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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
Strengthening surveillance and response to public health emergencies in the West African sub-region: the role of Ghana FELTP
DK Ameme, KM Nyarko, E Kenu, EA Afari
2016 The Pan African Medical Journal 25 (Suppl 1), 1, 2016 Health Sciences 9
Analysis of national Lassa fever surveillance data, Sierra Leone, 2012–2018
K Kamara, RN Domo, D Bandoh, S Atasige, JS Squire, JA Frimpong, ...
2023 Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health 6 (7), 2023 Health Sciences 8
Factors influencing self-medication among students of University of Ghana, Legon
CE Gbadago, J Stephens, B Calys-Tagoe, E Kenu
2021 — Health Sciences 8
Hand hygiene and face mask wearing practices for COVID-19 prevention: a non-intrusive observation of patrons of community convenience shops in Accra, Ghana
DK Ameme, MA Odikro, A Baidoo, P Dsane-Aidoo, FS Nuvey, ...
2021 The Pan African Medical Journal 40, 195, 2021 Health Sciences 8
Are risk factors for non-communicable diseases in adolescents a problem in senior high schools in Accra?
D Bandoh, G Sunkwa-Mills, E Kenu
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (2), 59-63, 2020 Health Sciences 8
Barriers to early infant diagnosis of HIV in the Wa Municipality and Lawra District of Upper West Region, Ghana
R Nuoh, K Nyarko, C Noora, A Addo-Lartey, P Nortey, C Nuolabong, ...
2020 Ghana medical journal 54 (2), 83-90, 2020 Health Sciences 8
Evaluation of surveillance system for pneumonia in children below five years, Tema Metropolis, Ghana, 2012–2016
D Dadzie, A Addo-Lartey, N Peprah, E Kenu
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (2), 11-17, 2020 Health Sciences 8
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the first cohort of COVID-19 recoveries at two national treatment centres in Accra, Ghana
BNL Calys-Tagoe, C Owoo, JA Oliver-Commey, E Oduro-Mensah, ...
2020 — Health Sciences 8
An assessment of the laboratory network in Ghana: A national-level ATLAS survey (2019–2020)
EE Kploanyi, J Kenu, BK Atsu, DA Opare, F Asiedu-Bekoe, LF Schroeder, ...
2023 African Journal of Laboratory Medicine 12 (1), 1844, 2023 Health Sciences 7
Response to back-to-back outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in two nomadic pastoralist settlements in Oti Region, Ghana-2019
DK Ameme, YO Yeboah, JK Odoom, SK Djokoto, E Akyereko, A Mamudu, ...
2023 Archives of Public Health 81 (1), 1, 2023 Health Sciences 7
Community acceptance of COVID-19 and demystifying stigma in a severely affected population in Ghana
DA Bandoh, A Baidoo, CL Noora, S Quartey, JA Frimpong, E Kenu
2021 Ghana medical journal 55 (2), 2-9, 2021 Health Sciences 7
Evaluation of timeliness of treatment initiation among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana, 2015
C Noora, D Bandoh, R Nuoh, B Sarfo, K Nyarko, E Kenu
2020 Ghana medical journal 54 (2), 73-82, 2020 Health Sciences 7
Geospatial clustering of meningitis: an early warning system (hotspot) for potential meningitis outbreak in upper east region of Ghana
E Akyereko, D Ameme, K Nyarko, F Asiedu-Bekoe, S Sackey, K Issah, ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (2), 32-39, 2020 Health Sciences 7
Tuberculosis surveillance system evaluation: case of Ga West municipality, Ghana, 2011 to 2016
A Boakye-Yiadom, N Peprah, K Malm, S Sackey, D Ameme, K Nyarko, ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (2), 3-10, 2020 Health Sciences 7
Evaluation of Buruli Ulcer Disease Surveillance System in the Ga West Municipality, Ghana, 2011–2015
T Rufai, E Aninagyei, SO Sackey, E Kenu, EA Afari
2019 Journal of Tropical Medicine 2019 (1), 4721236, 2019 Health Sciences 7
Safety of intravitreal ziv-aflibercept in choroido-retinal vascular diseases: a randomised double-blind intervention study
IZ Braimah, E Kenu, KN Amissah-Arthur, S Akafo, KO Kwarteng, ...
2019 PLoS One 14 (10), e0223944, 2019 Health Sciences 7
Analysis of dog bite surveillance data, Volta Region, Ghana, 2020
SR Gborie, GR Issahaku, HA Bonful, DA Bandoh, J Squire, DK Ameme, ...
2023 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 4, 1096275, 2023 Health Sciences 6
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 …
J Gausman, S Ramesh, RM Adanu, DAB Bandoh, J Blossom, ...
2023 Plos one 18 (4), e0284034, 2023 Health Sciences 6
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 …
J Åhsberg, S Bjerrum, VJ Ganu, A Kwashie, JO Commey, Y Adusi-Poku, ...
2023 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 128, 290-300, 2023 Health Sciences 6
Sexual experiences of adolescents and young adults living with HIV attending a specialized clinic in Accra, Ghana
E Kenu, D Bandoh, R Adu, A Akwa, M Sam, M Lartey
2020 — Health Sciences 6
Outcome of Streptomycin-Rifampicin treatment of Buruli Ulcer in two Ghanaian districts
FN Iddrisah, D Yeboah-Manu, PA Nortey, KM Nyarko, J Anim, SN Antara, ...
2016 The Pan African Medical Journal 25 (Suppl 1), 13, 2016 Health Sciences 6
Evaluation of food services establishment inspections surveillance system in greater Accra region of Ghana, 2020
RA Asante, MA Odikro, J Frimpong, D Ocansey, B Osei-Tutu, E Kenu
2022 Food Control 133, 108671, 2022 Health Sciences 5
Factors influencing health workers’ compliance with the WHO intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy recommendations in the Northern Region, Ghana
AG Mohammed, D Duah, E Kenu, J Nonvignon, A Manu, HA Bonful
2022 Malaria Journal 21 (1), 273, 2022 Health Sciences 5
Integration of multiple geospatial applications and intelligence for responding to COVID-19 in Ghana
AB Owusu, SK Afagbedzi, DA Bandoh, JA Frimpong, IN Kissiedu, ...
2021 Ghana medical journal 55 (2 Suppl), 10, 2021 Health Sciences 5
Evaluation of viral haemorrhagic fever surveillance system with focus on Ebola virus disease, Bawku municipality-Upper East Region, Ghana, 2011-2015
F Broni, J Larbi, E Afari, K Nyarko, D Ameme, E Kenu
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (2), 18-25, 2020 Health Sciences 5