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Michael Boah · Sankore

Michael Boah

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ORCID 0000-0002-5660-2292

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Publications

35

Citations

368

h-index

11

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

i10-index

13

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University for Development Studies33 works
University of Global Health Equity1 works

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34 works in the graph, newest first.

Exploring the Association Between Household Toilet Facility Type and Chronic Malnutrition in Children Under 5 years in Ghana’s Northern Zone
2026Environmental Health InsightsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1177/11786302251414761
Epidemiology of depressive and anxiety symptoms among pregnant women attending antenatal care in a rural area of Ghana
2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12982-026-02276-4
Antenatal care quality and pregnancy outcomes in the northern region of Ghana: a mixed-methods analysis
2025BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1186/s12884-025-07915-3
“He showed me a knife and said they would kill me and no one would know or care”: a qualitative study into the experiences of transnational sex workers in Ghana
2025BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1186/s12905-025-03816-x
Trimester-specific trends in gestational anaemia and associations with neonatal outcomes: a retrospective facility-based study in Ghana

2025Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1186/s12982-025-00561-2

Population-based cross-sectional study of factors influencing full vaccination status of children aged 12- 23 months in a rural district of the Upper East Region, Ghana

2024BMC PediatricsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding15 citations10.1186/s12887-024-04662-w

Preterm birth, low birth weight, and their co-occurrence among women with preexisting chronic diseases prior to conception: a cross-sectional analysis of postpartum women in a low-resource setting in Ghana

2024Maternal Health Neonatology and PerinatologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding10 citations10.1186/s40748-024-00188-2

Quality of antenatal care services received by women of reproductive age prior to delivery in selected public health facilities in the northern zone of Ghana

2024BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1186/s12913-024-11491-1

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Healthcare workers perceptions of patient safety culture in selected Ghanaian regional hospitals: a qualitative study

2024BMC PsychologyJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s40359-024-01628-6

Pregnancy outcomes before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: A retrospective cohort study

2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0302589

Perceptions of patients and healthcare providers regarding barriers and enablers of HIV anti-retroviral therapy among women at a regional hospital in Ghana: implications for national HIV/AIDS control

2024BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1186/s12905-024-03312-8

Magnitude of self-reported intimate partner violence against pregnant women in Ghana’s northern region and its association with low birth weight

2024BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1186/s12884-023-06229-6

Temporal trend analysis of the HIV/AIDS burden before and after the implementation of antiretroviral therapy at the population level from 1990 to 2020 in Ghana

2023BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1186/s12889-023-16321-3

Caregivers’ use of insecticide-treated nets is associated with the use of ITNs by children under the age of five in Ghana

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen access19 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0280065

Moderate-to-severe household food insecurity is associated with depression among adolescent girls in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional analysis

2023BMJ Nutrition Prevention & HealthJournalOpen access16 citations10.1136/bmjnph-2022-000523

Risk of adverse newborn outcomes among women who experienced physical and psychological intimate partner abuse during pregnancy in Ghana's northern region

2023HeliyonJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15391

Prevalence and factors associated with the utilisation of modern contraceptive methods among married women of childbearing age in Yemen: a secondary analysis of national survey data

2023BMJ OpenJournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071936

A descriptive analysis of the coverage of newborn care services among women who delivered in health facilities in 17 sub-Saharan African countries

2023BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1186/s12884-023-05592-8

Prevalence and factors associated with the intention to use contraception among women of reproductive age who are not already using a contraceptive method in Liberia: findings from a secondary analysis of the 2019–2020 Liberia Demographic Health Survey

2023BMJ OpenJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding8 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072282

Compliance with the World Health Organization’s 2016 prenatal care contact recommendation reduces the incidence rate of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women in northern Ghana

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding11 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0285621

Assessing the association between an early and recommended number of focused antenatal care visits and the number of prenatal care content received before delivery in Ethiopia

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0282694

Equitable global health research collaborations with a mind of human dignity

2023Frontiers in EducationJournalOpen access9 citations10.3389/feduc.2023.1233018

Relationship between mild iodine deficiency in pregnant women and thyroid function: A meta-analysis

2023Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and BiologyJournal8 citations10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127197

Access to basic sanitation facilities reduces the prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age in sub-saharan Africa

2023BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding8 citations10.1186/s12889-023-16890-3

Experiences of nurses on COVID-19 preventive protocols implementation in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: A qualitative exploration

2023PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0001674

A qualitative study of health workers’ perspectives on malaria case identification and management among pregnant women in Savelugu Municipality, Ghana

2023PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0001963

Association Between Compliance With the New WHO-Recommended Frequency and Timing of Antenatal Care Contacts and Receiving Quality Antenatal Care in Cameroon

2022SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1177/21582440221117807

Association of dietary calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium intake and hypertension: a study on an 8-year dietary intake data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

2022Nutrition Research and PracticeJournalOpen access38 citations10.4162/nrp.2022.16.1.74

Association between exposure to intimate partner violence and the nutritional status of women and children in Nigeria

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessCorresponding25 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0268462

Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and predictors

2022BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access24 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007731

Long-acting reversible contraceptives utilization and its determinants among married Yemeni women of childbearing age who no longer want children

2022MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.1097/md.0000000000030717

Frequency of exposure to the media is associated with levels of HIV-related knowledge and stigmatising attitudes among adults in Ghana

2022African Journal of AIDS ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.2989/16085906.2022.2040549

Prevalence and determinants of anaemia during third trimester of pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study of women in the northern region of Ghana

2022Women & HealthJournalSenior authorCorresponding8 citations10.1080/03630242.2022.2030450

Predictors of knowledge and adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols among nurses at health facilities in Tamale Metropolis of Northern Ghana

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access6 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0274049