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Kwasi Torpey

PROFESSOR

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health, University of Ghana College of Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF POPULATION, FAMILY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Public health programmingHIVMalariaTB and Non Communicable Diseases
Publications

212

Citations

5,603

H-index

39

i10-index

107

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
26.4
Most cited paper
743
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:36
Publications

212 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A Semahegn, K Torpey, A Manu, N Assefa, G Tesfaye, A Ankomah
2020 Systematic reviews 9 (1), 17, 2020 Health Sciences 743
Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review
GW Mwai, G Mburu, K Torpey, P Frost, N Ford, J Seeley
2013 Journal of the International AIDS Society 16 (1), 18586, 2013 Health Sciences 467
Antiretroviral therapy enrollment characteristics and outcomes among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults compared with older adults—seven African countries, 2004–2013
AF Auld, SG Agolory, RW Shiraishi, F Wabwire-Mangen, G Kwesigabo, ...
2014 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 63 (47), 1097-103, 2014 Health Sciences 160
Reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: findings from an early infant diagnosis program in south-south region of Nigeria
C Anoje, B Aiyenigba, C Suzuki, T Badru, K Akpoigbe, M Odo, S Odafe, ...
2012 BMC public health 12 (1), 184, 2012 Health Sciences 150
Are interventions focused on gender-norms effective in preventing domestic violence against women in low and lower-middle income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis
A Semahegn, K Torpey, A Manu, N Assefa, G Tesfaye, A Ankomah
2019 Reproductive health 16 (1), 93, 2019 Social Sciences 148
Adherence support workers: a way to address human resource constraints in antiretroviral treatment programs in the public health setting in Zambia
KE Torpey, ME Kabaso, LN Mutale, MK Kamanga, AJ Mwango, ...
2008 PloS one 3 (5), e2204, 2008 Health Sciences 142
Psychotropic medication non-adherence and associated factors among adult patients with major psychiatric disorders: a protocol for a systematic review
A Semahegn, K Torpey, A Manu, N Assefa, G Tesfaye, A Ankomah
2018 Systematic reviews 7 (1), 10, 2018 Health Sciences 128
Task-shifting HIV counselling and testing services in Zambia: the role of lay counsellors
P Sanjana, K Torpey, A Schwarzwalder, C Simumba, P Kasonde, ...
2009 Human resources for health 7 (1), 44, 2009 Health Sciences 124
HIV comprehensive knowledge and prevalence among young adolescents in Nigeria: evidence from Akwa Ibom AIDS indicator survey, 2017
T Badru, J Mwaisaka, H Khamofu, C Agbakwuru, O Adedokun, ...
2020 BMC Public Health 20 (1), 45, 2020 Health Sciences 111
Incomplete adherence among treatment-experienced adults on antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia
JA Denison, O Koole, S Tsui, J Menten, K Torpey, E Van Praag, ...
2015 AIDS (London, England) 29 (3), 361, 2015 Health Sciences 109
Retention and risk factors for attrition among adults in antiretroviral treatment programmes in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia
O Koole, S Tsui, F Wabwire‐Mangen, G Kwesigabo, J Menten, ...
2014 Tropical medicine & international health 19 (12), 1397-1410, 2014 Health Sciences 100
Analysis of HIV early infant diagnosis data to estimate rates of perinatal HIV transmission in Zambia
K Torpey, J Mandala, P Kasonde, G Bryan-Mofya, M Bweupe, J Mukundu, ...
2012 Public Library of Science 7 (8), e42859, 2012 Health Sciences 83
Increasing the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in a resource-limited setting
K Torpey, M Kabaso, P Kasonde, R Dirks, M Bweupe, C Thompson, ...
2010 BMC health services research 10 (1), 29, 2010 Health Sciences 82
The role of lifestyle factors in controlling blood pressure among hypertensive patients in two health facilities in urban Ghana: a cross‐sectional study
E Modey Amoah, D Esinam Okai, A Manu, A Laar, J Akamah, K Torpey
2020 International Journal of Hypertension 2020 (1), 9379128, 2020 Health Sciences 71
Patient-level factors influencing hypertension control in adults in Accra, Ghana
DE Okai, A Manu, EM Amoah, A Laar, J Akamah, K Torpey
2020 BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 20 (1), 123, 2020 Health Sciences 69
Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics and level of care associated with lost to follow‐up and mortality in adult patients on first‐line ART in Nigerian hospitals
S Odafe, O Idoko, T Badru, B Aiyenigba, C Suzuki, H Khamofu, ...
2012 Journal of the International AIDS Society 15 (2), 17424, 2012 Health Sciences 69
Trends in prevalence of advanced HIV disease at antiretroviral therapy enrollment—10 countries, 2004–2015
AF Auld
2017 MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 66, 2017 Health Sciences 67
HIV Education, Empathy, and Empowerment (HIVE3): A Peer Support Intervention for Reducing Intersectional Stigma as a Barrier to HIV Testing among Men Who …
GMR Abubakari, F Owusu-Dampare, A Ogunbajo, J Gyasi, M Adu, ...
2021 International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (24), 13103, 2021 Health Sciences 66
Integrating cervical cancer screening with HIV care in a district hospital in Abuja, Nigeria
S Odafe, K Torpey, H Khamofu, E Oladele, O Adedokun, O Chabikuli, ...
2013 Nigerian medical journal: journal of the Nigeria Medical Association 54 (3), 176, 2013 Health Sciences 64
Do peer educators make a difference? An evaluation of a youth-led HIV prevention model in Zambian Schools
JA Denison, S Tsui, J Bratt, K Torpey, MA Weaver, M Kabaso
2012 Health education research 27 (2), 237-247, 2012 Health Sciences 64
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zambia: implementing efficacious ARV regimens in primary health centers
J Mandala, K Torpey, P Kasonde, M Kabaso, R Dirks, C Suzuki, ...
2009 BMC Public Health 9 (1), 314, 2009 Health Sciences 64
The effects of centering pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes in northern Nigeria; a prospective cohort analysis
GI Eluwa, SB Adebajo, K Torpey, O Shittu, S Abdu-Aguye, D Pearlman, ...
2018 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 18 (1), 158, 2018 Health Sciences 63
Reasons for missing antiretroviral therapy: results from a multi-country study in Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia
O Koole, JA Denison, J Menten, S Tsui, F Wabwire-Mangen, ...
2016 PloS one 11 (1), e0147309, 2016 Health Sciences 60
Lower levels of antiretroviral therapy enrollment among men with HIV compared with women—12 countries, 2002–2013
AF Auld, RW Shiraishi, F Mbofana, A Couto, EB Fetogang, S El-Halabi, ...
2015 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 64 (46), 1281-1286, 2015 Health Sciences 57
Modelling the impact and cost-effectiveness of combination prevention amongst HIV serodiscordant couples in Nigeria
KM Mitchell, A Lépine, F Terris-Prestholt, K Torpey, H Khamofu, ...
2015 AIDS (London, England) 29 (15), 2035, 2015 Health Sciences 57