxiety/depression and the neurodevelopmental outcomes of the offspring?

Why this gap exists: While recent studies confirm associations between maternal mental health and microbiota composition (Abstract 5, 8) and suggest the microbiome-gut-brain axis influences neurodevelopment (Abstract 0, 2), the retrieved evidence does not contain studies that directly test the mediating role of maternal microbiota changes between perinatal anxiety/depression and offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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Parental microbiome programming of early-life neurodevelopment: multi-niche contributions through the microbiome-gut-brain axis. — Gut microbes, 2026
Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota in disease — Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, 2015
Stress during pregnancy alters temporal and spatial dynamics of the maternal and offspring microbiome in a sex-specific manner — Scientific Reports, 2017
The Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids From Gut Microbiota in Gut-Brain Communication — Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Ultra-processed food consumption across early life: implications for pediatric health and disease risk. — Frontiers in nutrition, 2026
Mental health in early pregnancy: Interplay of objectively measured lifestyles, gut microbiota, and metabolomics. — iScience, 2026
The impact of maternal high-fat diet on offspring neurodevelopment — Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
Maternal education and offspring birthweight for gestational age: the mediating effect of smoking during pregnancy — arXiv preprint, 2020
Is Gut Microbiota Altered in Depression and Anxiety? — 2025
Vaginal Microbiota: A Critical Component of Reproductive Health and Pregnancy Outcomes — Vaginal Microbiota: A Critical Component of Reproductive Health and Pregnancy Outcomes, 2025

What are the specific long-term treatment strategies required to mitigate the risk of developing chronic non-communicable diseases in children born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature consistently establishes that maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases the long-term risk of cardiometabolic diseases in offspring [1][2][3], it focuses primarily on pathogenesis and risk association rather than defining specific, evidence-based long-term treatment strategies for the children to mitigate these risks.

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Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus — Diabetes Care, 2010
A Clinical Update on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus — Endocrine Reviews, 2022
Maternal Diabetes and Risk of Early-Onset Cardiovascular Diseases in Offspring. — JAMA cardiology, 2026
Gestational diabetes as an inter-generational cardiometabolic risk factor: spotlight on emerging exerkines. — Cardiovascular diabetology, 2026
Gestational diabetes: from pathogenesis to therapeutic intervention. — Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2026
2. Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes:Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2022 — Diabetes Care, 2021
Maternal congenital heart disease and risk of child developmental vulnerability in early school age: A population-based cohort study. — PLoS medicine, 2026
Gestational Diabetes in Somali Women: Neglected Risks for Maternal and Neonatal Health. — International journal of women's health, 2026
Gestational Diabetes and Obesity: Immediate and Late Sequelae for Offspring. — Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2025
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnostic Approaches and Maternal-Offspring Complications — Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2022

To what extent does maternal access to improved water and sanitation facilities mediate the relationship between maternal undernutrition and child developmental outcomes during the first 1,000 days?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm the individual importance of WASH access for child nutrition [0], maternal undernutrition for child development [5, 8], and the critical nature of the first 1,000 days [5], none of the provided abstracts directly analyze the specific mediating role of water and sanitation facilities in the relationship between maternal undernutrition and child developmental outcomes.

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Household water, sanitation, and hygiene access and its impact on nutritional outcomes in children under five: evidence from Pakistan. — BMC public health, 2026
Early childhood development and stunting: Findings from the MAL‐ED birth cohort study in Bangladesh — Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2019
Policy and Structural Drivers of Malnutrition in Afghan Women: Evidence and Interventions. — International journal of women's health, 2026
COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation strategies: implications for maternal and child health and nutrition — American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020
Maternal and child undernutrition 3: what works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival — Child: Care, Health and Development, 2008
Nutrition as the Foundation of Human Capital: Pathways to Holistic Development. — Maternal & child nutrition, 2026
The impacts of maternal iron deficiency and being overweight during pregnancy on neurodevelopment of the offspring. — The British journal of nutrition, 2017
Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study — The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care service in public hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia. — PloS one, 2026
Concurrent wasting and stunting among under‐five children in Niakhar, Senegal — Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2018

How do specific policy frameworks regarding social protection and food systems in low-income countries moderate the projected increase in child wasting and maternal undernutrition caused by economic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms the projected increase in child wasting and maternal undernutrition due to COVID-19 disruptions [0] and explores general concepts of food system resilience [2] and social protection [3], no study directly quantifies how specific policy frameworks moderate these projected outcomes, leaving the core interaction unresolved.

