Ernest Kenu

University of Ghana

319 publications · 3,003 citations · ORCID 0000-0001-8007-0073

Global Maternal and Child HealthViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesData-Driven Disease SurveillanceTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

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Ernest Kenu is a public health specialist and epidemiologist focused on infectious disease surveillance, outbreak response, and health system strengthening in Ghana and West Africa. Kenu's work frequently involves evaluating surveillance systems for conditions such as COVID-19, cholera, yellow fever, and polio, as well as assessing health security capacities and maternal health indicators. Additionally, Kenu contributes to research on HIV treatment outcomes, tuberculosis diagnostics, and the epidemiology of zoonotic diseases.

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How does the longitudinal trajectory of maternal stress and resilience during pregnancy specifically mediate the association between social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic status, structural inequality) and infant cognitive or emotional development outcomes?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms associations between socioeconomic disadvantage, maternal stress, and infant neurodevelopment, it does not resolve the specific question of how longitudinal trajectories of maternal stress and resilience mediate these associations, as the studies focus on broad correlations or static measures rather than dynamic mediation pathways.

Sources

Maternal Depression During Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period — JAMA Psychiatry, 2013
Socioeconomic disadvantage, gestational immune activity, and neurodevelopment in early childhood — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017
Disrupted beginnings: Neurodevelopmental outcomes of COVID-19 lockdowns in early childhood (Review). — Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2026
Pregnancy as a period of risk, adaptation, and resilience for mothers and infants — Development and Psychopathology, 2020
The influence of attachment and relational quality on developmental outcomes across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analytic insights (2014-2024). — Frontiers in psychology, 2026
Nutrition as the Foundation of Human Capital: Pathways to Holistic Development. — Maternal & child nutrition, 2026
Chronic stress may disrupt covariant fluctuations of vitamin D and cortisol plasma levels in pregnant sheep during the last trimester: a preliminary report — arXiv preprint, 2019
Resilience and Stress during Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Multidimensional Approach in Maternal and Perinatal Health — The Scientific World JOURNAL, 2021
Maternal Stress During Pregnancy and Infant and Child Outcome — Oxford Handbooks Online, 2014
Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Status During Pregnancy and Its Impact on Infant Neurodevelopment — 2020

What are the comparative efficacy and adherence rates of new short-course latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) regimens versus traditional long-course therapies in high-burden, low-resource settings?

Why this gap exists: While a 2023 network meta-analysis [6] synthesizes general efficacy and adherence data for LTBI regimens, the retrieved evidence lacks direct comparative studies specifically focused on high-burden, low-resource settings, leaving the specific constraints of these environments unresolved.

Sources

New developments in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment — Breathe, 2022
Latent Tuberculosis and HIV Infection — Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2020
Epidemic and pandemic viral infections: impact on tuberculosis and the lung — European Respiratory Journal, 2020
Overcoming barriers to patient adherence: the case for developing innovative drug delivery systems — Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023
Drug resistant tuberculosis: Implications for transmission, diagnosis, and disease management — Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Updates on the Treatment of Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: An Official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline — American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2024
Efficacy and safety of different regimens in the treatment of patients with latent tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials — Archives of Public Health, 2023
Improving Tuberculosis Medication Adherence: The Potential of Integrating Digital Technology and Health Belief Model — Tuberculosis & respiratory diseases, 2023
Mind the gap – Managing tuberculosis across the disease spectrum — EBioMedicine, 2022
Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment in High TB-Burden Settings: A State-of-the-Art Review — Drugs, 2024

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

Scabies case investigation in Binduri District, Ghana, 2025

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2026

Evaluation of Sierra Leone’s Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV program, 2024: The need for a Life Stages approach to triple elimination

PLOS Global Public Health · 2026

Seatbelt use among commercial drivers at Legon bus stop, Ghana, 2024

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2026

Descriptive analysis of meningitis surveillance data, Upper East Region, Ghana, 2019–2023

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2026

Scaling global pathology education: insights from the Global Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Consortium (GPALMC) summit at University of Michigan

Considerations in Medicine · 2026

Typhoid Fever Surveillance and Forecasting in the Eastern Region of Ghana, 2016-2024: Secondary Data Analysis, Epidemiological Trends, Spatial Distribution, and Predictive Modelling

