Prof. Bernard Cudjoe Nkum

Associate Professor


Research Areas/Interests


Publications

           1 Correcting Total Serum Calcium The Lancet March 11, 1989

           2 Deliberate Self Harm Ghana Medical Journal Vol 13 No 21 June 1989: 81-87

    1. Bernard Nkum Malaria Pulmonary Oedema(file://D:\HTA\Malaria\ClinicalCases\ClinicalCases.hta 2003 E-learning in Global Health for Africa: Specialist author on the pulmonary oedema in Malaria; virtual clinical case of the Malaria module
    2. 2004: The Test of Time (ProCOR) New goals recommended for cholesterol (response): procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum Bernard C, MD Friday, August 06, 2004
    3. 2004: Availability and Cost of Internet access in Ghana. (ProCOR).procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum, Bernard C, MD Thursday, October 14, 2004
    4. 2004: Passive smoking and risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: Prospective study with cotinine measurement. (ProCOR) (review) procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Dean, Eric and Nkum, Bernard C, MD Friday, November 5, 2004
    5. 2004: C- Reactive Protein and Atherosclerosis of the Thoracic Aorta. (ProCOR). (review) procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Dean, Eric and Nkum, Bernard C, MD Friday, November 5, 2004
    6. 2004 Overweight and Obesity among Ghanaian Women. (ProCOR).:procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum, Bernard C, MD Wednesday, December 1, 2004
    7. 2005: Trends in blood pressure over 10 years in adolescents: analysis of cross-sectional surveys in the Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project. (ProCOR) (reviw): procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum, Bernard C, MD and Dean, Eric. Friday, January 21, 2005
    8. 2005 Is debt relief all it claims to be? (ProCOR) (response): procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum, Bernard C, MD Toesday, June 21, 2005
    9. 2005: Assessment of Absolute Cardiovascular risk as a starting point for interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients. (ProCOR) (commentary): procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum, Bernard C, MD Thursday, June 30, 2005
    10. 2005: Africa’s role in health research. (ProCOR): procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum, Bernard C, MD September 27, 2005
    11. 2005 Iinternational consensus on CPR (ProCOR): procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum, Bernard C, MD Tuesday, 2005
    12. 2005: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Hypertension Guidelines South Africa (2) (ProCOR) (response): procorbounces-bounces@healthnet org on behalf of Nkum Bernard C, MD Wednesday, December 21, 2005
    13. B. C. Nkum, O. Nyan, T. Corrah, T. C. Ankrah, S. Allen, F. B. Micah and K. MacAdam, Resting electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings in an urban community in The Gambia. Journal of Science and technology, Vol. 29, No. 1, April 2009
    14. Agyemang Yeboah F, Bernard Nkum. HIV/AIDS: an overview (2011): In Colin R. Martin and V. R Preedy (Editors) Scientific Basis of Healthcare. AIDS and Pregnancy. Science Publishers (USA) Copyright ©2011 CRC
    15. F. B. Micah and B. C. Nkum, Lipid disorders in hospital attendants in Kumasi, Ghana, Ghana Medical Journal, March 2012, Vol 46 No1 pp14-21
    16. C. Agyemang, G Attah-Adjepong, E. Owusu Dabo, A. DeDe-Graft Aikins, J. Addo, A K. Edusei, B. C. Nkum and G. Ogedegbe Stroke in Ashanti Region of Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal Vol 46 No 2 suppl June 2012 pp12-17