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Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study — The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Biofortification as a sustainable strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia. — Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2025
Resilience of local food systems and links to food security – A review of some important concepts in the context of COVID-19 and other shocks — Food Security, 2020
Resilience and Recovery in the Informal Economy: Social Networks, Social Protection, and Adaptive Strategies Among Post-COVID Workers in Bangladesh. — Public health challenges, 2026
Malnutrition at a Crossroads: The Impact of Pandemic, Climate Change, and War on Tigray’s Children Malnutrition — 2026
Economic Shocks, Inequality and Poverty: The Need for Safety Nets — 1998
Lessons from low-to middle-income countries on the development of child protection systems — The Development of Child Protection Systems and Practice in Low- to Middle-Income Countries, 2025
Drivers of Stunting Reduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A Case Study. — International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022
Inequality, mobility and the financial accumulation process: A computational economic analysis — Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination (2020), online, 2019
The Role of Agriculture in Ensuring Food Security in Developing Countries: Considerations in the Context of the Problem of Sustainable Food Production — Sustainability, 2020

Publications

Critical Gaps in Biosafety and Biosecurity: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Institutional Implementation and Staff Compliance in Ghanaian Hospital Laboratories in the Ho Municipality

Figshare · 2026

Metabolic Syndrome With Concomitant Anaemia Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Volta Region of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism · 2026

Hemoglobin Phenotype Distribution Among Future Healthcare Providers: A Descriptive Cross‐Sectional Study at a Ghanaian Health Sciences University

The Scientific World JOURNAL · 2026

Age and sex specific biomarker profiling of malaria infection in Ghana: Implications for demographic-tailored clinical management

Scientific African · 2026 · corresponding author

Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity among patients with sickle cell disease: Prevalence and association with blood transfusion history

PLoS ONE · 2026

Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation among medical laboratory trainees at a Ghanaian Health University

Discover Public Health · 2026 · corresponding author

Critical Gaps in Biosafety and Biosecurity: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Institutional Implementation and Staff Compliance in Ghanaian Hospital Laboratories in the Ho Municipality

Figshare · 2026

The burden of visually diagnosed female genital schistosomiasis among women with infertility in the Volta Region of Ghana

Tropical Medicine and Health · 2025 · 5 citations

Variations in haematological and inflammatory biomarkers and their association with Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a cross-sectional comparative study at a clinic in Ghana

Malaria Journal · 2025 · 5 citations

Urinary tract infections and antimicrobial susceptibility: A retrospective trend analysis of uropathogens in women in Accra, Ghana (2019–2022)

PLoS ONE · 2025 · 5 citations

Hypothyroidism phenotypes, clinical characteristics, and factors associated with nodular thyroid disease in patients with hypothyroidism in Southern Ghana: a 6-year retrospective study

BMC Endocrine Disorders · 2025 · 1 citations

Hidden in the gut: burden and regional variations of intestinal parasitic infections among Ghanaian children- systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases · 2025 · 1 citations

Prevalence of anaemia and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Ho municipality in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2025 · 1 citations

Community-level determinants of RTS,S/AS01 vaccine acceptance in a hyperendemic Ghanaian Region: A Bayesian multilevel analysis from Kpando Municipality, Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2025 · corresponding author

Hypothyroidism phenotypes, clinical characteristics and factors associated with nodular thyroid disease in patients with hypothyroidism in southern Ghana: A 6-year retrospective study

Research Square · 2025

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Predictors of Anaemia Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at a District Hospital in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Anemia · 2025

Malaria test positivity, Plasmodium species distribution, and risk factors in Ho Municipality, Ghana: a retrospective analysis of seasonal and demographic trends (2020–2022)

Malaria Journal · 2025 · corresponding author

Improved Utilisation and Quality of Blood Culture Services Following Operational Research in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease · 2025

The utility of simple biomarkers of inflammation in the diagnosis of dyslipidaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Ho municipality: a cross sectional study

Discover Medicine · 2025

The utility of simple biomarkers of inflammation in the diagnosis of dyslipidaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Ho Municipality: A cross sectional study

Research Square · 2025

Association Between Maternal Haematological Profiles, Birth Weight and Apgar Score: A Five-Year Retrospective Study at a Medical Center in Ghana

Open Access Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics · 2025

Association between Interleukin-6 Gene Polymorphism (rs1800795 and rs1800796) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population: A Case-Control Study in the Ho Municipality

BioMed Research International · 2024 · 7 citations

Association between asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection, anaemia and mean corpuscular volume of school children in the Volta Region of Ghana

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology · 2024 · 1 citations

Assessing the implications of using RDTS in donor blood screening for transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs): analysis of trans-in donor blood at a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

Scientific African · 2024 · corresponding author

A comprehensive health effects assessment of the use of sanitizers and disinfectants during COVID-19 pandemic: a global survey

Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2023 · 28 citations

Assessing nursing mothers’ knowledge, perceptions and uptake of Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) during pregnancy in the Ho Teaching Hospital of the Volta Region of Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2023 · corresponding author · 13 citations

