Evans Xorse Amuzu
37 Publications19 Research Themes33 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
The researcher focuses on several key areas within public health, including the management and control of conditions like sickle cell disease, malarialism, and hypertension. Their work also explores emerging issues such as trauma and maternal health care. The researcher examines global public health policies and epidemiological studies that highlight challenges in healthcare access and equity. They analyze the societal factors influencing vaccination rates, including attitudes towards vaccination and social constructs in healthcare settings. This comprehensive approach integrates themes from disease management, control measures, community health initiatives, and broader societal impacts to provide a holistic view of public health challenges and opportunities.
Key Research Themes (19)
Health Sciences
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
Health Sciences
Bone fractures and treatments
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Child Nutrition and Water Access
Health Sciences
Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Health Sciences
Global Health Care Issues
Health Sciences
Global Maternal and Child Health
Social Sciences
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Social Sciences
Healthcare Systems and Technology
Health Sciences
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
Life Sciences
Immune responses and vaccinations
Health Sciences
Malaria Research and Control
Health Sciences
Occupational Health and Safety Research
Health Sciences
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
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Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
Health Sciences
Poisoning and overdose treatments
Social Sciences
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Health Sciences
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Health Sciences
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Social Sciences
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Publications (37)
Healthcare providers’ knowledge on sickle cell disease and its management: A pre- and post-training test evaluation outcome
Open AccessClinical manifestations of sickle cell disease in Africa and its association with foetal haemoglobin parameters
Open AccessSickle Cell Disease in Africa: SickleInAfrica Registry in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania
Open AccessAssessing Major Organ Dysfunction in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Protocol for a Cross‐Sectional Study
Open AccessTransition Readiness of Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients to Adult Clinic in a Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Open AccessA cross-sectional study of the clinical manifestations of Sickles Cell Disease in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania and its association with foetal haemoglobin parameters
Open AccessA contemporary evaluation of the frequency & factors associated with overt stroke across the lifespan: A Ghanaian sickle cell disease registry analysis
Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana
Open AccessHospitalizations among children with sickle cell disease enrolled in the Kumasi Sickle Cell Pan African Consortium (SPARCo) database: A cross sectional study
Open AccessHemolysis scavenger proteins and renal function marker in children with sickle cell disease at steady state: A cross‐sectional study
Open AccessReview of the establishment of trauma network of Ghana (TRANET): one-year review and implementation experience in a lower middle-income country
The Economic Burden Of Households With Children Less Than Five Years Presenting With Pneumonia At Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessPenicillin V prophylaxis uptake among children living with sickle cell disease in a specialist sickle cell clinic in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study
Open AccessThe Socio-Economic Burden of Paediatric Long Bone Fractures in A Low Resource Setting
Open AccessEstablishing a Sickle Cell Disease Registry in Africa: Experience From the Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium, Kumasi-Ghana
Open AccessHospitalizations among children with Sickle Cell Disease enrolled into the Kumasi SPARCo database
Open AccessBurden of hypertension in Ghana – Analysis of awareness and screening campaign in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Open AccessPrevalence of Hypertension in Ghana: Analysis of an Awareness and Screening Campaign in 2019
Open AccessMass drug administration targeting Onchocerca volvulus in Owabi catchment area in Ashanti Region, Ghana: Determinants of drug coverage and drug uptake.
Open AccessSocial and Behaviour Change Communication Intervention Improves Coverage and Acceptance of Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration in Onchocerciasis Endemic Communities in Ghana: A Quasi Experimental Design
Open AccessCommunication Medium Used by Clients and Health Professionals in Accessing and Providing Healthcare in Low Resource Setting: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Open AccessSocial constructs, late recognition and decision making for managing fast breathing in children
Healthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana
Open AccessPoint prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium infection and the comparison of microscopy, rapid diagnostic test and nested PCR for the diagnosis of asymptomatic malaria among children under 5 years in Ghana
Open AccessEducating caregivers to recognise the clinical signs of pneumonia in children younger than 6 months
Open AccessPrevalence of pneumonia and risk factors of pneumonia mortality among children under five years.
Open AccessKnowledge and Competencies of Vaccinators on Routine Childhood Vaccination in Ghana
Open AccessAchieving the Global Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessReview of Organism Density and Bacteriologic Conversion of Sputum among Tuberculosis Patients
Open AccessAvailability of Essential Drugs and Services for Children and Pregnant Women in the Barakese Sub-District of Ghana
Open AccessDifferences in the Treatment Outcomes of Referred and Non-referred Patients at the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)
Open AccessOccupational Health Risks of Health Workers at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Open AccessThe prevalence and correlates of hyperglycemia among rural Ghanaian adults
Open AccessThe prevalence and correlates of hypertension among rural Ghanaian adults
Open AccessEpidemiology of paediatric poisoning reporting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Open AccessDrinking water infrastructure in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: developing a model for sustainable interventions by non-governmental organizations
Suboptimal vaccination rates in rural Ghana despite positive caregiver attitudes towards vaccination
Open AccessAcademic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Child Health
Total Publications37
Research Themes19
Open Access Papers33
Department of Child Health
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology