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Irene Akwo Kretchy

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I. A. Kretchy, Irene A Kretchy, Irene A. Kretchy, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Irene Akwo-Kretchy, Irene Awo Kretchy, Irene Kretchy, Irene M. Akwo Kretchy, Irene M.A. Kretchy, Karel Kostev

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University of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Texas A&M Health Science Center Texas A&M University

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Irene Akwo Kretchy is an author at University of Ghana specializing in medicine, public health, and global health.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Medicine	10	11	349
2	Public Health	8	8	187
3	Nursing	3	3	102
4	Education	1	1	46
5	Health Sciences	1	1	66

Irene Akwo Kretchy

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	Year	Citations
Mental health in hypertension: assessing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress on anti-hypertensive medication adherence Irene Akwo Kretchy, Frances Thelma Owusu-Daaku, Samuel A. Danquah International Journal of Mental Health Systems	2014	252
Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Jessica A. Kerr, George Patton, Karly Cini, The Lancet	2025	216
Spiritual and religious beliefs: do they matter in the medication adherence behaviour of hypertensive patients? Irene Akwo Kretchy, Frances Thelma Owusu-Daaku, Samuel A. Danquah BioPsychoSocial Medicine	2013	129
Patterns and determinants of the use of complementary and alternative medicine: a cross-sectional study of hypertensive patients in Ghana Irene Akwo Kretchy, Frances Thelma Owusu-Daaku, Samuel A. Danquah BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine	2014	91
Perceived stress and quality of life of pharmacy students in University of Ghana Adomah Opoku-Acheampong, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Franklin Acheampong, BMC Research Notes	2017	87
Economic cost and quality of life of family caregivers of schizophrenic patients attending psychiatric hospitals in Ghana Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Genevieve Cecilia Aryeetey, BMC Health Services Research	2017	83
The Association between Diabetes-Related Distress and Medication Adherence in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study Irene Akwo Kretchy, Augustina Koduah, Thelma Ohene‐Agyei, Journal of Diabetes Research	2020	71
The experiences of providing caregiving for patients with schizophrenia in the Ghanaian context Odue Gloria, Joseph Osafo, Emily Goldmann, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing NursingFamily MedicineSocial CarePsychosocial RehabilitationPsychiatry	2018	66
Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Emily Haeuser, Sam Byrne, Jason Nguyen, The Lancet VaccinologyVaccinationPopulation ChildrenGlobal BurdenPreventive Medicine	2025	55
Adherence to oral anti-diabetic drugs among patients attending a Ghanaian teaching hospital Suliasnaia P. Bruce, Franklin Acheampong, Irene Akwo Kretchy Pharmacy Practice	2015	53

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