Fred Stephen Sarfo

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

423 publications · 10,285 citations · ORCID 0000-0001-7274-5093

Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMycobacterium research and diagnosisHIV-related health complications and treatments

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Fred Stephen Sarfo is a neurologist and researcher focused on the epidemiology, prevention, and management of stroke and other non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Sarfo leads large-scale multicenter studies such as the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) and clinical trials like SMAART and PINGS to investigate stroke risk factors, genetics, and secondary prevention strategies in Ghana and Nigeria. Additionally, Sarfo contributes to research on sickle cell disease, HIV-associated co-infections, and the implementation of digital health technologies for neurological care.

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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

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

Publications

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) and Visceral Adiposity as a Benchmark for Cardiovascular Profile in Rural Versus Urban African Children and Adolescents

Journal of Vascular Diseases · 2026

FIRST CASE OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE IN GHANA: DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING

Case Reports in Neurology · 2026

Clinical characteristics and predictors of disease progression in parkinson's disease in a cohort of patients in the ashanti region, Ghana

Equity Neuroscience · 2026 · corresponding author

SickleInAfrica Consortium: A Seven-Country Study Evaluating the Performance of Dried Blood Spot Point-of-Care Testing in Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease

Figshare · 2026

SickleInAfrica Consortium: A Seven-Country Study Evaluating the Performance of Dried Blood Spot Point-of-Care Testing in Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease

Figshare · 2026

Disease registries as foundational infrastructure for Contract Research Organisations in Africa

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science · 2026

SickleInAfrica Consortium: A Seven-Country Study Evaluating the Performance of Dried Blood Spot Point-of-Care Testing in Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease

Hemoglobin · 2026

Effectiveness of telerehabilitation for adults with neurological conditions in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

PLOS Digital Health · 2025 · corresponding author · 6 citations

Strengthening global partnerships for sustainable sickle cell disease care: insights from SickleInAfrica at the 77th United Nations General Assembly and the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit

BMJ Global Health · 2025 · 6 citations

A scoping review of the utilization of mobile stroke units in low and lower middle-income countries: current evidence, implications and future direction

BMC Health Services Research · 2025 · 5 citations

Role of Nutritional Epigenetics for Cerebrovascular Health in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025 · corresponding author · 4 citations

Time delays in emergency stroke care in a low-resource referral hospital in Ghana

African Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2025 · 4 citations

Developing a strategic action plan for reducing the burden of stroke in Africa: report of the first African Stroke Leaders' Summit

Frontiers in Stroke · 2025 · 4 citations

Predicting stroke with machine learning techniques in a sub-Saharan African population

Neuroscience Informatics · 2025 · 3 citations

Sex Differences in Prehospital Stroke Medicine (SESAME): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Stroke · 2025 · 3 citations

ABCA7 deletion lowers age at onset of Alzheimer's disease and interacts with APOE ε4 synergistically in African‐ancestry populations

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2025 · 3 citations

Developing biobanking processes for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research in Africa: Experience from the Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity in the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (READD‐ADSP)

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2025 · 3 citations

The role of community advisory boards in enhancing recruitment and retention in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research in Africa: Experience from the READD‐ADSP study

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2025 · 2 citations

Epidemiological, Clinical, and Immunological Features of Ghanaian People-Living-with-HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and Molecular Proof of Cystoisospora belli in Their Stool Samples

Pathogens · 2025 · 2 citations

Incidence of unintended pregnancies and pregnancy experience among adolescents living with perinatally-acquired HIV in West Africa: a mixed-method study

BMC Public Health · 2025 · 2 citations

Research participants’ perception of ethical issues in stroke genomics and neurobiobanking research in Africa

PLoS ONE · 2025 · 2 citations

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and severity of intracerebral hemorrhage: Insights from the SIREN study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2025 · 1 citations

Mucuna pruriens in untreated Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A 12-month, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Parkinson s Disease · 2025 · 1 citations

Costs analysis of integrating group interpersonal therapy into HIV care services in Senegal

International Journal of Mental Health Systems · 2025 · 1 citations

Growing Data science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP) program: Rationale and overview

