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Ernest Kenu

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, MD, Epidemiology, University of Ghana, School of Public Health & University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SECRETARIAT
Publications

131

Citations

3,124

H-index

33

i10-index

72

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
23.8
Most cited paper
188
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2023
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 01:00
Publications

131 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
CYP2B6, CYP2A6 and UGT2B7 genetic polymorphisms are predictors of efavirenz mid-dose concentration in HIV-infected patients
A Kwara, M Lartey, KWC Sagoe, E Kenu, MH Court
2009 AIDS (London, England) 23 (16), 2101, 2009 Health Sciences 188
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
E Kenu, MJA Frimpong, KA Koram
2020 Ghana medical journal 54 (2), 72, 2020 Health Sciences 153
Post‐ebola syndrome among ebola virus disease survivors in montserrado county, Liberia 2016
HW Wilson, M Amo-Addae, E Kenu, OS Ilesanmi, DK Ameme, SO Sackey
2018 BioMed research international 2018 (1), 1909410, 2018 Health Sciences 132
Emergency response time and pre-hospital trauma survival rate of the national ambulance service, Greater Accra (January–December 2014)
MN Mahama, E Kenu, DA Bandoh, AN Zakariah
2018 BMC emergency medicine 18 (1), 33, 2018 Health Sciences 94
Diagnostic accuracy of the rapid urine lipoarabinomannan test for pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults in Ghana–findings from the DETECT HIV-TB study
S Bjerrum, E Kenu, M Lartey, MJ Newman, KK Addo, AB Andersen, ...
2015 BMC infectious diseases 15 (1), 407, 2015 Health Sciences 88
Dietary diversity and nutritional adequacy of under-fives in a fishing community in the central region of Ghana
DA Bandoh, E Kenu
2017 BMC Nutrition 3 (1), 2, 2017 Health Sciences 81
Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of common isolates of neonatal sepsis, Ho Municipality, Ghana-2016
FY Aku, P Akweongo, K Nyarko, S Sackey, F Wurapa, EA Afari, ...
2018 Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology 4 (1), 2, 2018 Health Sciences 80
Antimicrobial resistance and molecular detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolates from raw meat in Greater Accra region …
E Dsani, EA Afari, A Danso-Appiah, E Kenu, BB Kaburi, B Egyir
2020 BMC microbiology 20 (1), 253, 2020 Health Sciences 77
Epidemiology of COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana, 2020
MA Odikro, E Kenu, KL Malm, F Asiedu-Bekoe, CL Noora, J Frimpong, ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (4s), 5-15, 2020 Health Sciences 77
Profile of cancer patients’ seen at Korle Bu teaching hospital in Ghana (A cancer registry review)
BNL Calys-Tagoe, J Yarney, E Kenu, NAK Owusu Amanhyia, E Enchill, ...
2014 BMC research notes 7 (1), 577, 2014 Health Sciences 77
Pharmacokinetics of Efavirenz When Co‐administered With Rifampin in TB/HIV Co‐infected Patients: Pharmacogenetic Effect of CYP2B6 Variation
A Kwara, M Lartey, KW Sagoe, F Xexemeku, E Kenu, J Oliver‐Commey, ...
2008 The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 48 (9), 1032-1040, 2008 Health Sciences 74
Modeling the environmental suitability of anthrax in Ghana and estimating populations at risk: Implications for vaccination and control
IT Kracalik, E Kenu, EN Ayamdooh, E Allegye-Cudjoe, PN Polkuu, ...
2017 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 11 (10), e0005885, 2017 Health Sciences 73
Determinants of low birth weight in neonates born in three hospitals in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, 2016-an unmatched case-control study
Z Adam, DK Ameme, P Nortey, EA Afari, E Kenu
2019 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 19 (1), 174, 2019 Health Sciences 71
Knowledge and disclosure of HIV status among adolescents and young adults attending an adolescent HIV clinic in Accra, Ghana
E Kenu, A Obo-Akwa, GB Nuamah, A Brefo, M Sam, M Lartey
2014 BMC research notes 7 (1), 844, 2014 Health Sciences 65
Interindividual Variability in Pharmacokinetics of Generic Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in TB/HIV‐Coinfected Ghanaian Patients: UGT2B7*1c Is …
A Kwara, M Lartey, I Boamah, NL Rezk, J Oliver‐Commey, E Kenu, ...
2009 The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 49 (9), 1079-1090, 2009 Health Sciences 62
Diagnostic accuracy of a novel and rapid lipoarabinomannan test for diagnosing tuberculosis among people with human immunodeficiency virus
S Bjerrum, T Broger, R Székely, S Mitarai, JA Opintan, E Kenu, M Lartey, ...
2020 — Health Sciences 60
Adverse drug reactions to antiretroviral therapy during the early art period at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
M Lartey, A Asante-Quashie, A Essel, E Kenu, V Ganu, A Neequaye
2014 The Pan African Medical Journal 18, 25, 2014 Health Sciences 60
Obstetric determinants of preterm delivery in a regional hospital, Accra, Ghana 2016
EK Aseidu, DA Bandoh, DK Ameme, P Nortey, P Akweongo, SO Sackey, ...
2019 — Health Sciences 54
Causes of death and factors associated with early mortality of HIV-infected adults admitted to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
A Saavedra, N Campinha-Bacote, M Hajjar, E Kenu, FS Gillani, ...
2017 The Pan African Medical Journal 27, 48, 2017 Health Sciences 53
HBV genotypes and drug resistance mutations in antiretroviral treatment-naive and treatment-experienced HBV–HIV-coinfected patients
TNA Archampong, CL Boyce, M Lartey, KW Sagoe, A Obo-Akwa, E Kenu, ...
2017 Antiviral therapy 22 (1), 13-20, 2017 Health Sciences 50
Demographic and socio-cultural factors influencing contraceptive uptake among women of reproductive age in Tamale Metropolis, Northern Region, Ghana
M Abdulai, E Kenu, D Ameme, D Bandoh, P Tabong, A Lartey, C Noora, ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (2), 64-72, 2020 Health Sciences 46
Risk factors for Buruli ulcer in Ghana—a case control study in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar and Akuapem South Districts of the eastern region
E Kenu, KM Nyarko, L Seefeld, V Ganu, M Käser, M Lartey, ...
2014 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 8 (11), e3279, 2014 Health Sciences 45
Evaluation of the sentinel surveillance system for influenza-like illnesses in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, 2018
FS Nuvey, EP Edu-Quansah, GK Kuma, J Eleeza, E Kenu, S Sackey, ...
2019 PloS one 14 (3), e0213627, 2019 Health Sciences 43
Dog bites and rabies in the eastern region of Ghana in 2013–2015: a call for a one‐health approach
BY Adomako, F Baiden, S Sackey, DK Ameme, F Wurapa, KM Nyarko, ...
2018 Journal of tropical medicine 2018 (1), 6139013, 2018 Health Sciences 43
Epidemiological link of a major cholera outbreak in Greater Accra region of Ghana, 2014
K Ohene-Adjei, E Kenu, DA Bandoh, PNO Addo, CL Noora, P Nortey, ...
2017 BMC Public Health 17 (1), 801, 2017 Health Sciences 43