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Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah
Country of origin: Ghana Currently in: Ghana, Cape Coast General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
2016 Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences2008 Master Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences2004 Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences -
Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Sexually transmitted infections with focus on HIV, HPV and viral hepatitis
Publications resulting from Research:
Obiri-Yeboah D, Awuku YA, Adjei G, Cudjoe O, Benjamin AH, Obboh E, et al. (2019). Post Hepatitis B vaccination sero-conversion among health care workers in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. PloS one.14 (6):e0219148.
Compaore, T. R., Soubeiga, S., Ouattara, A., Tchelougou, D., Bisseye, C., Bakouan, D., Compaore, I., Dembele, A., Yonli, A., Obiri-Yeboah, D., Djigma, W., & Simpore, J. (2018). APOBEC3G expression and HIV-1 infection in Burkina Faso. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 9(3).
Obiri-Yeboah, D., Y. A. Awuku, W. Alofa, A. Charwudzi, E. Aniakwa-Bonsu, E. Obboh and P. Nsiah (2018). "Renal dysfunction among adult HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy at a tertiary facility in Ghana." BMC Nephrology 19(1): 333.
Hagan, O., Nsiah, P., Obiri-Yeboah, D., Yirdong, F., Annan, I., Eliason, S., & Nuvor, S. (2018). Impact of universal childhood vaccination against hepatitis B in Ghana: A pilot study. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 9(2).
Soubeiga, S. T., Bazie, B. V., Compaore, T., Ouattara, A. K., Zohoncon, T., Obiri-Yeboah, D., Yonli, A., Zongo, A., Traore, L., Pietra, V., Akpona, S., Diagbouga, S., & Simpore, J. (2018). Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 drug resistance in a subset of mothers and their infants receiving antiretroviral treatment in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 9(1):767.
Obiri-Yeboah, D., F. Pappoe, I. Baidoo, F. Arthur, A. Hayfron-Benjamin, S. Essien-Baidoo, G. Kwakye-Nuako and S. A. Addo (2018). "Immunologic and virological response to ART among HIV infected individuals at a tertiary hospital in Ghana." BMC Infectious Diseases 18(1): 230.
Obiri-Yeboah, D., Asante Awuku, Y., Adu, J., Pappoe, F., Obboh, E. Nsiah, P., Amoako-Sakyi, D., Simpore, J. Sero-prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis E virus infection among pregnant women in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. PLOS ONE, 2018. 13(1): p. e0191685.
D. Obiri-Yeboah, P. K. Akakpo, M. Mutocheluh, E.Adjei-Danso, G. Allornuvor, D. Amoako-Sakyi, Y.Adu-Sarkodie and P. Mayaud. (2017). Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women. BMC Cancer. 17(1): p. 688.
Obiri-Yeboah, D., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Djigma, F., Hayfron-Benjamin, A., Abdul, L., Simpore, J., & Mayaud, P. (2017). Self-collected vaginal sampling for the detection of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) using careHPV among Ghanaian women. BMC Womens Health, 17(1), 86.
Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Florencia Djigma, Kafui Akakpo, Ebenezer Aniakwa-Bonsu, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, Simpore Jacques, Philippe Mayaud. Options in human papillomavirus (HPV) detection for cervical cancer screening: comparison between full genotyping and a rapid qualitative HPV-DNA assay in Ghana. (March 23Rd, 2017). BMC Gynaecologic Oncology Research and Practice. 4(1): p. 5.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingI am a senior lecturer at the University of Cape Coast. I teach in the filed of microbiology and immunology to both undergraduate and post graduate students. I have administrative duties too and then I also conduct research in my area of specialty.
