Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2009per ORCID

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Family Practice
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Economics and Econometrics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

In their own words

Clinical Pharmacy

Publications: 452009–2026
Citations: 368to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 1.391.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%3 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 80%24 of the 30 whose access is recorded

8 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 486 citations, h-index 13 and i10-index 17 (383 citations and h-index 13 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Pharmacy PracticeKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2009

Education

PhD Clinical PharmacyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2012–2016
MSc Clinical Pharmacy, International Practice and PolicyUCL, School of Pharmacy,2006–2007
Bachelor of PharmacyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1999–2003

On their papers

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publications

45 in all

Assessing hydroxyurea use in sickle cell disease: trends, benefits, and barriers to adherence in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
2026Journal of sickle cell disease.JournalOpen access1 citation10.1093/jscdis/yoag001
Impact of caregivers’ perceptions of malaria on their hesitancy toward childhood malaria vaccination
2026Vaccine

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1227%
Geriatrics and Gerontology1124%
Family Practice920%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health920%
Economics and Econometrics49%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health49%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology37%
General Health Professions37%
Nutrition and Dietetics37%
Obstetrics and Gynecology37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies12
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes11
Medication Adherence and Compliance9
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy4
Antibiotic Use and Resistance3
Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting3
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies3
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
Iron Metabolism and Disorders2
Malaria Research and Control2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

17% of their 30 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Australia1
India1
France1
South Africa1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
University of GhanaGH6 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH4 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH2 papers
Arizona State UniversityUS1 paper
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseFR1 paper
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseUS1 paper

Where they publish

Scientific African3
Health Science Reports2
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice2
Journal of Human Hypertension2
PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY2
Pharmacy Practice2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
11Sustainable cities and communities4
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1

Most cited

Exploring the extended role of the community pharmacist in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients in a developing setting
Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice
201753 citations
Ghanaian hypertensive patients understanding of their medicines and life style modification for managing hypertension
Int J Pharm Pharm Sci
201441 citations
Patient Related Factors Affecting Adherence to Antimalarial Medication in an Urban Estate in Ghana
Malaria Research and Treatment11

Every institution they have given on a paper.

UNCOVERING TREATMENT GAPS: A CLOSER LOOK AT MALARIA CASE MANAGEMENT IN A DISTRICT REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN GHANA, 2023

2025AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENEConferenceSenior author0 citations

Trends in antihypertensive use among privately insured hypertensive clients in Ghana

2024Journal of Human HypertensionJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1038/s41371-023-00885-z

Utilization of telepharmacy in the management of hypertension

2023Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social PharmacyJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100381

Disposal of leftover and expired medicines by community pharmacies and their clients in Ghana

2022Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular EconomyJournal9 citations10.1177/0734242x221084060

Health-Care Students' Perception on the Role and Contribution of Pharmacists: A Case Study in Ghana

2021Journal of Pharmaceutical Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i25a31453

Scientific African

2021Scientific AfricanReport1 citation

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among the Ghanaian population

2021Ghana College of PharmacistsJournal2 citations

Healthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana

2020African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access11 citations10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2114

Reuse of patients’ own drugs in hospitals in Ghana; the evidence to support policy

2019BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s12913-018-3860-9

2015Malaria Research and TreatmentJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding30 citations10.1155/2015/452539

Ghanaian Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Perception of Medication History Taking

2015Journal of Health, Medicine and NursingJournalSenior author0 citations

An Overview on Therapeutics of Hypertension

2014Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)ReportFirst author0 citations

Medicines used by pregnant women attending a district hospital in Ghana

2011International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournal2 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.06.014

The contribution of Ghanaian pharmacists to mental healthcare: current practice and barriers

2010International Journal of Mental Health SystemsJournalOpen access12 citations10.1186/1752-4458-4-14

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine1

How it can be read

80% free to read, of the 30 recorded

Diamond 4 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 6 · 13%Behind a paywall
Unknown 15 · 33%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

10 of 45 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation2
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences2
World Health Organization2
Department of Health and Social Care1
Indian Council of Medical Research1
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1

Open access · Diamond

Access to cardiovascular medicines in low- and middle-income countries: a mini review

Global Health Research and Policy

202328 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold