Irene A. Kretchy
Associate Professor
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PHARMACY
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE AND CLINICAL PHARMACY
Medication adherenceSocial and Behavioural PharmacyMental HealthComplementary and Alternative
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
157 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullying victimization and suicidal behavior among adolescents in 28 countries and territories: a moderated mediation model P Peprah, BYA Asare, SD Nyadanu, W Asare-Doku, C Adu, J Peprah, ... |
2023 | Journal of adolescent health 73 (1), 110-117, 2023 | Health Sciences | 53 |
| Complementary and alternative medicine use for primary dysmenorrhea among senior high school students in the western region of Ghana C Samba Conney, I Akwo Kretchy, M Asiedu-Danso, ... |
2019 | Obstetrics and Gynecology International 2019 (1), 8059471, 2019 | Health Sciences | 52 |
| Managing mental illness in Ghana: the state of commonly prescribed psychotropic medicines S Oppong, IA Kretchy, EP Imbeah, BA Afrane |
2016 | International Journal of Mental Health Systems 10 (1), 28, 2016 | Health Sciences | 49 |
| Medicated-related burden and adherence in patients with co-morbid type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension E Baah-Nyarkoh, Y Alhassan, AK Dwomoh, IA Kretchy |
2023 | Heliyon 9 (4), 2023 | Health Sciences | 46 |
| Post-traumatic growth and resilience among hospitalized COVID-19 survivors: A gendered analysis S Adjorlolo, P Adjorlolo, J Andoh-Arthur, EK Ahiable, IA Kretchy, J Osafo |
2022 | International journal of environmental research and public health 19 (16), 10014, 2022 | Health Sciences | 42 |
| Prevalence, patterns and beliefs about the use of herbal medicinal products in Ghana: a multi‐centre community‐based cross‐sectional study IA Kretchy, A Koduah, KFM Opuni, K Agyabeng, T Ohene‐Agyei, ... |
2021 | Tropical Medicine & International Health 26 (4), 410-420, 2021 | Health Sciences | 42 |
| The experiences of providing caregiving for patients with schizophrenia in the Ghanaian context O Gloria, J Osafo, E Goldmann, NS Parikh, J Nonvignon, IMA Kretchy |
2018 | Archives of psychiatric nursing 32 (6), 815-822, 2018 | Health Sciences | 41 |
| Factors influencing medication adherence in co-morbid hypertension and diabetes patients: A scoping review AO Kwakye, IA Kretchy, P Peprah, KB Mensah |
2024 | Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy 13, 100426, 2024 | Health Sciences | 39 |
| Analgesic effects of a hydro-ethanolic whole plant extract of Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn in paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain in rats P Amoateng, S Adjei, D Osei-Safo, KKE Kukuia, IA Kretchy, JA Sarkodie, ... |
2017 | BMC Research Notes 10 (1), 226, 2017 | Health Sciences | 36 |
| Illness perceptions, social support and antiretroviral medication adherence in people living with HIV in the greater Accra region, Ghana NO Anakwa, E Teye‐Kwadjo, IA Kretchy |
2021 | Nursing open 8 (5), 2595-2604, 2021 | Health Sciences | 33 |
| Household economic burden of type-2 diabetes and hypertension comorbidity care in urban-poor Ghana: a mixed methods study S Amon, M Aikins, H Haghparast-Bidgoli, IA Kretchy, DK Arhinful, ... |
2024 | BMC health services research 24 (1), 1028, 2024 | Social Sciences | 32 |
| The impact of antimicrobial resistance awareness interventions involving schoolchildren, development of an animation and parents engagements: a pilot study B Appiah, L Asamoah-Akuoko, E Samman, A Koduah, IA Kretchy, ... |
2022 | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 11 (1), 26, 2022 | Health Sciences | 32 |
| Determinants of blood pressure and blood glucose control in patients with co-morbid hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana: A hospital-based cross-sectional study Y Alhassan, AO Kwakye, AK Dwomoh, E Baah-Nyarkoh, VJ Ganu, ... |
2022 | PLOS Global Public Health 2 (12), e0001342, 2022 | Health Sciences | 30 |
| Borassus aethiopum, a potential medicinal source of antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents KA MJ, E Adjei |
2015 | ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA 1 (1), 3, 2015 | Health Sciences | 29 |
| Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis … LS Flor, CN Spencer, J Cagney, GF Gil, H Aalruz, S Abd ElHafeez, ... |
2026 | The Lancet 407 (10523), 31-52, 2026 | Health Sciences | 28 |
| Personality Traits, Clinical Characteristics, and Health‐Related Quality of Life of Patients With Hypertension in a Primary Hospital in Ghana IA Kretchy, F Acheampong, J Laryea, J Osafo, E Asampong, E Dickson |
2019 | International Journal of Hypertension 2019 (1), 7489875, 2019 | Health Sciences | 28 |
| Implementation of medicines pricing policies in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review A Koduah, L Baatiema, AC de Chavez, A Danso-Appiah, IA Kretchy, ... |
2022 | Systematic Reviews 11 (1), 257, 2022 | Health Sciences | 24 |
| Ethnomedicinal survey of plants used for the management of hypertension sold in the Makola market, Accra, Ghana I Kretchy |
2017 | European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2017 | Social Sciences | 24 |
| Anxiety, depression, and stress in caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders in Ghana and implications for medication adherence PME Ocansey, IA Kretchy, GC Aryeetey, K Agyabeng, J Nonvignon |
2021 | Ghana Medical Journal 55 (3), 173, 2021 | Health Sciences | 23 |
| Education of pharmacists in Ghana: evolving curriculum, context and practice in the journey from dispensing certificate to doctor of pharmacy certificate A Koduah, I Kretchy, R Sekyi-Brown, M Asiedu-Danso, T Ohene-Agyei, ... |
2020 | BMC Medical Education 20 (1), 475, 2020 | Health Sciences | 23 |
| The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga … SA Lule, SB Kushitor, CS Grijalva-Eternod, K Adjaye-Gbewonyo, ... |
2024 | Global health action 17 (1), 2297513, 2024 | Health Sciences | 22 |
| Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination: the role of personality traits, anti-vaccine attitudes and illness perception E Nanteer-Oteng, IA Kretchy, DO Nanteer, JP Kretchy, J Osafo |
2022 | PLOS Global Public Health 2 (12), e0001435, 2022 | Health Sciences | 22 |
| Psycho-behavioural factors associated with medication adherence among male out-patients with hypertension in a Ghanaian hospital IA Kretchy, V Boima, K Agyabeng, A Koduah, B Appiah |
2020 | PLoS One 15 (1), e0227874, 2020 | Health Sciences | 22 |
| The antihyperglycemic, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Ehretia cymosa JA Sarkodie, SA Squire, E Oppong Bekoe, IA Kretchy, CYF Domozoro, ... |
2015 | — | Health Sciences | 22 |
| A comparative analysis of pattern and attitude towards self-medication among pharmacy and non-pharmacy students in University of Ghana SK Amponsah, G Odamtten, I Adams, IA Kretchy |
2022 | The Pan African Medical Journal 41, 254, 2022 | Health Sciences | 21 |