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Benedict Calys-Tagoe

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor; MD; University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
EpidemiologyPublic HealthMedicine
Publications

93

Citations

2,186

H-index

24

i10-index

41

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
23.5
Most cited paper
385
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:06
Publications

93 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Dominant modifiable risk factors for stroke in Ghana and Nigeria (SIREN): a case-control study
MO Owolabi, F Sarfo, R Akinyemi, M Gebregziabher, O Akpa, A Akpalu, ...
2018 The Lancet Global Health 6 (4), e436-e446, 2018 Health Sciences 385
Integrated assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana—Part 1: Human health review
N Basu, E Clarke, A Green, B Calys-Tagoe, L Chan, M Dzodzomenyo, ...
2015 International journal of environmental research and public health 12 (5 …, 2015 Health Sciences 251
Edentulism and quality of life among older Ghanaian adults
SA Hewlett, AE Yawson, BNL Calys–Tagoe, N Naidoo, P Martey, ...
2015 BMC oral health 15 (1), 48, 2015 Health Sciences 105
Injury profiles associated with artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Tarkwa, Ghana
BNL Calys-Tagoe, L Ovadje, E Clarke, N Basu, T Robins
2015 International journal of environmental research and public health 12 (7 …, 2015 Health Sciences 95
Cervical cancer screening practices among women in Ghana: evidence from wave 2 of the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health
BNL Calys-Tagoe, JMK Aheto, G Mensah, RB Biritwum, AE Yawson
2020 BMC women's health 20 (1), 49, 2020 Health Sciences 79
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
A retrospective analysis of breast cancer subtype based on ER/PR and HER2 status in Ghanaian patients at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
B Seshie, NA Adu-Aryee, F Dedey, B Calys-Tagoe, JN Clegg-Lamptey
2015 BMC clinical pathology 15 (1), 14, 2015 Health Sciences 75
Tobacco use in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic characteristics, health risks and subjective wellbeing
AE Yawson, A Baddoo, NA Hagan-Seneadza, B Calys-Tagoe, S Hewlett, ...
2013 BMC Public Health 13 (1), 979, 2013 Health Sciences 66
Unraveling the risk factors for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage among West Africans
FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, M Gebregziabher, O Akpa, A Akpalu, K Wahab, ...
2020 Neurology 94 (10), e998-e1012, 2020 Health Sciences 52
Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to stroke in Ghana and Nigeria: A SIREN call to action
C Jenkins, B Ovbiagele, O Arulogun, A Singh, B Calys-Tagoe, R Akinyemi, ...
2018 PLoS One 13 (11), e0206548, 2018 Health Sciences 52
Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study
FS Sarfo, OM Akpa, B Ovbiagele, A Akpalu, K Wahab, R Obiako, ...
2023 The Lancet Global Health 11 (4), e575-e585, 2023 Health Sciences 48
Predictors of subjective well-being among older Ghanaians
BNL Calys-Tagoe, SA Hewlett, P Dako-Gyeke, AE Yawson, NA Baddoo, ...
2014 Ghana medical journal 48 (4), 178, 2014 Health Sciences 46
Prevalence and prognostic features of ECG abnormalities in acute stroke: findings from the SIREN study among Africans
AM Adeoye, OS Ogah, B Ovbiagele, R Akinyemi, V Shidali, F Agyekum, ...
2017 Global Heart 12 (2), 99-105, 2017 Health Sciences 45
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
A comparison of licensed and un-licensed artisanal and small-scale gold miners (ASGM) in terms of socio-demographics, work profiles, and injury rates
BNL Calys-Tagoe, E Clarke, T Robins, N Basu
2017 BMC Public Health 17 (1), 862, 2017 Health Sciences 35
Birth and emergency planning: a cross sectional survey of postnatal women at Korle Bu teaching hospital, Accra, Ghana
EA Udofia, BNL Calys-Tagoe, KP Nimo, SA Obed
2013 African journal of reproductive health 17 (1), 27-40, 2013 Health Sciences 35
Stroke investigative research and education network: community engagement and outreach within phenomics core
C Jenkins, OS Arulogun, A Singh, AT Mande, E Ajayi, B Calys-Tagoe, ...
2016 Health Education & Behavior 43 (1_suppl), 82S-92S, 2016 Social Sciences 33
Prevalence and geographic distribution of edentulism among older G hanaians
SA Hewlett, BNL Calys‐Tagoe, AE Yawson, P Dako‐Gyeke, E Nakua, ...
2015 Journal of public health dentistry 75 (1), 74-83, 2015 Health Sciences 32
Factors associated with hypertension among stroke‐free indigenous Africans: Findings from the SIREN study
OM Akpa, AP Okekunle, B Ovbiagele, FS Sarfo, RO Akinyemi, A Akpalu, ...
2021 The Journal of Clinical Hypertension 23 (4), 773-784, 2021 Health Sciences 31
Registration status, mercury exposure biomarkers, and neuropsychological assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold miners (ASGM) from the Western Region of Ghana
L Ovadje, BNL Calys-Tagoe, E Clarke, N Basu
2021 Environmental Research 201, 111639, 2021 Health Sciences 31
Risk factor characterization of ischemic stroke subtypes among West Africans
FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, O Akpa, A Akpalu, K Wahab, R Obiako, ...
2022 Stroke 53 (1), 134-144, 2022 Health Sciences 30
Unraveling the ethical, legal, and social implications of neurobiobanking and stroke genomic research in Africa: a Study Protocol of the African Neurobiobank for precision …
RO Akinyemi, C Jenkins, M Nichols, A Singh, K Wahab, A Akpalu, ...
2020 International journal of qualitative methods 19, 1609406920923194, 2020 Law 28
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of West Africans on genetic studies of stroke: Evidence from the SIREN Study
RO Akinyemi, FS Sarfo, J Akinyemi, A Singh, M Onoja Akpa, A Akpalu, ...
2019 International Journal of Stroke 14 (1), 69-79, 2019 Health Sciences 26
Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans
RO Akinyemi, HK Tiwari, V Srinivasasainagendra, O Akpa, FS Sarfo, ...
2024 Genome Medicine 16 (1), 25, 2024 Natural Sciences 23