Equity Neuroscience · 2025 · 1 citations

Burden of perceived stress among stroke survivors in Ghana: Insights from a multicentre, cross-sectional study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2025 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Low vegetable consumption doubles the odds of stroke among people with hypertension: Findings from the SIREN Study in West Africa

International Journal of Stroke · 2025 · 1 citations

African stroke organization conference 2024: Strategies in reducing the burden of stroke

Equity Neuroscience · 2025 · 1 citations

Assessment of Cryptosporidium spp. Sub-Families and Giardia duodenalis Assemblages A and B in Ghanaian HIV Patients, Including Socio-Economic, Clinical, and Immunological Associations

Infectious Disease Reports · 2025 · 1 citations

Evaluation of Each Three Entamoeba histolytica- and Strongyloides stercoralis-Specific Real-Time PCR Assays Applying Test Comparisons Without Reference Standards

Microorganisms · 2025 · 1 citations

Antecedent sedative use is independently associated with stroke occurrence among west Africans: Evidence from the SIREN case-control study

eNeurologicalSci · 2025 · corresponding author

Determinants of Entero-Invasive and Non-Entero-Invasive Diarrheagenic Bacteria Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Adults in Ghana

Medical Sciences · 2025

Local genetic correlation analysis of Alzheimer’s disease and stroke implicates PHLPP1 as a shared locus in individuals of African ancestry

medRxiv · 2025

Associations of HIV status and the abundance of blaCTX-M and vanB resistance genes in stool samples of Ghanaian individuals

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology · 2025

Law Versus What People Want: Stroke Neurobiobanking and Genomics Research in Nigeria and Ghana

Journal of African Law · 2025

Physiologic profiling using plasma renin activity and aldosterone on blood pressure control among Ghanaian stroke survivors: A pilot trial

Equity Neuroscience · 2025 · corresponding author

Influence of Ancestral and Geographic Factors on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risks Among Africans and Americans

Stroke · 2025

Healthcare providers’ knowledge on sickle cell disease and its management: A pre- and post-training test evaluation outcome

PLoS ONE · 2025 · corresponding author

Disrupted Lipid Homeostasis as a Pathogenic Mechanism in ABCA7 -Associated Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025

Secondary prevention using a statin with or without aspirin among Ghanaian intracerebral hemorrhage survivors: A feasibility randomized trial

Equity Neuroscience · 2025 · corresponding author

Inflammatory Markers are Associated with Ischemic Stroke among Indigenous Africans: Evidence from the SIREN Study

medRxiv · 2025

Contextual and Landscape Analysis of Team-Based Care Practices for Hypertension Management in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study

medRxiv · 2025

Experiences of Ghanaian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare leadership recommendations

PLOS Global Public Health · 2025 · corresponding author

Inflammatory markers are associated with ischaemic stroke among indigenous Africans: The siren study

Atherosclerosis · 2025

Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts in the ADSP (READD‐ADSP): A global effort to identify genetic factors in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions · 2025

Determinants of Cognitive Performance Among Ghanaian Hypertensive Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports · 2025 · corresponding author

Epidemiological, clinical and immunological features of Schistosoma spp., Stronglyoides stercoralis and Taenia spp. infections in Ghanaian HIV patients

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology · 2025

Communicating the ethical, legal, and social issues in neurobiobanking and stroke genomic research in Africa: Project intervention tools development and evaluation procedures

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2025 · corresponding author

Comparative epidemiology of Ghanaian individuals with molecular proof of Entamoeba histolytica with and without concomitant human immunodeficiency virus infection

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology · 2025

Quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease in the central belt of ghana

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders · 2025

Sonographically measured optic nerve sheath diameter as a predictor of stroke severity and outcome among Ghanaian acute stroke patients

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience · 2025 · corresponding author

Phone-Based Intervention Under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS-2): A Randomised Multicentre Phase 3 Trial

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025 · corresponding author

Integrating Thrombolysis into Routine Stroke Care in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital, Using the Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) as a Guiding Framework

