Alpha Kargbo

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at University of the Gambia

Climate Change is unequivocal and occurring at an alarming pace. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions, their concentration in the atmosphere and increased energy absorption have resulted in changes in climate. This study was a cross sectional study conducted from April 12th to May 12th, 2021. The survey was conducted online using Google form that wa...

Extreme weather events can lead to infectious disease outbreaks, especially those spread by hematophagous flies, and The Gambia is particularly vulnerable to climate change. To the best of our knowledge, no one has ever documented the relationship between climate variability and change and the distribution of the hematophagous flies belonging to th...

Saltwater intrusion represents an increasingly significant challenge for smallholder vegetable farmers in The Gambia, particularly in the Lower River Region (LRR) and North Bank Region (NBR). This study therefore examines the demographic, vulnerability of agricultural landscape to saltwater intrusion, and the resilience of 35 smallholder vegetable...

2023) Assessing socio-ecological factors on caesarean section and vaginal delivery: an extended perspective among women ABSTRACT Research was conducted employing the extended socio-ecological model (ESEM) to examine factors associated with cesarean sections (CSs) and vaginal deliveries (VDs) among the women in our study population. Using the ESEM t...

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients commonly exhibit significant morbidity and experience a diminished quality of life. Since there has been no prior research on pneumonia in our study population, we carried out this study to learn more about the situation. Methods A retrospective analysis of 912 COPD patients with CAP...

In this study, we present a group-acceptance sampling plan (GASP) in which the lifetime of an item follows a two-parameter exponential logarithmic (EL) distribution. The lower and upper quantile values were used as quality indices for various constraint design parameters, including acceptance number, predefined consumer risk, minimum group size and...

Background Previously, most researchers explored the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study investigates the distinct influence of COVID‐19 vaccination status on patients with both conditions. Objective We investigate the relationship between COPD and CVD in a cohort of 838 ind...

Glossina species are known to transmit African Trypanosomiasis, one of the most important infectious diseases for both livestock and humans in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize trapped Glossina spp. from The Gambia using morphological and molecular techniques in relation to the vegetation cover types. A line t...

Several studies have been conducted to examine the complicated relationships between various factors that influence Kangaroo mother care (KMC) for preterm infants. However, the extended socio-economic model has not been seen in any of the previous studies that looked into the factors related to KMC and how it affects the health outcomes of babies b...

Crop and livestock production is critical to food security in The Gambia. Over the years, the country has experienced a reduced yield due to perceived climate change events with limited studies on how climate change and pollution affect crop production. This study assesses farmers' knowledge and perceptions of the effects of climate variability and...

a Department of statistics, the islamia university, bahawalpur, Pakistan; b national college of business administration and economics, lahore, Pakistan; c Department of Physical and natural sciences, university of the Gambia, serrekunda, the Gambia ABSTRACT several studies have been conducted to examine the complicated relationships between various...

World Health Assembly resolution emphasized on countries to ensure that maternal and child nutrition especially the six global targets are met by 2025, and it was all clamored for more efforts to be put on increasing the rate of exclusive breastfeeding by 50%. To support a child's best growth and development, exclusive breastfeeding should be obser...

Research was conducted employing the extended socio-ecological model (ESEM) to examine factors associated with cesarean sections (CSs) and vaginal deliveries (VDs) among the women in our study population. Using the ESEM to determine South-Punjab and Pakistani women’s mode of delivery predictors. The cross-sectional study with a sample size of 908 p...

Climate variability has had major health consequences for both humans and animals. A cross-sectional study was conducted in six administrative regions of The Gambia to respond to three questions: (i) what are the livestock farmers’ perceived occurrences and causes of climate variability? (ii) what are the perceived impacts of climate variability on...

Traditionally, population sizes, ecology, and threats to species and their habitats have been obtained by empirical scientific studies. However, the knowledge of local and indigenous communities worldwide has been acknowledged as an extremely rich and underused source of information on how the environment, biodiversity, and local conditions are cha...

Antioxidants are widely distributed in plants that are either used as food or medicine. These natural antioxidants, especially carotenoids, and polyphenols exhibit a wide range of biological effects which include; anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-atherosclerosis and anticancer. Extraction and proper assessment of antioxidants from plants are cru...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recommend starting breastfeeding within the first hour after birth, exclusively breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months, and continuing for up to two years or beyond, in addition to adequate complementary foods. A structured and pretested questionnaire was used...

