Fred Stephen Sarfo

About Fred Stephen Sarfo

Fred Stephen Sarfo, With an exceptional h-index of 48 and a recent h-index of 38 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, specializes in the field of Neurology, Stroke, Cardiovascular diseases, M ulcerans Disease, HIV medicine.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Non-cigarette tobacco use and stroke among West Africans: evidence from the SIREN study

Advancing Cardiovascular Health Equity Globally Through Digital Technologies

Abstract HUP16: Exploring Differences in Stroke Type and Stroke Risk Factors Between Young African Americans and Ghanaian Stroke Women

Tailored Approach to Secondary Prevention After Stroke

Frequency & factors associated with elevated lipoprotein-a among Ghanaian stroke survivors

Priorities to reduce the burden of hypertension in Africa through ACHIEVE

Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study

Clinical and neuroimaging factors associated with 30-day fatality among indigenous West Africans with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Fred Stephen Sarfo Information

University

Position

Senior Lecturer in Medicine

Citations(all)

7806

Citations(since 2020)

5900

Cited By

3869

hIndex(all)

48

hIndex(since 2020)

38

i10Index(all)

143

i10Index(since 2020)

132

Email

University Profile Page

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Fred Stephen Sarfo Skills & Research Interests

Neurology

Stroke

Cardiovascular diseases

M ulcerans Disease

HIV medicine

Top articles of Fred Stephen Sarfo

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Non-cigarette tobacco use and stroke among West Africans: evidence from the SIREN study

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Adekunle Gregory Fakunle

Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle

Osahon Jeffery Asowata

Onoja Akpa

Fred S Sarfo

...

2024/5/1

Advancing Cardiovascular Health Equity Globally Through Digital Technologies

Oluwabunmi Ogungbe

Chris T Longenecker

Andrea Beaton

Sarah de Loizaga

Luisa Campos Caldeira Brant

...

2024/1/16

Abstract HUP16: Exploring Differences in Stroke Type and Stroke Risk Factors Between Young African Americans and Ghanaian Stroke Women

Stroke

Cindy Rivas

Aniela Edwards

Hannah G Rains

Maria Bruzzone

Fred S SARFO

...

2024/2

Tailored Approach to Secondary Prevention After Stroke

Fred Stephen Sarfo

Bruce Ovbiagele

2024/4/24

Frequency & factors associated with elevated lipoprotein-a among Ghanaian stroke survivors

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Solomon Gyabaah

Yaw Adu-Boakye

Osei Sarfo-Kantanka

Kwadwo Faka Gyan

Collins Kokuro

...

2024/1/15

Priorities to reduce the burden of hypertension in Africa through ACHIEVE

The Lancet Global Health

Paul Olowoyo

Prebo Barango

Andrew Moran

Bryan Williams

Paul K Whelton

...

2024/2/1

Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Fred Stephen Sarfo

Osahon Jeffery Asowata

Onoja Matthew Akpa

Joshua Akinyemi

Kolawole Wahab

...

2024/4/15

Clinical and neuroimaging factors associated with 30-day fatality among indigenous West Africans with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Morenikeji A Komolafe

Taofiki Sunmonu

Joshua Akinyemi

Fred S Sarfo

Albert Akpalu

...

2024/1/15

Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation …

International Journal of Epidemiology

Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle

Osahon Jeffery Asowata

Onoja Matthew Akpa

Adekunle Gregory Fakunle

Tinashe Chikowore

...

2024/2/1

ACHIEVE conference proceedings: implementing action plans to reduce and control hypertension burden in Africa

Paul Olowoyo

Anastase Dzudie

Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle

Reginald Obiako

Ana Mocumbi

...

2024/2/29

Epigenetics as a target to mitigate excess stroke risk in people of African ancestry: A scoping review

Priscilla Abrafi Opare-Addo

Fred Stephen Sarfo

Minas Aikins

Serwaa Asare Bediako

Bruce Ovbiagele

2024/1/20

Factors associated with hypertension and diabetes in rural communities in the Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana

Health Open Research

Joseph Kwasi Brenyah

Yeetey Enuameh

Bernard Okoe-Boye

Francis Asenso-Boadi

Ronald Welaga Miah

...

2024/2/27

The African Stroke Organization Conference 2023

The Lancet Neurology

Fred Stephen Sarfo

Mehari Gebreyohanns

Rufus Akinyemi

Ad Adams Ebenezer

Bruce Ovbiagele

...

2024/5/1

Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: insights from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study

Journal of Hypertension

Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle

Osahon Jeffery Asowata

Onoja Matthew Akpa

Adekunle Gregory Fakunle

Ifeoluwa Bodunde

...

2024/1/17

Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans

Genome Medicine

Rufus O Akinyemi

Hemant K Tiwari

Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra

Onoja Akpa

Fred S Sarfo

...

2024/2/5

Prevalence and predictors of low folate levels among stroke survivors in a country without mandatory folate food fortification: Analysis of a Ghanaian sample

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Fred Stephen Sarfo

Richard Boateng

Priscilla Abrafi Opare-Addo

Rexford Adu Gyamfi

Samuel Blay Nguah

...

2023/9/1

Research participants’ perception of ethical issues in stroke genomics and neurobiobanking research in Africa

medRxiv

Ayodele Jegede

Olubukola Balogun

Olorunyomi Felix Olorunsogbon

Michelle Nichols

Joshua Akinyemi

...

2023/10/3

The effect of social media marketing on indigenous textiles (kente and tie and dye) in kumasi

AMANO HELENA ADOMAKO

2023

Polypill programs to prevent stroke and cut costs in low income countries: Moving from clinical efficacy to pragmatic implementation

Fred Stephen Sarfo

Michelle Nichols

Priscilla Abrafi Opare-Addo

Bruce Ovbiagele

2023/2

Effect of Multilevel, Nurse-Led, Mobile Health Enhanced Intervention on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Among Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension in Ghana: Evidence …

Circulation

Thomas Hinneh

Oluwabunmi V Ogungbe

Faith Metlock

Nana Kwasi F Appiah

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

...

2023/11/7

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Co-Authors

H-index: 138
richard cooper

richard cooper

Loyola University Chicago

H-index: 70
Antonio Verdejo-Garcia

Antonio Verdejo-Garcia

Monash University

H-index: 62
Jan Felix Drexler

Jan Felix Drexler

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

H-index: 57
Andrew Owen

Andrew Owen

University of Liverpool

H-index: 56
Rufus Akinyemi

Rufus Akinyemi

University of Ibadan

H-index: 50
Mulugeta Gebregziabher, PhD

Mulugeta Gebregziabher, PhD

Medical University of South Carolina

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