Fred Stephen Sarfo

Datos Biográficos

ID4871445
NOMBREFred Stephen Sarfo
NOMBRESFred Stephen
APELLIDOSarfo
FIRMASARFO F S
AFILIACIONESKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ORCID0000-0001-7274-5093
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS11
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR11
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Law Versus What People Want

    Open AccessMuyiwa Adigun, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi et al.ARTICLEJournal of African Law2026

    Research on strokes using genetics and neurobiobanking has highlighted some ethical, legal and social implications. Blood donation, brain donation, blood storage, re-use and sample sharing, data sharing, return of individual results, disclosure of incidental findings, pattern and causes of preference for informed consent, governance and regulation, and biorights are some of the legal problems presented. This study, therefore, explores this aspect…

  • Strengthening global partnerships for sustainable sickle cell disease care

    Open AccessIrene Kida Minja, Siana Nkya et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Addressing sickle cell disease (SCD) is crucial for achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in Africa. The region is significantly affected, with 78.7% of patients with SCD residing in sub-Saharan Africa and over 515 000 newborns diagnosed annually. Historically, African health systems have struggled to provide optimal care for patients with SCD, resulting in high under-5 mortality and severe childhood mor…

  • Experiences of Ghanaian frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and healthcare leadership recommendations

    Open AccessKimesha Grant, Holly Sims et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Understanding the experiences of frontline healthcare workers across different national and resource contexts is important for learning how to best support these providers to optimize their services during extended health emergencies. Using qualitative methods, we conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with frontline nurses and community healthcare workers to understand their working conditions, challenges, and supports during the COVID-19 pande…

  • Incidence of unintended pregnancies and pregnancy experience among adolescents living with perinatally-acquired HIV in West Africa

    Open AccessDésiré Lucien Dahourou, Clément Tisseron et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Registered with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry on 13 February 2024 (reference no. PACTR202402863175053)

  • Exploring patient-, provider-, and health facility-level determinants of blood pressure among patients with hypertension

    Open AccessSamuel Byiringiro, Thomas Hinneh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Optimal blood pressure (BP) control is essential in averting cardiovascular disease and associated complications, yet multiple factors influence the achievement of BP targets. We explored patient-, provider-, and health facility-level factors of systolic and diastolic BP and controlled BP status among patients with hypertension in Ghana. Using a cross-sectional design, we recruited 15 health facilities, and from each facility, we recruited four h…

  • Health systems interventions for hypertension management and associated outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessSamuel Byiringiro, Oluwabunmi Ogungbe et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Hypertension is a significant global health problem, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the effectiveness of medications and lifestyle interventions in reducing blood pressure, shortfalls across health systems continue to impede progress in achieving optimal hypertension control rates. The current review explores the health system interventions on hypertension management and associated outcomes in SSA. The World Health Organization…

  • Course and characteristics of depression over a 12-month period among Ghanaians living with HIV

    Nana Kwame Ayisi‐Boateng, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    Individuals with HIV are predisposed to depression but there is limited data on its dynamics and correlates. We aimed to assess course and characteristics of depression among Ghanaian HIV patients over a 12-month period. We interrogated a longitudinal study dataset of patients at a tertiary hospital and assessed depression at month 0 and 12 using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Association between clinical, sociodemographic factors an…

  • Human Rights Implications of Stroke Biobanking and Genomics Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Muyiwa Adigun, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi et al.ARTICLEInternational Human Rights Law…2022

    Stroke is a major cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa ( ssa ) and genetic factors appear to play a part in its pathogenesis. This led to the development of stroke biobanking and genomics research in ssa . Existing stroke studies have focused on causes, incidence rates, fatalities and effects. However, scant attention has been paid to the legal issues about stroke biobanking and genomics research in the sub-region. Therefore, this article examine…

  • Improving the quality of care for people who had a stroke in a low‐/middle‐income country

    Open AccessLeonard Baatiema, Ama De-Graft Aikins et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2020

    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Efforts to improve the adoption of evidence-based interventions for optimal patient outcomes in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) are persistently hampered by a plethora of barriers. Yet, little is known about strategies to address such barriers to improve quality stroke care. This study seeks to explore health professionals' views on strategies to improve quality stroke care for people who had a stroke in a LMIC. MET…

  • Unraveling the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Neurobiobanking and Stroke Genomic Research in Africa

    Open AccessRufus O Akinyemi, Carolyn Jenkins et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020Referencias: 45

    The ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of emerging neurobiobanks and data resources are unclear in an African scientific landscape with unique cultural, linguistic, and belief systems. The overarching goal of the African Neurobiobank for Precision Stroke Medicine--ELSI Project is to identify, examine, and develop novel approaches to address ELSI issues of biobanking and stroke genomic research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To accomplis…

  • Factors associated with performing tuberculosis screening of HIV-positive patients in Ghana

    Open AccessSusanne Mueller‐Using, Susanne Mueller-Using et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01897909 (July 5, 2013)