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2025

The Significance of the WHO/ISH Absolute Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Scores among Recent Stroke Survivors in Ghana—Insights from the PINGS2 multicenter study

Research Square · 2025

Healthcare system barriers and facilitators to hypertension management in Ghana

Annals of Global Health · 2024 · 25 citations

Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans

Genome Medicine · 2024 · 19 citations

Priorities to reduce the burden of hypertension in Africa through ACHIEVE

The Lancet Global Health · 2024 · 19 citations

Mucuna pruriens to treat Parkinson's disease in low-income countries: Recommendations and practical guidelines from the farmer to clinical trials. Paving the way for future use in clinical practice

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders · 2024 · 16 citations

Advancing Cardiovascular Health Equity Globally Through Digital Technologies

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024 · 11 citations

Acceptability, barriers and facilitators of using dried blood spots-point-of-care testing for sickle cell disease in Africa: an implementation science protocol for a multinational qualitative study

BMJ Open · 2024 · 11 citations

Update on SickleInAfrica: a collaborative and multidimensional approach to conduct research and improve health

The Lancet Haematology · 2024 · 11 citations

Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project

International Journal of Epidemiology · 2024 · 9 citations

Views of Service Users, Their Family or Carers, and Health Care Professionals on Telerehabilitation for People With Neurological Conditions in Ghana: Qualitative Study

JMIR mhealth and uhealth · 2024 · 9 citations

Clustering of Gastrointestinal Microorganisms in Human Stool Samples from Ghana

Pathogens · 2024 · 7 citations

High Clinical Burden of Cryptosporidium spp. in Adult Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency in Ghana

Microorganisms · 2024 · 5 citations

Towards improving stroke services in Africa: Results from the Africa-UK Stroke Partnership [AUKSP] surveys

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2024 · 5 citations

Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2024 · corresponding author · 5 citations

Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: insights from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study

Journal of Hypertension · 2024 · 4 citations

Exploring patient-, provider-, and health facility-level determinants of blood pressure among patients with hypertension: A multicenter study in Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2024 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Association of Molecular Detections of Microsporidia in Stool Samples with Clinical and Immunological Parameters in Ghanaian HIV Patients

Pathogens · 2024 · 3 citations

Prevalence and predictors of long-term progression of chronic kidney disease in people with HIV in Ghana from 2003–2018

BMC Nephrology · 2024 · 3 citations

ACHIEVE conference proceedings: implementing action plans to reduce and control hypertension burden in Africa

Journal of Human Hypertension · 2024 · 3 citations

Genetic architecture of Alzheimer’s disease in a West African Cohort: Insights from the READD ‐ ADSP

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2024 · 2 citations

The association of blood pressure, body mass index and carotid intima‐media thickness as childhood predictors of cardiovascular disease risk: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Health Science Reports · 2024 · 2 citations

A contemporary evaluation of the frequency & factors associated with overt stroke across the lifespan: A Ghanaian sickle cell disease registry analysis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Challenges of Recruiting Persons with Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) for Genetic Studies in Selected African Countries on the African Dementia Consortium (AfDC)

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2024 · 1 citations

Absence of measurable quantities of Candida auris and Cryptococcus spp. in the gut microbiota of Ghanaian individuals with and without HIV infection as confirmed by applying multiple real-time PCR assays

Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2024 · 1 citations

Protocol for a mixed-methods study to explore implementation outcomes of the Phone-based Interventions under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS-II) across 10 hospitals in Ghana

BMJ Open · 2024 · 1 citations

Epigenetics as a target to mitigate excess stroke risk in people of African ancestry: A scoping review

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2024 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Association between alcohol consumption and stroke in Nigeria and Ghana: A case–control study

International Journal of Stroke · 2024 · 1 citations

Dyke‐Davidoff‐Masson syndrome—A rare cause of recurrent seizures in adulthood

Clinical Case Reports · 2024 · 1 citations

Abstract HUP16: Exploring Differences in Stroke Type and Stroke Risk Factors Between Young African Americans and Ghanaian Stroke Women

