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Irene A. Kretchy

Associate Professor

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Pharmacy Practice (Socio-Behavioural), University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PHARMACY
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE AND CLINICAL PHARMACY
Medication adherenceSocial and Behavioural PharmacyMental HealthComplementary and Alternative
Publications

157

Citations

8,211

H-index

34

i10-index

76

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
52.3
Most cited paper
1,480
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:37
Publications

157 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
M Ng, E Gakidou, J Lo, YH Abate, C Abbafati, N Abbas, M Abbasian, ...
2025 The Lancet 405 (10481), 813-838, 2025 Health Sciences 1,480
Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of …
JA Kerr, GC Patton, KI Cini, YH Abate, N Abbas, AHA Abd Al Magied, ...
2025 The Lancet 405 (10481), 785-812, 2025 Health Sciences 652
Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
M Naghavi, BB Duncan, MI Schmidt, R Mattiello, CJL Murray, ...
2025 The Lancet. London. Vol. 406, no. 10506 (Oct. 2025), p. 1811–1872, 2025 Health Sciences 644
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …
PB Mark, LK Stafford, ME Grams, H Aalruz, S Abd ElHafeez, AA Abdelgalil, ...
2025 The Lancet 406 (10518), 2461-2482, 2025 Health Sciences 541
The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators
2025 Lancet (London, England) 406 (10512), 1565, 2025 Health Sciences 526
Medication management and adherence during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives and experiences from low-and middle-income countries
IA Kretchy, M Asiedu-Danso, JP Kretchy
2021 Research in social and administrative pharmacy 17 (1), 2023-2026, 2021 Social Sciences 405
Mental health in hypertension: assessing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress on anti-hypertensive medication adherence
IA Kretchy, FT Owusu-Daaku, SA Danquah
2014 International journal of mental health systems 8 (1), 25, 2014 Health Sciences 398
Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational …
SI Hay, KL Ong, DF Santomauro, MA Aalipour, H Aalruz, HS Ababneh, ...
2025 The Lancet 406 (10513), 1873-1922, 2025 Health Sciences 371
Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for …
SI Hay, L Cegolon, GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators
2025 The Lancet 406 (10513), 1731-1810, 2025 Health Sciences 236
Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …
E Haeuser, S Byrne, J Nguyen, C Raggi, SA McLaughlin, C Bisignano, ...
2025 The Lancet 406 (10500), 235-260, 2025 Health Sciences 194
Patterns and determinants of the use of complementary and alternative medicine: a cross-sectional study of hypertensive patients in Ghana
IA Kretchy, F Owusu-Daaku, S Danquah
2014 BMC complementary and alternative medicine 14 (1), 44, 2014 Health Sciences 157
Spiritual and religious beliefs: do they matter in the medication adherence behaviour of hypertensive patients?
I Kretchy, F Owusu-Daaku, S Danquah
2013 BioPsychoSocial medicine 7 (1), 15, 2013 Health Sciences 151
Perceived stress and quality of life of pharmacy students in University of Ghana
A Opoku-Acheampong, IA Kretchy, F Acheampong, BA Afrane, S Ashong, ...
2017 BMC research notes 10 (1), 115, 2017 Health Sciences 144
The association between diabetes‐related distress and medication adherence in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross‐sectional study
IA Kretchy, A Koduah, T Ohene-Agyei, V Boima, B Appiah
2020 Journal of diabetes research 2020 (1), 4760624, 2020 Health Sciences 133
Economic cost and quality of life of family caregivers of schizophrenic patients attending psychiatric hospitals in Ghana
YN Opoku-Boateng, IA Kretchy, GC Aryeetey, D Dwomoh, S Decker, ...
2017 BMC health services research 17 (Suppl 2), 697, 2017 Health Sciences 102
Exploring the relationship between the big five personality characteristics and dietary habits among students in a Ghanaian University
FD Intiful, EG Oddam, I Kretchy, J Quampah
2019 BMC psychology 7 (1), 10, 2019 Health Sciences 81
Adherence to oral anti-diabetic drugs among patients attending a Ghanaian teaching hospital
SP Bruce, F Acheampong, I Kretchy
2015 Pharmacy practice 13 (1), 533, 2015 Health Sciences 76
Psychological burden and caregiver-reported non-adherence to psychotropic medications among patients with schizophrenia
IA Kretchy, J Osafo, SA Agyemang, B Appiah, J Nonvignon
2018 Psychiatry research 259, 289-294, 2018 Health Sciences 70
Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
K Bhangdia, ML May, JM Kocarnik, N Pritchett, A Crist, L Penberthy, ...
2026 The Lancet Oncology 27 (3), 302-326, 2026 Health Sciences 68
Utilization of complementary and alternative medicine for the prevention of COVID-19 infection in Ghana: A national cross-sectional online survey
IA Kretchy, JA Boadu, JP Kretchy, K Agyabeng, AA Passah, A Koduah, ...
2021 Preventive medicine reports 24, 101633, 2021 Health Sciences 68
Contamination of herbal medicinal products in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic review
KFM Opuni, JP Kretchy, K Agyabeng, JA Boadu, T Adanu, S Ankamah, ...
2023 Heliyon 9 (9), 2023 Health Sciences 65
Perceptions of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine among conventional healthcare practitioners in Accra, Ghana: implications for integrative healthcare
IA Kretchy, HA Okere, J Osafo, B Afrane, J Sarkodie, P Debrah
2016 Journal of Integrative Medicine 14 (5), 380-388, 2016 Health Sciences 64
Locus of control and anti-hypertensive medication adherence in Ghana
IA Kretchy, FT Owusu-Daaku, S Danquah
2014 The Pan African Medical Journal 17 (Suppl 1), 13, 2014 Health Sciences 59
A psychosocial perspective of medication side effects, experiences, coping approaches and implications for adherence in hypertension management
IA Kretchy, FT Owusu-Daaku, SA Danquah, E Asampong
2015 Clinical Hypertension 21 (1), 19, 2015 Health Sciences 56
Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
DF Santomauro, PA Miller, J Shadid, SW Hanson, A Vo, DJ Roy, ...
2026 The Lancet 407 (10543), 2040-2064, 2026 Health Sciences 54