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Irene A. Kretchy

Associate Professor

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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
Factors that influence the intention to use mobile phone caller tunes for patient reporting of adverse drug reactions: a qualitative study
B Appiah, A Poudyal, JN Burdine, L Asamoah-Akuoko, DA Anum, ...
2019 Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety 10, 2042098619871190, 2019 Health Sciences 10
Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Clinical and Psychological Factors in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Ghana: A Secondary Analysis of a Cross‐Sectional Study
V Boima, E Yorke, V Ganu, L Twumasi, G Ekem-Ferguson, D Dey, ...
2024 Journal of Diabetes Research 2024 (1), 9286774, 2024 Health Sciences 9
Quality assessment of medicines in selected resource-limited primary healthcare facilities using low-to medium-cost field testing digital technologies
KFM Opuni, G Sunkwa-Mills, MA Antwi, A Squire, GY Afful, ...
2024 Digital health 10, 20552076241299064, 2024 Health Sciences 9
A moderated mediation analysis of the association between smoking and suicide attempts among adolescents in 28 countries
P Peprah, BYA Asare, R Okwei, W Agyemang-Duah, J Osafo, IA Kretchy, ...
2023 Scientific reports 13 (1), 5755, 2023 Health Sciences 9
The mediating role of quality of life on depression and medication adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross‐sectional study
E Yorke, V Boima, V Ganu, J Tetteh, L Twumasi, G Ekem‐Ferguson, ...
2023 Health Science Reports 6 (9), e1539, 2023 Health Sciences 9
Pharmacy premises licensing policy formulation: experience from Ghana
A Koduah, R Sekyi-Brown, JKN Nyoagbe, DA Danquah, I Kretchy
2021 Health Research Policy and Systems 19 (1), 16, 2021 Health Sciences 9
Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, and mortality from COVID-19 infection in pregnant …
J Faith, I Martopullo, MB Arndt, ID Letourneau, H Aalruz, UO Abaraogu, ...
2026 The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health 2 (5), e375-e424, 2026 Health Sciences 8
Powers, engagements and resultant influences over the design and implementation of medicine pricing policies in Ghana
A Koduah, L Baatiema, IA Kretchy, IA Agyepong, A Danso-Appiah, ...
2022 BMJ global health 7 (5), e008225, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities of ethanolic extract of Pergularia daemia leaves: a possible substitute in diabetic management
JA Sarkodie, SA Squire, E Oppong Bekoe, CY Fosu Domozoro, IA Kretchy, ...
2016 Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 13 (3), 239-245, 2016 Health Sciences 8
Alternative to conventional diabetic management: the antihyperglycaemic potential of an ethyl acetate fraction extract of Holarrhena floribunda.
BB N'guessan, BN Gnangoran, JA Sarkodie, K Dosso, IA Kretchy, ...
2015 Social Sciences 8
Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana–the CARE Diabetes community-based survey
CS Grijalva-Eternod, KM Sedzro, K Adjaye-Gbewonyo, SB Kushitor, ...
2024 MedRxiv, 2024.03. 15.24304379, 2024 Health Sciences 6
A qualitative study exploring community pharmacists’ perspectives of child and adolescent mental healthcare
IA Kretchy, EK Blewuada, AB Debrah
2021 Scientific African 13, e00969, 2021 Health Sciences 6
The evolution of pharmacy practice regulation in Ghana, 1892-2013
A Koduah, R Sekyi-Brown, I Kretchy
2020 Pharmaceutical Historian 50 (4), 97-108, 2020 Health Sciences 6
Prevalence and self-management of female sexual dysfunction among women in six regions of Ghana: a cross-sectional study.
BA Afrane, IA Kretchy, EP Imbeah, JA Sarkodie, P Debrah, ...
2016 Health Sciences 6
Psychological distress and its influence on medication adherence among patients with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study
AO Kwakye, A Agyeman-Dua, JA Larry-Afutu, IA Kretchy
2026 BMC Public Health 26 (1), 1037, 2026 Health Sciences 5
Assessing health-related quality of life and clinical outcomes of patients with diabetes accessing healthcare in two public hospitals in south-eastern ghana: a cross-sectional …
SK Alor, FN Glozah, IA Kretchy, PB Adongo
2024 Quality of Life Research 33 (4), 1095-1105, 2024 Health Sciences 5
Problem Gambling and Suicidal Behaviours in Young Adult men in Ghana: A Moderated Mediation Model of Psychological Distress and Social Support: Journal of Gambling Studies
D Koompah, E Teye-Kwadjo, IA Kretchy
2024 Journal of gambling studies 40 (3), 1189-1207, 2024 Social Sciences 5
Implementation of medicines pricing policies in Ghana: the interplay of policy content, actors’ participation, and context
A Koduah, L Baatiema, IA Kretchy, IA Agyepong, A Danso-Appiah, ...
2023 International journal of health policy and management 12, 7994, 2023 Health Sciences 5
Conceptualization of gender in published malaria and gender research: a systematic descriptive review
D Atobrah, BK Kwansa, PG Okyere-Asante, A Kyere, DM Badasu, ...
2025 International Journal for Equity in Health 24 (1), 211, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Determinants of antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in a poor urban setting in Ghana: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
E Adjei-Mensah, Y Alhassan, R Owusu, IA Kretchy
2025 Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 119 (2 …, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Household food insecurity, sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors associated with high blood pressure among women in farming communities in Ghana
AK Christian, RT Owu, IA Kretchy
2025 BMC Women's Health 25 (1), 181, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Informal over-the-counter supply of antibiotics in Ghana: A qualitative analysis of practices in community pharmacies
RA Nortey, IA Kretchy, MNA Opare-Addo
2025 Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 100696, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Key drivers of medication adherence in patients with comorbid diabetes mellitus and depression: a scoping review
AO Kwakye, JA Larry‐Afutu, IA Kretchy
2025 Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research 55 (5), 351-364, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Pharmacist interventions to improve medication adherence in patients with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes: a scoping review and bibliometric analysis
AO Kwakye, MB Oppong, IA Kretchy
2025 International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 33 (2), 134-145, 2025 Health Sciences 4
The cascade of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in urban-poor communities in Accra, Ghana: a population-based household survey
OA Sanuade, L Baatiema, IA Kretchy, L Okoibhole, SB Kushitor, ...
2025 BMC Public Health 25 (1), 4288, 2025 Health Sciences 3