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Kwasi Torpey

PROFESSOR

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
Prevalence of non-communicable diseases among individuals with HIV infection by antiretroviral therapy status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
I Kato, B Tumaini, K Pallangyo
2020 PloS one 15 (7), e0235542, 2020 Health Sciences 34
Determinants of induced abortion among women of reproductive age: evidence from the 2013 and 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey
FR Sesay, EA Anaba, A Manu, E Maya, K Torpey, RMK Adanu
2023 BMC women's health 23 (1), 44, 2023 Health Sciences 33
“For my safety and wellbeing, I always travel to seek health care in a distant facility”—the role of place and stigma in HIV testing decisions among GBMSM–BSGH 002
EY Zigah, GR Abu-Ba'are, OW Shamrock, HD Dakpui, A Apreku, DT Boyd, ...
2023 Health & Place 83, 103076, 2023 Health Sciences 31
Risky sexual behaviours and HIV testing among young people in Ghana: evidence from the 2017/2018 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
A Manu, D Ogum-Alangea, JC Azilaku, EA Anaba, K Torpey
2022 Reproductive Health 19 (1), 125, 2022 Health Sciences 30
Normal CD4+ T lymphocyte levels in HIV seronegative individuals in the Manya/Yilo Krobo communities in the Eastern region of Ghana
W Ampofo, K Torpey, YD Mukadi, K Koram, K Nolan, R Amenyah, ...
2006 Viral Immunology 19 (2), 260-266, 2006 Health Sciences 30
"I think this is the only challenge… the stigma” Stakeholder perceptions about barriers to Antenatal care (ANC) and Prevention of mother-to-child transmission …
O Dirisu, G Eluwa, E Adams, K Torpey, O Shittu, S Adebajo
2020 PloS one 15 (4), e0232028, 2020 Health Sciences 29
Adapted tool for the assessment of domestic violence against women in a low-income country setting: a reliability analysis
A Semahegn, K Torpey, A Manu, N Assefa, A Ankomah
2019 International journal of women's health, 65-73, 2019 Health Sciences 29
Awareness and willingness to use condoms and preexposure prophylaxis among gay, bisexual, and other cisgendered men who have sex with men in slum communities in Ghana. BSGH-004
GR Abu-Ba’are, OW Shamrock, A Apreku, GRK Agbemedu, EY Zigah, ...
2023 Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC …, 2023 Health Sciences 28
Community based intervention to prevent domestic violence against women in the reproductive age in Northwestern Ethiopia: a protocol for quasi-experimental study
A Semahegn, K Torpey, A Manu, N Assefa, A Ankomah
2017 Reproductive health 14 (1), 155, 2017 Health Sciences 28
Identifying models of HIV care and treatment service delivery in Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia using cluster analysis and Delphi survey
S Tsui, JA Denison, CE Kennedy, LW Chang, O Koole, K Torpey, ...
2017 BMC health services research 17 (1), 811, 2017 Health Sciences 28
HIV retesting of HIV-negative pregnant women in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in primary health centers in Rural Zambia: What did we learn?
J Mandala, P Kasonde, T Badru, R Dirks, K Torpey
2019 Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC …, 2019 Health Sciences 27
Are respectful maternity care (RMC) interventions effective in reducing intrapartum mistreatment against adolescents? A systematic review
HH Habib, J Mwaisaka, K Torpey, ET Maya, A Ankomah
2023 Frontiers in Global Women's Health 4, 1048441, 2023 Health Sciences 25
Effect of HIV infection on TB treatment outcomes and time to mortality in two urban hospitals in Ghana-a retrospective cohort study
L Ogyiri, M Lartey, O Ojewale, AA Adjei, A Kwara, RM Adanu, K Torpey
2019 The Pan African Medical Journal 32, 206, 2019 Health Sciences 25
Evaluation of laboratory performance with quality indicators in infectious disease hospital, Kano, Nigeria
FE Jegede, HA Mbah, M Aminu, TN Yakubu, K Torpey
2015 Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics 5 (01), 1, 2015 Health Sciences 25
Adherence to on-time ART drug pick-up and its association with CD4 changes and clinical outcomes amongst HIV infected adults on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Nigerian …
C Anoje, KA Agu, EA Oladele, T Badru, O Adedokun, D Oqua, H Khamofu, ...
2017 AIDS and Behavior 21 (2), 386-392, 2017 Health Sciences 24
Implementing and measuring the level of laboratory service integration in a program setting in Nigeria
H Mbah, OR Negedu-Momoh, O Adedokun, PA Ikani, O Balogun, ...
2014 PloS one 9 (9), e107277, 2014 Health Sciences 24
Level of adherence and associated factors among HIV-positive adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Cameroon
MC Bongfen, K Torpey, J Ganle, A Ankomah
2020 African Journal of AIDS Research 19 (4), 269-275, 2020 Health Sciences 23
Examining geographic and socio‐economic differences in outpatient and inpatient consumer expenditures for treating HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
OE Onwujekwe, O Ibe, K Torpey, S Dada, B Uzochukwu, O Sanwo
2016 Journal of the International AIDS Society 19 (1), 20588, 2016 Health Sciences 23
Young people’s attitudes towards wife-beating: Analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey 2014
EA Anaba, A Manu, D Ogum-Alangea, EJ Modey, A Addo-Lartey, ...
2021 PLoS One 16 (2), e0245881, 2021 Health Sciences 21
Playing the catch-up game: accelerating the scale-up of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services to eliminate new pediatric HIV infection in Nigeria
EA Oladele, H Khamofu, S Asala, M Saleh, U Ralph-Opara, C Nwosisi, ...
2017 PloS one 12 (1), e0169342, 2017 Health Sciences 21
An application of the ADAPT-ITT model to an evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men in Ghana
GMR Abubakari, DA Turner, LRE Nelson, AJ Odhiambo, F Boakye, ...
2021 International Health Trends and Perspectives 1 (1), 1-16, 2021 Health Sciences 20
Investigating client perception and attitude to decentralization of HIV/AIDS treatment services to primary health centres in three Nigerian states
O Onwujekwe, I Chikezie, C Mbachu, R Chiegil, K Torpey, B Uzochukwu
2016 Health Expectations 19 (5), 1111-1120, 2016 Health Sciences 19
National and subnational size estimation of female sex workers in Ghana 2020: comparing 3-source capture-recapture with other approaches
C Guure, S Dery, S Afagbedzi, W Tun, SS Weir, S Quaye, A Ankomah, ...
2021 Plos one 16 (9), e0256949, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Initiating antiretroviral treatment in a resource-constrained setting: does clinical staging effectively identify patients in need?
K Torpey, M Lartey, R Amenyah, NA Addo, J Obeng-Baah, Y Rahman, ...
2009 International journal of STD & AIDS 20 (6), 395-398, 2009 Health Sciences 18
" I told myself, be bold and go and test": Motivators and barriers to HIV testing among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men in Ghana‒West Africa
GR Abu-Ba’are, G Aidoo-Frimpong, M Stockton, EY Zigah, S Amuah, ...
2024 PLOS Global Public Health 4 (1), e0002231, 2024 Health Sciences 17