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  • Book Chapters  
    Review books or articles provide a critical and constructive analysis of existing published literature in a field, through summary, analysis, and comparison, often identifying specific gaps or problems and providing recommendations for future research. These are considered as secondary literature since they generally do not present new data from the author's experimental work. Review articles can be of three types, broadly speaking: literature reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. It also the researcher to stay abreast of new literature in the field.
  • Conference Proceedings and Papers  
  • Grey Literature  
    Grey literature consists of research and information produced outside conventional publishing channels, such as reports, policy briefs, working papers, and conference materials. It offers valuable insights and data that complement peer-reviewed sources, supporting research, policy, and practice.
  • Heritage Materials  
  • Institute of African Studies (IAS) J. H. Kwabena Nketia Archives  
    The J. H. Kwabena Nketia Archives preserve Ghanaian and African cultural heritage through music, oral traditions, photographs, and audiovisual collections. Guided by Professor Nketia’s vision that African traditional arts must be collected, preserved, practiced, and continually inspire creative expression, the Archives serve as a living resource for scholarship, teaching, and innovation

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    Asymptomatic Malaria Parasite Carriage And Anaemia Among Senior High School Students In Tempane District Of The Upper East Region Of Ghana: A Cross- Sectional Study
    (BMJ Open, 2026-04-16) Awindago, J.A.; Captain- Esoah, M.; Motey, G.A.; Angyiereyiri, E.D.; Azameti, M.K.; et al.
    Objectives To determine the prevalence of malaria parasite carriage and anaemia among senior high school students and to identify the demographic, behavioural and residential factors associated with these outcomes. Design Cross- sectional study. Setting Participants were enrolled from Tempane Senior High School students in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Participants 290 senior high school students aged 15–22 years. Primary and secondary outcome measures Demographic characteristics, residential status and insecticide- treated bed net (ITN) use were collected using a structured questionnaire. Venous blood samples were obtained for malaria parasite detection by microscopy and haemoglobin measurement. Association analysis was performed using logistic regression models. Results The prevalence of malaria parasite carriage was 23.1%, while 49.0% of participants were anaemic. Day students had a significantly higher prevalence of malaria (59.2%) than boarding students (15.8%) (p<0.001). Malaria parasite infection was also more common among students who did not use ITNs (39.7%) compared with users (5.0%) (p<0.001). In multivariate analysis, not using ITN (adjusted OR (aOR)=15.97; 95% CI 6.33 to 40.32; p<0.001) and being a day student (aOR=5.65; 95% CI 2.58 to 12.36; p<0.001) were significant predictors of malaria parasite infection. Students infected with malaria parasites had significantly lower mean haemoglobin (11.50±1.43 g/ dL) than uninfected students (12.56±1.35 g/dL) (p<0.001). Malaria parasite infection (aOR=9.36; 95% CI 3.91 to 22.42; p<0.001) and male students (aOR=2.26; 95% CI 1.09 to 4.65; p=0.028) were associated with higher odds of anaemia. Whereas age groups 18–20 years (aOR=0.41; 95% CI 0.17 to 0.97; p=0.043) and those above 20 years (aOR=0.07; 95% CI 0.02 to 0.27; p<0.001) were associated with lower odds of anaemia. Conclusion Malaria and anaemia remain prevalent among senior high school students in the Upper East Region of Ghana, with asymptomatic malaria strongly linked to anaemia. Not using ITN and being a day student significantly increased the odds of malaria parasite infection. These findings underscore the need to extend malaria prevention interventions to adolescents through school- based programmes, including routine screening, treatment and promotion of consistent ITN use, especially among day students.
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    Online Information Consumption Among Faculty And Students Of The National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) During The COVID-19 Pandemic
    (Journal Of Further And Higher Education, 2025-11-21) Koranteng, E.O.; Ocloo, P.E.D.
    The study set out to investigate the online information behaviour of faculty and students of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative approach was used to gather data from the entire population of 317 faculty members and students. Out of the 317 copies of ques tionnaire administered, 260 were completed, returned and ana lysed, representing an 81.5% response rate. The study found that the pandemic increased the frequency at which faculty and stu dents access information online, as they spent more hours online than before the pandemic. All the respondents realised a new information need, among which health information was the most mentioned new information need realised by faculty and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings also revealed that the respondents encountered a number of challenges: information overload, lack of training and skill in the use of online information. It is therefore recommended, among others, that the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) library should organise training and assistance to faculty and students to enhance their information search and retrieval skills. It is expected that the study will offer perspective on the subject of online information behaviour of a previously unrepresented population during a pandemic.
