Publications
- Annan JJK, Norman BR, Mensah B, Enimil A, Kokuro C, 2021. Willingness to accept vaccination against SARS-cov-2: A survey of junior doctors. World J. Adv. Res. Rev. 9, 159–166. https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.9.3.0092
- Mensah B, Norman B R, Annan J JK, Kokuro C, Acute uncontrolled hyperglycemia, a non-specific presentation and predictor of covid-19 severity- a report of three cases. GSC Adv. Res. Rev. 6, 017–020. https://doi.org/10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.1.0001
- Amuasi AA, Acheampong AO, Kokuro C, Ofori A, Yayra K, Abu-Sakyi J, et al. Bacteriology and Antibiotic Sensibility Associated with Extracted Carious Teeth: A Cross Sectional Study at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana. Open J Stomatol. 2020;10(05):87–96.
- Sarfo FS, Mobula LM, Adade T, Commodore-Mensah Y, Agyei M, Kokuro C, et al. Low blood pressure levels & incident stroke risk among elderly Ghanaians with hypertension. J Neurol Sci [Internet]. 2020 Mar 10;0(0).
- Acheampong, A.., Kokuro, C., Obiri-Yeboah, S., Osei-Bonsu, F., Tormeti, D.N., Larmie, R.N.., Gyimah, N.T.., Anarfi, F., Obeng, C.., Pouzaa, B., Mensah, J.., Baffour-Awuah, S., Donkor, P., 2019. Conditions associated with severe orofacial infections: The kath experience. East Afr. Med. J. 96.
- Essential Vascular Care Guidelines Study Group. Consensus recommendations for essential vascular care in low- and middle-income countries. J Vasc Surg, 2016;64:6:1770-1779.e1
- Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias inpatients attending cardiac clinic at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi Ghana ( A dissertation in partial fulfillment of the award of Fellowship of the West African College of Physician in Internal Medicine), October 2013.
- The role of the internet in CVD prevention in Ghana from a medical officer's perspective. GMA Focus- April 2009, (Earlier for ProCor – April 2008)
- The prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease from estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate among hypertensives attending the Renal-Hypertension clinic at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi Ghana. A dissertation in partial fulfillment of award of DPDM, April 2009. LSTM/KATH
- A study of the Knowledge Attitude Belief and Practices of Febrile Convulsion in the Offinso District of Ashanti (A Dissertation In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for MB.ChB Degree), KNUST, October 2003.
- National Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases. Ministry of Health, Republic Of Ghana. Jusjay Media Accra. First Edition 2019. Chapter writer.
- Reference Manual for management of Hypertension for the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA), Ghana program. CONSULTANT
Kumah E, Otchere G, Ankomah SE, Fusheini A, Kokuro C, Aduo-Adjei K, et al. (2021) Diabetes self-management education interventions in the WHO African Region: A scoping review. PLoS ONE 2021:16(8): e0256123. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256123
Kumah E, Duvor F, Otchere G, Ankomah SE, Fusheini A, Kokuro C, Karikari AK, Adom J. Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy with Sulphadoxine- Pyrimethamine and its Associated Factors in the Atwima Kwanwoma District, Ghana. Annals of Global Health. 2022; 88(1): 27, 1–10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3560
Panford V, Kumah E, Kokuro C, Adoma PO, Baidoo MA, Fusheini A, Ankomah SE et al. Treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective, cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2022;12:e062857.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062857
National Protocol for The Prevention And Management of Chronic Kidney Disease. Ministry of Health Ghana. 1stEdition, 2025. ISBN:978-9988-3-7889-9.
National Guidelines For The Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Ministry of Health Ghana. 1st Edition, 2023. G-Pak Ltd. ISBN:978-9988-3-6797-8
Kwasi Afriyie E, Kumah E, Kokuro C, Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey Ch, Afful Boateng A, Agyei-Baffour P. Health literacy levels of mothers of under 5-year-old children in two districts in Ghana. Journal of Health Literacy. 2023;7(4): 21-31. Doi: http://doi.org/10.22038/jhl.2022.67555.1348
Mensah S, Kyei I, Kokuro C, Afriyie C, Nortey M, Agyei E. C-kit-negative transmural gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the stomach: A rare case of upper GI bleeding in Ghana. Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 3;11(2):e6906. http://dx.doi:10.1002/ccr3.6906
Amankwah, K.A.B., Agyemang, S., Konadu, E., Tawiah, P., Kokuro, C., Egblewogbe, D. and Ayisi-Boateng, N. K. (2024) “A Rare Occurrence of Left Radial Vein Thrombosis in A 23- Year-Old Ghanaian Male – A Case Report.”, JUST;42(1), pp. 25 - 32. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v42i1.3
Sarfo FS, Ayisi-Boateng NK, Nguah SB, Sarfo-Kantanka O, Kokuro C, Ababio H, Adu-Boakye Y, Ovbiagele B. Determinants of visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability among Ghanaians with hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Ghana Med J 2023; 57(1): 28-36 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v57i1.5
