Thomas Hormenu

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University of Cape Coast

66 publications · 591 citations · ORCID 0000-0002-9416-4406

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthCardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsGlobal Maternal and Child Health

Thomas Hormenu is a public health researcher specializing in non-communicable diseases, particularly diabetes and cardiometabolic risks, alongside broader epidemiological studies in Ghana. Hormenu's work spans from investigating the etiology of abnormal glucose tolerance in African populations to evaluating physical activity interventions and assessing maternal and child health factors. The research portfolio demonstrates a progression from adolescent behavioral studies to complex clinical trials and scoping reviews on chronic disease management.

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How do specific policy interventions aimed at improving female education and labor force participation accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in regions currently experiencing high maternal mortality?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature establishes links between female education, political power, and health outcomes (e.g., [3], [6], [9]), no study directly addresses how specific labor or education policy interventions accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in high-mortality regions, leaving the mechanism and impact of such specific policies unresolved.

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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar — Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
Maternal Mortality and Women’s Political Power — Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023
The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood — Demographic Research, 2020
The public health effects of interventions similar to basic income: a scoping review — The Lancet Public Health, 2020
Differential impact of maternal education on under-five mortality in rural and urban India — Health & Place, 2023
Public Health Expenditure and Under-five Mortality in Nigeria: An Overview for Policy Intervention — Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Efficacy of companion-integrated childbirth preparation for childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and maternal support in primigravid women in Malawi — BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
The contribution of female health to economic development — The Economic Journal, 2020

How does the consumption of plant-based proteins, specifically those high in anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors, affect mineral bioavailability and growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm that anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors reduce mineral bioavailability [0, 2], they focus on general adult health or crop improvement [1, 6] and do not provide direct evidence on the specific growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples.

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Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview — Food Production Processing and Nutrition, 2020
Sustaining Protein Nutrition Through Plant-Based Foods — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Is There Such a Thing as “Anti-Nutrients”? A Narrative Review of Perceived Problematic Plant Compounds — Nutrients, 2020
Faba Bean: An Untapped Source of Quality Plant Proteins and Bioactives — Nutrients, 2022
Nutritional properties and health aspects of pulses and their use in plant‐based yogurt alternatives — Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2021
Grains – a major source of sustainable protein for health — Nutrition Reviews, 2021
Healthy and Resilient Cereals and Pseudo-Cereals for Marginal Agriculture: Molecular Advances for Improving Nutrient Bioavailability — Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Protein Quality in Perspective: A Review of Protein Quality Metrics and Their Applications — Nutrients, 2022
Health Benefits of Plant-Based Nutrition: Focus on Beans in Cardiometabolic Diseases — Nutrients, 2021
Bioavailability of Micronutrients From Nutrient-Dense Whole Foods: Zooming in on Dairy, Vegetables, and Fruits — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020

What is the comparative effectiveness of telemedicine versus traditional in-person care in maintaining essential antenatal coverage and reducing maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries during future health system shocks?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [4], [7], [8], and [9] discuss digital tools and maternity care in low- and middle-income countries, none provide a direct comparative effectiveness analysis of telemedicine versus in-person care regarding maternal mortality during health system shocks, leaving the specific question unresolved.

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COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries — Nature Medicine, 2022
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries — Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries — OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
Seizing the moment to rethink health systems — The Lancet Global Health, 2021
Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature review — PLOS Digital Health, 2024
Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review — PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Infant and young child feeding — OECD eBooks, 2023
Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in Madagascar — PLoS ONE, 2020
The impact of digital interventions on health insurance coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in Kakamega, Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial — Health Policy and Planning, 2024
Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countries — Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

Publications

Perceived risk of occupational exposure to HIV and associated factors among health care workers at district hospitals in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: A cross-sectional study

IJID Regions · 2026 · 1 citations

Factors influencing compliance with road safety protocols by commercial drivers at Hohoe in the Volta region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Environmental Health · 2026

The relationship between self-reported adherence and virological outcomes among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Ghana

BMC Public Health · 2026

Effects of a device-measured physical activity intervention on visual outcomes, including contrast sensitivity, and glycaemic control in individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance: a pilot randomised trial post-CarMeR study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies · 2026

Efficacy of device-measured physical activity on cardiometabolic outcomes among individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance in Ghana: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Global Epidemiology · 2026

Influence of Physical Activity on Health Outcomes in Aging Populations: A Scoping Review for the Determinants, Health benefits, and interventions for Promoting Participation

Open MIND · 2026

Factors Associated with the Utilisation of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Frontline Healthcare Workers in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Research Square · 2026

Risk factors associated with gestational diabetes mellitus in Ghana: a prospective cohort study

Scientific Reports · 2026 · corresponding author

Impact of physical activity on visual outcomes among persons with type 2 diabetes: A scoping review of randomized controlled trials

Dialogues in Health · 2026

Uptake and determinants of routine vaccines among children aged 12–23 months in adansi South district of Ghana. a cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics · 2025 · 3 citations

Community-based surveillance system structures and knowledge level of community-based surveillance volunteers on priority diseases in Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2025 · 2 citations

Effects of physical activity on visual outcomes among type 2 diabetes patients: protocol for a scoping review of randomized controlled trials

Systematic Reviews · 2025 · 1 citations

Assessing heat stress, ambulatory hypertension and thermal symptoms in fish smokers along coastal areas in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Public Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Efficacy of a physical activity regimen on visual outcomes among persons newly diagnosed with abnormal glucose tolerance: Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Medicine Case Reports and Study Protocols · 2025 · 1 citations

The “Road to Death and After”: Understanding the Dynamics of Maternal Near Miss from Survivors in Rural Ghana

Women s Reproductive Health · 2025

Determinants of physical activity levels and quality of life among older adults in Ghana: insights from cardiometabolic risk (CarMeR) study

Archives of Public Health · 2025 · corresponding author

Risk factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women in the Adaklu District, Ghana

Frontiers in Global Women s Health · 2024 · corresponding author · 21 citations

Unmasking the Risk Factors Associated with Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes in Ghana: Insights from Cardiometabolic Risk (CarMeR) Study-APTI Project

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2024 · corresponding author · 9 citations

Tropical oils consumption and health: a scoping review to inform the development of guidelines in tropical regions

BMC Public Health · 2024 · corresponding author · 7 citations

Risk factors for cardiometabolic health in Ghana: Cardiometabolic Risks Study Protocol-APTI Project

Frontiers in Endocrinology · 2024 · corresponding author · 4 citations

Efficacy of a physical activity regimen on visual outcomes among persons newly diagnosed with abnormal glucose tolerance: Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

medRxiv · 2024

1287-P: Unmasking the Risk Factors for Undiagnosed Diabetes among Adult Ghanaians Using Generalised Structural Equation Modeling—Insight from CarMeR Study

Diabetes · 2024 · corresponding author

Impact of climate change and heat stress on workers’ health and productivity: A scoping review

The Journal of Climate Change and Health · 2023 · 84 citations

Dietary intake and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2022 · corresponding author · 23 citations

Sleep and Economic Status Are Linked to Daily Life Stress in African-Born Blacks Living in America

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2022 · 6 citations

Integrating Preconception Health into Routine Reproductive Health Services of Ghana: A Qualitative Study Among University Students

Journal of Family & Reproductive Health · 2022 · 4 citations

Abstract MP03: Sleep And Economic Status Are Linked To Daily Life Stress In African-born Blacks Living In America

Circulation · 2022

Maternal healthcare utilization and full immunization coverage among 12–23 months children in Benin: a cross sectional study using population-based data

Archives of Public Health · 2021 · 44 citations

The Joint Effect of Maternal Marital Status and Type of Household Cooking Fuel on Child Nutritional Status in Sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis of Cross-Sectional Surveys on Children from 31 Countries

Nutrients · 2021 · 30 citations

Beta-cell failure rather than insulin resistance is the major cause of abnormal glucose tolerance in Africans: insight from the Africans in America study

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care · 2021 · 28 citations

Linking Female Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Use of Contraceptives to Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghana: A Baseline Data for Developing Sexuality Education Programmes

Healthcare · 2021 · 12 citations

International Journal of Physiology Nutrition and Physical Education · 2021 · 3 citations

Lived Experiences of Diabetes Patients in Rural Areas of Ghana: Discovering the Forces that Determine Psychosocial Care

Journal of Education Society and Behavioural Science · 2021 · 1 citations

984-P: African Women Have Lower Cardiometabolic Risk at Higher BMI than Men: The Africans in America Study

Diabetes · 2021

Abstract 13992: Cardiovascular Disease Risk of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Depends on Etiology: Insulin Resistance versus Beta-Cell Failure

