All Outputs (85)

Predicting extreme asthma events in London using quantile regression models (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Soyiri, I., & Reidpath, D. D. Predicting extreme asthma events in London using quantile regression models. Presented at International Society for Disease Surveillance Conference 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Risk factors for malnutrition among children 5-years and younger in the Akuapim-North District in the eastern region of Ghana (2010)
Journal Article
Alex Kojo Anderson, Whitney Bignell, Sophie Winful, Ireneous Soyiri, & Matilda Steiner-Asiedu. (2010). Risk factors for malnutrition among children 5-years and younger in the Akuapim-North District in the eastern region of Ghana. Current research journal of biological sciences, 2(3), 183-188

Malnutrition remains a significant public health problem in developing countries. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for malnutrition among preschool children in the Akwapim-North District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. This was a cr... Read More about Risk factors for malnutrition among children 5-years and younger in the Akuapim-North District in the eastern region of Ghana.

Public health significance of viral contamination of drinking water (2009)
Journal Article
Dongdem, J. T., Soyiri, I., & Ocloo, A. (2009). Public health significance of viral contamination of drinking water. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 3(12), 856-861

Water-borne enteric viruses pose a threat to both human and animal life causing a wide range of illnesses. Groundwater is the commonest transmission route for these viruses. About 50% of groundwater related disease outbreaks are attributable to virus... Read More about Public health significance of viral contamination of drinking water.

A pilot microbial assessment of beef sold in the Ashaiman market, a suburb of Accra, Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Soyiri, I., Agbogli, H., & Dongdem, J. (2008). A pilot microbial assessment of beef sold in the Ashaiman market, a suburb of Accra, Ghana. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 8(1), 91-103

Food safety is a matter of great public health concern worldwide and particularly crucial if the environment in which the food is handled is heavily contaminated. Most fresh foods particularly that of animal origin like beef is highly susceptible to... Read More about A pilot microbial assessment of beef sold in the Ashaiman market, a suburb of Accra, Ghana.

An assessment of government policy response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana (2006)
Journal Article
Fobil, J., & Soyiri, I. (2006). An assessment of government policy response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana. SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 3(2), 457-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/17290376.2006.9724872

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa has assumed a dimension raising heartbreaking anxiety among national governments and civil society groups. In Ghana for example, the pandemic is well-documented and has gone beyond a health problem, and now encompasses... Read More about An assessment of government policy response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana.