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Kwabena O. Sarpong

Researcher at University of Texas Medical Branch

Publications -  15
Citations -  332

Kwabena O. Sarpong is an academic researcher from University of Texas Medical Branch. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vaccination & Reactogenicity. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 13 publications receiving 282 citations.

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Infant Obesity: Are We Ready to Make this Diagnosis?

TL;DR: Infant obesity strongly predicted obesity at age 24 months and primary care providers need to diagnose obesity in infants and work to develop effective interventions.
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Maternal and infant outcomes among women vaccinated against pertussis during pregnancy

TL;DR: This study demonstrates that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy does not increase the risk of adverse outcomes and is associated with decreased odds of cesarean delivery.
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A brief educational intervention increases providers' human papillomavirus vaccine knowledge

TL;DR: It is concluded that a brief, structured presentation increased HPV knowledge among a variety of healthcare workers, even when their baseline knowledge was low.
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A human papillomavirus vaccination program for low-income postpartum women

TL;DR: Offering the HPV vaccinepostpartum dramatically increased initiation rates among postpartum patients and those who were Hispanic or had received an influenza vaccination in the last year were more likely to initiate and complete the series through this program.