Michael Owusu-Ansah
Department of Community HealthHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial SciencesPhysical Sciences

Michael Owusu-Ansah

25 Publications9 Research Themes20 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work focuses on a comprehensive approach to addressing public health challenges in Africa, particularly in the domains of infectious diseases, immunology, and health services. Their research spans themes such as Salmonella/Campylobacter epidemiology, the management of chronic diseases like diabetes and foot ulcers, and the development of novel therapies for conditions like immunological deficiencies. Additionally, they investigate aspects of water quality and antibiotic synthesis to improve public health outcomes in diverse settings.

Key Research Themes (9)
Health Sciences

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Health Sciences

Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases

Health Sciences

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management

Health Sciences

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Life Sciences

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Life Sciences

Synthesis and bioactivity of alkaloids

Health Sciences

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Social Sciences

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Physical Sciences

Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Publications (25)

A CRYPTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA-BASED PREPARATION REDUCED HOSPITAL STAY AND MORTALITY OF COVID-19 PATIENTS DURING THE PANDEMI

Open Access
2025Synthesis and bioactivity of alkaloidsDOI: 10.21010/ajtcamv21i1.1

Strengthening community engagement capacity for vaccine trial readiness in West Africa: A platform approach anchored in Lassa fever preparedness

Open Access

LB1207 Racial and ethnic representation in clinical trials of janus kinase inhibitors for dermatologic conditions: A systematic review

Open Access
2025Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesDOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2025.06.1499

Risk Factors for Typhoid Fever: Systematic Review

Open Access
2025Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.2196/67544

Evaluation of Moore and grab sampling method for Salmonella Typhi detection in environmental samples in Ghana

Open Access
2025Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318840

Evaluation of Moore and Grab Sampling Method for Salmonella Typhi Detection in Environmental Samples in Ghana

2025Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.12688/verixiv.171.1

Comparison of Statistical Methods for Predicting S. Typhi Detection in Wastewater in the Asante Akim District, Ghana

2024Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentDOI: 10.12688/verixiv.173.1

Risk Factors for Typhoid Fever: Systematic Review (Preprint)

2024Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.2196/preprints.67544

Perspectives of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Readiness forAdvance Care Planning at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Open Access
2024Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDOI: 10.59249/nzcs6192

Incidence of typhoid fever in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, and Nigeria (the Severe Typhoid in Africa programme): a population-based study

Open Access
2024Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00007-x

PA-261 Enhancing referral and participation in surveillance through facilitated participatory training in Asante Akim Agogo, Ghana: The TyVEGHA experience

Open Access
2023Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyDOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-edc.133

PA-259 Overcoming challenges in vaccination campaign during COVID-19: lessons learned from the TyVEGHA study

Open Access
2023Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyDOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-edc.132

PA-500 Prevalence and genomic characterization of typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonellae in Ghana

Open Access
2023Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-edc.219

PA-401 Demographic surveillance in low-resource settings during COVID-19: lessons learnt from the typhoid cluster randomised trial in Ghana

Open Access
2023Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyDOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-edc.187

Complications and mortality of non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Access
2022Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00615-0

“Because of Them I will Never Give up”: Perspective of Patients Receiving Specialist Palliative Care in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Open Access
2021Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDOI: 10.31080/asol.2021.03.0342

Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors in Tuberculosis Patients at Atwima Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana: A Ten-Year Retrospective Study

Open Access
2021Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1155/2021/9952806

Evaluation of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Effectiveness in Ghana (TyVEGHA) Using a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Phase IV Trial: Trial Design and Population Baseline Characteristics

Open Access
2021Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.3390/vaccines9030281

Preparing a young palliative care unit for the COVID-19 pandemic in a teaching hospital in Ghana

Open Access
2020Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDOI: 10.1017/s1478951520000498

Cultural Values, Preferences, and Goals of End-of-Life Care of Family Members of Patients with Life-Limiting Illness in Kumasi, Ghana: A Community-Based Study (GP702)

2020Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.125

Referral of Patients with Nonmalignant Chronic Diseases to Specialist Palliative Care: A Study in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

Open Access
2020Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDOI: 10.1155/2020/8432956

Cultural Values, Preferences and Goals and of End of Life Care of Family Members of Patients with Life-Limiting Illness in Kumasi, Ghana: A Community-Based Study (TH370C)

Open Access
2020Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.12.100

Self-Esteem Assessment among Adolescents Living with HIV and Seeking Healthcare at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital-Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2020Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthDOI: 10.1177/2325958220976828

Diabetes-related foot disorders among adult Ghanaians

Open Access
2018Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementDOI: 10.1080/2000625x.2018.1511678
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Community Health
Total Publications25
Research Themes9
Open Access Papers20

Department of Community Health

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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