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R. Awuah · SciRah

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R. Awuah

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h-index: 14
Works: 34
Citations: 555

Most-cited papers

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana
R. Awuah, J. Anarfi, Charles Agyemang, G. Ogedegbe +1 more
2014Journal of Hypertension92 citations
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Videos in learning in higher education: assessing perceptions and attitudes of students at the University of Ghana
R. Boateng, Sheena Lovia Boateng, R. Awuah, Eric Ansong +1 more
2016Smart Learning Environments58 citations Open access
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Explanatory models of diabetes in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana
A. de-Graft Aikins, R. Awuah, Tuula Pera, Montserrat Mendez +1 more
2015Ethnicity and Health57 citations
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Factors associated with treatment-seeking for malaria in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana
R. Awuah, P. Asante, L. Sakyi, A. Biney +3 more
2018Malaria Journal56 citations Open access
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Hypertension awareness, treatment and control in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
O. Sanuade, R. Awuah, M. Kushitor
2020Ethnicity and Health45 citations Open access
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Knowledge and perceptions of type 2 diabetes among Ghanaian migrants in three European countries and Ghanaians in rural and urban Ghana: The RODAM qualitative study
A. de-Graft Aikins, F. Dodoo, R. Awuah, E. Owusu-Dabo +12 more
2019PLoS ONE23 citations Open access
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Community and individual sense of trust and psychological distress among the urban poor in Accra, Ghana
M. Kushitor, Maame B. Peterson, P. Asante, N. Dodoo +6 more
2018PLoS ONE22 citations Open access
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Leveraging smallholder livestock production to reduce anemia: A qualitative study of three agroecological zones in Ghana
Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, E. Colecraft, R. Awuah, L. Adjorlolo +2 more
2018Social Science & Medicine (1967)22 citations Open access
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Livestock ownership is associated with higher odds of anaemia among preschool‐aged children, but not women of reproductive age in Ghana
Andrew D. Jones, E. Colecraft, R. Awuah, S. Boatemaa +3 more
2018Maternal and Child Nutrition21 citations Open access
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Perceptions and beliefs about anaemia: A qualitative study in three agroecological regions of Ghana
R. Awuah, E. Colecraft, M. Wilson, L. Adjorlolo +3 more
2021Maternal and Child Nutrition20 citations Open access
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Household economic burden of type-2 diabetes and hypertension comorbidity care in urban-poor Ghana: a mixed methods study
Samuel Amon, Moses Aikins, H. Haghparast-Bidgoli, I. Kretchy +15 more
2024BMC Health Services Research17 citations Open access
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The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana
S. Lule, S. Kushitor, C. Grijalva-Eternod, K. Adjaye-Gbewonyo +10 more
2024Global Health Action17 citations Open access
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Lay knowledge of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in three communities in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional survey
O. Sanuade, M. Kushitor, R. Awuah, P. Asante +2 more
2021BMJ Open17 citations Open access
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Psychosocial factors and hypertension prevalence among Ghanaians in Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe: The RODAM study
R. Awuah, A. de-Graft Aikins, F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, K. Meeks +6 more
2019Health Psychology Open17 citations Open access
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Implementation of national policies and interventions (WHO Best Buys) for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Ghana: a mixed methods analysis
L. Baatiema, O. Sanuade, I. Kretchy, Lydia O Okoibhole +14 more
2024Health Research Policy and Systems14 citations Open access
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Non-communicable diseases, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: analysis from a community-based cross-sectional study
K. Adjaye-Gbewonyo, I. Kretchy, L. Baatiema, C. Grijalva-Eternod +10 more
2025BMC Public Health10 citations Open access
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Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana: evidence from a mixed-methods study
S. Kushitor, Lydia O Okoibhole, Megan Vaughan, K. Adjaye-Gbewonyo +15 more
2025BMC Public Health9 citations Open access
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Non-communicable disease comorbidities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
S. Kushitor, O. Sanuade, L. Baatiema, M. Kushitor +2 more
2021South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde8 citations Open access
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Psychosocial stressors among Ghanaians in rural and urban Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe
R. Awuah, A. de-Graft Aikins, F. Dodoo, K. Meeks +6 more
2020Journal of Health Psychology8 citations Open access
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Contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) of diabetes in poor urban communities in Ghana: the CARE diabetes project qualitative study protocol
L. Baatiema, D. Strachan, Lydia O Okoibhole, I. Kretchy +15 more
2024Global Health Action6 citations Open access
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Perceptions of the roles, impact, challenges and needs of community drug distributors in the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in difficult-to-access communities in Ghana
A. Forson, R. Awuah, A. Mohammed, C. M. Owusu-Asenso +7 more
2023BMC Infectious Diseases6 citations Open access
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Coverage of preventive measures and surveillance for neglected tropical diseases in hard-to-reach communities in Ghana
A. Forson, R. Awuah, A. Mohammed, C. M. Owusu-Asenso +7 more
2023BMC Public Health4 citations Open access
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Level of understanding and community-level barriers to the management of hypertension: a qualitative study in eight coastal communities in Ghana
V. Boima, Alfred Doku, C. Hayfron-Benjamin, Afua A A Twumasi +4 more
2025BMJ Global Health3 citations Open access
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Cardiovascular Diseases and Established Risk Factors in Low- and Middle-income Countries
R. Awuah, E. Afrifa-Anane, Charles Agyemang
20163 citations
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5.10-P11Psychosocial factors and hypertension among Ghanaians living in different geographic locations: The RODAM Study
R. Awuah, Charles Agyemang, A. D. Aikins
20182 citations
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Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional CARE Diabetes community-based survey
C. Grijalva-Eternod, K. M. Sedzro, K. Adjaye-Gbewonyo, S. Kushitor +12 more
2026BMJ Open0 citations Open access
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Perceptions and knowledge of diabetes in poor urban communities in Accra, Ghana
R. Awuah, Publa Antwi, O. Sanuade, S. Kushitor +8 more
2025Global Public Health0 citations Open access
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Beyond individual barriers and facilitators: Digital interventions to address diabetes in urban Ghana
E. Gray, Ann Blandford, S. Amon, Publa Antwi +10 more
2025Digital Health0 citations Open access
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Three lessons on diabetes for global health professionals, researchers and policy-makers from the people of Ga Mashie
O. Sanuade, Lydia O Okoibhole, E. Dankyi, D. Strachan +9 more
2025Frontiers in Nutrition0 citations Open access
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Sex differences in social connectedness, health, and quality of life: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in urban Accra, Ghana
Rolando Leiva-Granados, C. Grijalva-Eternod, I. Kretchy, S. Amon +8 more
2025BMC Public Health0 citations
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Perceptions of the roles, impact, challenges and needs of community drug distributors in the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in difficult-to-access communities in Ghana
A. Forson, R. Awuah, A. Mohammed, C. M. Owusu-Asenso +7 more
2023Research Square0 citations Open access
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2.2-O3Assessing psychosocial stress among Ghanaian migrants in Europe: findings from the Rodam Study
R. Awuah, Charles Agyemang, A. D. Aikins
20180 citations Open access
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Videos in learning in higher education: assessing perceptions and attitudes of students at the University of Ghana
R. Boateng, Sheena Lovia Boateng, R. Awuah, Eric Ansong +1 more
2016Smart Learning Environments0 citations Open access
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Modifiable Risk Factors of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Ghana: Insights from National and Community-Based Surveys
R. Awuah, E. Afrifa-Anane
20130 citations
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