    17. A. K. Edusei, J. Bentum and B. Nkum, Birth weight of newborns in relation to nutritional status of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the Nkawie Government Hospital in Atwima Nwabiagya District, Ghana, Journal of Ghana Science Association, Vol 15 No 1 2013 pp24-29
    18. Bernard C. Nkum and Francis Agyemang-Yeboah. Point of care testing in modern medical practice (2013): In Francis Agyemang –Yeboah, Henry Asare-Anane and Sylvester Yaw Oppong (Editors) Tropical series in Health Science 1 Research Signpost Publishers (India) Rights Reserved 2013
    19. Bernard Cudjoe Nkum, Frank Botsi Micah, Theophilus C. Ankrah, Ousman Nyan, Left ventricular hypertrophy and insulin resistance in adults from an urban community in the The Gambia: Cross-sectional study, PLOS ONE, www.plos.orgVol 9, issue 4, April 2014, e93606
    20. Mavis Aggrey, Frank Frimpong Opuni, Bernard Cudjoe Nkum, Time as a determinant National Health Insurance Scheme subscriber health care utilization, Journal of Social Sciences (COES&RJ-JSS) Vol 3, No 3 Jul 2014, pp399-407
    21. D. N. Ofosu, C. Opoku-Okrah, B. Nkum and J Murphy The expression of SLAMF7levels in malignant B cells: A novel therapeutic pathway for patients with CLL Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 1(2015), pp1-10
    22. Claudia Donkor, Anthony Kwaku Edusei, Kofi Akohene Mensah, Bernard Nkoom, Paul Okyere, Emmanuel Appiah Brempong, Rose Odotei Adjei, Prevalence of hypertension and obesity among women in reproductive age in the Ashaiman municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, Developing \Country Studies, Vol. 5. No 2 2015, pp89-96
    23. Enoch Owusu Afriyie, Anthony Kwaku Edusei, Bernard Nkoom, Paul Okyere, Rose Odotei Adjei, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong Antibiotics availability and usage in health facilities: A case of the Offinso South Municipality of Ghana, Journal of Biology, Agriculture and healthcare, Vol 5, No 2 2015, pp139-144
    24. Bernard C. Nkum, Frank B. Micah, Theophilus C. Ankrah, Ousman Nyan, Metabolic syndrome in The Gambia; Comparison of the International Diabetes Federation and Adult Treatment Panel III definitions, Open Science journal of Clinical Medicine, 2015; 3(2): 27-32
    25. Modou Jobe, Adama Kane, Joquina Chiquita Jones, Soulemane Pessinaba, Bernard C. Nkum, Serigne Abdou Ba, Ousman Nyan, Electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy among Gambian diabetes mellitus patients Ghana Medical Journal, March 2015, Vol 49 No1 pp19-24
    26. Frank B. Micah, Bernard C. Nkum, Urine examination and renal function in adult patients attending outpatient clinics in Kumasi: Cross-sectional study Open Science journal of Clinical Medicine, July 10, 2015; 3(4): 129-135
    27. Bernard C. Nkum, Frank B. Micah, Theophilus. C. Ankrah, Ousman Nyan, A. E. Ohwovoriole. High glucose abnormalities and its risk factors in adult patients attending outpatient clinics in Banjul, the Gambia. Open Science journal of Clinical Medicine, August 2015; 3(4): 145-152
    28. G. Nkum, A. Lartey, C. Frimpong, F. Micah and B Nkum, Knowledge and awareness of glaucoma among adult patients attending an eye clinic of a teaching hospital Ghana Medical Journal September 2015, Vol 49 No 3 pp195-199
    29. Nkum BC, Micah FB, Eghan BA, Ankrah TC, Nyan O. The association between chronic kidney disease, hyperuricaemia and proteinuria in adult patients attending outpatient clinics in Banjul, The Gambia. Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, September 2015 Vol 4, No. 2.: 73-83.
    30. Frank B. Micah, Bernard C. Nkum, Francis A. Yeboah, E. Timmy-Donkor, Factors Associated with Hyperuricaemia in a Tertiary Care Center in Ghana.International Journal of Applied Science and Technology.October 2015 Vol. 5, No. 5
