DR. KWAME OPARE-ASAMOAHSENIOR LECTURERDEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESFACULTY OF BIOSCIENCENYANKPALA Campus
Background
Dr Kwame Opare-Asamoah is a Senior lecturer and the Head, the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences (FoB), University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale Ghana. He was also the Head of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine (SoM), UDS. Dr Kwame Opare-Asamoah has been training medical and allied health sciences students by teaching them human anatomy and physiology and related courses for the past 13 years. He is extensively involved in community work, where he has served in various coordinating capacities for the UDS's flagship programme, the Third Trimester Field Practical Program (TTFPP). He is currently the Tamale Chapter President of the Ghana Science Association (GSA) Dr Opare-Asamoah is a fellow of the Fogarty International Center-funded research training program, Addressing the Research Capacity Gap in Global Child, Adolescent & Family Health Disparities Utilizing Implementation and Data Sciences among Vulnerable Populations in Resource-Limited Settings ("ACHIEVE Program"). Dr Opare-Asamoah is a reviewer for various local and international peer-reviewed journals and an external assessor for other public universities in Ghana. He is a member of the International Ototoxicity Monitoring Group (IOMG), a global consortium of international stakeholders from universities, task forces, health foundations, professional societies, government agencies and patients created to address healthcare gaps in the clinical management of individuals who experience hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or balance difficulties following medical, occupational or environmental exposures to ototoxicants. His fields of interest are maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, antimicrobial research, pharmacokinetics, and community development. He is currently researching the effect of antibiotics on neonatal hearing.
Opare-Asamoah, K., Vicar, E. K., Acquah, S. E., Quaye, L., Alhassan, A.-M., Majeed, S. F., Sakyi, A. A., Blankson, E. F., & Mensah, K. B. (2023). Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Sepsis-Causing Bacteria at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Health Care Facility in Ghana. Microbiology Insights, 16, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786361231218169
Opare-Asamoah, K., Acquah, S. E., Vicar, E. K., Quaye, L., Alhassan, A. M., Majeed, S. F., Yakong, V. N., & Yankson, S. (2023). Predictors of the onset of neonatal sepsis at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross-sectional study. Health Sci Rep, 6(11), e1673. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1673
Opare-Asamoah, K., Amuah, J. E., Dongdem, J. T., Majeed, S. F., Mahama, Z. F., & Zakaria, D. N. (2023). The 12-item General Health Questionnaire factorial structure, sociodemographic and work-related factors of Ghanaian nurses and their association with stress: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 19, 100625. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100625
Kukeba, M. W., Darcha, R., Opare-Asamoah, K., & Agyeman, Y. N. (2023). Assessing the three delays for obstetric complications: a retrospective study in a tertiary health facility in Ghana. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 17(3), 1-13. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2022.0022
Vicar, E. K., Walana, W., Mbabila, A., Darko, G. K., Opare-Asamoah, K., Majeed, S. F., & Obeng-Bempong, M. (2023). Drivers of household antibiotic use in urban informal settlements in Northern Ghana: Implications for antimicrobial resistance control. Health Sci Rep, 6(7), e1388. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1388
Vicar, E. K., Alo, D. B., Koyiri, V. C., Opare-Asamoah, K., Obeng-Bempong, M., & Mensah, G. I. (2023). Carriage of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Associated Factors Among Food Handlers in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: Implications for Food Safety. Microbiology Insights, 16, 11786361221150695. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/1178636122115069
Opare-Asamoah, K., Majeed, S. F., Darcha, R., Anueka-Toah, L. A., & Korankye, E. A. (2022). Prevalence of and maternal factors associated with anaemia in pregnant women at antenatal care booking in Tamale, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 16(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2020.0055
Owusu-Sekyere, E., Alhassan, H., Jengre, E., Amoah, S. T., Opare-Asamoah, K., & Toku, A. (2022). The Societal Significance of Informal Economics during the COVID-19 Pandemic in an African City. The International Journal of Social Quality, 12(1), 29-53. https://doi.org/10.3167/ijsq.2022.120103
Opare-Asamoah, K., Majeed, S. F., Owusu, A. O., Keelson, K. O., Owusu, E. A., Wondoh, P. M., Kunfah, S. M., Fosu, S. E., Yorke, J., & Yakong, V. N. (2021). The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Dwellers in A Peri-Urban District of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 8(2), 12-20. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.54106/215.jmbs7z
Dongdem, J. T., Helegbe, G. K., Opare-Asamoah, K., Wezena, C. A., & Ocloo, A. (2022). Assessment of NSAIDs as potential inhibitors of the fatty acid amide hydrolase I (FAAH-1) using three different primary fatty acid amide substrates in vitro. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol, 23(1), 1. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s40360-021-00539-1
Opare-Asamoah, K., Majeed, S. F., Darcha, R., Anueka-Toah, L. A., & Korankye, E. A. (2022). Prevalence of and maternal factors associated with anaemia in pregnant women at antenatal care booking in Tamale, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 16(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2020.0055
Opare-Asamoah, K., Koffuor, G. A., Abdul-Mumin, A., Sulemana, B. M., Saeed, M., & Quaye, L. (2021). Clinical Characteristics, Medication Prescription Pattern, and Treatment Outcomes at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Health-Care Facility in Ghana. Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 10(1), 30-37. https://doi.org/10.4103/jrpp.JRPP_20_118
Alhassan, A., Abantanga, F. A., Omar, O., Nepogodiev, D., Bhang, A., Majeed, S. F., Opare-Asamoah, K., Yeboah, M. O., & Tabiri, S. (2020). Barriers to inguinal hernia repair in Ghana: prospective, multi-centre cohort study. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 7(1), 35-39. https://doi.org/http://dxdoi.org/10.4314/jmbs.v7i1.6
Opare-Asamoah, K. (2017). Determinants of low infant birth weight in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 8(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36250
Opare-Asamoah, K., Majeed, S., Quaye, L., Dapare, P., Mogre, V., Adams, Y., Kwaw, E., Kyere, R., Grunisky, L., & Shafiat, S. (2017). Assessing the prevalence of hypertension and obesity among diabetics in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 20(9), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31661
Saeed, M., Alhassan, A., Opare-Asamoah, K., & Kuubiere, C. (2014). A survey on obstetric fistula awareness in Northern Ghana. Eur J Exp Biol, 4(4), 178-182. http://pelagiaresearchlibrary.com/european-journal-of-experimental-biology/vol4-iss4/EJEB-2014-4-4-178-182.pdf
Owusu-Sekyere, E., Kwame, Opare-Asamoah, K & Nkuah, J. K. (2013). Perceptions and attitudes: The challenge of managing Buruli ulcer morbidity in Ghana. Int J Sci, 2(3), 16-24. www.ijsciences.com/pub/pdf/V2-201303-04.pdf
Schunk, M., Thompson, W., Klutse, E., Nitschke, J., Opare-Asamoah, K., Thompson, R., Fleischmann, E., Siegmund, V., Herbinger, K. H., Adjei, O., Fleischer, B., Loscher, T., & Bretzel, G. (2009). Outcome of patients with buruli ulcer after surgical treatment with or without antimycobacterial treatment in Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 81(1), 75-81. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19556570
Bretzel, G., Siegmund, V., Nitschke, J., Herbinger, K. H., Thompson, W., Klutse, E., Crofts, K., Massavon, W., Etuaful, S., Thompson, R., Asamoah-Opare, K., Racz, P., Vloten, F., Van Berberich, C., Kruppa, T., Ampadu, E., Fleischer, B., & Adjei, O. (2007). A stepwise approach to the laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer disease. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 12(1), 89-96. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01761.x