Performance of Body Adiposity Index and Relative Fat Mass in Predicting Bioelectric Impedance Analysis‐Derived Body Fat Percentage: A Cross‐Sectional Study among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Ho Municipality, Ghana

BioMed Research International · 2023 · 11 citations

Variations in the full blood count parameters among apparently healthy humans in the Ho municipality using ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), sodium citrate and lithium heparin anticoagulants: A laboratory-based cross-sectional analytical study

Heliyon · 2023 · corresponding author · 10 citations

Predictors of metabolic syndrome and its components in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study in the Ho municipality, Ghana

Scientific African · 2023 · 5 citations

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Prevention of Intestinal Helminth Infection among Residents of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana

Journal of Parasitology Research · 2023 · 3 citations

Knowledge and perception of asymptomatic malaria in the Volta region of Ghana

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2023 · 1 citations

Clinical Utility of Monobiomaker-Based Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits at a Military Medical Centre in Ghana: An Exploration Pilot Study

Research Square · 2023

Metabolic Syndrome and Renal Dysfunction Coexistence and Associated Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023

Prevalence and risk factors of malaria and anaemia and the impact of preventive methods among pregnant women: A case study at the Akatsi South District in Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2022 · corresponding author · 23 citations

The pattern of dyslipidaemia and factors associated with elevated levels of non-HDL-cholesterol among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Ho municipality: A cross sectional study

Heliyon · 2022 · 13 citations

Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on complicated malaria admissions and outcomes in the paediatric Ho Teaching Hospital of the Volta Region of Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2022 · 8 citations

Genotypic characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing urinary isolates among pregnant women in Ho municipality, Ghana

Heliyon · 2022 · corresponding author · 4 citations

A Comprehensive Health Effects Assessment of the Use of Sanitizers and Disinfectants during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey

Research Square · 2022 · 2 citations

The Pattern of Dyslipidaemia and Factors Associated With Elevated Non-HDL-Cholesterol Levels Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Ho Municipality: A Cross Sectional Study

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2022

Haemovigilance and Trends of Transfusion Transmissible Viral Infections among Asymptomatic Population at Akatsi South Municipal in Volta Region of Ghana from 2014 to 2019

medRxiv · 2022

Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections: A Five‐Year Retrospective Study among Blood Donors in Saboba District in the Northern Region of Ghana

BioMed Research International · 2021 · corresponding author · 12 citations

Prevalence of HBV and HCV among Pregnant Women Attending Kumasi South Hospital (KSH), Ghana

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021 · 3 citations

Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections: A Five-Year Retrospective Study Among Blood Donors in Saboba District in the Northern Region of Ghana

Research Square · 2021 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Facial Chondroid Syringoma: First Case Report from a Rural Community in Ghana

2021 · 2 citations

Facial Chondroid Syringoma: First Case Report from a Rural Community

2021 · 1 citations

Malaria and Anaemia: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Impact of Preventive Methods among Pregnant Women in the Akatsi South District, Ghana: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Research Square · 2021

Menopausal Transition and Its Association With the Sexual Quality of Life of Male Partners

Research Square · 2021

Prevalence and Determinants of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care in Kasoa Polyclinic, Ghana

Journal of Environmental and Public Health · 2020 · 37 citations

Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana

International Journal of Hepatology · 2020 · 32 citations

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women in Ho Municipality: A Cross‐Sectional Study

BioMed Research International · 2020 · 21 citations

Climate change causes changes in biochemical markers of kidney disease

BMC Nephrology · 2020 · 17 citations

High prevalence of intestinal helminthic infection among children under 5 years in a rural Ghanaian community: an urgent call for attention

Journal of Parasitic Diseases · 2020 · 13 citations

Predicting type 2 diabetes mellitus among fishermen in Cape Coast: a comparison between the FINDRISC score and the metabolic syndrome

Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders · 2020 · 9 citations

Assessment of Hemoglobin Variants in Patients Receiving Health Care at the Ho Teaching Hospital: A Three-Year Retrospective Study

Advances in Hematology · 2020 · 6 citations

Lipid Profile in School Children Infected with Urinary Schistosomiasis in Fante Akura-Yeji, Ghana

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020 · 3 citations

Inter-rater Variability in Malaria Microscopy at the LEKMA Hospital, Ghana

Journal of Parasitology Research · 2020 · 2 citations

Renal function in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: a case–control study of an endemic Ghanaian community

Journal of Parasitic Diseases · 2020

Climate change causes changes in biochemical markers of renal disease

Research Square · 2020

Climate change causes changes in biochemical markers of renal disease

Research Square · 2020

Climate change causes changes in biochemical markers of renal disease

Research Square · 2020