Research Square · 2026

Factors influencing healthcare workers’ perceived compliance with infection prevention and control standards, North Bank East region, The Gambia, a cross-sectional study

BMC Research Notes · 2025 · 5 citations

Metabolic syndrome among a Ghanaian cohort living with HIV initiated on dolutegravir in a real-world setting: a prospective study

BMJ Open · 2025 · 4 citations

Coverage and predictors of full measles-rubella immunization among children aged 24–59 months in Northern Ghana: a post measles outbreak assessment

BMC Public Health · 2025 · 4 citations

Trend of malaria test positivity rate among pregnant women, Savannah Region, Ghana, 2018–2022

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2025 · 3 citations

Scaling up tuberculosis case finding via private providers in Ghana: an impact evaluation using interrupted time series

Frontiers in Public Health · 2025 · 3 citations

Revising the definition of “demand satisfied for modern methods of family planning:” A cross-sectional study to explore incorporating person-centered constructs of demand, choice, and satisfaction

PLoS ONE · 2025 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Zoonotic disease preparedness among frontline healthcare workers in Ghana: Assessing literacy and behaviors in a One Health context

medRxiv · 2025 · 2 citations

HIV retesting prevalence among clients accessing anti-retroviral therapy and HIV testing services in Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2025 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Trend analysis of age-specific adolescent pregnancy among antenatal care registrants, Savannah Region, Ghana 2018 to 2022

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Adherence to healthcare waste management protocols in selected health facilities, Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, Ghana, 2021

Discover Environment · 2025 · 1 citations

Factors influencing the achievement of core acute flaccid paralysis indicators in the Western North Region, Ghana, 2022

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Timeliness of Yellow Fever Specimen Collection and Transport in Ghana, 2018-2022

medRxiv · 2025 · 1 citations

Evaluation of cholera surveillance system, Kumasi Metropolis, Ashanti Region, Ghana, 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Predictors of institutional delivery service utilization among women in Northern region of Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2025 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: Outcomes From a Cross‐Sectional Study in Accra, Ghana

AIDS Research and Treatment · 2025 · 1 citations

Needs assessment of the advanced Ghana field epidemiology and laboratory training program, April 2024: lessons learned and best practices

Frontiers in Epidemiology · 2025 · 1 citations

Trends and distribution of malaria among children under five in Tamale Metropolis in Ghana, amidst interventions: Analysis of surveillance and program data, 2017 -2021

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2025 · 1 citations

UNC Libraries · 2025

Evaluating the Impact of Decentralized Testing for Tuberculosis in Ghana: A Simulation Model

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025

Frontline knowledge, attitudes, and practices on climate change and its link to zoonotic diseases: a mixed-methods study of healthcare workers in Ada East, Ghana

Research Square · 2025

Timeliness of yellow fever specimen collection and transport in Ghana, 2018–2022

PLOS Global Public Health · 2025 · corresponding author

Evaluating the impact of decentralized testing for tuberculosis in Ghana: A simulation model

PLOS Global Public Health · 2025 · corresponding author

Evaluation of Sierra Leone’s Elimination of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV Program, 2024: The Need for a Life Course Approach to Triple Elimination

medRxiv · 2025

Unclean cooking fuel use and stillbirth in Ghana: evidence from the 2022 DHS

Frontiers in Global Women s Health · 2025

Engaging stakeholders to measure Ghana’s progress on SDG 5.6.2: A qualitative ‘Inquiry Module’ analysis

Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy · 2025

Evaluation of the performance of the Influenza-like Illness (ILI) surveillance system in the Okai Koi North District, Greater Accra Region, 2022

PLoS ONE · 2025 · corresponding author

[Un]met Need and [Un]wanted Family Planning: A Cross‐Sectional Study Among Women in Argentina, Ghana, and India Examining Characteristics, Reasons, and Alignment With Fertility Desires

Studies in Family Planning · 2025

Prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome among ART Naïve people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana: a multicenter cross-sectional study

AIDS Research and Therapy · 2025

Geospatial and temporal pattern of reported snakebite cases to health facilities in the Savannah Region, Ghana, 2018 – 2022

