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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
Global burden of adverse effects of medical treatment from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 AEMT Collaborators
2026 The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 41 (2), 350, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Impact of caregivers’ perceptions of malaria on their hesitancy toward childhood malaria vaccination
IA Kretchy, HA Bonful, M Opoku-Mireku, A Koduah, M Opare-Addo, ...
2026 Vaccine 77, 128389, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Medication Adherence in Comorbid Hypertension and Diabetes: An Exploratory Descriptive Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers' Perspectives
AO Kwakye, RDA Djochie, A Agyeman‐Dua, IA Kretchy
2026 Health Science Reports 9 (9), e73168, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Modeling antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study at Pantang Hospital, Ghana
E Nyarko, IA Kretchy, GL Allotey-Babington, AO Kwakye, B Tagoe, ...
2026 BMC Infectious Diseases, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional CARE Diabetes community-based survey
CS Grijalva-Eternod, KM Sedzro, K Adjaye-Gbewonyo, SB Kushitor, ...
2026 BMJ open 16 (4), e119125, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Sex of household head and women's willingness to accept malaria vaccine for children under five years in Ghana
BK Kwansa, D Atobrah, EA Anaba, A Kyere, E Abbey, DM Badasu, ...
2026 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 9 (1), 1556-1564, 2026 Health Sciences 0
The effectiveness of Ghana’s antibiotic control policy framework: an analysis using the Anderson governance framework
RA Nortey, IA Kretchy, MNA Opare-Addo, KO Buabeng
2026 Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 19 (1), 2670691, 2026 Social Sciences 0
A Community partner engagement method to inform adaptation of multicomponent hypertension control program in Ghana: A mixed methods study
OA Sanuade, L Baatiema, IA Kretchy, AN Velazquez, WY Kpolar, ...
2025 Health Sciences 0
Adapting The Kaiser Hypertension Control Bundle For Ghana: A Stakeholder-driven Implementation Planning Study Using Dissemination And Implementation Science Frameworks
O Sanuade, L Baatiema, A Velazquez, W Kpolar, O Ogundare, F Samed, ...
2025 18 th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Diabetes self-care activities and health-related quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes in Ho, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
SK Alor, IA Kretchy, FN Glozah, PB Adongo
2025 BMC Endocrine Disorders 25 (1), 257, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Integrating mental health and socioeconomic strategies during the post-COVID-19 era: Lessons for future pandemics
AK Edwin, IA Kretchy, E Dziwornu, E Dordoye, O Anarfi
2025 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 7 (1), 1225-1234, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Over-the-Counter Distribution of Antibiotics in Ghana: A Qualitative Analysis of Pharmacy Practitioners' Perspectives
R Nortey, I Kretchy, M Opare-Addo
2025 Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 21 (11), e35, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Post-market quality monitoring of medicines in Christian Health Association of Ghana health institutions
DK Arhinful, P Yeboah, J Duah, MA Antwi, A Attachey, E Karikari-Boateng, ...
2025 Ghana Medical Journal 59 (3), 121-127, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Practice Report
AO Kwakye, JA Larry‐Afutu, IA Kretchy, NA Ruslan, HAA Mizher, ...
2025 Health Sciences 0
Sex differences in social connectedness, health, and quality of life: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in urban Accra, Ghana
R Leiva-Granados, CS Grijalva-Eternod, IA Kretchy, S Amon, L Baatiema, ...
2025 BMC public health 26 (1), 45, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Availability and Types of Pressure Ulcer Medications at Community Pharmacies in the Accra Metropolis of Ghana
GL Allotey-Babington, IA Kretchy, IJ Asiedu-Gyekye, MK Oppong-Beniako, ...
2024 Innovations in Pharmacy 15 (3), 10.24926/iip. v15i3. 6197, 2024 Health Sciences 0
Prevalence, Scope and Quality of Extemporaneous Medications in Selected Healthcare Facilities and Implications for Pharmacy Practice
GL Allotey-Babington, IA Kretchy, EA Asiedu, MK Amuakwa, OA Seaneke, ...
2024 Innovations in Pharmacy 15 (1), 10.24926/iip. v15i1. 5971, 2024 Health Sciences 0
Factors Associated with Health Care Seeking Behaviour: A cross-sectional study at an emergency department in a teaching hospital
NSA Quao, I Kretchy
2022 African Journal of Health Sciences 35 (6), 768-782, 2022 Health Sciences 0
Health-related quality of life and its determinants among male patients with hypertension in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital.
V Boima, AK Yeboah, IA Kretchy, A Koduah, K Agyabeng, E Yorke
2022 Health Sciences 0
Psychological distress among healthcare professionals during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
IA Kretchy
2022 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 3 (1), 283-284, 2022 Health Sciences 0
Research Article 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 Health Sciences 0
Consumer reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions: modelling the acceptance of mobile phone caller tunes to raise awareness
IA Kretchy, B Appiah, A Yoshikawa, L Asamoah-Akuoko, DA Anum, ...
2019 Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 2019 Health Sciences 0
Factors That Influence the Intention to Use Mobile Phone Caller Tunes to Increase Awareness of the Need for Voluntary Blood Donation: Qualitative Study
A Poudyal, L Asamoah-Akuoko, DA Anum, IA Kretchy, B Appiah
2019 2019 Annual Meeting, 2019 Health Sciences 0
Research Article 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 Health Sciences 0
Biopsychosocial determinants of medication adherence among hypertensive patients in Ghana
IMA Kretchy
2015 Health Sciences 0