Collins Ahorlu
PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
EpidemiologySocial ScienceAdolescent health
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
146 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaria‐related beliefs and behaviour in Southern Ghana: Implications for treatment, prevention and control CK Ahorlu, SK Dunyo, EA Afari, KA Koram, FK Nkrumah |
1997 | Tropical Medicine & International Health 2 (5), 488-499, 1997 | Health Sciences | 388 |
| Socio-cultural and economic factors influencing adolescents’ resilience against the threat of teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Accra, Ghana CK Ahorlu, C Pfeiffer, B Obrist |
2015 | Reproductive health 12 (1), 117, 2015 | Social Sciences | 146 |
| The use of social media among adolescents in Dar es Salaam and Mtwara, Tanzania C Pfeiffer, M Kleeb, A Mbelwa, C Ahorlu |
2014 | Reproductive health matters 22 (43), 178-186, 2014 | Social Sciences | 143 |
| Socio‐cultural determinants of treatment delay for childhood malaria in southern Ghana CK Ahorlu, KA Koram, C Ahorlu, D De Savigny, MG Weiss |
2006 | Tropical Medicine & International Health 11 (7), 1022-1031, 2006 | Health Sciences | 134 |
| Understanding the gap between access and use: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to insecticide-treated net use in Ghana CS Ahorlu, P Adongo, H Koenker, S Zigirumugabe, S Sika-Bright, E Koka, ... |
2019 | Malaria journal 18 (1), 417, 2019 | Health Sciences | 125 |
| Community engagement: The key to tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) across a One Health context? J Mitchell, P Cooke, C Ahorlu, A Arjyal, S Baral, L Carter, R Dasgupta, ... |
2022 | Global public health 17 (11), 2647-2664, 2022 | Health Sciences | 119 |
| Lymphatic filariasis related perceptions and practices on the coast of Ghana: implications for prevention and control CK Ahorlu, SK Dunyo, KA Koram, FK Nkrumah, J Aagaard-Hansen, ... |
1999 | Acta Tropica 73 (3), 251-261, 1999 | Health Sciences | 97 |
| Consequences of hydrocele and the benefits of hydrocelectomy: a qualitative study in lymphatic filariasis endemic communities on the coast of Ghana CK Ahorlu, SK Dunyo, G Asamoah, PE Simonsen |
2001 | Acta tropica 80 (3), 215-221, 2001 | Health Sciences | 84 |
| Health centre versus home presumptive diagnosis of malaria in southern Ghana: implications for home-based care policy SK Dunyo, EA Afari, KA Koram, CK Ahorlu, I Abubakar, FK Nkrumah |
2000 | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 94 (3 …, 2000 | Health Sciences | 69 |
| Bancroftian filariasis in an irrigation project community in southern Ghana M Dzodzomenyo, PE Simonsen |
1999 | Tropical Medicine & International Health 4 (1), 13-18, 1999 | Health Sciences | 69 |
| Socio-demographic characteristics and psychosocial consequences of sickle cell disease: the case of patients in a public hospital in Ghana VA Adzika, FN Glozah, D Ayim-Aboagye, CSK Ahorlu |
2017 | Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 36 (1), 4, 2017 | Health Sciences | 68 |
| Enhancing Buruli ulcer control in Ghana through social interventions: a case study from the Obom sub-district CK Ahorlu, E Koka, D Yeboah-Manu, I Lamptey, E Ampadu |
2013 | BMC public health 13 (1), 59, 2013 | Health Sciences | 59 |
| Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium africanum in Ghana A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, E Sarpong, A Baddoo, ... |
2016 | BMC infectious diseases 16 (1), 385, 2016 | Health Sciences | 58 |
| Effectiveness of combined intermittent preventive treatment for children and timely home treatment for malaria control CK Ahorlu, KA Koram, AK Seakey, MG Weiss |
2009 | Malaria Journal 8 (1), 292, 2009 | Health Sciences | 54 |
| Community concepts of malaria-related illness with and without convulsions in southern Ghana CK Ahorlu, KA Koram, C Ahorlu, D De Savigny, MG Weiss |
2005 | Malaria Journal 4 (1), 47, 2005 | Health Sciences | 54 |
| Understanding resilience of female adolescents towards teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania C Pfeiffer, CK Ahorlu, S Alba, B Obrist |
2017 | Reproductive Health 14 (1), 77, 2017 | Health Sciences | 49 |
| Cultural understanding of wounds, Buruli ulcers and their management at the Obom sub-district of the Ga south municipality of the Greater Accra region of Ghana E Koka, D Yeboah-Manu, D Okyere, PB Adongo, CK Ahorlu |
2016 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (7), e0004825, 2016 | Social Sciences | 48 |
| Sero-Epidemiology as a Tool to Screen Populations for Exposure to Mycobacterium ulcerans D Yeboah-Manu, K Röltgen, W Opare, K Asan-Ampah, K Quenin-Fosu, ... |
2012 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 6 (1), e1460, 2012 | Health Sciences | 47 |
| Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration: a qualitative assessment CSK Ahorlu, E Koka, S Adu-Amankwah, J Otchere, DK de Souza |
2018 | BMC public health 18 (1), 238, 2018 | Health Sciences | 43 |
| Impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria parasitaemia in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District in northern Ghana B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, P Psychas, P Ricks, S Oppong, S Mensah, W Sackey, ... |
2018 | Parasites & vectors 11 (1), 555, 2018 | Health Sciences | 41 |
| Two-year evaluation of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Children (IPTc) combined with timely home treatment for malaria control in Ghana CK Ahorlu, KA Koram, A Seake-Kwawu, MG Weiss |
2011 | Malaria journal 10 (1), 127, 2011 | Health Sciences | 40 |
| Characterizing local-scale heterogeneity of malaria risk: a case study in Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district in northern Ghana P Amratia, P Psychas, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, J Millar, S Oppong, K Koram, ... |
2019 | Malaria Journal 18 (1), 81, 2019 | Health Sciences | 39 |
| Assessing lymphatic filariasis data quality in endemic communities in Ghana, using the neglected tropical diseases data quality assessment tool for preventive chemotherapy DK de Souza, E Yirenkyi, J Otchere, NK Biritwum, DK Ameme, S Sackey, ... |
2016 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (3), e0004590, 2016 | Health Sciences | 39 |
| Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia following mass testing and treatment in Pakro sub-district of Ghana IC Ndong, D Okyere, JY Enos, BA Mensah, A Nyarko, B Abuaku, ... |
2019 | BMC Public Health 19 (1), 1622, 2019 | Health Sciences | 35 |
| Detecting local risk factors for residual malaria in northern Ghana using Bayesian model averaging J Millar, P Psychas, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, P Amratia, K Koram, S Oppong, ... |
2018 | Malaria journal 17 (1), 343, 2018 | Health Sciences | 34 |