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Thomas Agyarko-Poku

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This research investigates several critical aspects of HIV/AIDS, sex work, antibiotic use, reproductive tract infections, and other health-related issues in Ghana. The studies explore themes such as prevention strategies for men who have sex with men (MSM), antiretroviral drug use among youth, sexual behaviors among MSM, and the impact of immunization programs. Methodologies include qualitative interviews, surveys, and case studies, providing insights into how these interventions can improve health outcomes in this population.

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“But the moment they find out that you are MSM…”: a qualitative investigation of HIV prevention experiences among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana’s health care system(2017)
The Association of HIV Stigma and HIV/STD Knowledge With Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescent and Adult Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ghana, West Africa(2015)
Predictors of Condom Use among Peer Social Networks of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ghana, West Africa(2015)
Autonomy-Supportive Healthcare Climate and HIV-Related Stigma Predict Linkage to HIV Care in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ghana, West Africa(2021)
Cost effectiveness of option B plus for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-limited countries: evidence from Kumasi, Ghana(2015)
HIV status disclosure and sexual activity among pregnant women in Ghana(2022)
HIV destigmatization: perspectives of people living with HIV in the Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana(2023)
Too bad! Fixed dose combination antiretroviral drugs(2014)
High mortality among people living with HIV and AIDS accessing care at hospitals in Ghana. Do they report too late?(2014)
P2.142 Too Bad! Single Molecule Antiretroviral Drugs May Not Be the Magic Bullet(2013)
P2.146 CD4 Lymphocytes Count At First Presentation of HIV Positive Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy At a District Hospital in Ghana(2013)
The Ghana retention on ART study (ROARS):keeping HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy(2014)
P325 HIV Status Disclosure Among Pregnant Women at a District Hospital in Ghana(2021)
Filling a Critical Gap: A Qualitative Study of HIV Prevention and Vulnerability Among Older Sexual Minority Men in Ghana(2024)
Filling a critical gap: a qualitative study of HIV prevention needs and vulnerability among older sexual minority men in Ghana(2025)
Interventions for improving the uptake of HIV testing among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review(2025)
Determinants of HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ghana: Insights from the Ghana Men’s Study II(2025)
Love, power, resilience and vulnerability: relationship dynamics between female sex workers in Ghana and their intimate partners(2018)
“It's All About Making a Life”(2015)
“Too Much Sex and Alcohol”: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Male Adolescents and Young Men Who have Sex with Men in Ghana(2018)
P3-S7.18 Aetiological agents of infective vaginal discharge among women attending a STD clinic in Kumasi, Ghana(2011)
P4.051 Vulnerability to HIV and Prevention Needs of Female Post-Secondary Students Engaged in Transactional Sex in Kumasi, Ghana - A Qualitative Study(2013)
P12.13 Integrating sexually transmitted infections (sti) intervention project for female sex workers (fsw) into primary level of care in ghana: assessing the impact a decade after project implementation(2015)
The Syndromic Management of Vaginal Discharge Using Single-Dose Treatments: A Randomized Controlled Trial in West Africa/Prise En Charge Syndromique De la Leucorrhee Par Des Traitements Sous Forme De Dose Unique: Essai Controle Randomise En Afrique De l'Ouest/Manejo Sindromico del Flujo Vaginal Mediante Tratamientos De Dosis Unica: Ensayo Controlado Aleatorizado En Africa Occidental(2006)
P2.13 Bacterial vaginosis: leading cause of vaginal discharge among women attending sexually transmitted infection clinic in kumasi, ghana(2017)
Research report: "It’s all about making a life": young female sex workers vulnerability to HIV and prevention needs in Kumasi, Ghana(2012)
Research report: Exploring the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of MSM engaged in substance use and transactional sex in Ghana(2013)
Program brief: HIV vulnerability and preventionneeds of young female sex workers in Kumasi, Ghana(2013)
Self-Medication and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Survey of Students Studying Healthcare Programmes at a Tertiary Institution in Ghana(2021)
Public perceptions on the use of antibiotics at a market place in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross-sectional study(2020)
Bacterial etiology of sexually transmitted infections at a STI clinic in Ghana; use of multiplex real time PCR(2016)
P3.232 Prevalence of Mycoplasma Genitalium Among Women Attending Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic in Kumasi, Ghana(2013)
Abstract P3-S7.16 Table 1 Association between Lactobacillus colonisation in the vagina and acquisition of bacterial vaginosis (BV)(2011)
P12.12 Bacteria aetiology of sexually transmitted infections at sexually transmitted infection clinic in kumasi, ghana; use of multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction(2015)
P207 Burden of ophthalmia neonatorium among babies of PLHIV at a district hospital in kumasi, ghana(2019)
High levels of used syringe use and unsafe sex among people who inject drugs in Kumasi, Ghana: an urgent call for a comprehensive harm reduction approach(2021)
P3.427 Exploring the Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviours of MSM Engaged in Substance Use and Transactional Sex in Ghana(2013)
Drug Use and Sexual Behavior(2015)
HIV vulnerability of men and women who inject drugs in Kumasi, Ghana(2014)
Program brief: "Using what you have to get what you want: HIV vulnerability and prevention needs of female post‐secondary students engaged in transactional sex in Kumasi, Ghana(2013)
P3.359 My Goodness! Condoms Have Other Uses Besides Use During Sexual Intercourse(2013)
Research report: "Using what you have to get what you want": Vulnerability to HIV and prevention needs of female post‐secondary students engaged in transactional sex in Kumasi, Ghana(2013)
Attitudes and behaviors among older MSM in Ghana(2013)
"I can decide to use the property I have to make money": HIV vulnerability of bar workers and bar patrons in Kumasi, Ghana(2014)
2203. Risk Factors for Hepatitis C in Western Africa: An Observational Study in a STI Clinic(2018)
P5.005 Stable Relationship: Barrier to Partner Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections(2013)
P4.042 Ignorance! Major Cause of Advanced Form of Genital Warts Clinical Presentation in Kumasi Ghana(2013)
Manejo sindrómico del flujo vaginal mediante tratamientos de dosis única: ensayo controlado aleatorizado en África Occidental(2006)
P186 <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>infections among people living with HIV on ART at STI clinic in kumasi, ghana(2019)

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