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Dr Kwabena Asare

Research Fellow

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel street
London
United Kingdom

I am an Epidemiologist at the Department of Non-Communicable Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

 

I studied for my MSc in Epidemiology at Wits University and PhD in Public Health at the Univeersity of KwaZulu-Natal all in South Africa.

 

I work with the Brain Health study group which is part of the larger Electronic Health Records group. I am currently working on studies related to infections, brain health and frailty during old age in the US and UK. 

 

I teach on intensive, distance learning and short course modules in Epidemiology, Medical Statistics, Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, Electronic Health Records Research and Pharmacoepidemiology. 

Affiliations

Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching

I teach on intensive, distance learning and short course modules in Epidemiology, Medical Statistics, Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, Electronic Health Records Research and Pharmacoepidemiology. 

Research

Research Area
Epidemiology
Electronic health records
Disease and Health Conditions
Non-communicable diseases
Mental health
HIV/AIDS
Sexually transmitted infections
Chronic diseases
Infectious diseases
Country
United Kingdom

Selected Publications

Sex differences in frailty trajectories among older adults in Mexico: a 17-year longitudinal cohort study
BRUNETTI, AP; NICHOLAS, JM; ASARE, K; MANSFIELD, KE; WARREN-GASH, C;
2026
openRxiv
A multistate model of frailty progression after severe infections in adults ≥65 years in England: a matched-cohort study
ASARE, K; MANSFIELD, K; GORE-LANGTON, G; BARRY, E; KEOGH, R; Lo Re, V; Rodriguez-Barradas, M; Justice, A; RENTSCH, C; WARREN-GASH, C;
2026
medRxiv
Frailty progression following severe infections in adults ≥65 years in US and England: two matched cohort studies
ASARE, K; MANSFIELD, K; GORE-LANGTON, G; Cadogan, S; BARRY, E; KEOGH, R; Lo Re, V; Rodriguez-Barradas, M; Justice, A; RENTSCH, C; WARREN-GASH, C;
2026
medRxiv
Codelists for: "Infections and risk of mental health conditions: a series of population-based matched cohort studies using linked electronic health records"
GORE-LANGTON, GR; Cadogan, S; WARREN-GASH, C; MANSFIELD, KE; ASARE, K;
2026
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Infection and telomere length: A systematic review.
TUNNICLIFFE, L; Muzambi, R; BARTLETT, JW; Howe, LD; Basit, KA; ASARE, K; GORE-LANGTON, G; MANSFIELD, KE; Codd, V; WARREN-GASH, C;
2025
PloS one
Uptake and 24-month Outcomes of Dolutegravir- Versus Lopinavir-based Second-line Antiretroviral Therapy for People With HIV in South Africa: A Retrospective Cohort Study and Emulated Target Trial.
Brown, JA; Lewis, L; Sookrajh, Y; Hobe, L; Ngwenya, T; Van der Molen, J; ASARE, K; Tlhaku, K; Khanyile, M; Khubone, T; BOTTOMLEY, C; Garrett, N; Dorward, J;
2025
Open forum infectious diseases
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