Francis Boakye
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.
Global Health Workforce Issues
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Exploring the sickle cell disease knowledge of premarital counseling team members of faith groups; a multi-center mixed-methods study
Open AccessCharacterization of HIV Peer Support Based on The Dennis Peer Support Model - Accounts from Transwomen in Ghana, BSHG-018
Open AccessDefining the Black population in Canadian health research: a scoping review protocol
Open AccessStatus-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 AccessUsing 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 AccessMulti-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 AccessCommunity-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 AccessAn application of the ADAPT-ITT model to an evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men in Ghana
Open AccessAutonomy-Supportive Healthcare Climate and HIV-Related Stigma Predict Linkage to HIV Care in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ghana, West Africa
Open AccessImplementation and evaluation of a culturally grounded group-based HIV prevention programme for men who have sex with men in Ghana
Open AccessKnowledge and Acceptability of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana
Open Access“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 AccessCharacterizing the Structure and Functions of Social Networks of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ghana, West Africa: Implications for Peer-Based HIV Prevention
Barriers, Motivators, and Facilitators to Engagement in HIV Care Among HIV-Infected Ghanaian Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM)
Open AccessDepartment of Physics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology