Prevalence, associated factors and treatment prescriptions for community-acquired pneumonia: a cross-sectional study at the largest children’s hospital in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Manuella Hayford, Henry Kyeramateng Acheampong, Richmond Gorman, Annie Animwaa Sarpong, Abigail Akoto, Constance Adu-Gyamfi, Jesse Addo Asamoah, Sherihane Naa Ayeley Aryeetey, Emmanuella Nyarko-Afriyie, Henrietta Dede Tetteh, Portia Boakye Okyere, Veronica Barnor, Richmond Yeboah, Michael Owusu, Richard Odame Phillips, Augustina Angelina Sylverken

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-13576-0
Published: 2026-05-19
Container: BMC Infectious Diseases
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12879-026-13576-0,
  title = {Prevalence, associated factors and treatment prescriptions for community-acquired pneumonia: a cross-sectional study at the largest children’s hospital in the Ashanti Region, Ghana},
  author = {Manuella Hayford and Henry Kyeramateng Acheampong and Richmond Gorman and Annie Animwaa Sarpong and Abigail Akoto and Constance Adu-Gyamfi and Jesse Addo Asamoah and Sherihane Naa Ayeley Aryeetey and Emmanuella Nyarko-Afriyie and Henrietta Dede Tetteh and Portia Boakye Okyere and Veronica Barnor and Richmond Yeboah and Michael Owusu and Richard Odame Phillips and Augustina Angelina Sylverken},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1186/s12879-026-13576-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13576-0}
}

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TI  - Prevalence, associated factors and treatment prescriptions for community-acquired pneumonia: a cross-sectional study at the largest children’s hospital in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
AU  - Manuella Hayford
AU  - Henry Kyeramateng Acheampong
AU  - Richmond Gorman
AU  - Annie Animwaa Sarpong
AU  - Abigail Akoto
AU  - Constance Adu-Gyamfi
AU  - Jesse Addo Asamoah
AU  - Sherihane Naa Ayeley Aryeetey
AU  - Emmanuella Nyarko-Afriyie
AU  - Henrietta Dede Tetteh
AU  - Portia Boakye Okyere
AU  - Veronica Barnor
AU  - Richmond Yeboah
AU  - Michael Owusu
AU  - Richard Odame Phillips
AU  - Augustina Angelina Sylverken
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1186/s12879-026-13576-0
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Hayford, M., Acheampong, H. K., Gorman, R., Sarpong, A. A., Akoto, A., Adu-Gyamfi, C., Asamoah, J. A., Aryeetey, S. N. A., Nyarko-Afriyie, E., Tetteh, H. D., Okyere, P. B., Barnor, V., Yeboah, R., Owusu, M., Phillips, R. O., & Sylverken, A. A. (2026). Prevalence, associated factors and treatment prescriptions for community-acquired pneumonia: a cross-sectional study at the largest children’s hospital in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13576-0

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