Francis Boakye
Department of PhysicsHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Francis Boakye

14 Publications4 Research Themes13 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has conducted extensive work on HIV-related health disparities in communities, primarily examining systemic inequalities. Through a synthesis of diverse themes, including HIV/AIDS prevention experiences, gendered access to healthcare, stigma reduction interventions, and community-based approaches, the research delves into understanding these disparities within marginalized contexts. The study highlights efforts to improve HIV testing and knowledge acquisition, particularly targeting men who have sex with men in regions with significant racial and economic divides. Additionally, it explores the impact of cultural context on accessing healthcare and implementing inclusive health interventions.

Key Research Themes (4)
Health Sciences

Global Health Workforce Issues

Health Sciences

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Health Sciences

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Social Sciences

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Publications (14)

Exploring the sickle cell disease knowledge of premarital counseling team members of faith groups; a multi-center mixed-methods study

Open Access
2025Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7426338/v1

Characterization of HIV Peer Support Based on The Dennis Peer Support Model - Accounts from Transwomen in Ghana, BSHG-018

Open Access
2024HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5730804/v1

Defining the Black population in Canadian health research: a scoping review protocol

Open Access
2024Global Health Workforce IssuesDOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081296

Status-neutral community-based multilevel intervention to address intersectional stigma and discrimination, and increase HIV testing, PrEP, and ART uptake among YGBMSM in Ghanaian Slums: A clustered randomized control trial protocol.

Open Access
2024Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4486078/v1

Using a mixed‐methods approach to adapt an HIV stigma reduction intervention to address intersectional stigma faced by men who have sex with men in Ghana

Open Access
2022HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1002/jia2.25908

Multi-level intersectional stigma reduction intervention to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Ghana: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Open Access
2021HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259324

Community-Based Interventions as Opportunities to Increase HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men – Lessons From Ghana, West Africa

Open Access
2021HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.660256

An application of the ADAPT-ITT model to an evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men in Ghana

Open Access
2021HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.32920/ihtp.v1i1.1412

Autonomy-Supportive Healthcare Climate and HIV-Related Stigma Predict Linkage to HIV Care in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ghana, West Africa

Open Access
2021HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1177/2325958220978113

Implementation and evaluation of a culturally grounded group-based HIV prevention programme for men who have sex with men in Ghana

Open Access
2020HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1832555

Knowledge and Acceptability of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana

Open Access
2019HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1675858

“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

Open Access
2017HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4799-1

Characterizing the Structure and Functions of Social Networks of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ghana, West Africa: Implications for Peer-Based HIV Prevention

2017HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2017.07.005

Barriers, Motivators, and Facilitators to Engagement in HIV Care Among HIV-Infected Ghanaian Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM)

Open Access
2017HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1806-6
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Physics
Total Publications14
Research Themes4
Open Access Papers13

Department of Physics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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