Dr. Paul Okyere

Senior Lecturer

Dept: Health Promotion and Disability Studies
School of Public Health
School of Medical Sciences Building
Block H - Hutton Addy Wing
College of Health Sciences
KNUST - Kumasi
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Research Areas/Interests

Injury prevention and safety promotion Social Determinants of Health Non-communicable Diseases Malaria Community-based Public Health Promotion I...~more

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Publications

    1.  Ametefe, V.,  Appiah-Brempong, E.,  Okyere, P.,Vampere, H., Nyarko, G. B., Aggrey, P. A., & Mintah, F D.(2022) Gravidity, contraceptive use and acceptability of a proposed three-baby policy in a municipality of Ghana. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 9(5), 2022-2088. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20221216
    2. Okyere, P., Agyei-Baffour, P., Harris, M. J., Mock, C., Yankson, K. I., Donkor, P. & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2022) Seatbelt use among bus passengers in Ghana: observed versus self-reported measures. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2022.2056617.
    3. Peprah, P., Appiah-Brempong, E., Agyemang-Duah, W., Okyere, P. & Gyimah, A. A. (2022) ‘Where were pharmaceuticals in Eden?’ Use of herbal medicine in old age: Focus group discussions among community-dwelling older adults in Ghana. Journal of Herbal Medicine, 32, 100549.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100549.
    4. Agyemang, R. O., Bannor, R., Osei-Yeboah, R. & Okyere, P. (2022) A call to intensify prostate cancer education and screening in Africa: a case study of Ghana. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, DOI:10.1080/14635240.2021.2014344.
    5. Yankson, I. K., Nsiah-Acheampong, N. K., Okyere, P. Afukaar, F., Otupiri, E., Donkor, P., Mock, C. & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2021) On-site personal protective equipment signage and use by road construction workers in Ghana: a comparative study of foreign- and locally-owned companies. BMC Public Health, 21,  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12376-2.
    6. Okyere, P., Agyei-Baffour, P., Harris, M.J. Mock, C., Donkor, P., Yankson, K. I. & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2021) Predictors of Seat-Belt Use among Bus Passengers in Ghana: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief Model. J Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-021-00980
    7. Okyere, P., Agyei-Baffour, P., Harris, M. J., Mock, C., Yankson, I. K., Donkor, P. & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2021) Barriers to the enforcement of mandatory seat belt laws in Ghana: an exploratory study. Health Promotion International, daaa107, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa107
    8. Badu, E., Okyere, P., Bell, D., Gyamfi, N., Opoku, M. P., Agyei-Baffour, P. & Edusei, A. K. (2019) Reporting in the abstracts presented at the 5th AfriNEAD (African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability) Conference in Ghana. Research Integrity and Peer Review, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-018-0061-3.
    9. Anokye, R., Acheampong, E., Budu-Ainooson, A., Edusei, A.K., Okyere, P., Dogbe, J. & Nadutey, A. (2018) Socio-demographic determinants of childhood immunization incompletion in Koforidua, Ghana. BMC Research Notes, 11, 656. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3767-x. 2.
    10. Mensah, K.A., Acheampong, E., Anokye, F. O., Okyere, P., Appiah-Brempong, E. & Adjei, R. O. (2017). Factors influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers in a peri-urban district of Ghana. BMC Research Notes, 10, 466. doi: 1186/s13104-017-2774-7.
    11. Offei, L., Acheampong, E., Appiah- Brempong, E., Okyere, P., & Owusu, I. (2017) Accessibility of tourist sites to persons with disability: the case of Cape Coast and Elmina Castles in Ghana. Journal of Accessibility and Design for All, 7(2), 127-158. doi: 10.17411/jacces.v7i2.112.
    12. Gyamfi, E., Okyere, P., Acheampong, E. & Appiah-Brempong, E. (2017) Prevalence of, and barriers to the disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents in a district of Ghana. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 17(8), DOI: 1186/s12914-017-0114-6.
    13. Acheampong, E., Edusei, A.K., Okyere, P., Mensah, K.A., Adjei, R.O., & Appiah-Brempong, E. (2016) “We are not getting jobs”: Job seeking Problems of People with Disability and Coping Strategies adopted in an Urban Traditional Community in Ghana”. Journal of Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 27(1), 109-125.
    14. Mensah, K.A., Okyere, P. & Doku, P.N. (2015) An evaluation of a community-based food supplementation for people living with HIV in Ghana: implications for community-based interventions in Ghana. BMC Research Notes, 8, 519. DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1511-3.
    15. Gyamfi, E., Okyere, P., Appiah-Brempong, E., Adjei, R.O. & Mensah, K.A. (2015) Benefits of disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents: Perceptions of caregivers and health care providers. Journal of Association of Nurses in Aids Care. DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2015.08.001.
    16. Appiah-Brempong, E., Okyere, P. & Tsiboe, M. (2014) Should ‘Climate Change’ Change Health Promoters? Lessons for the Developing World. Developing Country Studies Journal, 4(15), 115-118.
    17. Okyere, P., Woodall, J., Appiah-Brempong E (2014) Effectiveness of Health Education in Increasing the Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Low Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Journal of Biosafety & Health Education, 2: 113. doi:10.4172/2332-0893.1000113.
    18. Appiah-Brempong, E., Okyere, P., Cross, R., & Odotei Adjei, R.  (2013) Health behaviour change: Advancing the utility of motivational interviewing to health promotion. Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy. 5(5): 167. doi: 10.4172/21556105.1000167.
    19. Appiah-Brempong, E., Okyere, P., Owusu-Addo, E. & Cross, R. (2014) Motivational interviewing interventions and alcohol abuse among college students: A systematic review. American Journal of Health Promotion. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp. 130502-LIT-222.
    20. Donkor, C., Edusei, A. K., Mensah, K. A., Nkoom, B., Okyere, P., AppiahBrempong, E., & Odotei, R.A.  (2015) Prevalence of Hypertension and Obesity among Women in Reproductive Age (≥ 20 ≤ 45) in the Ashaiman Municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Developing Country Studies Journal, 5(2), 89-96.
    21. Owusu, A.E., Edusei, A.K., Mensah, K. A., Appiah-Brempong, E., Nkoom, B., Okyere, P., & Adjei R.O (2015) Antibiotics availability and usage in health facilities: A case of the Offinso-south municipality of Ghana. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 5 (2) 139 -144.
    22. Acheampong, E., Mensah, K.A., Adjei, R.O., Edusei, A.K., Okyere, P., & Appiah-Brempong, E. (2015) “We are Seen but not Recognized”; Disability Stigma and Disabled People’s Exclusion from Community Activities: The Case of Disabled People in a Traditional Community in Ghana. Developing Country Studies Journal, 5(19), 115-121.
    23. Opoku, B.N., Mensah, K.A., Acheampong, E., Okyere, P., Appiah-Brempong, E., Adjei, R.O. & Wemekor, A. (2016) Provider-Client Perception and Experiences on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Medicines List in Both Public and Private Pharmacy in the Bantama Sub-Metro of Ashanti Region of Ghana. Developing Country Studies Journal, 7(9), 57 – 64.