Kumah E, Owusu P, Otchere G, Ankomah SE, Fusheini A, Kokuro C, et al. Factors influencing community acceptability of mass drug administration for the elimination of onchocerciasis in the Asante Akim South Municipal, Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023;17(3): e0011251. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011251
Olowoyo P, Dzudie A, Okekunle AP, Obiako R, Mocumbi A, Beheiry H, Gianfranco P, …….Kokuro C, et al. ACHIEVE conference proceedings: implementing action plans to reduce and control hypertension burden in Africa. J Hum Hypertens 2024; 38,193–199. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-024-00903-8
Gyabaah, S., Adu-Boakye, Y., Sarfo-Kantanka, O., Gyan, K. F., Kokuro, C., Agyei, M., … Sarfo, F. S. Frequency & factors associated with elevated lipoprotein-a among Ghanaian stroke survivors. Journal of the Neurological Sciences2024; 456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2023.122839
Minkah, D.O, Owusu, I.K,. Kokuro, C., Norman, B.R., Arthur, J.A., Ogyefo, I.N. Prevalence of Increased QTc Dispersion Among Hypertensive Patients and Its Correlation to Clinical Risk Factors: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study. Cureus 2024;16(3): e56423. doi:10.7759/cureus.56423
Kumah E, Asana Y, Agyei SK, Kokuro C, Ankomah SE, Fusheini A,
Does health insurance status influence healthcare-seeking behavior in rural communities? evidence from rural Ghana. Health Policy OPEN 2024:6, 100119, ISSN 2590-2296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpopen.2024.100119
Eghan P, Folson AA, Donkor A, Kokuro C, Wiafe YA. Relationship between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and cardiac remodeling during pregnancy: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Ejog 2024; 298, P108-115,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.05.003
Awindaogo F, Acheamfour-Akowuah E, Doku A, Kokuro C, Agyekum F, Owusu I. Assessing and Improving the Care of Patients With Heart Failure in Ghana: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study and the Ghana Heart Initiative-Heart Failure Registry. JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e52616 URL: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e52616 DOI: 10.2196/52616
Ogyefo IN, Owusu IK, Minkah DO, Norman BR, Nkum B, Inusah AJ, Kokuro C. Predictors of echocardiographic abnormalities among people living with hiv on anti-retroviral therapy in Kumasi, Ghana. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 26;24(1):1346. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10246-x. PMID: 39592978; PMCID: PMC11590294.
Kumah, E., Kokuro, C., Ankomah, S.E. et al. Low utilization of skilled delivery services in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a case for facility delivery improvement. J Public Health Pol 46, 211–221 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-024-00542-w
Ankomah, S.E., Fusheini, A., Kumah, E., Kokuro, C et al. Community engagement for buruli ulcer eradication: lessons from an endemic district in Ghana. Discov Health Systems 4, 9 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44250-025-00183-0
Opare-Addo PA, Aikins M, Ampoful K, Adinyira S, Kobi A, Donaldy W, Gyan KF, Kokuro C, Sarfo FS. Sonographically measured optic nerve sheath diameter as a predictor of stroke severity and outcome among Ghanaian acute stroke patients. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Jul;137:111322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111322. PMID: 40367527.
Kokuro C, Boahene PY, Gyabaah S, Ankomah K, Akowuah EA, Appiah LT, Nkum BC. A Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in a Young Male With Eisenmenger Syndrome. Clin Case Rep. 2025 Jul 27;13(8):e70717. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70717. PMID: 40735723; PMCID: PMC12301262.
Kumah, E., Boakye, D.S., Boateng, R., Kokuro, C., Ankoma, S.E., Fuseini, A., et al. Cost-effectiveness of psychological treatment and support interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS: state of the evidence and policy considerations. Cost Eff Resour Alloc (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-025-00707-8
Eghan, P., Folson, A. A., Donkor, A., Kokuro, C., Gyimah, E. K., & Wiafe, Y. A. (2026). Ultrasound Findings on a Correlation Between Placental Function and Maternal Cardiac Function During Preeclampsia. WFUMB Ultrasound Open, 100107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wfumbo.2026.100107
Huebl, L., Owusu, I. K., Kokuro, C., Adu-Boakye, Y., Nkum, B. C., Ogyefo, I. N., Acheamfour-Akowuah, E., Labaran, M., Odoom, S. F., Nyamekye, R. K., Minkah, D. O., Andoh, H. K., Doku, A., Agyekum, F., Nani, S. Y., Steele-Dadzie, A., Dzefi-Tettey, K., Awuku, Y. A., Boadu, A. G., ... Heinemann, M. (2026). Establishing a National Deep Vein Thrombosis Network in Ghana: findings from a prospective observational study embedded in a capacity-building initiative. BMJ Public Health, 4(2), Article e003419. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-003419
Ampaabeng-Kyeremeh, A., Kumah, E., Ankomah, S., Boakye, D., Kokuro, C., Antwi, M., Agyei, S., Antwi, J., Fusheini, A., Agyei-Baffour, P. (2026). Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated With Adverse Drug Reactions Among People Living With HIV Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy at a Secondary Healthcare Facility in Ghana: A Retrospective Cross?Sectional Study. Health Science Reports. 9. 10.1002/hsr2.72346.
