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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
A novel afrocentric stroke risk assessment score: models from the Siren study
O Akpa, FS Sarfo, M Owolabi, A Akpalu, K Wahab, R Obiako, M Komolafe, ...
2021 Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 30 (10), 106003, 2021 Health Sciences 23
Establishing a cancer registry in a resource-constrained region: process experience from Ghana
J Yarney, NO Ohene Oti, BNL Calys-Tagoe, RK Gyasi, I Agyeman Duah, ...
2020 JCO global oncology 6, 610-616, 2020 Health Sciences 20
Frequency and factors associated with post-stroke seizures in a large multicenter study in West Africa
FS Sarfo, J Akinyemi, A Akpalu, K Wahab, J Yaria, O Adebayo, ...
2021 Journal of the neurological sciences 427, 117535, 2021 Health Sciences 19
Anxiety and depression among breast cancer patients in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
BNL Calys-Tagoe, NAH Senaedza, CA Arthur, JN Clegg-Lamptey
2017 Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana 6 (1), 54-58, 2017 Health Sciences 19
Application of geographical information system (GIS) technology in the control of Buruli ulcer in Ghana
E Kenu, V Ganu, BNL Calys-Tagoe, GAB Yiran, M Lartey, R Adanu
2014 BMC Public Health 14 (1), 724, 2014 Health Sciences 18
Dietary patterns associated with stroke among West Africans: a case–control study
AP Okekunle, O Asowata, OM Akpa, B Ovbiagele, A Fakunle, M Komolafe, ...
2023 International Journal of Stroke 18 (2), 193-200, 2023 Health Sciences 17
Biological sample donation and informed consent for neurobiobanking: Evidence from a community survey in Ghana and Nigeria
A Singh, O Arulogun, J Akinyemi, M Nichols, B Calys-Tagoe, B Ojebuyi, ...
2022 Plos one 17 (8), e0267705, 2022 Natural Sciences 16
Evaluation of the tuberculosis surveillance system in the Ashaiman municipality, in Ghana
RP Frimpong-Mansoh, BNL Calys-Tagoe, EF Therson-Coffie, ...
2018 The Pan African Medical Journal 31, 126, 2018 Health Sciences 16
Stroke investigative research and education network: public outreach and engagement
A Singh, C Jenkins, B Calys-Tagoe, OS Arulogun, S Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, ...
2017 Journal of community medicine & health education 7 (2), 518, 2017 Social Sciences 16
Determinants of first‐ever stroke severity in West Africans: evidence from the SIREN Study
O Adebayo, O Akpa, OJ Asowata, A Fakunle, FS Sarfo, A Akpalu, ...
2023 Journal of the American Heart Association 12 (12), e027888, 2023 Health Sciences 15
Home‐Based remedies to prevent COVID‐19‐associated risk of infection, admission, severe disease, and death: a nested case‐control study
BD Nuertey, J Addai, P Kyei-Bafour, KA Bimpong, V Adongo, L Boateng, ...
2022 Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2022 (1), 4559897, 2022 Health Sciences 15
Individual awareness and treatment effectiveness of hypertension among older adults in Ghana: evidence from the World Health Organization study of global ageing and adult …
B Calys-Tagoe, BD Nuertey, J Tetteh, AE Yawson
2020 The Pan African Medical Journal 37, 264, 2020 Health Sciences 14
Family needs assessment of patients with cerebral palsy attending two hospitals in Accra, Ghana
AK Aduful, F Boamah-Mensah, MY Nyarko, ML Neizer, YN Brew, ...
2023 Children 10 (8), 1313, 2023 Health Sciences 13
Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa
AP Okekunle, OJ Asowata, AG Fakunle, OM Akpa, FS Sarfo, A Akpalu, ...
2022 Journal of the neurological sciences 443, 120489, 2022 Health Sciences 13
Sex differences and factors associated with disability among Ghana’s workforce: a nationally stratified cross-sectional study
J Tetteh, IO Asare, I Adomako, EA Udofia, NAH Seneadza, ...
2021 BMJ open 11 (3), e044246, 2021 Health Sciences 11
Mammography examination among women aged 40 years or older in Ghana: evidence from wave 2 of the World Health Organization’s study on global AGEing and adult health …
BNL Calys-Tagoe, JMK Aheto, G Mensah, RB Biritwum, AE Yawson
2020 Public health 181, 40-45, 2020 Health Sciences 11
The Effect of Cognitive Impairment on the Health-Related Quality of Life Among Stroke Survivors at a Major Referral Hospital in Ghana.
A Akpalu, BN Calys-Tagoe, RN Kwei-Nsoro
2018 West African journal of medicine 35 (3), 199-203, 2018 Health Sciences 9
Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free Indigenous Africans: Insights from the SIREN study
AP Okekunle, OJ Asowata, OM Akpa, AG Fakunle, I Bodunde, ...
2024 Journal of hypertension 42 (4), 620, 2024 Health Sciences 8
Factors influencing self-medication among students of University of Ghana, Legon
CE Gbadago, J Stephens, B Calys-Tagoe, E Kenu
2021 Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana 10 (1), 22-30, 2021 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 Ghana medical journal 54 (4s), 16-22, 2020 Health Sciences 8
Research participants’ perception of ethical issues in stroke genomics and neurobiobanking research in Africa
A Jegede, O Balogun, OF Olorunsogbon, M Nichols, J Akinyemi, ...
2025 Plos one 20 (5), e0292906, 2025 Health Sciences 7
Health-seeking behaviour of breast cancer patients receiving care at a tertiary institution in Ghana
F Dedey, J Nsaful, KE Brownson, RY Laryea, N Coleman, J Tetteh, ...
2024 ecancermedicalscience 18, 1756, 2024 Health Sciences 7
Determinants of metabolic syndrome and its prognostic implications among stroke patients in Africa: Findings from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network …
AM Adeoye, AA Akintunde, J Akinyemi, AG Fakunle, FS Sarfo, A Akpalu, ...
2022 Journal of the Neurological Sciences 441, 120360, 2022 Health Sciences 6
Evaluation of the measles surveillance system of the Ga West Municipality, Ghana, 2017
EK Tender, S Atasige, E Afari, E KenuAfari, SO Sackey, DK Ameme, ...
2022 Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health 5 (2), 2022 Health Sciences 6
Clinical and neuroimaging factors associated with 30-day fatality among indigenous West Africans with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
MA Komolafe, T Sunmonu, J Akinyemi, FS Sarfo, A Akpalu, K Wahab, ...
2024 Journal of the neurological sciences 456, 122848, 2024 Health Sciences 5