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Kingsley Apusiga
Department of PhysiologyPhysical SciencesHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Kingsley Apusiga

22 Publications12 Research Themes20 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work integrates clinical trials and global implementation studies, focusing on hypertension control strategies in Ghana and low- and middle-income countries. They employ methods such as cluster randomized trials for evidence-based interventions and online courses to enhance public health education. The findings highlight the importance of strategy development and the role of technology in modern healthcare, while also exploring factors like physical activity and sleep health, reflecting a comprehensive approach to addressing public health challenges in this region.

Key Research Themes (12)
Physical Sciences

Biomedical and Engineering Education

Health Sciences

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Health Sciences

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Health Sciences

Global Health and Surgery

Health Sciences

Global Maternal and Child Health

Social Sciences

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Health Sciences

Health and Medical Research Impacts

Health Sciences

Health Policy Implementation Science

Health Sciences

Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Health Sciences

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Health Sciences

Physical Activity and Health

Social Sciences

Sleep and related disorders

Publications (22)

An ecological analysis of sleep health across five African-origin populations spanning the epidemiologic transition

2025Sleep and related disordersDOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2025.02.002

Objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity does not attenuate prospective weight gain among african-origin adults spanning the epidemiological transition

Open Access
2025Obesity, Physical Activity, DietDOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-85383-7

Objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity does not attenuate prospective weight gain among African-origin adults spanning the epidemiological transition.

Open Access
2024Obesity, Physical Activity, DietDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5043485/v1

The utility of physical activity questionnaires among African origin populations; lost in translation?

Open Access
2024Physical Activity and HealthDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5529358/v1

Training in eight low-and middle-income countries: lessons learned from a pilot study using the WHO-TDR dissemination and implementation massive open online course

Open Access
2024Global Health and SurgeryDOI: 10.17615/xcbs-ay12

Training in eight low-and middle-income countries: lessons learned from a pilot study using the WHO-TDR dissemination and implementation massive open online course

Open Access
2024Mosquito-borne diseases and controlDOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1217619

Global implementation research capacity building to address cardiovascular disease: An assessment of efforts in eight countries

Open Access
2023Health and Medical Research ImpactsDOI: 10.17615/3k0n-3449

Global implementation research capacity building to address cardiovascular disease: An assessment of efforts in eight countries

Open Access
2023Health Policy Implementation ScienceDOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002237

Immune cell infiltration-based prognosis in prostate cancer: a review of current knowledge

Open Access
2023Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersDOI: 10.1186/s42269-023-01106-w

Implementation outcomes and strategies for delivering evidence-based hypertension interventions in lower-middle-income countries: Evidence from a multi-country consortium for hypertension control

Open Access
2023Health Policy Implementation ScienceDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286204

The WHO-TDR Dissemination and Implementation Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Evaluation and Lessons Learned from Eight Low-and Middle-Income Countries.

Open Access
2022Biomedical and Engineering EducationDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1455034/v1

Implementing Evidence-Based Task Strengthening Strategies for Hypertension Control within Ghana’s Community-Based Health Planning Services: A Concept Mapping Analysis

Open Access
2021Global Maternal and Child HealthDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-155327/v2

Implementing evidence-based task-strengthening strategies for hypertension control within Ghana’s Community-based Health Planning Services: a concept mapping analysis

Open Access
2021Global Maternal and Child HealthDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-155327/v1

Uptake of Task-Strengthening Strategy for Hypertension (TASSH) control within Community-Based Health Planning Services in Ghana: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Open Access
2020Health Policy Implementation ScienceDOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04667-7

Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to examine nurses’ perception of the task shifting strategy for hypertension control trial in Ghana

Open Access
2020Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-4912-5

Capacity and Readiness for Implementing Evidence-Based Task-Strengthening Strategies for Hypertension Control in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access
2019Global Maternal and Child HealthDOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.008

Adopting Task-Shifting Strategies for Hypertension Control in Ghana: Insights From a Realist Synthesis of Stakeholder Perceptions

Open Access
2019Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.007

Health insurance coverage with or without a nurse-led task shifting strategy for hypertension control: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial in Ghana

Open Access
2018Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002561

[LB.03.07] COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF A NURSE-LED TASK-SHIFTING STRATEGY FOR HYPERTENSION CONTROL VERSUS PROVISION OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN CHCS IN GHANA

2017Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000523178.88436.3d

Erratum to: Training nurses in task-shifting strategies for the management and control of hypertension in Ghana: a mixed-methods study

Open Access
2017Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2161-z

Training nurses in task-shifting strategies for the management and control of hypertension in Ghana: a mixed-methods study

Open Access
2017Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2026-5

A cluster-randomized trial of task shifting and blood pressure control in Ghana: study protocol

Open Access
2014Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-73
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DepartmentDepartment of Physiology
Total Publications22
Research Themes12
Open Access Papers20

Department of Physiology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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