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Rachel Thompson · Sankore

University of Ghana

Rachel Thompson

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-7233-0242

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Publications

28

Citations

79

h-index

5

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

2

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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University of Ghana27 works
Indepth Network2 works
Africa Health Research Institute1 works

Publications

27 works in the graph, newest first.

Greetings as a linguistic routine among the people of Larteh in Ghana
2026South African Journal of African LanguagesJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1080/02572117.2025.2584461
Derogatory Akan names as pragmatic tools for social evaluation
2026African IdentitiesJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1080/14725843.2026.2684701
Pathways linking internalized HIV stigma to attitudes and beliefs toward ART through depression: Conditional indirect effects of food insecurity
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0350297
The emotional labour of concession: a critical discourse analysis of Bawumia’s 2024 speech
2026Social SemioticsJournal0 citations10.1080/10350330.2026.2684494
Discourse-Pragmatic Functions of Oh, Ah , and Aha in Ghanaian English

2026Corpus-based Studies across HumanitiesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1515/csh-2026-0006

Experienced and anticipated HIV-related stigma and depression among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: the role of internalized HIV stigma

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s12889-025-24950-z

Correlates of internalized stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1186/s12889-025-21500-5

Borrowed Akan Discourse-Pragmatic Markers in Ghanaian English

2025Corpus-based Studies across HumanitiesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1515/csh-2025-0015

Verbal attacks on Ghanaian traditional leaders on an online news platform

2025Acta Scientiarum Language and CultureJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.4025/actascilangcult.v47i1.71666

Maternal health education on social media in Ghana: a study of midwives’ posts

2025Health EducationJournalFirst author1 citations10.1108/he-10-2024-0113

Culturally bound abusive expressions in Ghanaian social media

2025LinguaJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1016/j.lingua.2025.104056

Unpacking the Akan Interjection Apuu: A Natural Semantic Metalanguage Approach

2025Book ChapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1007/978-3-031-81681-9_21

Exploring pragmatic acts in Ghanaian midwives’ Facebook posts

2025Language and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.laheal.2025.100048

Euphemism and Metaphor as an Off-Record Politeness Strategy in Nzema Sexual-Related Communication

2025Book Chapter0 citations10.4018/979-8-3373-0964-4.ch007

L2 reading in healthcare contexts: Informed research methods with language diverse patients

2025Reading in a Foreign LanguageJournalOpen access0 citations10.64152/10125/67508

Implications of HIV status disclosure: Exploring the experiences of pregnant and postpartum women in Southwestern Uganda

2025Communication & MedicineJournalFirst author0 citations10.3138/cam-24959-thompson

A closer look at the pragmatic marker sέbè in Akan

2025Linguistique et langues africainesJournalOpen access0 citations10.4000/15e41

The association of HIV-related stigma and psychosocial factors and HIV treatment outcomes among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana: A mixed-methods study

2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access16 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0002994

Exploring Ghanaians’ Usage of ei, ehe, eh, and eish in Global Web-Based English Corpus

2024Corpus PragmaticsJournalSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1007/s41701-024-00164-3

Association between water insecurity and antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant and postpartum women in Greater Accra region of Ghana

2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0002747

The role of social support in antiretroviral therapy uptake and retention among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1186/s12889-024-18004-z

Depression and its associated factors among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana

2024PLOS mental health.JournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000035

Examining Ghanaian Midwives’ Health Education Facebook Posts on Prenatal/Antenatal Care

2024Advances in Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1155/adph/6646562

“…you were reared”: Response Comments on Verbal Attacks in Political Discourse on GhanaWeb

2024Emerging MediaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1177/27523543241267960

Impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV and HIV care: A qualitative study in the Volta Region of Ghana

2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003017

Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV

2023AIDS Research and TherapyJournalOpen access15 citations10.1186/s12981-023-00538-8

Exploring postpartum women’s experiences of retention in HIV care through the perspective of the salutogenic model of health

2022Journal of Global Health ScienceJournalOpen access6 citations10.35500/jghs.2022.4.e2