Stroke · 2024

Effect of a Cardiovascular Polypill on Poststroke Cognition Among Ghanaians: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024 · corresponding author

Table of Contents

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2024

The African Stroke Organization Conference 2023

The Lancet Neurology · 2024

O13 ASSOCIATION OF SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE IN RELATION TO HYPERTENSION TREATMENT STATUS WITH STROKE OCCURRENCE IN GHANA AND NIGERIA

Journal of Hypertension · 2024

Tailored Approach to Secondary Prevention After Stroke

2024

Replicative co-infections with human immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 as well as hepatitis B and C virus in Ghanaian individuals

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology · 2024

Biobanking and Collaborative Multicenter AD Research in Africa: Preliminary Experience from the Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer’s Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts in the Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2024

Harmonisation of neuropsychological assessment for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis across diverse African settings: A Pilot Study from the African Dementia Consortium (AfDC)

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2024

Seroprevalence of Cryptococcus Sp. Infection Among HIV Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

Journal of Science and Technology. · 2024

Factors associated with hypertension and diabetes in rural communities in the Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana

Health Open Research · 2024

Life's Simple 7 at Midlife and Risk of Recurrent Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality after Stroke: The ARIC study

UNC Libraries · 2024

Recurrent ischemic stroke post-thrombolysis in an older Ghanaian woman

Ghana Medical Journal · 2024

Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study

The Lancet Global Health · 2023 · 33 citations

The Nairobi Declaration—Reducing the burden of dementia in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs): Declaration of the 2022 Symposium on Dementia and Brain Aging in LMICs

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2023 · 31 citations

Telemedicine for Individuals with epilepsy: Recommendations from the International League Against Epilepsy Telemedicine Task Force

Seizure · 2023 · 27 citations

Polypill Programs to Prevent Stroke and Cut Costs in Low Income Countries: Moving From Clinical Efficacy to Pragmatic Implementation

Stroke · 2023 · 20 citations

Health systems interventions for hypertension management and associated outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

PLOS Global Public Health · 2023 · corresponding author · 19 citations

Effect of an Educational Intervention for Primary Stroke Risk Reduction in Ghana and Nigeria: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Stroke · 2023 · 18 citations

Transforming Parkinson's Care in Africa (TraPCAf): protocol for a multimethodology National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Group project

BMC Neurology · 2023 · 16 citations

African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology and a Vibrant Ecosystem (ACHIEVE): novel strategies for accelerating hypertension control in Africa

Journal of Human Hypertension · 2023 · 16 citations

A cardiovascular polypill for secondary stroke prevention in a tertiary centre in Ghana (SMAART): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial

The Lancet Global Health · 2023 · corresponding author · 11 citations

Participation by patients from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in trial evidence supporting secondary stroke prevention guideline recommendations

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2023 · corresponding author · 10 citations

Determinants of First‐Ever Stroke Severity in West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN Study

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023 · 8 citations

Cost and outcomes of acute cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in a tertiary hospital in Ghana

Alexandria Journal of Medicine · 2023 · 7 citations

Deciphering the contextual barriers to mainstreaming the implementation of stroke thrombolysis in a Ghanaian hospital: Findings from the activate mixed-methods study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023 · 6 citations

Risk factors and outcomes of delirium in hospitalized older Ghanaians

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · 2023 · 5 citations

Knowledge and perspectives of community members on risk assessment for stroke prevention using mobile health approaches in Nigeria

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023 · 3 citations

Abstract 15333: The Addressing Hypertension Care in Africa (ADHINCRA) Study: A Multi-Level Nurse-Led, Mobile-Health Enhanced Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Ghana

Circulation · 2023 · 3 citations

Research participants’ perception of ethical issues in stroke genomics and neurobiobanking research in Africa

medRxiv · 2023 · 3 citations

African Stroke Organization Conference 2022: Stroke in the Age of Emerging Challenges and Advances

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023 · 2 citations

Clinical and neuroimaging factors associated with 30-day fatality among indigenous West Africans with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2023 · 2 citations

