Dr. Betty Roberta Norman

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Medicine
Department of Medicine
KNUST
Kumasi Ghana

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Research Areas/Interests

HIV Medicine Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine...~more

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Publications

    Prevalence and incidence of pre diabetes and diabetes mellitus among people living with HIV in Ghana: Evidence from the EVERLAST Study. Sarfo F.S., Norman B, Nichols M., Appiah L., Osei Assibey S., Tagge R. Ovbiagele B. HIV Med (2021) https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13007

    Molecular Characterization and Clinical Description of Non-Polio Enteroviruses Detected in Stool Samples from HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Adults in Ghana. V Di Cristanziano, K Weimer, S Böttcher, FS Sarfo, A Dompreh, LG Cesar, E Knops, E Heger, M Wirtz, R Kaiser, B Norman, RO Phillips, T Feldt, KA Eberhardt. Viruses. 2020, 12 (2), 221

    Characteristics of hypertension among people living with HIV in Ghana: Impact of new hypertension guideline. Sarfo FS, Nichols M, Singh A, Hardy Y, Norman B, Mensah G, Tagge R, Jenkins C, Ovbiagele B. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2019 May 24. doi: 10.1111/jch.13561.

    Lower prevalence of Blastocystis sp. infections in HIV positive compared to HIV negative adults in Ghana. V Di Cristanziano, R D Alfonso, F Berrilli, FS Sarfo, M Santoro, L Fabeni, E Knops, E Heger, R Kaiser, A Dompreh, RO Phillips, B Norman, T Feldt, KA Eberhardt. PloS one. 2019, 14 (10), e0224000

     

    High prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients with rifampicin resistance using GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin in Ghana. Boakye-Appiah JK, Steinmetz AR, Pupulampu P, Ofori-Yirenkyi S, Tetteh I, Frimpong M, Oppong P, Opare-Sem O, Norman BR, Stienstra Y, van der Werf TS. International journal of mycobacteriology. 2016 Jun 1;5(2):226-30.

     

    Helicobacter pylori Coinfection Is Associated with Decreased Markers of Immune Activation in ART-Naive HIV-Positive and in HIV-Negative Individuals in Ghana. Eberhardt KA, Sarfo FS, Dompreh A, Kuffour EO, Geldmacher C, Soltau M, Schachscheider M, Drexler JF, Eis-Hübinger AM, Häussinger D, Bedu-Addo G, Phillip RO, Norman B, et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 61, Issue 10, 15 November 2015, Pages 1615–1623, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ577

     

    Incidence and determinants of nevirapine and efavirenz-related skin rashes in West Africans: nevirapine's epitaph? Sarfo FS, Sarfo MA, Norman B, Phillips R, Chadwick D. PloS one. 2014 Apr 11;9(4): e94854.

    Awareness of HIV status and partner disclosure among antenatal clinic attendants: experience from a regional hospital in Ghana. B Mensah, BR Norman, JJK Annan, A Enimil, M Agyei. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 2020, 8 (3), 014-027

    Assessing Reproductive Decision-making Among HIV-Positive Women in Kumasi, Ghana, AE Hersey, B Norman, R Reece. International Journal of MCH and AIDS. 2019, 8 (1), 54

     

    Retention in Care of HIV-Positive Postpartum Females in Kumasi, Ghana. Reece R, Norman B, Kwara A, Flanigan T, Rana A. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), 2016 15(2): 406-411.

    The Effect of Antiretroviral Stock-Outs on Medication Adherence Among Patients Living with HIV in Ghana: A Qualitative Study. Moriarty K, Genberg B, Norman B, Reece R. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2018 Mar -Apr;29 (2):231-240.

    Saving Up for The Future: HAART Stock-Outs as a Contributor to Treatment Non-Compliance Among HIV-Positive Patients in Kumasi, Ghana. Moriarty K, Reece R, Norman B. Annals of Global Health. 2016; 82 (3), 515-516.

     

    A Retrospective Chart Review of Treatment Initiation and Outcomes Following Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Delivery at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) HIV Clinic in Kumasi, Ghana. Heyward Q, Brown V, Norman B, Reece R, Rana A. Annals of Global Health. 2016; 82 (3), 390.

     

    Delayed entry to care by men with HIV infection in Kumasi, Ghana. Kumar N, Reece R, Norman B, Kwara A, Flanigan T, Rana A. Pan African Medical Journal. 2015;22(1).

     

    Risk of deaths, AIDS-defining and non-AIDS defining events among Ghanaians on long-term combination antiretroviral therapy. Sarfo FS, Sarfo MA, Norman B, Phillips R, Bedu-Addo G, Chadwick D. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 23;9(10):e111400

     

    Risk of deaths, AIDS-defining and non-AIDS defining events among Ghanaians on long-term combination antiretroviral therapy. Sarfo FS, Sarfo MA, Norman B, Phillips R, Bedu-Addo G, Chadwick D. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 23;9(10):e111400

     

    Sustained immunological responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy at 36 months in a Ghanaian HIV cohort. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Collini P, Schwab U, Sarfo S, Obeng-Baah J, Norman B, Chadwick D, Bibby D, Bedu-Addo G. 2009 Apr 1;48(7):988-91.

    Outcomes in medical admissions with hyponatraemia in Ghana–a single-centre study. EK Tannor, EO Akumiah, BR Norman. African Journal of Nephrology. 2019, 22 (1), 40-45

    Quality of life among patients with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease in Ghana-a single centre study. EK Tannor, BR Norman, KK Adusei, FS Sarfo, MR Davids, G Bedu-Addo. BMC Nephrology, 2019 20 (1), 122

    A 10-Year retrospective review of renal cases seen in a Tertiary Hospital in West Africa. EK Tannor, K Adusei, BR Norman. African Journal of Current Medical Research, 2018, (2) 2.

    High prevalence of renal dysfunction and association with risk of death amongst HIV-infected Ghanaians. Sarfo FS, Keegan R, Appiah L, Shakoor S, Phillips R, Norman B, Hardy Y, Bedu-Addo G, Longstaff L, Chadwick DR. Journal of Infection. 2013 Jul 1;67(1):43-50.

    Acute uncontrolled hyperglycemia, a non-specific presentation and predictor of covid-19 severity-a report of three cases. Mensah Boniface, Norman Betty, Annan John, Kokuro, Collins. 10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.1.0001.

     

    A forgotten parasitic infestation in an immunocompromised patient-a case report of crusted scabies. Agyei M, Ofori A, Tannor EK, Annan JJ, Norman BR. The Pan African Medical Journal 36 (238), 2020

     

    A Near Fatal Puerperal Flare of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Report and Review. Agyei M, Annan JJ, Ofori A, Norman BR. Global Journal of Medical Research: EGynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 20 Issue 5 Version 1.0, 9-16, 2020

    Book Chapters

    • Guide to History Taking and Clinical Examination for Medical Students. Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, KNUST. Second Edition, 2018
    • Guide to History and Examination for Medical Students. Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, KNUST.  First Edition, 2016

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