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2025

Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2025

Factors Associated with Potentially Life-Threatening Maternal Conditions in Two Large Hospitals in Ghana: A Case Control Study

Journal of Emergency Medicine Open Access · 2025

Analysis of dog bites institutional data, Savannah Region, Ghana, 2018-2022

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2025

Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in persons living with HIV initiated on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral regimen in Ghana: an observational longitudinal study

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · 2024 · 10 citations

Hypertension Among Cohort of Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Initiated on a Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Regimen in Ghana

Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 2024 · 10 citations

Yellow fever in Ghana: Predicting emergence and ecology from historical outbreaks

PLOS Global Public Health · 2024 · corresponding author · 8 citations

Reduction in diarrhea cases following implementation of COVID-19 hand hygiene interventions in Ghana: A causal impact analysis

PLoS ONE · 2024 · corresponding author · 8 citations

Evaluation of the environmental polio surveillance system—Northern Region, Ghana, 2021

PLoS ONE · 2024 · corresponding author · 6 citations

Prevalence and correlates of diarrhoea among children under five in selected coastal communities in Ghana

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition · 2024 · 6 citations

Use of the urine Determine LAM test in the context of tuberculosis diagnosis among inpatients with HIV in Ghana: a mixed methods study

Frontiers in Public Health · 2024 · 5 citations

Biobehavioral survey using time location sampling among female sex workers living in Ghana in 2020

Frontiers in Public Health · 2024 · 5 citations

Yellow fever in Ghana: Predicting emergence and ecology from historical outbreaks

medRxiv · 2024 · 4 citations

Validating the indicator “maternal death review coverage” to improve maternal mortality data: A retrospective analysis of district, facility, and individual medical record data

PLoS ONE · 2024 · corresponding author · 4 citations

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Imported Through Land Borders at the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ghana, 2022

Cureus · 2024 · 3 citations

Validating the implementation of an indicator reporting policies and laws on free public maternal health-related services in the era of universal health coverage: A multi-country cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE · 2024 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Availability of published evidence on coverage, cost components, and funding support for digitalisation of infectious disease surveillance in Africa, 2003–2022: a systematic review

BMC Public Health · 2024 · 3 citations

Risk factors for breast cancer among women in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2017: a case-control study

Pan African Medical Journal · 2024 · 3 citations

Incidence, risk factors for metabolic syndrome and health systems capacity for its management amongst people living with HIV, Accra-Ghana: A study protocol

PLoS ONE · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Comparative analysis of 2 approaches to monitor countries’ progress towards full and equal access to sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education in 75 countries: An observational validation study

PLoS Medicine · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

A study to evaluate WASH interventions and risk factors of diarrhoea among children under five years, Anloga district, Ghana: A research protocol

PLoS ONE · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Analysis of meningitis surveillance data 2014-2018, Bawku Municipality, Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2024 · 1 citations

Evaluation of influenza-like illness sentinel surveillance system, Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2024 · 1 citations

A Generalizable Decision-Making Framework for Selecting Onsite versus Send-out Clinical Laboratory Testing

Medical Decision Making · 2024 · 1 citations

Epidemiology of Malaria Cases, Sunyani Municipality, Ghana, 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2024

Trend of Malaria Test Positivity Rate Among Pregnant Women, Savannah Region, Ghana, 2018 – 2022

Research Square · 2024

Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System Evaluation, Ho Municipality, Volta Region, Ghana, 2022

medRxiv · 2024

Schistosomiasis outbreak in Essuekyir, Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana, January 2023

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2024

Factors associated with the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in the adult population, Asante Akim South, North and Central Municipalities, Ashanti region, Ghana, 2023

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2024

Determinants of Hepatitis B Viral infection among pregnant women in Greater Monrovia, Liberia

medRxiv · 2024

Determinants of Hepatitis B Viral Infection among Pregnant Women in Greater Monrovia, Liberia

Journal of Emergency Medicine Open Access · 2024

Biobehavioral survey using time location sampling among female sex workers living in Ghana in 2020

UNC Libraries · 2024

Validating the indicator “maternal death review coverage” to improve maternal mortality data: A retrospective analysis of district, facility, and individual medical record data

