Prof. Emmanuel Kweku Nakua

Associate Professor

Dept: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Public Health
KNUST
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Ageing Population, Non-communicable disease -(Injury prevention, Hypertension, Diabetes) Family Planning Maternal Health Human Resource Health Abortio...~more

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    1. Akosua F. Agyemang, Agnes Naki Tei-Muno, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Nakua EK, Precious Adade Duodu, Henry Ofori Duah, Anna Boakyewaa Bentil, Pascal Agbadi; The prevalence and predictive factors of breast cancer screening among older Ghanaian women, Heliyon, April, 2020. E03838
    2. Eunice Twumwaa Tagoe, Pascal Agbadi, Nakua EK, Precious Adade Duodu, Jerry John Nutor, Justice Moses K. Aheto: A predictive model and socioeconomic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone. Heliyon 6, 2020. e03508
    3. Nakua EK, John Amissah, Apiribu F, Otupiri E, Budu-Ainooson A, Agyemman-Weittey F, Adoteye G, Ansong D: Sports Injuries in Second-cycle institutions: The burden on, and risk factors Associated with Student Health. (Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, Vol. 8. No.2 September, 2019)
    4. Amy Budu-Ainooson, Nakua EK, Peter Donkor, Charles Mock Mary A. Kernic, Use of Support Services and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Abused Ghanaian Women with Disabilities. (Journal of Family Violence, 2019)
    5. Eric Lawer Torgbenu, Nakua EK, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Eric Badu, Henry Kyei Causes, trends and severity of musculoskeletal injuries at St. Joseph’s Orthopaedic Hospital, Koforidua-Ghana (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, August 2017)
    6. Yarfi C, Ashigbi EYK, Nakua EK; Wheelchair accessibility to public buildings in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: African Journal of Disability, 2017 P. 1-8
    7. Sarah D. Rominski, Jody Lori, Nakua EK, Veronica Dzomeku, Cheryl A. Moyer: When the baby remains there for a long time, it is going to die so you have to hit her small for the baby to come out: Justification of disrespectful and abusive care during childbirth among midwifery students in Ghana. Health Policy and Planning 2017. Vol. 32 (2) P. 215-224
    8. Jody R. Lori, Cheryl A. Moyer, Veronica Dzomeku, Nakua EK, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Sarah Rominski: Achieving universal coverage Understanding barriers to rural placement for final year midwifery students. Midwifery, 2017 Vol. 58 P. 44-49
    9. Frempong, N. K, Yirenkyi, P. A., Nakua EK, Dontwi, I K. Modeling Road Accident Fatalities in a Subregion of Ghana. American Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2016)
    10. Adam Gyedu, Kwabena Agbedinu, Mohammed Dalwai, Maxwell Osei-Ampofo, Nakua EK, Rockefeller Oteng, Barclay Stewart. Triage capabilities of medical trainees in Ghana using the South African triage scale: an opportunity to improve emergency care. (PanAfrican Medical Journal, 03 August, 2016)
    11. Cheryl A. Moyer, Sarah Rominski, Nakua EK, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Jody R. Lori, Exposure to disrespectful patient care during training: Data from midwifery students at 15 midwifery schools in Ghana. Midwifery 2016. Vol. 41 P39-44
    12. Yaw Amo Wiafe, Bill Whitehead, Heather Venables, Nakua EK, The effectiveness of intrapartum ultrasonography in assessing cervical dilatation, head station and position: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound , 2016
    13. Nakua EK, Easmon Otupiri, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Alfred Edwin Yawson, Gloria Folson, Sandra Hewlett: Gender disparities of chronic musculoskeletal disorder burden in the elderly Ghanaian population: Study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE WAVE 1). (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, August 2015)
    14. Akosua A. Gyimah, Nakua EK, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Easmon Otupiri; Fertility Preferences of Women Living with HIV in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. (African Journal of Reproductive Health, June 2015)
    15. Adams Gyedu, B. T. Stewart, Nakua E, Quansah, P. Donkor, C. Mock, M. Hardy, K H. Yangni-Angate: Assessment of risk of peripheral vascular disease and vascular care capacity in a low-and middle-income country (British Journal of Surgery DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9956).
