Vincent Boima

Biographic Data

ID7556125
NAMEVincent Boima
GIVEN NAMESVincent
FAMILY NAMEBoima
SIGNATUREBOIMA V
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ghana
ORCID0000-0002-0562-6307
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Level of understanding and community-level barriers to the management of hypertension

    Open AccessVincent Boima, Alfred Doku et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    Hypertension has a significant impact on healthcare systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite Ghana’s high prevalence of hypertension, health system barriers impede its detection, treatment and control. This study assessed the level of understanding and systemic barriers that influence hypertension detection, management and control. This qualitative study was conducted in coastal communities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana between December 2023…

  • High BMI

    Open AccessErnest Yorke, John Tetteh et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: We examined BMI as a health risk factor for self-reported diabetes mellitus, angina, strokes and arthritis among older Ghanaians aged 50 years and above. Design: We analysed the individual-level data from the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health Ghana Wave 2 (2014/2015). The influence of BMI on self-reported chronic conditions including diabetes, angina, stroke and arthritis was examined. Setting: Household…