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Eric Amankona Abrefa Kyeremaa

Postgraduate research student

Profile for Eric Amankona Abrefa Kyeremaa

School/Department: Healthcare, School of

Email: eaak1@leicester.ac.uk

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Eric is a Registered Nurse and PhD student at University of Leicester. Eric graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Ghana, Legon and a Master of Public Health from the University of Northampton. He has clinical experience in Accident and Emergency department and operating theatres. Prior to starting his PhD, he was the lead nurse within a School Aged Immunisation programme, where he led initiatives to improve vaccine uptake. His PhD focuses on supporting healthcare professionals to prescribe appropriate antiseizure medicines for children with epilepsy.

Publications

Kyeremaa, E.A.A., Scott, S., Smith, C., Lawthom, C., Stewart, A., Alorabi, M. and Wright, D., 2025. Barriers and enablers to antiseizure medication adherence in children with Epilepsy: A systematic review using meta-ethnography. Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 130, pp.115-134.

Kyeremaa, E.A.A, Shillito, T., Smith, C., Lawthom, C., Scott, S. and Wright, D., 2025. Experiences Reported by People with Epilepsy During Antiseizure Medication Shortages in the UK: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Pharmacy, 13(6), p.166.

Kyeremaa, E.A.A., Alorabi, M., Lawthom, C., Scott, S., Smith, C., Stewart, A. and Wright, D., 2026. Barriers and enablers to antiseizure medication adherence in children with epilepsy: a systematic review using the theoretical domains framework (TDF). BMJ Paediatrics Open, 10(1), p.e004519.

Awards

University of Leicester, School of Healthcare, Excellence in Postgraduate Research (2026).

Qualifications

MSc Public Health

Bsc Nursing

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