Objectives: We examined sexual identity and its relationship with risky sexual behavior among 60 men who have sex with men in Accra, Ghana and Lomé, Togo. Methods: We used mixed-methods to investigate this relationship. Results: Quantitative results show that negative sexual identity leads to risky sexual behavior. For example, exchanging sex for valued resources is, positively associated with ...

Oesophagostomum bifurcum has recently been recognized as a common parasite of man in northern Togo and in Ghana. In a preliminary trial several anthelmintics were evaluated in the treatment of mixed Oesophagostomum and hookworm infections. Diagnosis was based on faecal culture, since the eggs of Oesophagostomum and hookworm cannot be distinguished morphologically. Of the anthelmintics tested, a...

Abstract Water resources in the West African Sudan Savannah are concentrated fractured crystalline and sedimentary rock aquifers. Due to their low storage, these aquifers vulnerable changes climate. This study assesses future temperature precipitation trends Koumfab watershed of northern Togo. The impact climate on surface water two types is also investigated. A fully integrated hydrologic mode...

Given the prevalence of relapsing fever (RF) in Senegal, this disease may cause illness and death in other areas of West Africa. We performed a cross-sectional, clinic-based study to investigate the presence of RF in Togo during 2002-2004. Blood samples from patients with fever were examined for RF spirochetes by microscopy, PCR, and DNA sequencing of amplicons and for antibodies to the glycero...

Griffonia simplicifolia is a Caesalpiniaceae legume that grows from Liberia to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The leaves are widely used in Togo for their nutritional value. On other hand it most known richness 5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan (L-5-HTP) its seeds. Farmers collect significant amounts fodder directly Togo's forest formations, resulting scarcity this species, which classed as non-tim...