Prevalence and predictors of low folate levels among stroke survivors in a country without mandatory folate food fortification: Analysis of a Ghanaian sample

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Three Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Arcobacter butzleri in Human Stool Samples Targeting Different Genes in a Test Comparison without a Reference Standard

Microorganisms · 2023 · 2 citations

Risk Assessment Score and Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detection Algorithm for Hypertension Among Africans: Models From the SIREN Study

Hypertension · 2023 · 2 citations

Non-cigarette Tobacco Use and Stroke Among West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN Study

Nicotine & Tobacco Research · 2023 · 1 citations

NOMINAL CONTRIBUTION OF LOW AND LOWER-MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES (LMICs) IN MAJOR CLINICAL TRIALS ON SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023 · 1 citations

Exploring patient-, provider-, and health facility-level determinants of blood pressure among patients with hypertension: A multicenter study in Ghana

medRxiv · 2023 · 1 citations

Determinants of visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability among Ghanaians with hypertension and diabetes mellitus

Ghana Medical Journal · 2023 · 1 citations

Frequency & factors associated with elevated lipoprotein-a among Ghanaian stroke survivors

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2023 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Are there differences in perceptions, preferences and attitudes towards disclosure of genetic testing for Stroke? A qualitative study among stroke-free SIREN-SIBS genomics study participants

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023 · 1 citations

PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF STROKE RECURRENCE IN GHANA AND NIGERIA

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023 · 1 citations

Very low prevalence of Mansonella perstans-specific cell-free DNA in serum samples of Ghanaian HIV patients

European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology · 2023 · 1 citations

Correction to: African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology and a Vibrant Ecosystem (ACHIEVE): novel strategies for accelerating hypertension control in Africa

Journal of Human Hypertension · 2023 · 1 citations

DETERMINANTS OF STROKE MORTALITY AMONG WEST AFRICANS: FINDINGS FROM THE SIREN STUDY

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023

Abstract P155: Low Vegetable Consumption Doubles The Risk Of Stroke Among Hypertensives In West Africa

Hypertension · 2023

Abstract P563: Exploring Facility and Patient-Level Determinants of Changes in Systolic Blood Pressure Among Patients With Hypertension: A Multicenter Study in Ghana

Circulation · 2023

COMMUNICATING ELSI ISSUES IN NEUROBIOBANKING AND STROKE GENOMIC RESEARCH IN AFRICA: PROJECT INTERVENTION TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023

Views of Service Users, Their Family or Carers, and Health Care Professionals on Telerehabilitation for People With Neurological Conditions in Ghana: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

2023

PS-P09-9: DIETARY PATTERNS AND HYPERTENSION AMONG STROKE-FREE AFRICANS IN THE SIREN STUDY

Journal of Hypertension · 2023

Table of Contents

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2023

Abstract 13411: Effect of Multilevel, Nurse-Led, Mobile Health Enhanced Intervention on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Among Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension in Ghana: Evidence From the ADHINCRA Study

Circulation · 2023

Abstract 17373: The Effect of a Multi-Level Nurse-Led and M-Health Intervention on Medication Adherence Among Adults with Uncontrolled Hypertension in the ADHINCRA Study

Circulation · 2023

Frequent vegetable consumption is inversely associated with hypertension among indigenous Africans

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2022 · 18 citations

Dietary patterns associated with stroke among West Africans: A case–control study

International Journal of Stroke · 2022 · 15 citations

Biological sample donation and informed consent for neurobiobanking: Evidence from a community survey in Ghana and Nigeria

PLoS ONE · 2022 · 15 citations

Utilizing Implementation Science to Bridge Cerebrovascular Health Disparities: a Local to Global Perspective

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports · 2022 · corresponding author · 14 citations

Feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a mobile health stroke intervention among Ghanaian health workers

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2022 · corresponding author · 12 citations

Comparison of Three Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Stool Samples Targeting the 18S rRNA Gene and the hsp70 Gene

Pathogens · 2022 · 11 citations

Long-term determinants of death after stroke in Ghana: Analysis by stroke types & subtypes

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022 · corresponding author · 11 citations