Circulation · 2021

1003-P: FINDRISC Identifies Diabetes Due to Insulin Resistance but Not ß-Cell Failure

Diabetes · 2021

1089-P: Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Consequences Depend on Etiology: Insulin Resistance vs. ß-Cell Failure

Diabetes · 2021

Perception of pregnant women on barriers to male involvement in antenatal care in Sekondi, Ghana

Heliyon · 2020 · 30 citations

Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Varies by Reason for Immigration, Age at Immigration, and Number of Children: The Africans in America Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2020 · 18 citations

Metabolic characteristics of Africans with normal glucose tolerance and elevated 1-hour glucose: insight from the Africans in America study

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care · 2020 · 17 citations

Improved Detection of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans: The Value of Combining Hemoglobin A1c With Glycated Albumin

Diabetes Care · 2020 · 15 citations

Consistent condom use among men who pay for sex in sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

PLoS ONE · 2020 · 14 citations

Africans Who Arrive in the United States before 20 Years of Age Maintain Both Cardiometabolic Health and Cultural Identity: Insight from the Africans in America Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2020 · 11 citations

Knowledge and Challenges of Partograph Utilisation among Midwives in the Central Region of Ghana

EC Nursing & Healthcare · 2020 · 2 citations

Identifying Africans with undiagnosed diabetes: Fasting plasma glucose is similar to the hemoglobin A1C updated Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities diabetes prediction equation

Primary care diabetes · 2020 · 2 citations

1446-P: A1C and Glycated Albumin Combined Improves Detection of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans

Diabetes · 2020

1554-P: Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Due to Beta-Cell Failure Is Common in Nonobese Africans

Diabetes · 2020

796-P: Undiagnosed Diabetes Is Associated with Stress-Related Behaviors in African Immigrants

Diabetes · 2020

Abstract P301: Differences in Stress Related Behavior According to Age of Immigration: Insight From the Africans in America Study

Circulation · 2020

Abstract P302: Adverse Health Behaviors Identified in Africans Living With Undiagnosed Diabetes in America

Circulation · 2020

Improved Detection of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans: The Value of Combining Hemoglobin A1c with Glycated Albumin

2020

1555-P: Physiologic Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Score Is Associated with Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in African Immigrants

Diabetes · 2020

1447-P: Random Glucose May Be an Effective Tool to Screen for Undiagnosed Diabetes: The Africans in America Study

Diabetes · 2020

Improved Detection of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans: The Value of Combining Hemoglobin A1c with Glycated Albumin

2020

Access to Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Information and Services in Ghana: A Community-Based Case-Control Study

Frontiers in Public Health · 2019 · 53 citations

Examining Pregnancy Related Socio-Cultural Factors Among Adolescent Girls in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana: A Case-Control Study

Frontiers in Public Health · 2019 · 47 citations

A1C Underperforms as a Diagnostic Test in Africans Even in the Absence of Nutritional Deficiencies, Anemia and Hemoglobinopathies: Insight From the Africans in America Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology · 2019 · 34 citations

A Review of Diabetes Prediction Equations in African Descent Populations

Frontiers in Endocrinology · 2019 · 10 citations

Determinants of HIV Testing and Counseling Utilization among Trainee Nurses and Midwives in Central Region of Ghana

Clinical Research in Psychology · 2019 · 4 citations

Factors Influencing in-School Adolescents’ Satisfaction with the Quality of Healthcare Delivery in Ghana

2019

Abstract P346: High Stress Reasons for Immigration May Increase Risk for Diabetes: The Africans in America Study

Circulation · 2019

Predictors of alcohol consumption among in-school adolescents in the Central Region of Ghana: A baseline information for developing cognitive-behavioural interventions

PLoS ONE · 2018 · 30 citations

Managing Overweight and Obesity in Ghana from a Cultural Lens: The Complementary Role of Behaviour Modification

Journal of Preventive Medicine And Care · 2018 · 8 citations

Psychosocial Determinants of Marijuana Utilization among Selected Junior High School Students in the Central Region of Ghana

Journal of Preventive Medicine And Care · 2018 · 8 citations

Nurses/Midwifery Trainees’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Utilisation of HIV Testing/Counselling Service in the Central Region of Ghana

J of Health Science · 2018 · 3 citations

Factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Komenda, Edina, Eguafo Abirem Municipality

Ghana Journal of Health Physical Education Recreation Sports and Dance (GJOHPERSD) · 2017