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Ama de‐Graft Aikins · Sankore

University of Ghana

Ama de‐Graft Aikins

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-9215-0134

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22

Citations

155

h-index

7

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

i10-index

6

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

University of Ghana15 works
Regional Maritime University3 works

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20 works in the graph, newest first.

Combating converging crises: The role of universities in global health, climate, and equity
2026The Journal of Climate Change and HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.joclim.2026.100683
Heat Adaptation Benefits for Vulnerable groups In Africa (HABVIA): a study protocol for a controlled clinical heat adaptation trial
2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s12889-025-22757-6
COVID-19 pandemic and access to mental healthcare: A qualitative study of the experiences of mental healthcare providers and caregivers in Ghana
2025PLOS mental health.JournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386
The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana
2024Global Health ActionJournalOpen access17 citations10.1080/16549716.2023.2297513

What accounts for quality of life among older adults? Examining chronic physical health, mental health, and social support among ethnically diverse populations in Ghana

2024Cogent GerontologyJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1080/28324897.2024.2308846

Contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) of diabetes in poor urban communities in Ghana: the CARE diabetes project qualitative study protocol

2024Global Health ActionJournalOpen access7 citations10.1080/16549716.2024.2364498

Frontline health workers’ experiences of providing care for people living with non-communicable diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana: a qualitative study

2024BMJ OpenJournalOpen access5 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078957

A multi-dimensional Sustainable Diet Index (SDI) for Ghanaian adults under transition: the RODAM Study

2024Nutrition JournalJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s12937-024-01009-0

Creating communities that care: social representation of mental health in two urban poor communities in Ghana

2024Discover Mental HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.1007/s44192-024-00089-y

Social Group Membership, Social Identities, and Mental Health Experiences in Urban Poor Communities in Ghana: A Critical Social Psychology Inquiry

2024Community Mental Health JournalJournal3 citations10.1007/s10597-024-01328-w

Community social capital and mental health participation: Test of psychosocial mediators in two resource-poor urban communities in Ghana

2024Journal of Psychology in AfricaJournal1 citations10.1080/14330237.2024.2363700

Applying arts to health interventions and health research in Ghana: a scoping review

2024Arts & HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/17533015.2024.2421430

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Experiences of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people living with non-communicable diseases in Ghana: A qualitative study

2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003820

Group membership, social identification and mental health: A test of social cure or curse narrative in resource-poor communities in Ghana

2024Journal of Psychology in AfricaJournal0 citations10.1080/14330237.2024.2363677

Dietary patterns among adults in three low-income urban communities in Accra, Ghana

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author28 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0293726

African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology and a Vibrant Ecosystem (ACHIEVE): novel strategies for accelerating hypertension control in Africa

2023Journal of Human HypertensionJournal17 citations10.1038/s41371-023-00828-8

How chronic conditions are understood, experienced and managed within African communities in Europe, North America and Australia: A synthesis of qualitative studies

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0277325

Obesity in Africa: A Silent Public Health Crisis

2023Book ChapterOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1007/978-3-031-40116-9_5

Obesity in Africa: A Silent Public Health Crisis

2023Book ChapterSenior author7 citations10.1007/978-3-319-12125-3_5-2

Scoping review of community health participatory research projects in Ghana

2022Global Health ActionJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding16 citations10.1080/16549716.2022.2122304