Background: In Africa, it has been estimated that 50 million cattle and 70 million sheep and goats are at risk of animal African trypanosomiasis, and three million cattle die annually. Methods: This study was conducted in all the regions of The Gambia except Kombo Saint Mary Island (Banjul). Structured questionnaires were administered to 440 ran...

This work shows the effective trapping method used in catching Glossinidae and Tabanidae species and their distribution in The Gambia. One hundred and eight-six traps were used in this study comprising of 62 Biconical traps, 62 NGU traps and 62 Vavoua traps for 50 trapping days. These traps were baited with at least 4 months old cow urine and aceto...

Africa's freshwater ecosystems are impacted by many threats due to climate change and several anthropogenic activities. In Côte d'Ivoire, the economy relies mostly on agriculture, which covers around 64% of the land surface. The study aimed to investigate Côte d'Ivoire fishermen's perception of climate change, its drivers and other anthropogenic ac...

A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in six administrative regions of The Gambia, in order to assess livestock owners' perceptions on climate variabilities changes and their impact on livestock rearing in The Gambia. A total of 440 study participants were interviewed and six focal group discussions were undertaken. Descriptive...

Objective: To investigate the association between Knowledge and attitude of students towards sickled celled disease. Design: A cross sectional descriptive Setting: Student attending face to face lectures in the various campus Subject or participants: Students attending The University of The Gambia (UTG), Management Development Institute (MDI), The...

IntroductionAfrican Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) or nagana in animals, is caused by the blood-borne parasitic protozoa called trypanosomes, and is potentially fatal. It is estimated that Africa loses $4‒5 billion annually due to the death of livestock to nagana in the tsetse belt.PurposeAlthough The Gambia lies within this belt, there is scanty dat...

INTRODUCTION The on-going global health threat of the respiratory disease recently named by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in December 2019 has spread across many parts of the world [1]. Reaching the African continent through travellers returning from hotspots in Asia, Europe, and the United States, Africa...

To tackle food insecurity and alleviate rural poverty, the Togolese government initiated a novel form of land-based investment in rural agriculture named «Kara agropole», which promotes the cultivation of maize, rice, sesame, soybean and cashew mainly for commercial and industrial purposes. This study analyses the agricultural diversity as a baseli...

AbstractScientists all over the world are working tirelessly on the management ofenvironmental toxicants and their control over the past two decades due to theirinjurious effects on plants, animals, and humans. These calcitrants released to theenvironment from both anthropogenic industries and natural sources can enterthe food chain. The removal of...

The aim of the study is to investigate the types of damages caused by hippopotamus and control methods adapted by farmers in order to facilitate coexistence between hippopotamus and humans. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in March 2021 to assess the activities of Hippopotami across CRR of The Gambia using 252 standardized questionnaire and t...

Schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent tropical parasitic disease after malaria, and one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries especially in Africa. This study was carried out among students, farmers and fishermen/women from four villages in the Central River Region of The Gambia. The aim of this study was to...

Schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent tropical parasitic disease after malaria, and one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries especially in Africa. This study was carried out among students, farmers and fishermen/women from four villages in the Central River Region of The Gambia. The aim of this study was...

Wuchereria bancrofti has been reported to cause 90% of all cases of lymphatic filariasis in Africa. wolbachia endosymbiot infect a wide range of insects and nematodes. This study was conducted in 48 settlements (8 from each division). A total of 2003 mosquitoes was pooled into 120 clusters from the 48 settlements in The Gambia. Polymerase chain...

Food has been recognized globally as a necessity of life and organization such as World Health Organization (WHO) have made attempts at addressing the global food scarcity crisis. One of the attempts is the introduction of Genetically Modified crops (GM crops). Agricultural productivity is low in Nigeria due to reliance on rainfall and other relate...

Degradation of homologous mRNA in some cells or organisms is possible through the introduction of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), via a process called RNA interference (RNAi). The dsRNAs are processed into short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) which consequently bind to the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), and causes degradation of target mRNAs. RNAi h...

Climate change has posed serious health threats on both man and animals. This ranges from effects of progressive temperature rises from global warming to extreme weather events and anthropogenic activities and this has affected insect-vector distributions worldwide. Tsetse fly species transmit Trypanosomes but relative significance depends largely...

Biotechnology is an important tool which can ensure the production of crop that will have longer shelf live, drought resistant, high saline tolerance, ability to withstand adverse conditions among others. The Gambia among the low-income West African countries, where agriculture is practiced by two-thirds of its citizens and couple with global popul...