    16. Sarah D Rominski, Jody Lori, Nakua E, Veronica Dzomeku, Cheryl A Moyer: What makes a likely abortion provider? Evidence from a nation-wide survey of final-year students at Ghana’s public midwifery training colleges. Contraception, 11/2015 93(3) DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception. 2015.11.2007
    17. Adam Gyedu, Barclay Stewart, Charles Mock, Easmon Otupiri, Nakua E, Peter Donkor, Beth E. Ebel: Prevalence of preventable household risk factors for childhood burn injury in semi-urban Ghana: A population-based survey. (Burns: journal of the international Society for Burn Injuries DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.11.004)
    18. Nakua EK, Justice Thomas Sevugu, Heather R Lipkovich, Easmon Otupiri, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Home birth without skilled attendants despite Millennium Villages Project interventions in Ghana: insight from a survey of women’s perceptions of skilled obstetric care. (BMC Pregnancy and Birth)
    19. Nakua EK, Easmon Otupiri, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Kwame Otu-Danquah, Mary Anderson: Refractive status and prevalence of refractive errors among junior high school students in the ejisu -juaben municipality of Ghana. (JUST-Journal of Science and Technology)
    20. Adam Gyedu, Charles Mock, Nakua E, Easmon Otupiri, Peter Donkor, Beth E. Ebel: Pediatric First Aid Practices in Ghana: A population-Based Survey. World journal of Surgery April 2015. DOI 10.1007/S0026-015-3061-1
    21. Sandra A. Hewlett, Benedict N.L. Calys?Tagoe, Alfred E. Yawson, Phyllis Dako?Gyeke, Nakua E, Gloria Folson, Akosua N. Baddo, George Mensah, Nadia Minicuci, Paul Kowal, Richard B. Biritwum Prevalence and geographic distribution of edentulism among older Ghanaians: Journal of Public Health Dentistry 10/2014; DOI:10.1111/jphd.12075
    22. A Gyedu, Nakua EK, E Otupiri, C Mock, P Donkor, B Ebel Incidence, characteristics and risk factors for household and neighbourhood injury among young children in semiurban Ghana: a population-based household survey. Injury Prevention 06/2014; DOI:10.1136/injuryprev-2013-040950
    23. Kwame Annin, Bahiru Saeed, Alfred Yawson, A A I Musah, Nakua E, Peter Agyei-Baffour, N N N Nsowah-Nuamah: Assessing the Association between the Degree of Pain and Socioeconomic Status among Older Persons in Ghana. Global Journal of Health Science, 05/2014; 6(3): 155-64
    24. Jody R Lori, Sarah D Rominski, Mawuli Gyakobo, Eunice W Muriu, Nakua EK and Peter Agyei-Baffour: Perceived barriers and motivating factors influencing student midwives’ acceptance of rural postings in Ghana. Human Resources for Health 2012, 10:17 
    25. Adusi-Poku, Anthony K Edusei, Agartha A Bonney, Harry Tagbor, Nakua E and Easmon Otupiri: Pregnant Women and Alcohol Use in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region-Ghana.  Afr J Reprod Health, 2012. 16(1). P. 55-60
    26. Akosua A. Gyimah,  Nakua EK,  Ellis Owusu – Dabo, Easmon Otupiri, Contraceptive characteristics of women living with HIV in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. (International Journal of MCH and AIDS (IJMA), 2013, 2(1), 111-120.
