My research interests focus HIV prevention, care and treatment, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, family and reproductive health

Current projects 
1.   NIH/Fogarty International D43 HIV Comorbidity Research Training Grant 
2.   Treatment Outcomes and Adverse Effects in patients initiating and maintaining a Dolutegravir based treatment regimen in Ghana  
3.   NIH RO1 Multi-Level Intervention Addressing Intersectional Stigma to Improve HIV Testing 
4.   World Health Organization Sexual and Reproductive Rights HRP Alliance Hub 5. COVID 19 and Health Systems   

1.   Adwoa Agyei-Nkansah, Patrick Adjei, Kwasi Torpey. COVID-19 and medical education: an opportunity to build back better. Ghana Medical Journal 2020; 54(4) supplement: 113-116 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.18

2.   Damilola Adetoro, Hadiza Khamofu, Titilope Badru, John Markson, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Nana Sandah-Abubakar, Ibrahim Dafa, Mario Chen, Robert Chiegil and Kwasi Torpey  Correlates of uptake of HIV testing among children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria: a secondary data analysis of the Akwa-Ibom AIDS indicator survey, 2017. BMC Pediatrics (2021); 21:33 //doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02495-5

3.   Charlotte Bongfen, Kwasi Torpey, John Ganle, Augustine Ankomah. Level of adherence and associated factors among HIV positive adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Cameroon. African Journal of AIDS Research. December 2020. DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2020.1833055

4.   Emefa Modey Amoah, Darlene Esinam Okai, Adom Manu, Amos Laar, Joseph Akamah, Kwasi Torpey . The role of lifestyle factors in controlling blood pressure among hypertensive patients in two health facilities in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Hypertension 2020 doi.org/10.1155/2020/9379128

5.   Helen Habib, Kwasi Torpey, Ernest Tei Maya, Augustine Ankomah. Promoting respectful maternity care for adolescents in Ghana: a quasi-experimental study protocol. Reproductive Health 2020:171: 129; doi.org/10.1186/s12978-020-00977-w

6.   Kwasi Torpey, Adwoa Agyei-Nkansah, Lily Ogyiri et al. Management of TB/HIV co-infection: The State of the Evidence. Ghana Medical Journal 2020; 54(3):186-196 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i3.10 

7.   Richard Adanu, Luis Bahamondes, Vanessa Brizuela, Evelyn Gitau, Seni Kouanda, Pisake Lumbiganon, Thi Thuy Hanh Nguyen, Sarah Saleem, Anna Thorson, Kwasi Torpey Strengthening research capacity through regional partners: the HRP Alliance at the World Health Organization. Reproductive Health 2020; 17:131; doi.org/10.1186/s12978-020-00965-0

8.   Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Titilope Badru, Hadiza Khamofu, Olubunmi Ruth Negedu-Momoh, Emem Iwara, Chinedu Agbakwuru, Akinyemi Atobatele, Mike Merrigan, Dominic Ukpong, Charles Nzelu, Gregory Ashefor, Satish Raj Pandey, Kwasi Torpey. Akwa Ibom AIDS Indicator Survey:  Key findings and Lessons learnt. PLOS One 2020  15(6):e0234079. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234079

9.   Osasuyi Dirisu, George Eluwa, Eseoghene Adams, Kwasi Torpey, Oladapo Shittu, Sylvia Adebajo. “I think this is the only challenge…..Stigma”-Stakeholders perception to barriers to antenatal care and prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) uptake in Kano State. PLOS One 2020 15(4): e0232028.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0232028. Published 26th April 2020

10.   Darlene Esinam Okai, Abubakar Manu, Emefa Modey Amoah, Amos Laar, Joseph Akamah, Kwasi Torpey. Patient-level factors influencing hypertension control in adults in Accra, Ghana. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2020: 20:123; doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01370-y. Published 11th March 2020

11.   Semahegn A,  Torpey K, Manu A,  Assefa N, Tesfaye G, Ankomah A. Psychotropic medication non-adherence and associated factors among  patients with major psychiatric disorders. Systematic Review 2020; 9(17) doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-1274-3

12.   Titilope Badru, Jefferson Mwaisaka, Hadiza Khamofu, Chinedu Agbakwuru, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Satish Raj Pandey, Patrick Essiet, Ezekiel James, Annie Chen-Carrington, Timothy D. Mastro, Sani H. Aliyu, Kwasi Torpey . HIV comprehensive knowledge and prevalence among young adolescents in Nigeria: Evidence from Akwa Ibom AIDS indicator survey, 2017. BMC Public Health 2020;20:45 doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7890-y

13.   Alren O. Vandy,  Nana Yaw Peprah, Joseph Yaw Jerela, Perfect Titiati, Abubakar Manu, Joseph Akamah, Ernest T. Maya, Kwasi Torpey .  Factors Influencing Adherence to the New Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy Policy in Keta District of the Volta Region, Ghana. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019;19:424 doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2544-8             

14.   Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Abubakar Manu, Nega Assefa, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Augustine Ankomah. Are interventions focused on gender norms effective in preventing domestic violence against women in low and middle income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Reproductive Health 2019; 16:93  doi 10.1186/s12978-019-0726-5

15.   Lily Ogyiri, Margaret Lartey, Oluwayemisi Ojewale, Andrew Anthony Adjei, Awewura Kwara, Richard Mawuena Adanu, Kwasi Torpeyc. Effect of HIV infection on TB treatment outcomes and time to mortality in two urban hospitals in Ghana – a retrospective cohort study. Pan African Medical Journal 2019;32:206 doi:10:11604/pamj/2019;32:206.18673

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