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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
Performance evaluation of BD FACSPresto™ point of care CD4 analyzer to enumerate CD4 counts for monitoring HIV infected individuals in Nigeria
OR Negedu-Momoh, FE Jegede, A Yakubu, O Balogun, M Abdullahi, ...
2017 PloS one 12 (5), e0178037, 2017 Health Sciences 11
Improving the case detection of pulmonary tuberculosis by bleach microscopy method in the North West of Nigeria
A Ibrahim
2013 Journal of Medical Laboratory and Diagnostics, 2013 Health Sciences 11
Awareness, willingness, and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men in Ghana
A Apreku, C Guure, S Dery, A Yakubu, GR Abu-Ba’are, SA Addo, ...
2025 BMC Infectious Diseases 25 (1), 213, 2025 Health Sciences 10
Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose coverage among hepatitis B-exposed and hepatitis B-unexposed infants: evidence from the Healthy Beginning Initiative program in Benue State, Nigeria
BO Olakunde, IU Itanyi, TC Onyeka, E Paintsil, K Torpey, N Lasebikan, ...
2024 The Pan African Medical Journal 47, 67, 2024 Health Sciences 10
Correlates of prevalent HIV infection among adolescents, young adults, and older adult female sex workers in Ghana: analysis of data from the Ghana biobehavioral survey
C Guure, S Dery, S Afagbedzi, E Maya, FB da-Costa Vroom, K Torpey
2023 PLoS One 18 (11), e0292686, 2023 Health Sciences 10
Promoting respectful maternity care for adolescents in Ghana: a quasi-experimental study protocol
HH Habib, K Torpey, ET Maya, A Ankomah
2020 Reproductive Health 17 (1), 129, 2020 Health Sciences 10
Laboratory quality audit in 25 anti-retroviral therapy facilities in North West of Nigeria
FE Jegede, HA Mbah, TN Yakubu, O Adedokun, OR Negedu-Momoh, ...
2014 Open J Clin Diagnostics 4, 193-204, 2014 Health Sciences 10
Oxidative stress in people living with HIV: are diverse supplement sources the solution?
EA Amegashie, RO Sikeola, EA Tagoe, E Paintsil, K Torpey, O Quaye
2025 Health Science Reports 8 (5), e70824, 2025 Health Sciences 9
Situational assessment and epidemiology of HIV, HBV and HCV among people who use and inject drugs in Ghana
C Guure, S Dery, C Baptista da Silva, C Asamoah-Adu, S Ayisi-Addo, ...
2024 PLoS One 19 (8), e0305923, 2024 Health Sciences 9
Incidence and determinants of maternal sepsis in Ghana in the midst of a pandemic
CL Noora, A Manu, A Addo-Lartey, AG Mohammed, DK Ameme, E Kenu, ...
2022 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22 (1), 864, 2022 Health Sciences 9
Correlates of uptake of HIV testing among children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria: a secondary data analysis of the Akwa-Ibom aids indicator survey, 2017
D Adetoro, H Khamofu, T Badru, J Markson, O Adedokun, ...
2021 BMC pediatrics 21 (1), 33, 2021 Health Sciences 9
Cardiovascular disease risk factor profiles of HIV-positive clients: Findings from a pilot program to integrate CVD screening into HIV services at a secondary health facility …
U Gwarzo, T Maji, S Isa-Dutse, Y Ahmed, K Obayagbona, E Okechukwu, ...
2012 Journal of the International AIDS Society 15, 242-242, 2012 Health Sciences 9
“We have our reasons”: Exploring the acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ghana
G Aidoo-Frimpong, GR Abu-Ba’are, A Apreku, R Panix Amoh-Otu, E Zigah, ...
2025 BMC Public Health 25 (1), 2341, 2025 Health Sciences 8
Barriers and facilitators to implementing six monthly multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy in two urban HIV clinics during the COVID-19 Era in Malawi
R Chamanga, A Bula, D Magalasi, S Mahuva, M Nyirenda, K Torpey, ...
2024 PLOS global public health 4 (12), e0003900, 2024 Health Sciences 8
Clinical outcomes and immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection among people living with HIV
EA Amegashie, P Asamoah, LEA Ativi, M Adusei-Poku, EY Bonney, ...
2024 Experimental Biology and Medicine 249, 10059, 2024 Health Sciences 8
HIV prevention and treatment cascades among female sex workers in Ghana: gaps and priorities that should be addressed by the national programme
S Dery, C Guure, K Owusu-Ansah, A Apreko, C Asamoah-Adu, SA Addo, ...
2024 BMC Infectious Diseases 24 (1), 1418, 2024 Health Sciences 8
Challenges faced by caregivers of vulnerable children in cross river state and Abuja federal capital territory, Nigeria
C Gana, E Oladele, M Saleh, O Makanjuola, D Gimba, D Magaji, ...
2016 Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 11 (1), 24-32, 2016 Health Sciences 8
Syphilis among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Ghana: The 2023 biobehavioral survey
C Guure, AE Puplampu, S Dery, GR Abu-Ba’are, SK Afagbedzi, ...
2024 Plos one 19 (9), e0310909, 2024 Health Sciences 6
Utilisation of reproductive health services among adolescents in ghana: analysis of the 2007 and 2017 Ghana maternal health surveys
JTB Ehiawey, A Manu, E Modey, D Ogum, E Atuhaire, K Torpey
2024 International journal of environmental research and public health 21 (5), 526, 2024 Health Sciences 6
Targeting orphaned and vulnerable adolescents with services: Experience with adopting a multisectoral approach in Nigeria
C Gana, E Adekola Oladele, C Anoje, M Saleh, P Irene, H Khamofu, ...
2014 Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 9 (1), 66-74, 2014 Health Sciences 6
Young women's healthcare screening behaviours and sexual autonomy in Ghana: a spatial distribution and socioeconomic inequality analysis of a large population-based survey
Y Salifu, W Walana, J Lasong, M Yakubu, EB Wobi, K Torpey
2026 Frontiers in Reproductive Health 8, 1751165, 2026 Social Sciences 5
Cognitive testing in 19 countries to refine WHO’s Sexual Health Assessment of Practices and Experiences
EC Hunter, E Fine, K Black, J Henriks, F Tofail, C Morroni, M Makuch, ...
2024 Bulletin of the World Health Organization 102 (12), 861, 2024 Health Sciences 5
Use of service data to inform pediatric HIV-free survival following prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs in rural Malawi
J Mandala, T Moyo, K Torpey, M Weaver, C Suzuki, R Dirks, C Hayashi
2012 BMC Public Health 12 (1), 405, 2012 Health Sciences 5
Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: Outcomes From a Cross‐Sectional Study in Accra, Ghana
V Ganu, K Torpey, M Lartey, D Fiagbe, MA Odikro, V Shabanova, ...
2025 AIDS Research and Treatment 2025 (1), 3249809, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Family planning and abortion service availability and utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
D Ogum, ET Maya, E Modey, A Manu, K Torpey
2025 Reproductive Health 22 (Suppl 3), 234, 2025 Health Sciences 4