Education and Qualification

PhD candidate (Nursing Science), University of Pretoria, South Africa

Mphil Nursing (2018), University of Ghana, Ghana

Post-graduate Diploma in Education (2010), University of Cape coast, Ghana

Bsc Nursing (2006), University of Ghana, Ghana

Bsc Public Health Nursing (2020), University of Cape Cost, Ghana

Research Areas

• Non-communicable diseases (Hypertension, Diabetes, Cervical cancer and others)
• Chronic disease management (Self-management, Psychoeducation) 
• Health promotion
• Adolescent health
• Home visiting
• Immunization
• Family-centred care

Publications

Boadu, M., Senoo-Dogbey, V. E., Ohene, L. A., Armah, D., & Owusu Darkwa, I. (2024). Caregivers' experiences on preterm infants' management in a tertiary care facility in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study. BMC Pediatr, 24(1), 586. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05050-0

Otemah, J., Ohene, L., Kyei, J., & Owusu Darkwa, I. (2023). Beliefs and misconceptions about hypertension disease: A qualitative study among patients in a peri-urban community in Ghana. Chronic Illness, 17423953231199525. https://doi.org/10.1177/17423953231199525

Courses Taught

NURS 124: Personal and Environmental Health

NURS 247: Community Services and Occupational Health 

PHNR 305: Community Health Nursing Practical I

PHNR 306: Community Health Nursing Practical II

MIDW 305: Public Health Nursing

PHNR 401: Community Health Nursing and Administration

PHNR 404: Community Preparedness, Disaster Management and Rural Health Nursing 

PHNR 405: Community Health Nursing Practical III

PHNR 406: Community Health Nursing Practical IV