Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo
Department of Pharmacy PracticeLife SciencesHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo

32 Publications10 Research Themes28 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple domains within health sciences, focusing primarily on blood pressure and hypertension studies in Ghana, antibiotic use and resistance practices globally, interprofessional education initiatives, tuberculosis research for prevention and treatment, global public health policies addressing healthcare access and quality, pharmaceutical studies related to patient care, medical student perceptions of pharmacists, and the impact of these research areas on healthcare outcomes.

Faculty Biography

Dr (Mrs.) Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She worked at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for 20years and rose through the ranks to become Deputy Director Pharmaceutical Services. Whilst at KATH, Mercy worked as the Quality Assurance Coordinator for 10 years having obtained a Master of Health Services Planning and Management degree in 2001.  She joined the University in August 2013 and undertook her PhD in Social Pharmacy completing in 2017.  Her research interests are Health Seeking Behaviour, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, in persons with chronic diseases. Mercy’s area of specialization is Public Health, Ethics in Healthcare, Effective Communication in Healthcare, Quality Assurance in Healthcare, Teamwork and Collaboration in Healthcare, Research Methods and Research Ethics.Currently, she is the Experiential Training Coordinator for the Doctor of Pharmacy Programme.Dr. (Mrs) Opare-Addo is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Lady Pharmacist Association (LAPAG), the Commonwealth Pharmacy Association (CPA), and the International Federation of Pharmacist (FIP).

Key Research Themes (10)
Life Sciences

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Health Sciences

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Social Sciences

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Social Sciences

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Health Sciences

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

Health Sciences

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Health Sciences

Pharmaceutical studies and practices

Health Sciences

Schizophrenia research and treatment

Health Sciences

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Health Sciences

Urinary Tract Infections Management

Publications (32)

Informal over-the-counter supply of antibiotics in Ghana: A qualitative analysis of practices in community pharmacies

Open Access

Operational Research Improves Compliance with Treatment Guidelines for Empirical Management of Urinary Tract Infection: A Before-and-After Study from a Primary Health Facility in Ghana

Open Access
2025Urinary Tract Infections ManagementDOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed10090259

Over-the-Counter Distribution of Antibiotics in Ghana: A Qualitative Analysis of Pharmacy Practitioners' Perspectives

2025Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.03.039

Determinants of health-related quality of life in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: a prospective observational study

Open Access
2025Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1177/20499361251343143

Factors influencing treatment success in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study

Open Access
2025Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004146

Perspectives and Satisfaction of Consumers with Hypertension and Diabetes on Services Provided by Community Pharmacy

Open Access
2024Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1177/23743735241261237

Determinants of treatment success among drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study

Open Access
2023Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1101/2023.11.02.23298001

Assessing the impact of antimicrobial stewardship implementation at a district hospital in Ghana using a health partnership model

Open Access
2023Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlad084

Determinants of adverse reactions to first-line antitubercular medicines: a prospective cohort study

Open Access
2023Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1186/s40545-023-00577-6

Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Open Access
2023Interprofessional Education and CollaborationDOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04307-z

Evaluation of workplace hypertension preventative and detection service in a Ghanaian University

2023Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riac055

Attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Open Access
2023Interprofessional Education and CollaborationDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2554653/v1

Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of quality of life among tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study

Open Access
2023Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2517539/v1

Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in a District Hospital in the Ashanti Region of Ghana Using a Health Partnership Model

Open Access
2022Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.20944/preprints202212.0440.v1

Adherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?

Open Access
2022Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912260

Adherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?

Open Access
2022Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.20944/preprints202209.0232.v1

Implementation and outcomes of interprofessional education programme among health care students and practitioners in Ghana

Open Access
2022Interprofessional Education and CollaborationDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1617788/v1

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

2022Pharmaceutical studies and practicesDOI: 10.1177/0734242x221084060

Antimicrobial stewardship capacity and infection prevention and control assessment of three health facilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Open Access
2022Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlac034

The effectiveness of medication therapy management services in the care of hypertensive patients in a developing setting

2022Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Burden of hypertension in Ghana – Analysis of awareness and screening campaign in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Open Access
2022Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1177/20480040221075521

Prevalence of Hypertension in Ghana: Analysis of an Awareness and Screening Campaign in 2019

Open Access
2022Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1177/11795468221120092

Exploring the role of pharmacists in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients at the workplace

Open Access
2021Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00983

Blood Pressure Control, Accessibility, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications: Patients Seeking Care in Two Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Open Access
2021Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1155/2021/9637760

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

Open Access
2021Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i25a31453

Knowledge of hypertension and diabetes comorbid patients about their medication in a municipal hospital in Ghana

Open Access
2021Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.5897/ajpp2021.5232

Knowledge and experience of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Tema, Ghana

Open Access
2021COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsDOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210506

Anti-hypertensive medication access and affordability and their association with blood pressure control at a teaching hospital in Ghana

Open Access
2021Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.184.27977

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

Open Access
2020Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2114

A Case of Schizophrenia in a Young Male Adult with no History of Substance Abuse: Impact of Clinical Pharmacists’ Interventions on Patient Outcome

Open Access
2020Schizophrenia research and treatmentDOI: 10.1155/2020/3419609

Parenteral Antibiotic Use at a General Surgery Department of a Large Teaching Hospital in Ghana

Open Access
2018Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.9734/jamps/2018/45290

Source of medicines and medicine information by self-reported persons living with hy-pertension and diabetes in rural and urban Ghana

Open Access
2018Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2018.03.1151
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Pharmacy Practice
Total Publications32
Research Themes10
Open Access Papers28

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