     

    CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

    1. Okyere, P., Agyei-Baffour, P., Harris, M. J., Mock, C., Yankson, K. I., Donkor, P. & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2022) Seatbelt use among bus passengers in Ghana: observed versus self-reported measures. Paper presented at the 24th IUHPE Conference on Health Promotion, Montreal - Canada, 15th-19th May, 2022.
    2. Yankson, I.K., Okyere, P., Bapula, A., Otupiri, E., Afukaar, F.K., Donkor, P., Owusu-Dabo, E. and Mock, C. (2021) Hazard Perception and Self-Reported Non-Injury Occupational Ailments among Road Construction Workers in Ghana. Paper presented at the Virtual 10th Ghana Science Association’s Research Seminar and Poster Presentations (27th-28th April, 2021)
    3. Yankson, I.K., Okyere, P., Bapula, A., Otupiri, E., Afukaar, F.K., Donkor, P., Owusu-Dabo, E., and Mock, C. (2021) Noise Exposure Profile of Selected Road Construction Workers in Ghana: Compliance with EPA Permissible Levels. Paper presented at the Virtual 10th Ghana Science Association’s Research Seminar and Poster Presentations (27th-28th April, 2021)
    4. Yankson, I.K., Nsiah-Achampong, N.K., Okyere, P., Otupiri, E., Donkor, P., Mock, C., and Owusu-Dabo, E. (2021) On-Site Personal Protective Equipment Signage and Use by Road Construction Workers in Ghana: A Comparative Study of Foreign and Locally-Owned Companies. Paper presented at the Virtual 10th Virtual 10th Ghana Science Association’s Research Seminar and Poster Presentations (27th-28th April, 2021
    5. Buabeng, B., Okyere, P., Appiah-Brempong, E., Mensah, K.A., Adjei, R.O., & Acheampong, E. (2017) Determinants of the Utilization of Skilled Delivery Services in a Predominantly Rural District of Ghana. Paper presented at 5th AfriNEAD and 7th College of Health Sciences Scientific Conference held at the Saarah Mensah Auditorium at KNUST, Kumasi (7th -9th, August 2017).

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