Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo

Pharmacy Practice

About

Dr Afia Marfo is a senior lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She has over 11 years of working as a lecturer. Her research focuses on medication utilization studies on communicable and noncommunicable diseases, rational medication use and medication therapy management with reference to chronic diseases. She has publications, attended, and participated in academic conferences globally in these areas. Dr Afia Marfo has a PhD in Clinical pharmacy. Her PhD work focused on the role of the community pharmacists in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.Dr Afia Marfo is the examination officer and coordinator of the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in her department. She lectures both at the undergraduate and post graduate levels, in pathophysiology and therapeutics of diseases, community and hospital pharmacy practice. Afia is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana,(PSG) Lady Pharmacist Association (LAPAG) and Medicines Utilization Research in Africa (MURIA)

Research Summary

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The researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple key areas in public health and healthcare. Their work is centered around several significant themes: hypertension-related studies, pharmaceutical economics, the role of pharmacists in healthcare, global health policies, neonatal infection management, and maternal-child health initiatives. These areas collectively highlight their commitment to advancing understanding and improving healthcare systems, particularly in cardiovascular conditions, drug use economics, pharmacological services delivery, policy implementation, and early childhood care.

Research Themes

All (33 Papers)

Health Sciences (26 Papers)

Social Sciences (5 Papers)

Physical Sciences (2 Papers)

All Papers

Exploring the extended role of the community pharmacist in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients in a developing setting(2017)

Anti-hypertensive medication access and affordability and their association with blood pressure control at a teaching hospital in Ghana(2021)

Evaluation of a pharmacist-led hypertension preventative and detection service in the Ghanaian community pharmacy: an exploratory study(2016)

Blood Pressure Control, Accessibility, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications: Patients Seeking Care in Two Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana(2021)

Exploring the role of pharmacists in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients at the workplace(2021)

Blood pressure—lowering medication prescribing, its adherence to guidelines and relationship with blood pressure control at a family medicine department(2023)

Trends in antihypertensive use among privately insured hypertensive clients in Ghana(2024)

Evaluation of workplace hypertension preventative and detection service in a Ghanaian University(2023)

Utilization of telepharmacy in the management of hypertension(2023)

Trends in Antihypertensive Use among Privately insured hypertensive Clients in Ghana(2023)

Access to cardiovascular medicines in low- and middle-income countries: a mini review(2023)

Patient knowledge of medicines dispensed from Ghanaian community pharmacies(2013)

Reuse of patients’ own drugs in hospitals in Ghana; the evidence to support policy(2019)

Ghanaian Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Perception of Medication History Taking(2015)

ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE MEDICINES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ADHERENCE AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN GHANA(2021)

Pharmacist Role Interview Guide(2010)

Perspectives and Satisfaction of Consumers with Hypertension and Diabetes on Services Provided by Community Pharmacy(2024)

The effectiveness of medication therapy management services in the care of hypertensive patients in a developing setting(2022)

Healthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana(2020)

Source of medicines and medicine information by self-reported persons living with hy-pertension and diabetes in rural and urban Ghana(2018)

Prevalence, Awareness, and Control of Hypertensive Disorders amongst Pregnant Women Seeking Healthcare in Ghana(2023)

Exploring the Role of the Pharmacist in the Prevention and Management of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in Ashanti Region, Ghana(2025)

Investigating the effectiveness of gamification on supply chain operations knowledge and practice(2023)

Disposal of leftover and expired medicines by community pharmacies and their clients in Ghana(2022)

Medicines used by pregnant women attending a district hospital in Ghana(2011)

Pattern of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Treatment of Neonates Admitted with Suspected Sepsis in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana, 2021(2022)

Perceived stress levels, associated factors and non-pharmacological stress management strategies amongst pharmacists in the Volta Region of Ghana(2024)

Exploring factors affecting the adoption and continuance usage of drone in healthcare: The role of the environment(2023)

Exploring Factors Affecting the Adoption and Continuance Usage of Drone in Healthcare: The Role of the Environment(2023)

Quality of antenatal care and outcomes of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy among antenatal attendees: A comparison of urban and periurban health facilities in Ghana(2023)

Review of: "Auditing the Cost of Treating Hypertension in a Tertiary Health Facility in Yobe State, North-Eastern Nigeria"(2024)

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