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Joseph Lasong · Sankore

University of Ghana

Joseph Lasong

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0003-4485-0165

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Publications

41

Citations

38

h-index

3

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i10-index

1

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 for Development Studies34 works
University of Ghana1 works

Publications

41 works in the graph, newest first.

Knowledge of malaria and preventive practices among Fulani pregnant women in the savannah Region of Northern Ghana
2026BMC Research NotesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.1186/s13104-026-07736-3
A scoping review of socio-cultural factors affecting tuberculosis control: evidence from global studies
2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1704805
Trends and inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding among 0–5 month olds in Ghana from 1993 to 2022
2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1702411
Trends and inequalities in HIV testing uptake among pregnant women during antenatal care in Ghana: a decomposition analysis from 2008 to 2022
2026Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1186/s41182-025-00897-0

Young women's healthcare screening behaviours and sexual autonomy in Ghana: a spatial distribution and socioeconomic inequality analysis of a large population-based survey

2026Frontiers in Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.3389/frph.2026.1751165

Factors Associated With Induced Abortion Among Childbearing‐Aged Women in Nepal: Evidence From the 2022 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access1 citations10.1002/hsr2.71933

Balancing work and motherhood: nurse-mothers’ exclusive breastfeeding experiences in rural northern Ghana

2026Frontiers in Global Women s HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citations10.3389/fgwh.2026.1706240

Factors associated with access to improved water and sanitation in 31 sub-Saharan African countries

2026International HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1093/inthealth/ihag052

Sexual autonomy among married young women in Ghana: a multivariable modified Poisson and multivariate Poisson decomposition analysis of a large population-based survey

2026Critical Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1080/09581596.2026.2673256

Household Water and Sanitation Practices and Their Association With Diarrheal and Acute Respiratory Infections Among Children Under Five in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Predictive Model and Spatial Analysis

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citations10.1002/hsr2.72628

Household water, sanitation, and hygiene practices in Ghana from 1993–2022: a non-linear multivariate Poisson decomposition and traditional predictive modelling approach

2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1712677

Exploring the socioeconomic and education-based inequalities in modern and traditional contraceptive use among women in Africa

2026Contraception and Reproductive MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s40834-026-00443-1

Africa's Struggle to Meet Global Pandemic Influenza Immunization Targets: Lessons for Public Health Policy and Preparedness—A Focus on Ghana

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72228

Prevalence and Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in Northern Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72351

Determinants of modern contraceptive use among reproductive-aged women attending private sexual and reproductive health clinics in Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12982-026-01679-7

Factors Associated With Insecticide‐Treated Bed Net Possession and Utilization in Malaria Prevention Among Fulani Pregnant Women in the Savannah Hinterlands of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72415

Predictors of postpartum modern contraceptive use intentions among pregnant women in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study

2026Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.11604/pamj.2026.53.13.42783

Sex Differences in the Factors Associated With Lifetime Alcohol, Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among Ghanaian University Students: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2026Public Health ChallengesJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1002/puh2.70250

Partner disclosure willingness and HIV advocacy engagement among men in rural Ghana: a Bayesian logistic regression analysis

2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1853356

Uneven progress: trends and social inequalities in women’s empowerment domains in Ghana from 2003–2022

2026Frontiers in SociologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.3389/fsoc.2026.1811952

Factors Associated With Female Adolescent Usage of Modern Contraceptives in Northern Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of a Rural Municipality

2026Public Health ChallengesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1002/puh2.70307

Trends and inequalities in health facility deliveries among women of reproductive age in Ghana, 1993–2022

2026Frontiers in Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.3389/frph.2026.1874042

Non-linear multivariate decomposition modelling of the predictors of menstrual product use among reproductive-aged women: evidence from the 2022 Ghanaian demographic and health survey

2026Frontiers in Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/frph.2026.1874033

Sickle cell disease knowledge, attitudes, and management practices among nurses in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1811313

A comparative analysis of inequalities in sexual violence before age 18 among women in Ghana using the WHO health equity assessment toolkit, 2008 and 2022

2026Frontiers in PsychiatryJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1816366

Psychoactive Substance Use and Associated Factors Among Adolescent Commercial Tricycle Riders in Tamale, Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72787

Family Structure and Peer Influences as Correlates of Lifetime Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Undergraduate Students at The University For Development Studies, Ghana: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

2026Tobacco Use InsightsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1177/1179173x261478963

Water, sanitation, and hygiene and nutritional status of children under-5 years born to young mothers in Ghana: a spatial inequality analysis

2026Frontiers in NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.3389/fnut.2026.1897491

Rural-Urban differentials in the factors associated with modern contraceptive usage among married reproductive-aged women in Hubei province, China

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.1186/s12889-025-24116-x

Clinicians’ experience with quinine-based treatment of malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy in Ghana: a phenomenological study

2025Malaria JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1186/s12936-025-05342-5

Rural–urban differentials in the factors associated with knowledge on and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in the second wave of the pandemic among adults in Northern Ghana

2025Discover Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12982-025-00464-2

Determinants of maternal overweight in a low-resourced setting in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey among pregnant women

2025BMC Research NotesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s13104-025-07410-0

Clinicians’ Adherence with Malaria Treatment During Pregnancy in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana

2025JournalSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajpcb/2025/v8i1180

From Policy to Pastoralists: Rethinking Iron–Folate Supplementation Strategies in Ghana

2025HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajrnh/2025/v8i1238

Acceptability and utilization of modern contraceptives and associated factors among childbearing-aged women in Northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

2025Contraception and Reproductive MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s40834-025-00404-0

Rural and Urban Differences in the Usage of Intra-Uterine Devices and Expectations of Family Planning Services among Married Women in Hubei Province, China

2025South Asian Research Journal of Nursing and HealthcareJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36346/sarjnhc.2025.v07i06.004

Prevalence and factors associated with tramadol use among university students in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

2024BMC PsychiatryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1186/s12888-024-06230-z

Adherence to and predictors of iron-folate acid supplementation among pregnant women in a pastoral population in Ghana: a community-based cross-sectional study

2024Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1186/s12978-024-01877-z

Perspectives of midwives on the use of Kaligutim (local oxytocin) for induction of labour among pregnant women in the government hospitals in Tamale

2024BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12884-024-06745-z

Intentions, Barriers and Attitudes towards Improving Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive Usage among Pregnant Women in Urban Ghana

2024Asian Journal of Medicine and HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i121134

Modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Zimbabwe: analysis of 1999–2015 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey

2022The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health CareJournalFirst author3 citations10.1080/13625187.2022.2107198