UNC Libraries · 2024

Editorial: Public health surveillance systems and outbreak response: evidence from the field

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases · 2024

UNC Libraries · 2024

Antibiotics susceptibility patterns of uropathogenic bacteria: a cross-sectional analytic study at Kanifing General Hospital, The Gambia

BMC Infectious Diseases · 2023 · 19 citations

Response to back-to-back outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in two nomadic pastoralist settlements in Oti Region, Ghana-2019

Archives of Public Health · 2023 · 17 citations

Validating midwifery professionals’ scope of practice and competency: A multi-country study comparing national data to international standards

PLoS ONE · 2023 · corresponding author · 15 citations

Point-of-Care Urine Lipoarabinomannan Testing to Guide Tuberculosis Treatment Among Severely Ill Inpatients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Real-World Practice: A Multicenter Stepped Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial From Ghana

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2023 · 13 citations

Risk factors for COVID-19 infections among health care workers in Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2023 · 13 citations

Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of a Digital Surveillance and Outbreak Response System in Ghana Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Interviews

JMIR Formative Research · 2023 · 13 citations

Universal coverage and utilization of free long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health · 2023 · 13 citations

Validation of a measure to assess decision-making autonomy in family planning services in three low- and middle-income countries: The Family Planning Autonomous Decision-Making scale (FP-ADM)

PLoS ONE · 2023 · corresponding author · 8 citations

Authorization of midwives to perform basic emergency obstetric and newborn care signal functions in Argentina, Ghana, and India: A multi-country validation study of a key global maternal and newborn health indicator

PLoS ONE · 2023 · corresponding author · 8 citations

The role of digital surveillance during outbreaks: the Ghana experience from COVID‑19 response

Journal of Public Health in Africa · 2023 · corresponding author · 8 citations

Improving measures of access to legal abortion: A validation study triangulating multiple data sources to assess a global indicator

PLoS ONE · 2023 · corresponding author · 7 citations

Validating indicators for monitoring availability and geographic distribution of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmoNC) facilities: A study triangulating health system, facility, and geospatial data

PLoS ONE · 2023 · 7 citations

Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions: Surveillance system evaluation in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2023 · 7 citations

Analysis of dog bite surveillance data, Volta Region, Ghana, 2020

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases · 2023 · 6 citations

Self-medication with antibiotics among out-patient attendants at Madina Polyclinic prior to medical consultation

Ghana Medical Journal · 2023 · 6 citations

Measuring adequacy of the midwifery workforce using standards of competency and scope of work: Exploring the density and distribution of midwives in three low- and middle-income countries using cross-sectional and geospatial data

PLoS ONE · 2023 · 5 citations

The in-hospital tuberculosis diagnostic cascade and early clinical outcomes among people living with HIV before and during the COVID-19 pandemic - a prospective multisite cohort study from Ghana

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2023 · 5 citations

An assessment of the laboratory network in Ghana: A national-level ATLAS survey (2019–2020)

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine · 2023 · 4 citations

PA-49 Lassa fever outbreak investigation in Weija-Gbawe municipality, greater Accra region, Ghana, 2023

2023 · 1 citations

1777. Yellow Fever Dynamics in Ghana During the Past Century

Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 2023 · 1 citations

Validating midwifery professionals’ scope of practice and competency: A multi-country study comparing national data to international standards

UNC Libraries · 2023 · 1 citations

Ghana’s progress towards measles elimination: Surveillance data analysis, Greater Accra Region, 2015 – 2019

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases · 2023 · 1 citations

Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of a Digital Surveillance and Outbreak Response System in Ghana Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Interviews (Preprint)

2023

Family Planning Autonomous Decision-Making Scale

PsycTESTS Dataset · 2023

PA-46 COVID-19 surveillance data analysis, Monze district, Zambia, 2022

2023

Predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 infection in a major treatment facility in Ghana.