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    Causal Relationship Between Epigenetic Markers And Type 2 Diabetes In West African Populations: A Mendelian Randomisation Analysis
    (Diabetologia, 2026-04-24) Meeks, K.A.C.; van der Linden, E.L.; Bentley, A.R.; Doumatey, A.P.; Hayfron‑Benjamin, C.F.; Owusu‑Dabo, E.; et al.
    Aims/hypothesis Evidence for a causal role of DNA methylation sites (CpGs) in type 2 diabetes and glycaemic traits is lim ited due to the cross-sectional nature of many epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS). In addition, epigenetic studies in West African populations are particularly sparse, despite the high and rising burden of type 2 diabetes in these populations. Hence, we aimed to identify CpGs causally associated with type 2 diabetes among West Africans by leveraging Mendelian randomisation (MR) analysis and longitudinal data. Methods We used the Illumina EPIC DNA methylation array to profile the methylation of DNA extracted from white blood cells collected from 879 Ghanaian individuals (the Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants [RODAM] study) and 332 Nigerian individuals (the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus [AADM] study) who were not on glucose-lowering medication. We carried forwards CpGs identified in EWAS for type 2 diabetes and meta-analysed EWAS for HbA1c and homeostatic model assessment estimates of insulin sensitivity (HOMA-S) as exposures to two-sample MR analysis. Independent cis methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTLs) were calculated using methylation data from blood and primary hepatocytes and subsequently used as instrumental variables (SNP–exposure associations). Genome-wide association analyses for type 2 diabetes on 4120 participants from the AADM study were used to derive the SNP–outcome associations. Longitudinal trait data (n=138) and RNA-seq data (n=77 blood, 49 adipose, 55 muscle) available for a subset of Nigerians were used for follow-up analyses. Results We identified 28 CpGs associated with type 2 diabetes, 26 with HbA1c and three with HOMA-S (total CpGs: 57), of which 49 had meQTLs in blood (AADM study data) and four had meQTLs in primary hepatocytes from African Ameri can individuals. MR analysis provided evidence for causality for cg00036588 and cg16759041 in type 2 diabetes using blood and hepatocyte meQTLs, respectively. Longitudinal analyses showed an association between baseline methylation of these CpGs with HbA1c at follow-up. RNA-seq data revealed a cis correlation of cg00036588 with FAM83C (false discovery rate [FDR]=3.3 × 10–4) and EIF6 (FDR=0.13) in skeletal muscle. Conclusions/interpretation Our study identified two epigenetic markers as likely to be causal for type 2 diabetes in West African populations. In addition to enhancing our understanding of disease mechanisms, these CpGs with evidence of causal associations could be prioritised as potential biomarkers for early detection of disease or as drug development targets.
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    Artificial Intelligence Implementation Strategies For Ghanaian Academic Libraries: A Scoping Review
    (The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2024-10-25) Danquah, M.M.; Dadzie, P.S.; Gyesi, K.; Yeboah, F.; Nyarko, C.Y.
    The purpose of this scoping review is to assess the scope of available literature on artificial intelligence (AI) application in libraries with a view to providing strategies for the implementation of AI in Ghanaian academic libraries from relevant literature. The study adopted the framework outlined by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) to enable the retrieval of documents from a major citation database SCOPUS. Relevant articles searched and retrieved were based on Abstract, and Title search on artificial intelligence and academic libraries which comprised the two broad concepts of the study. Data collection was carried out in two phases: phase one from October 2022 and phase two in November 2023. Out of a total of 542 documents retrieved based on a search strategy, 518 met our inclusion criteria. Title, abstract and full text screening of the documents resulted in a total of 478 relevant articles for case analysis. The study outcome after an analysis of the articles deemed relevant and considered for inclusion in the study (478) resulted in the establishment of five major themes: namely” study categories, continental adoption rate, study objectives, study findings and study recommendations which were captured from various cases of articles analyzed.
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    Women urged to prioritise financial independence, mental health
    (Daily Graphic, 2026-06-04) Joyce Timbillah Awuni