IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Prof. Irene M. A. Kretchy
BPharm, MPhil
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy
ikretchy@ug.edu.gh | 0 |
Education
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2002)
- MPhil Psychology, University of Ghana (2006) ·
- PhD in Social Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2014) ·
- Fellow (Social Pharmacy) Ghana College of Pharmacists
Board Certifications
- Certified, Ghana Pharmacy Council
Research Interest
My research interests focus on psychosocial approaches to medication use and adherence in chronic physical and mental illnesses, understanding and optimizing medication-related behaviours, adverse drug reporting and traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) use from the perspectives of patients, conventional medical practitioners and TCAM practitioners.
Selected Publications
1. Kwakye AO, Kretchy IA, Peprah P, Mensah KB (2024). Factors influencing medication adherence in co-morbid hypertension and diabetes patients: A scoping review. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 100426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100426
2. Alor SK, Glozah FN, Kretchy IA, Adongo PB (2024). Assessing health-related Quality of life and clinical outcomes of patients with diabetes accessing healthcare in two public hospitals in south-eastern, Ghana: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Quality of Life Research, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03589-6.
3. Kwakye AO, Kretchy IA, Oppong KG (2024). Polypharmacy and its associated factors among patients with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes in a Municipal Hospital in Ghana. Scientific African, 23, e02028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e02028
4. Baah-Nyarkoh E, Alhassan Y, Dwomoh AK, Kretchy IA (2023). Medicated-related burden and adherence in patients with co-morbid type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Heliyon 9(4): e15448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15448
5. Alor SK, Kretchy IA, Glozah FN, Adongo PB (2023). Factors associated with glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ho, Ghana: A cross-sectional study. Metabolism Open. 27:100265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metop.2023.100265
6. Yorke E, Boima V, Ganu V, Tetteh J, Twumasi L, Ekem‐Ferguson G, Kretchy IA, Mate‐Kole CC (2023). The mediating role of quality of life on depression and medication adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross‐sectional study. Health Sciences Reports 6(9):e1539. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1539
7. Boima V, Yorke E, Ganu V, Gyaban-Mensah A, Ekem-Ferguson G, Kretchy IA, Mate-Kole CC (2023). Coping strategies and resilience among patients with hypertension in Ghana. Frontiers in Psychology 13:1038346. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1038346
8. Dake S, Bonful HA, Asamoah A, Arthur HA, Mwintuu L, Asampong E, Kretchy IA, Anum A (2023). Coping strategies among adolescents and young adults living with HIV/AIDS in Accra-Ghana. BMC Public Health 23:2350. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17147-9
9. Koduah A, Baatiema L, Kretchy IA, Agyepong IA, Danso-Appiah A, Cronin de Chavez AC, King N, Ensor T, Mirzoev T (2023). Implementation of medicines pricing policies in Ghana: The interplay of policy content, actors’ participation, and context. International Journal of Health Policy and Management 12:7994. https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7994
10. Nortey RA, Kretchy IA, Koduah A, Buabeng KO (2023). Biopsychosocial analysis of antibiotic use for the prevention or management of COVID-19 infections: A scoping review. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 19(4) pp. 573–581 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.11.011
11. Nanteer-Oteng E, Kretchy IA, Nanteer DO, Kretchy JP, Osafo J (2022). Hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination: The role of personality traits, anti-vaccine attitudes and illness perception. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(12): e0001435 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001435
12. Quao NSA, Kretchy IA (2022). Factors Associated with Health Care Seeking Behaviour: A cross-sectional study at an emergency department in a teaching hospital African Journal of Health Sciences, 2022 35(6): 768-782. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajhs.v35i6.11
13. Adjorlolo S, Adjorlolo P, Andoh-Arthur J, Ahiable EK, Kretchy IA, Osafo J (2022). Post-Traumatic Growth and Resilience among Hospitalized COVID-19 Survivors: A Gendered Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:10014. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph191610014
14. Appiah B, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Samman E, Koduah A, Kretchy IA, Ludu JY, Odonkor G, Nam SH, Gyansa-Luterrodt M (2022). The impact of antimicrobial resistance awareness interventions involving schoolchildren, development of an animation and parents’ engagements: a pilot study. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control. 11: 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01062-6
15. Koduah A, Baatiema L, Cronin de Chavez A, Danso-Appiah A, Kretchy IA, Agyepong I, King N, Ensor T, Mirzoev T (2022). Implementation of medicines pricing policies in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 11:257. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02114-z
16. Kretchy IA, Okoibhole LO, Sanuade OA, Jennings H, Strachan D, Blandford A, Agyei F, Asante P, Todowede O, Kushitor M, Adjaye-Gbewonyo K, Arhinful D, Baatiema L, Dankyi E, Grijalva-Eternod CS, Fottrell EF, de-Graft Aikins A (2022) Scoping review of community health participatory research projects in Ghana, Global Health Action, 15:1, 2122304, doi: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2122304
17. Koduah A, Baatiema L, Kretchy IA, Agyepong I, Danso-Appiah A, Cronin de Chavez A, Ensor T, Mirzoev T (2022). Powers, engagements and resultant influences over design and implementation of medicine pricing policies in Ghana: results from a stakeholder analysis. BMJ Global Health. 7(5): e008225. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008225
18. Kretchy IA (2022). Psychological Distress among Healthcare Professionals during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Health Sciences Investigative Journal. 3(1): 283-284. https://doi.org/10.46829/hsijournal.2022.6.3.1.283-284
19. Alhassan Y, Kwakye AO, Dwomoh AK, Baah-Nyarkoh E, Ganu VJ, Appiah B, Kretchy IA (2022). Determinants of blood pressure and blood glucose control in patients with co-morbid hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health 2(12): e0001342. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001342
20. Asiedu-Danso M, Kretchy IA Sekyi JK, Koduah A (2021). Adherence to Antidiabetic Medications among Women with Gestational Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research, Vol 2021 ID 9941538, 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9941538
21. Christian AK, Sanuade OA, Kushitor SB, Kushitor M, Kretchy IA, Agyemang C, de Graft Aikins (2021). Metabolic syndrome among individuals living with hypertension in Accra, Ghana. PLOS ONE, 16(10): e0253837. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253837
22. Appiah B, Kretchy IA, Yoshikawa A, Asamoah-Akuoko L, France CR (2021).Perceptions of a mobile phone-based approach to promote medication adherence: A cross-sectional application of the technology acceptance model. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 1: 100005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100005.
23. Anakwa NO, Teye-Kwadjo E, Kretchy IA (2021). Illness perceptions, social support, and antiretroviral medication adherence in people living with HIV in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Nursing Open, 8: 2895-2604. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.797
24. Kretchy IA Blewuada E, Debrah A (2021). A qualitative study exploring community pharmacists’ perspectives of child and adolescent mental healthcare. Scientific African, 13:e00969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00969
25. Kretchy IA, Appiah B, Agyabeng K, Kwarteng EM, Ganyaglo E, Aboagye GO (2021). Psychotropic medicine beliefs, side effects and adherence in schizophrenia: a patient–caregiver dyad perspective. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-021-01264-9
26. Ocansey PME, Kretchy IA, Aryeetey GC, Agyabeng K, Nonvignon J (2021). Anxiety, depression, and stress in caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders in Ghana and implications for medication adherence. Ghana Medical Journal, 55(3): 173-182. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v55i3.1
27. Kretchy IA, Koduah A, Opuni KFM, Agyabeng K, Ohene-Agyei T, Boafo EA, Ntow PO (2021). Prevalence, patterns and beliefs about use of herbal medicinal products in Ghana: A multi‐center community‐based cross‐sectional study. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26 (4): 410-420. https://doi.org/101111/tmi.13531
28. Kretchy IA, Boadu JA, Kretchy JP, Agyabeng K, Passah K, Koduah A, Opuni KFM (2021). Utilization of complementary and alternative medicine for the prevention of COVID-19 infection in Ghana: A national cross-sectional online survey. Preventive Medicine Reports, 24: 10163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101633