Health Sciences Investigations Journal · 2023

Validation of a measure to assess decision-making autonomy in family planning services in three low- and middle-income countries: The Family Planning Autonomous Decision-Making scale (FP-ADM)

UNC Libraries · 2023

Comparative analysis of clinical characteristics of COVID-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated patients in a major treatment facility in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2023

Evaluation of the adverse events following immunization surveillance system, Ghana, 2019

PLoS ONE · 2022 · 25 citations

Socio-economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2020

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2022 · 15 citations

Leveraging Lessons Learned from Yellow Fever and Polio Immunization Campaigns during COVID-19 Pandemic, Ghana, 2021

Emerging infectious diseases · 2022 · 15 citations

Multisite, mixed methods study to validate 10 maternal health system and policy indicators in Argentina, Ghana and India: a research protocol

BMJ Open · 2022 · 13 citations

State of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity of Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 11 citations

Effect of different helmet types in head injuries: a case–control study in northern Ghana

Injury Prevention · 2022 · 9 citations

Strategies adopted by Ghana during first and second waves of COVID-19 in Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 8 citations

Prevalence and determinants of home delivery among reproductive age women, Margibi County, Liberia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2022 · 7 citations

Community-Based Surveillance and Geographic Information System‒Linked Contact Tracing in COVID-19 Case Identification, Ghana, March‒June 2020

Emerging infectious diseases · 2022 · 7 citations

Effectiveness of adjunct telephone-based postnatal care on maternal and infant illness in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2022 · 6 citations

Risk Factors for COVID-19 infection among Hospital Healthcare Workers, Sierra Leone, 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 6 citations

Incidence and determinants of maternal sepsis in Ghana in the midst of a pandemic

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2022 · 5 citations

Factors Influencing Self-Medication Among Students of University of Ghana, Legon

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana · 2022 · 5 citations

Outbreak of Rabies among Humans, Dogs and Livestock, Awutu-Senya East Municipality, Ghana, 2019

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 5 citations

Prevalence and factors associated with low medication adherence among Type 2 Diabetic patients attending a diabetic clinic at the Tema general hospital, Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 4 citations

Factors influencing health workers’ compliance with the WHO intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy recommendations in the Northern Region, Ghana

Malaria Journal · 2022 · 4 citations

Capacity assessment of Nigeria for health emergencies preparedness and response

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 3 citations

Factors associated with head injury among survivors of motorcycle crashes: a case-control study in northern Ghana

Pan African Medical Journal · 2022 · 3 citations

Setting the stage for Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Network in West Africa: Report of a Regional Experts and Stakeholders Workshop in Accra, Ghana, April 2021

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 3 citations

Imminent meningitis outbreak prevented by early warning and response action: Nadowli-Kaleo District, Upper West Region, Ghana-2017

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 2 citations

Evaluation de la capacité de préparation et de riposte aux urgences sanitaires du Sénégal

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 2 citations

Descriptive Data Analysis of Tuberculosis Surveillance Data, Sene East District, Ghana, 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 1 citations

Upsurge in meningitis cases in Jirapa district, 2017, Upper West - Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 1 citations

Urogenital schistosomiasis outbreak in a basic school, Volta Region, Ghana: a case-control study.

PubMed · 2022 · 1 citations

Evaluation of the measles surveillance system of the Ga West Municipality, Ghana, 2017

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022 · 1 citations

Completeness of Health Declaration Reports during COVID-19 Pandemic in Ghana: Evidence from Travellers’ Surveillance Data, 2020

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2022 · 1 citations

Incidence and Determinants of Maternal Sepsis in Ghana in the midst of a pandemic

Research Square · 2022 · 1 citations

Validation Data for: Availability and Distribution of BEmONC

Harvard Dataverse · 2022

The role of field epidemiology in strengthening public health capacity for chemical and environmental hazards in Ghana and Zambia

ISEE Conference Abstracts · 2022

Evaluation de la capacite de preparation et de riposte aux urgences sanitaires au Burkina Faso

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Towards global elimination of Trachoma: An evaluation of Trachoma surveillance system, Wa East District, Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Assessment of the epidemic preparedness and response capacity in Sierra Leone

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

COVID-19 Pandemic Response Capacity Status of West Africa

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Strengthening preparedness and response to epidemics in West Africa: a scoping review of strengths, gaps, and challenges (2016-2019)

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Capacity assessment of Liberia for health emergencies and disaster preparedness and response

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Workforce capacity assessment for public health emergencies, disaster preparedness and response in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region, April - July, 2018

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Capacity assessment of the Gambiaás emergency preparedness and response system

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Validation Data for "Maternal Death Review Coverage"

Harvard Dataverse · 2022

Validation data for measuring the "Legal Status of Abortion"

Harvard Dataverse · 2022

Validation Data for: Demand for family planning satisfied through modern methods of contraception

Harvard Dataverse · 2022

Validation of indicator measuring: Are maternal health services provided free of charge at point of use in the public sector for women of reproductive age?