    27. Margaret E Kruk, Jennifer C Johnson, Mawuli Gyakobo, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Kwesi Asabir, S Rani Kotha, Janet Kwansah,  Nakua E, Rachel C Snow & Mawuli Dzodzomenyo (2010):  Rural practice preferences among medical students in Ghana: a discrete choice experiment. (Bull World Health Organ 2010;88:333–341| doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.072892)
    28. Peter Agyei-Baffour, Shuda R. Kotha, Jennifer C. Johnson, Mawuli Gyakobo, Kwesi Asabir,  Janet Kwansah,  Nakua E, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Rachel C Snow , Margaret E. Kruk,: Willingness to work in rural areas and the role of intrinsic versus extrinsic professional motivations – a survey of medical students in Ghana. BMC Medical Education 2011, 11:56 doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-56.
    29. Jennifer C. Johnson, Nakua E, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo Peter Agyei-Baffour, Mawuli Gyakobo, Kwesi Asabir, Janet Kwansah, Shuda R. Kotha, Rachel C. Snow and Margaret E. Kruk: For money or service? A cross-sectional survey of preference for financial versus non-financial rural practice characteristics among Ghanaian Medical students. BioMed Central Health Services Research, 2011, 11:300.
    30. Shuda R. Kotha, Jennifer C. Johnson, Sandro Galea, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Nakua E, Kwesi Asabir, Janet Kwansah, Mawuli Gyakobo, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, and Margaret E. Kruk: Lifecourse factors and likelihood of rural practice and emigration: a survey of Ghanaian medical students. Rural and Remote Health
    1. Chelsea B Polis, Philicia W Castillo, Easmon Otupiri,  Sarah C Keogh, Rubina Hussain, Nakua EK, Roderick Larsen-Reindorf, Suzanne O Bell,: Estimating the incidence of abortion: using the Abortion incidence complications Methodology in Ghana, 2017, BMJ Global Health, 2020, Vol. 5 (4)
    2. Sarah C Keogh, Easmon Otupiri, Doris W Chiu, Chelsea B Polis, Rubina Hussain, Suzanne O Bell, Nakua EK, Roderick Larsen-Reindorf: Estimating the incidence of abortion: a comparison of five approaches in Ghana. BMJ Global Health, 2020, Vol. 5(4)
    3. Dzomeku VM, Boamah Mensah AB, Nakua EK, Lori J, Donkor P; “I wouldn’t have hit you, but you would have killed your baby:” Exploring midwives’ perspectives on disrespect and abusive Care in Ghana. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020.
    4. Nakua EK, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Samuel Newton, Adofo Koranteng, Easmon Otupiri, Peter Donkor, Charles Mock: Injury rate and risk factors among small-scale gold miners in Ghana. BMC Public Health, 2019.
    5. Rominski SD, Bell AJ, Yawson AE, Nakua EK, Moyer CA: Is abortion justified to save the life or health of a woman? Evidence of public opinion from Accra, Ghana. International Journal Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2019; 147(1): 115-119.
    6. Decker Sheila, Joanne Chiwaula, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Nakua E, Bemah Adwoa Bonsu: Maternal Satisfaction with Labour at the University of Ghana Hospital Accra: A cross Sectional Survey. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2018
    7. Nakua EK, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Samuel Newton, Adofo Koranteng, Easmon Otupiri, Peter Donkor, Charles Mock: Occupational injury burden among gold miners in Ghana. International Journal of Injury control and Safety Promotion, Vol. 26(4) P. 329-335.
    8. John Amissah, Nakua EK, Eric Badu, Alexander Baba Amissah, Leticia Lariba: In search of universal health coverage: the hidden cost of family planning to women in Ghana. BMC Research note 2020; 13:58
    9. John Amissah, Eric Badu, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Nakua EK, Isaac Mensah: Predisposing factors influencing occupational injury among frontline building construction workers in Ghana. BMC Research Notes, 2019.
    10. Julian Philipp Wald, Emmanuel Asare, Nakua EK, Donatus Nohr, Christine Lambert, Simon Riedel, Ute Gola, Hans Konrad Biesalski, Validation of a computer-based analysis tool for real-time dietary assessment within a Ghanaian region. NFS Journal, 2019, P 15-25

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