Dr. Afagbedzi

Dr. Seth Afagbedzi

Senior Lecturer

Contact Info Email: skfagbedzi@ug.edu.gh

Education and Qualification

Education:

  1. University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana (2013 - 2017)
  2. University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana (2008 – 2011)
  3. University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana (2003-2005)

Qualification:

 

PhD in Public Health

MPhil in Health Informatics

BSc (Hons) Statistics

Working Experience

Lecturer: University of Ghana                                                                    01/2018 - Present

Assistant Lecturer: University of Ghana                                                     01/2013 -31/12/2017

Publications

  1. Guure C, Dery S, Afagbedzi S, Tun W, Weir SS, Quaye S, Ankomah A, Torpey K. National and subnational size estimation of female sex workers in Ghana 2020: Comparing 3-source capture-recapture with other approaches. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 22;16(9):e0256949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256949. PMID: 34550978; PMCID: PMC8457471.
  2. Dongdem, A.Z., Alhassan, E., Opare, D., Boateng, G., Bonsu, G., Amponsa-Achiano, K., Sarkodie, B., Dzotsi, E., Adjabeng, M., Afagbedzi, S. and Alhassan, Y., 2021. An 11-year trend of rubella incidence cases reported in the measles case-based surveillance system, Ghana. The Pan African Medical Journal, 39.
  3. Puplampu AE, Afagbedzi S, Dery S, Puplampu DA, Guure C. Determinants of Higher-Risk Sexual Behavior in Some Selected African Countries. Scientifica. 2021;2021:8089293.
  4. Ankomah, A., Habib, H.H., Atsu, B.K., Atuahene, M., Nortey, P., Afagbezi, S. and Manu, A., 2021. Factors associated with condom breakage among female sex workers in the Western Region of Ghana. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 25(4).
  5. Nti, J., Afagbedzi, S., da-Costa Vroom, F.B., Ibrahim, N.A. and Guure, C., 2021. Variations and Determinants of Anemia among Reproductive Age Women in Five Sub-Saharan Africa Countries. BioMed Research International, 2021.
  6. Afagbedzi SK, Owusu AB, Kissiedu IN, Amoako-Coleman M, Bandoh DA, Noora CL, Aikins BE, Hinneh RT, Calys-Tagoe B, Malm KL, Kenu E. Design and deployment of relational geodatabase on mobile GIS platform for real-time COVID-19 contact tracing in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography. 2021 May 19;13(1):126-46.
  7. Guure C, Owusu S, Dery S, da-Costa Vroom FB, Afagbedzi S. Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV and AIDS among Ghanaian Adults from 1998 to 2014: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Model Approach. Scientifica. 2020 Sep 21;2020.
  8. Abbey M, Afagbedzi SK, Afriyie-Mensah J, Antwi-Agyei D, Atengble K, Badoe E, Batchelor J, Donkor ES, Esena R, Goka BQ, Head MG. Pneumonia in Ghana—a need to raise the profile. International health. 2018 Jan 1;10(1):4-7.
  9. Dery S, Vroom FD, Godi A, Afagbedzi S, Dwomoh D. Knowledge and use of information and communication technology by health sciences students of the University of Ghana. Ghana medical journal. 2016 Oct 12;50(3):180-8.
  10. Dwumoh D, Essuman EE, Afagbedzi SK. Determinant of factors associated with child health outcomes and service utilization in Ghana: multiple indicator cluster survey conducted in 2011. Archives of Public Health. 2014 Dec;72(1):1-0.
  11. Ramirez-Robles M, Jimenez-Castellanos A, Khalifa A, Anne A, Kamga YN, Afagbedzi S, Maojo V. AFRICA BUILD portal: Developing a social network of African health researchers and educators. In2013 IST-Africa Conference & Exhibition 2013 May 29 (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
  12. Afagbedzi SK, Obuobi H, Aryeetey R, Bosomprah S. A Review of Ghana’s E-health Strategy. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa. 2013 Sep 18;1(1).

Ongoing Projects

Title  Role on the ProjectDuration of the Project Funder
“Countdown to 2030: Strengthening Global and Country Analytic Capacity.” (the “Project”)Principal Investigator21 MonthsAPHRC / “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation”
CD2030: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on use of health services with special reference to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health: a multi-country study project.Principal Investigator10 MonthsAPHRC / “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation”
CD2030: Maternal, newborn and child health in large cities in sub-Saharan Africa: A Countdown to 2030 multi-country studyPrincipal Investigator7 MonthsAPHRC / “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation”

Leveraging digital healthcare experiences for post-pandemic non-communicable disease (NCDs) research - a multidisciplinary network engaging

Brazil, Ghana, and the UK

Co-Investigator12 MonthsWorldwide Universities Network (WUN)

Completed Projects

TitleRole on the ProjectDuration of the Project Funder
Office of the Presidential Advisor for COVID-19 Response Programme-2020Geo-informatician3 MonthsResult For Development (R4D)
End user verification survey of 2018 point mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated nets in Ghana -2019Biostatistician3 MonthsNACP/Global Fund
Mapping and Size Estimation and Integrated Bio-Behavioural Surveillance Survey among Female Sex Workers in Ghana - 2019Co-Investigator12 MonthsGLOBAL FUND

HIV Prevention and sexual risk taking among female sex workers in oil communities of

Western Region, Ghana 2015 -2017

Co-Investigator23 MonthsUniversity of Ghana Research Fund, ORID, University of Ghana

Africa Build Project 2012 -2015

 

Co-Investigator36 MonthsEuropean Union