Harvard Dataverse · 2022

Validation Data of Indicators Measuring: Density and Distribution of Midwives and Midwives are authorized to deliver basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC)

Harvard Dataverse · 2022

Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial Poultry Farms, Kwahu-West Municipality, Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2022

Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery Among Reproductive age women, Margibi County, Liberia, 2020

Research Square · 2022

Additional file 1 of Socio-economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2020

Figshare · 2022

Antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults at a tertiary hospital in Ghana

African Journal of AIDS Research · 2021 · 36 citations

Factors that promote and sustain the use of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine services at LEKMA hospital, Ghana, 2017: an observational study

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2021 · corresponding author · 26 citations

High Case-Fatality Rate for Human Anthrax, Northern Ghana, 2005–2016

Emerging infectious diseases · 2021 · 25 citations

Determinants of low birth weight deliveries at five referral hospitals in Western Area Urban district, Sierra Leone

The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021 · 14 citations

Analysis of snakebite data in Volta and Oti Regions, Ghana, 2019.

PubMed · 2021 · 9 citations

Hand hygiene and face mask wearing practices for COVID-19 prevention: a non-intrusive observation of patrons of community convenience shops in Accra, Ghana

Pan African Medical Journal · 2021 · 8 citations

Adverse drug reaction reporting by community pharmacists in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, 2016

Ghana Medical Journal · 2021 · 8 citations

Integration of multiple geospatial applications and intelligence for responding to COVID-19 in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2021 · 6 citations

Community acceptance of COVID-19 and demystifying stigma in a severely affected population in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2021 · 6 citations

Determinants of Low Birth Weight Deliveries: an Unmatched Case-control Study in Five Referral Hospitals in Western Area Urban District, Sierra Leone

Research Square · 2021 · 4 citations

Data management during COVID-19 outbreak response in Ghana: a reference laboratory perspective on key issues and measures

Ghana Medical Journal · 2021 · 3 citations

Assessment of urogenital schistosomiasis among basic school children in selected communities along major rivers in the central region of Ghana.

PubMed · 2021 · 3 citations

Evaluation of Food Services Establishment inspections surveillance system in Greater Accra Region of Ghana, 2020

Food Control · 2021 · 2 citations

Design and deployment of relational geodatabase on mobile GIS platform for real-time COVID-19 contact tracing in Ghana

Ghana Journal of Geography · 2021 · 2 citations

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Texila international journal of public health · 2021 · 2 citations

Utility of early diagnosis, contact tracing and stakeholder engagement in outbreak response in three COVID-19 outbreak settings in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2021 · 1 citations

Prevalence of pneumonia by chest x-ray, associated demographic characteristics and health risk factors among COVID-19 patients in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2021 · 1 citations

Socio-Economic Determinants of Maternal Health Care Utilization in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2020

Research Square · 2021 · 1 citations

Factors Associated With The Adherence To Unsupervised Daily Dose To Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention In Builsa North District, Upper East Region Of Ghana

Research Square · 2021 · 1 citations

Assessment of Clinical laboratory using WHO AFRO-SLIPTA Quality Standards in a Referral Hospital laboratory in Ghana

Research Square · 2021 · 1 citations

Factors Influencing Health Workers’ Compliance with the WHO Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Pregnancy Recommendations in the Northern Region, Ghana

Research Square · 2021

Are There Variations in Hotspots in Clinical Malaria in Pregnancy and Neonatal Malaria? Evidence From Ghana

Research Square · 2021

Malaria Data Analysis Using Routine Surveillance Data, Sunyani Municipality, Ghana, 2020

Research Square · 2021

Malaria Data Analysis Using Routine Surveillance Data, Sunyani Municipality, Ghana, 2020