Life's Simple 7 at Midlife and Risk of Recurrent Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality after Stroke: The ARIC study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022 · corresponding author · 10 citations

Frequency & factors associated with recurrent stroke in Ghana and Nigeria

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2022 · 10 citations

Educational intervention to enhance the knowledge of Ghanaian health workers on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine · 2022 · 9 citations

Clinical and laboratory profile and outcomes of hospitalized COVID‐19 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana – A single‐center study

Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism · 2022 · 9 citations

Carers’ needs assessment for patients with dementia in Ghana

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine · 2022 · 8 citations

The Clinical Features and Immunological Signature of Cyclospora cayetanensis Co-Infection among People Living with HIV in Ghana

Microorganisms · 2022 · 8 citations

Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension Among Stroke Survivors: A Transcontinental Study Assessing Impact of Race and Geography

American Journal of Hypertension · 2022 · corresponding author · 7 citations

Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2022 · 7 citations

Contemporary prevalence and predictors of anxiety among patients living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2022 · 7 citations

Predictors of rapid progression of estimated glomerular filtration rate among persons living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Ghana: Findings from a multicentre study

Journal of Clinical Hypertension · 2022 · corresponding author · 6 citations

Addressing Hypertension Care in Africa (ADHINCRA): Study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled pilot trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials · 2022 · 6 citations

Comparative Evaluation of Real-Time Screening PCR Assays for Giardia duodenalis and of Assays Discriminating the Assemblages A and B

Microorganisms · 2022 · 6 citations

The African Stroke Organization Conference 2021: Building Capacity, Careers, Collaborations, and Contributions

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022 · 6 citations

Legal Implications of Stroke Biobanking and Genomics Research in Sub-Saharan Africa.

PubMed · 2022 · 5 citations

Capacity-Building for Stroke Genomic Research Data Collection: The African Neurobiobank Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Project Experience

Biopreservation and Biobanking · 2022 · 4 citations

Nationwide rates of outpatient clinic attendance by stroke survivors in Ghana: Analysis by region and facility

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2022 · corresponding author · 4 citations

Determinants of metabolic syndrome and its prognostic implications among stroke patients in Africa: Findings from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2022 · 4 citations

Promise of Physiological Profiling to Prevent Stroke in People of African Ancestry: Prototyping Ghana

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports · 2022 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Course and characteristics of depression over a 12-month period among Ghanaians living with HIV: the EVERLAST study

AIDS Care · 2022 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Screening for Schistosoma spp. and Leishmania spp. DNA in Serum of Ghanaian Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency

Pathogens · 2022 · 2 citations

Assessing the variability and the role of inflammatory cytokines and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in predicting stroke among hypertensives: A case-control study

Dialogues in Health · 2022 · 2 citations

Correction: Tanida et al. Comparative Assessment of In-House Real-Time PCRs Targeting Enteric Disease-Associated Microsporidia in Human Stool Samples. Pathogens 2021, 10, 656

Pathogens · 2022 · 2 citations

CORRELATION BETWEEN SERUM LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL) LEVELS AND HEMORRHAGIC STROKE SEVERITY: A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW (PRELIMINARY FINDINGS)

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022 · 1 citations

Human Rights Implications of Stroke Biobanking and Genomics Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Human Rights Law Review · 2022 · 1 citations

The Frequency and Pattern of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly at the Out Patients Clinic of The Holy Family Hospital, Techiman, Ghana

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana · 2022 · 1 citations

Abstract P089: Health Facility Readiness For Hypertension Management In Ghana, West Africa

Hypertension · 2022 · 1 citations

Carotid and Vertebral Atherosclerosis in West African Stroke Patients: Findings from the Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network.

