Akua Gyamerah, DrPH, MPH
Specialist
Community Health Systems
School of Nursing

Publications (17)

Top publication keywords:
CitiesFamilyGhanaTransgender PersonsHealth BehaviorHIV InfectionsViolenceCrimeSocial SupportHateBisexualitySelf DisclosureSocial StigmaCrime VictimsHomosexuality, Male

• Factors influencing healthcare workers' and health system preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Ghana.
  PLOS global public health 2024 Odiase OJ, Gyamerah AO, Achana F, Getahun M, Yang C, Bohara S, Aborigo R, Nutor JJ, Malechi H, Arhinful B, Awoonor-Williams JK, Afulani PA
• Correlates of viral suppression among sexual minority men and transgender women living with HIV in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  PLOS global public health 2024 Gyamerah AO, Marr A, Maleke K, Manyuchi AE, Mirzazadeh A, Radebe O, Lane T, Puren A, Steward WT, Struthers H, Lippman SA
• Impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV and HIV care: A qualitative study in the Volta Region of Ghana.
  PLOS global public health 2024 Asakitogum DA, Nutor JJ, Thompson RGA, Alhassan RK, Gyamerah AO
• The association of HIV-related stigma and psychosocial factors and HIV treatment outcomes among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana: A mixed-methods study.
  PLOS global public health 2024 Nutor JJ, Gyamerah AO, Duah HO, Asakitogum DA, Thompson RGA, Alhassan RK, Hamilton A
• Predictors of HIV status disclosure among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana: the disclosure conundrum and its policy implications in resource limited settings.
  AIDS research and therapy 2023 Alhassan RK, Nutor JJ, Gyamerah A, Boakye-Yiadom E, Kasu E, Acquah E, Doe E

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• Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV.
  AIDS research and therapy 2023 Nutor JJ, Gyamerah AO, Alhassan RK, Duah HO, Thompson RGA, Wilson N, Harris O, Gutierrez J, Hoffmann TJ, Getahun M, Santos GM
• PrEP knowledge, acceptability, and implementation in Ghana: Perspectives of HIV service providers and MSM, trans women, and gender diverse individuals living with HIV.
  PLOS global public health 2023 Gyamerah AO, Kinzer E, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Sorensen G, Mensah MD, Taylor KD, Vanderpuye NA, Lippman SA
• Prevalence and correlates of substance use and associations with HIV-related outcomes among trans women in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  BMC infectious diseases 2022 Hsiang E, Gyamerah A, Baguso G, Jain J, McFarland W, Wilson EC, Santos GM
• Mental Distress and Use of Stimulants: Analysis of a Longitudinal Cohort of Transgender Women.
  LGBT health 2022 Baguso GN, Santiago-Rodriguez E, Gyamerah AO, Wilson EC, Chung C, McFarland W, Wesson P
• Job satisfaction among healthcare workers in Ghana and Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: Role of perceived preparedness, stress, and burnout.
  PLOS global public health 2021 Afulani PA, Nutor JJ, Agbadi P, Gyamerah AO, Musana J, Aborigo RA, Odiase O, Getahun M, Ongeri L, Malechi H, Madadi MO, Arhinful B, Kelly AM, Awoonor-Williams JK
• Experiences and factors associated with transphobic hate crimes among transgender women in the San Francisco Bay Area: comparisons across race.
  BMC public health 2021 Gyamerah AO, Baguso G, Santiago-Rodriguez E, Sa'id A, Arayasirikul S, Lin J, Turner CM, Taylor KD, McFarland W, Wilson EC, Wesson P
• Social and Behavioral Correlates of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Men who Have Sex with Men who Use Alcohol in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  American journal of men's health 2021 Jain JP, Gyamerah AO, Baguso GN, Dawson-Rose C, Ikeda J, Santos GM
• Inadequate preparedness for response to COVID-19 is associated with stress and burnout among healthcare workers in Ghana.
  PloS one 2021 Afulani PA, Gyamerah AO, Nutor JJ, Laar A, Aborigo RA, Malechi H, Sterling M, Awoonor-Williams JK
• Stigma, discrimination, violence, and HIV testing among men who have sex with men in four major cities in Ghana.
  AIDS care 2020 Gyamerah AO, Taylor KD, Atuahene K, Anarfi JK, Fletcher M, Raymond HF, McFarland W, Dodoo FN
• Sexuality Disclosure Among Black South African MSM and Responses by Family.
  Journal of sex research 2019 Gyamerah AO, Collier KL, Reddy V, Sandfort TGM
• Prejudice Events and Traumatic Stress among Heterosexuals and Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals.
  Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma 2013 Alessi EJ, Martin JI, Gyamerah A, Meyer IH
• Prejudice-Related Events and Traumatic Stress Among Heterosexuals and Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals.
  Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma 2013 Alessi EJ, Martin JI, Gyamerah A, Meyer IH