Research Square · 2021

Additional file 1 of Determinants of low birth weight deliveries at five referral hospitals in Western Area Urban district, Sierra Leone

Figshare · 2021

Additional file 1 of Factors that promote and sustain the use of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine services at LEKMA hospital, Ghana, 2017: an observational study

Figshare · 2021

Are there variations in hotspots in clinical malaria in pregnancy and neonatal malaria? Evidence from Ghana

Research Square · 2021

Outbreak Investigation and Enhanced Contact Tracing of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Ablekuma North Municipality, Greater Accra, Ghana

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2021

Epidemiology of COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana, 2020

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 59 citations

Antimicrobial resistance and molecular detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolates from raw meat in Greater Accra region, Ghana

BMC Microbiology · 2020 · 45 citations

Predictors of Adverse TB Treatment Outcome among TB/HIV Patients Compared with Non-HIV Patients in the Greater Accra Regional Hospital from 2008 to 2016

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment · 2020 · corresponding author · 25 citations

Demographic and socio-cultural factors influencing contraceptive uptake among women of reproductive age in Tamale Metropolis, Northern Region, Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 21 citations

Protracted cholera outbreak in the Central Region, Ghana, 2016

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 18 citations

Evaluation of malaria surveillance system, Adaklu District, Volta Region, Ghana, 2019

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 14 citations

Compliance with the WHO strategy of test, treat and track for malaria control at Bosomtwi District in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 12 citations

Pharmacokinetics of Efavirenz 600 mg Once Daily During Pregnancy and Post Partum in Ghanaian Women Living With HIV

Clinical Therapeutics · 2020 · 9 citations

Barriers to early infant diagnosis of HIV in the Wa Municipality and Lawra District of Upper West Region, Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 9 citations

Are risk factors for non-communicable diseases in adolescents a problem in senior high schools in Accra?

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 8 citations

Evaluation of surveillance system for pneumonia in children below five years, Tema Metropolis, Ghana, 2012 – 2016

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 8 citations

Strengthening Applied Epidemiology in West Africa: Progress, Gaps, and Advancing a Regional Strategy to Improve Health Security

Health Security · 2020 · 5 citations

Factors contributing to road crashes among commercial vehicle drivers in the Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana in 2017

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 5 citations

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the first cohort of COVID-19 recoveries at two national treatment centres in Accra, Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 5 citations

Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 outbreak of unknown source in a Ghanaian senior high school

BMC Public Health · 2020 · 5 citations

Tuberculosis surveillance system evaluation: case of Ga West municipality, Ghana, 2011 to 2016

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 5 citations

Geospatial clustering of meningitis: an early warning system (hotspot) for potential meningitis outbreak in upper east region of Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 5 citations

Building the required skillsets for a resilient public health workforce: A decade of field epidemiology training in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 4 citations

Sexual experiences of adolescents and young adults living with HIV attending a specialized clinic in Accra, Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 4 citations

Evaluation of timeliness of treatment initiation among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana, 2015

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 4 citations

Evaluation of pneumonia in children under five surveillance system, Savelugu-Nanton Municipality, Northern Region, Ghana, 2019

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 3 citations

Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Detection of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Raw Meat in Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Research Square · 2020 · 3 citations

Evaluation of viral haemorrhagic fever surveillance system with focus on Ebola virus disease, Bawku municipality- Upper East Region, Ghana, 2011- 2015

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020 · 2 citations

A step towards the elimination of rabies: An evaluation of rabies surveillance system, Sunyani West District – Ghana, 2019

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 2 citations

Tuberculosis surveillance system evaluation, Ho Municipality. Volta Region – Ghana, 2019

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 2 citations

Progress towards eliminating tuberculosis in Ga West Municipality, Ghana: analysis of tuberculosis surveillance data, 2017

Ghana Medical Journal · 2020

Interindividual Variability in Pharmacokinetics of Generic Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in TB/HIV-Coinfected Ghanaian Patients: UGT2B7 *1c Is Associated With Faster Zidovudine Clearance and Glucuronidation

UNC Libraries · 2020

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Clinical Therapeutics · 2020

Analysis of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance data in Sierra Leone, 2009–2018

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2020

Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial Poultry Farms, Kwahu-West Municipality, Ghana

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