PubMed · 2022 · 1 citations

Abstract 15917: Burden of End Organ Damage Among Patients With Hypertension and Associated Patient- and Facility-Level Factors in Ghana

Circulation · 2022 · 1 citations

Predictors of long-term progression to chronic kidney disease in HIV infection in Ghana from 2003-2018

medRxiv · 2022 · 1 citations

Differential associations between pre-diabetes, diabetes and stroke occurrence among West Africans

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022 · 1 citations

Abstract P069: Vegetable Consumption And Hypertension Among 16,445 Africans

Hypertension · 2022

Abstract WP211: Dietary Patterns And Blood Pressure Profiles Among Stroke-free Africans: Evidence From The Stroke Investigative Research And Educational Network Study In Sub-Saharan Africa.

Stroke · 2022

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Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022

Abstract WP226: Secondhand Smoking And Odds Of Stroke Among Non-smoking Indigenous Africans From Ghana And Nigeria: A Matched Case-control Study

Stroke · 2022

FEASIBILITY, ACCEPTABILITY, AND APPROPRIATENESS OF THE PHONE BASED INTERVENTIONS UNDER NURSE GUIDANCE AFTER STROKE (PINGS) IN GHANA

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022

STROKE RISK PREDICTION MODEL FOR AFRICAN POPULATIONS: AN APPROACH FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF POPULATIONS AT RISK

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022

DOMINANT PATTERNS OF ILLICIT SUBSTANCE USE AND ODDS OF STROKE AMONG WEST AFRICANS: FINDINGS FROM THE SIREN STUDY

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2022

Patient- and Health Facility-Level Determinants of Stroke Fatality Across 15 Large Hospitals in Ghana & Nigeria

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2022

Covid-19 Associated High Mortality Among Patients With Acute Stroke In A University Hospital In Kumasi, Ghana – A Retrospective Study

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana · 2022

Health System Determinants of Hypertension Care and Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

medRxiv · 2022

Abstract P023: Risk Scoring Model For Predicting Hypertension Among Indigenous Africans: Findings From The SIREN Study

Hypertension · 2022

Abstract P017: Association Of Secondhand Smoke Exposure With Hypertension Among Non-smoking Stroke-free Africans

Hypertension · 2022

Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities

Nature Reviews Neurology · 2021 · 316 citations

Dementia in Africa: Current evidence, knowledge gaps, and future directions

Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2021 · 165 citations

A Novel Afrocentric Stroke Risk Assessment Score: Models from the Siren Study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2021 · 18 citations

Frequency and factors associated with post-stroke seizures in a large multicenter study in West Africa

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2021 · corresponding author · 14 citations

Comparison of Three Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting the SSU rRNA Gene, the COWP Gene and the DnaJ-Like Protein Gene for the Diagnosis of Cryptosporidium spp. in Stool Samples

Pathogens · 2021 · 14 citations

Neurological disorders encountered at an out-patient clinic in Ghana's largest medical center: A 16-year review

eNeurologicalSci · 2021 · 12 citations

Key determinants of long-term post-stroke mortality in Ghana

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2021 · corresponding author · 12 citations

Contemporary trends in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in Ghana

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery · 2021 · corresponding author · 11 citations

Influence of age on links between major modifiable risk factors and stroke occurrence in West Africa

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2021 · corresponding author · 9 citations

Quantitative and qualitative analyses of herbal medication use among Ghanaian stroke survivors

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2021 · corresponding author · 8 citations

Comparison of Two Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting Ribosomal Sequences for the Identification of Cystoisospora belli in Human Stool Samples

Pathogens · 2021 · 8 citations

Assessment of dietary diversity and nutritional support for children living with HIV in the IeDEA pediatric West African cohort: a non-comparative, feasibility study

BMC Nutrition · 2021 · 6 citations

Intestinal Colonization with Tropheryma whipplei—Clinical and Immunological Implications for HIV Positive Adults in Ghana

Microorganisms · 2021 · 5 citations

Symbolic legislation and the regulation of stroke biobanking and genomics research in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Theory and Practice of Legislation · 2021 · 5 citations

Sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors for obesity among community-dwelling older adults in Ghana and Nigeria: A secondary analysis of data from the SIREN study

Chronic Illness · 2021 · 4 citations

A pilot randomized trial of mobile-health delivered rehabilitation for Parkinsons disease in Ghana

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2021

High frequency of post-stroke seizures among West Africans

Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2021