Prof. Irene M.A. Kretchy

Prof. Irene M.A. Kretchy
Associate Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon.
Contact Info
Email: ikretchy@ug.edu.gh
Education
PhD
MPhil
BPharm
Brief Profile

Irene Kretchy is an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon. She is a Social Behavioural Pharmacist with academic background in pharmacy (social) and psychology. She is also a fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists (Social Pharmacy/Public Health) and an affiliate of the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy at the University of Ghana.


Research Interest

Irene Kretchy’s research area is social and behavioral aspects of health with specific research interests in biopsychosocial approaches to medication use and other treatments for physical and mental illness, as well as health care utilization based on gender dynamics and women’s health. Her research activities have also focused on factors in response to healthcare utilization, understanding and optimizing health-related behaviours and the assessment of perceptions and experiences of patients and formal and informal caregivers.

Selected Publications
  1. 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 
  2. 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 
  3. 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 
  4. Kretchy IA, Boima V, Agyabeng K, Koduah A, Appiah B (2020). Psycho-behavioural factors associated with medication adherence among male out-patients with hypertension in a Ghanaian hospital. PLoS ONE, 15(1):e0227874. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227874  
  5. Conney CS, Kretchy IA, Asiedu-Danso M, Allotey-Babington GL (2019). Complementary and alternative medicine use for primary dysmenorrhea among Senior High School students in the Western Region of Ghana. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. vol. 2019, Article ID 8059471, 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8059471