    31. Bernard C. Nkum, Frank B. Micah, Theophilus C. Ankrah, Ousman A. Nyan, Lipid Levels and Disorders in Hospital Attendants in Banjul, The Gambia. Open Access Library Journal, 7 March 2016 3: e2333. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1102333
    32. Clement Opoku-Okrah, Daniel Kwasi Sam, Bernard Nkum, Elliot Eli Dogbe, Lilian Antwi-Boateng, Benedict Sackey, Daniel Gyamfi, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Sports anaemia and anthropometric evaluation of footballers at Kwame NkrumahUniversity of Science and Technology (KNUST). Pan African Medical Journal. 2016; 24:25 doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.24.25.7244
    33. Maclean R. Akpa, Bernard C. Nkum, Frank B. Micah, Atrial Fibrillation: Current Trends and Management in the West African Sub Region. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 4, No. 2, 2016, pp. 5-10
    34. Emmanuel Acheamfour-Akowuah, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Bernard C. Nkum. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Hypertensive Patients Attending a Specialist Clinic in Techiman, Ghana. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 4, No. 4, 2016, pp. 15-20.
    35. Acheamfour-Akowuah Emmanuel, Owusu Isaac Kofi, Nkum Bernard C. Blood Pressure Control Status of Hypertensive Patients Attending an Out-Patient Specialist Clinic in Ghana. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 4, No. 5, 2016, pp. 28-34.
    36. B. C. Nkum, F. B. Micah, T. C. Ankrah, O. A. Nyan, A. E. Ohwovoriole. Dysglycaemia among Adult Outpatients in Banjul, The Gambia. Bingham Journal of Medicine. Vol. 1 No. 1, January – June, 2017.
    37. Yeboah, F.A., Nkum, B., Amankwaa, B., Eghan Jr., B.A., Acheampong, E., Nsiah, P., Okyere, P., Owusu, L., Nsenba, E.B. and Odame, E. Anto (2017) Metabolic Syndrome among Ischaemic Stroke Patients in Ghana: The Possible Role of Renin and Aldosterone. Open Access Library Journal , 4: e3952. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1103952
    38. Sarfo-Kantanka O, Sarfo FS, Ansah EO, Yorke E, Akpalu J, Nkum BC, Eghan B. Frequency and determinants of thyroid autoimmunity in Ghanaian type 2 diabetes patients: a case-control study. BMC EndocrDisord. 2017 Jan 17;17(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12902-016-0152-4.
    39. Amoako YA, Laryea DO, Bedu-Addo G, Nkum BC, Plange-Rhule J. Left ventricular hypertrophy among chronic kidney disease patients in Ghana. Pan Afr Med J. 2017 Sep 27;28:79. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.79.9183.
    40. Patricia Kwakai Brown, Sandra Asomaniwaa Boamah, Emefa Abena Ashiadey, Bernard Cudjoe Nkum, Frank Botsi Micah. Cardiovascular and Other Risk Factors Among Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Students. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 5, No. 6, 2017, pp. 35-42.
    41. Obinna O Oleribe, Kathryn Kirby, Olabisi Oladipo, Maud Lemoine, Mairi McConnochie, Matthew Foster, Jin Un Kim, Babatunde Salako, Albert Akpalu, M. Mourtalla Ka, Peter Newman, Sonny Kuku, Bernard Nkum, Abel Onunu, Simon D Taylor-Robinson. The Millennium Development Goal 6 Partnership for African Clinical Training (M-PACT) Clinical Course: A Six months’ Post Training Impact Survey. Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2017; 7:284-288
    42. Frank Botsi Micah, Bernard Cudjoe Nkum, Michael Ntim. Lifestyle Risk Factors in Hospital Attendants in Kumasi, Ghana: Cross-Sectional Study. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2018, pp. 15-23.
    43. Frank Botsi Micah, Bernard Cudjoe Nkum. Resting Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients at the Medical Outpatient Clinics of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana. Medicine Journal. Vol. 6, No. 1, 2019, pp. 1-10.

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