Mr. Julius Kwabena Karikari

Principal Medical Records Technician

Dept: University Hospital
University Health Services
P. O. Box PMB
KNUST, Kumasi.
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Research Areas/Interests

Maternal and Child Health, Injuries, Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases....~more

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Publications

    1. Opoku, D.A., Karikari, J.K., Oduro, E.K.N., Konadu, E., Oppong-Kyekyeku, E., Akabo, F., Kunkpe, G.M., Adjei, A.O., Amos-Abanyie, S., Dickson, R.A., Ayisi-Boateng, N.K., 2026. Hidden morbidity in early adulthood: Discrepancies between self-reported and screening-detected health conditions among university students in Ghana. Glob. Epidemiol. 12, 100285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2026.100285

    2. Opoku, D.A., Oduro, E.K.N., Karikari, J.K., Konadu, E., Addae, M., Abruquah, N.A., Oppong-Kyekyeku, E., Akabo, F., Kunkpe, G.M., Asense, P.S.K., Tawiah, P., Ayisi-Boateng, N.K., 2026. Latent profile analysis of implementation outcomes and willingness to use a digital health appointment system among university students in Ghana. Digit. Health 12, 20552076261474958. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261474958
    3. Tawiah, P., Gyan, K.F., Amoah, I., Oduro, I.N., Karikari, J.K., Opoku, D.A., Konadu, E., Ansah, E.O.A., Gyabaah, S., Twumasi, G.K., Ayisi?Boateng, N.K., 2026. Anthropometric Indices Associated With Elevated Estimated 10?year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: A Cross?Sectional Study. Health Sci. Rep. 9, e72849. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.72849
    4. Dankwah, F., Karikari, J.K., Okyere, P., 2026. Maternal health literacy among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Ghana: a cross-sectional study. Glob. Epidemiol. 12, 100278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2026.100278
    5. Abdi, A.A., Hassan, Y.S.A., Karikari, J.K., Ali, A.S., Hussein, S.A., Gargaar, N.H., Hassan, A.S., 2026. Determinants of obstructed labor among pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: A case–control study. Int. J. Gynecol. Obstet. ijgo.71136. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.71136
    6. Singh, B., Asaaseasa, K.T., Karikari, J.K., Opoku, D.A., Ohene-Manu, I., Darko, R., Antwi Boasiako, R., Matthew Owusu, A., Ohene Adjei, A., Osei-Boateng, E., Konadu, E., Oduro, E.K.N., Ayisi-Boateng, N.K., 2026. Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in a Public University Hospital in Ghana: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach. Health Services Insights 19, 11786329261460714. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329261460714
    7. Agbedinu, E.S., Owusu, F.O., Boakye, K., Addai- Manu, H., Karikari, J.K., Konadu, E., Akanwariwiak, R.A., Asenso, L., Addae, M., Kanfra, M., Opoku, D.A., 2026. Association between completing at least eight antenatal care contacts and maternal anaemia in Ghana: a cross-sectional study using causal machine learning. BMJ Open 16, e118189. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118189
    8. Ghunney M. K., Malick M. M. D., Karikari J. K., Akumanue C., 2026. ANTIHYPERTENSIVE PHARMACOTHERAPY USAGE PATTERNS FOR SECONDARY PREVENTION AND ASSOCIATED BLOOD PRESSURE OUTCOMES IN ISCHEMIC STROKE SURVIVORS AT THE TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITAL. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.19413246
    9. Hassan, Y.S.A., Omar, M.A., Karikari, J.K., Ali, A.S., Ahmed, M.M., 2026. Predicting childhood anaemia in Ghana with explainable machine learning: A national survey analysis. DIGITAL HEALTH 12, 20552076261437179. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261437179
    10. Opoku, D.A., Oduro, E.K.N., Karikari, J.K., Konadu, E., Addae, M., Oppong-Kyekyeku, E., Akabo, F., Ampah, B.A., Kunkpe, G.M., Manu, I.O., Abruquah, N.A., Asense, P.S.K., Ayisi-Boateng, N.K., 2026. Psychometric evaluation of acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility measures for a students’ online health appointment system in a university hospital in Ghana. Implementation Science Communications. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-00899-x
    11. Owusu, F.O., Konadu, E., Addai-Manu, H., Karikari, J.K., Agbedinu, E.S., Ibrahim, N., Asenso, L., Addae, M., Osarfo, J., Akpaloo, B.E., Kanfra, M., Opoku, D.A., 2026. Effect of completing eight or more antenatal care contacts on adverse pregnancy outcomes in a district hospital in Ghana: A propensity score–matched and doubly robust analysis. Global Epidemiology 11, 100253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2026.100253
    12. Abdulai, S.B., Karikari, J.K., Tembo, P., Habumugisha, T., Tembo, W., Cobbinah, A.I., Enuameh, Y., 2026. In-hospital survival and predictors of mortality among stroke patients at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS One 21, e0340447. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340447
    13. Karikari, J.K., Bedu-Addo, K., Hassan, Y.S.A., Konadu, E., Addae, M., Amponsah, O.K.O., Opoku, D.A., 2025. The double burden: co-occurrence of malaria and anaemia in children under five in Ghana – a multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression analysis. BMC Pediatr. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06344-7
    14. Amponsah-Kodua, G., Agyei-Baffour, P., Okyere, P., Acheampong, P.R., Karikari, J.K., Akohene Mensah, K., Tagoe, N., Naab, J.T.-B.M., Owusu-Dabo, E., 2025. Cord care practices and related outcomes among caregivers in two referral facilities in Ghana: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics 25, 829. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06195-2
    15. Karikari, J.K., Forjuoh, S.N., Konadu, E., Ayeboafo Ansah, E.O., Mensah, N.K., Abdulai, S.B., Fordjour, J., Oduro, L., Nakua, E.K., 2025. Estimating the probability of survival of hospitalized burn patients at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. Burns Open 10, 100402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burnso.2025.100402

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