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Ruth Nimota Nukpezah · Sankore

University for Development Studies

Ruth Nimota Nukpezah

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-4560-3329

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Publications

27

Citations

122

h-index

7

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

i10-index

5

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 for Development Studies30 works
Nurses' Training College, Ho1 works
University of Ghana1 works
Ghana Health Service1 works
Tamale Teaching Hospital1 works

Publications

27 works in the graph, newest first.

Adolescent Girls’ Breast Self‐Examination Practices in Eastern Region of Ghana
2026The Breast JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.1155/tbj/5207043
Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards the integration of HIV/AIDS counselling and testing into routine antenatal care in Ghana: a cross-sectional study in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana
2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12889-026-27150-5
The effect of night shift work on daytime sleepiness and physiological health among pediatric nurses in Northern Ghana: a cross-sectional survey
2026Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1038/s41598-026-52977-8
Sickle cell disease knowledge, attitudes, and management practices among nurses in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study
2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1811313

Lived Experiences of Nurses in Pediatric Cancer Pain Management: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

2026Journal0 citations10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1399

‘It is an emotional rollercoaster!!!’ Experiences of mothers of preterm newborns seeking care at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a qualitative phenomenological study

2025BMJ OpenJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093173

Coverage and predictors of full measles-rubella immunization among children aged 24–59 months in Northern Ghana: a post measles outbreak assessment

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.1186/s12889-025-22940-9

Determinants of essential newborn care practices among mothers. A descriptive cross-sectional study in a peri-urban community, Ghana

2025Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.1186/s12978-025-01968-5

Determinants and practices of breast self-examination among students in three tertiary institutions in Northern Ghana

2025The EvidenceJournalOpen access3 citations10.61505/evidence.2025.3.1.137

Examining the role of mental health in determining the quality of life after total knee arthroplasty surgery: a multi-wave study

2025Current PsychologyJournal2 citations10.1007/s12144-025-07833-9

Predictors of institutional delivery service utilization among women in Northern region of Ghana

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access1 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0324328

Transition of Adolescents With Diabetes Mellitus to Adult Care at the Ho Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2025Pediatric DiabetesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1155/pedi/7577764

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 accessCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12982-025-00464-2

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 access15 citations10.1186/s12887-024-04662-w

Advancing public health policies to combat Hepatitis B in Africa: Challenges, advances, and recommendations for meeting 2030 targets

2024Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding18 citations10.1016/j.glmedi.2024.100058

Addressing the asthma crisis in Africa: challenges, strategies, and recommendations for improved management

2024The Egyptian Journal of Internal MedicineJournalOpen access12 citations10.1186/s43162-024-00340-6

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 accessFirst author10 citations10.1186/s40748-024-00188-2

Investigating pediatric nurses’ perceptions of factors contributing to MAEs at Yendi hospital, Ghana

2024BMC PediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s12887-024-05269-x

Nurses’ experiences in neonatal sepsis prevention and management: a qualitative cross-sectional study at selected hospitals in a metropolitan area

2024BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.1186/s12913-024-11811-5

Investigating hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count in preeclampsia: A case‐control study in Ghana

2024Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/hsr2.2277

Maternal hepatitis B status and Sex at birth: A cross-sectional study in a Ghanaian population

2024HeliyonJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31566

Why do new-borns die? Perspectives of community members and health care providers in the Lawra municipality of the Upper West Region, Ghana

2024Discover Health SystemsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1007/s44250-024-00152-z

Factors associated with the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in the adult population, Asante Akim South, North and Central Municipalities, Ashanti region, Ghana, 2023

2024Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph.supp.2024.7.4.09.3

Factors that affect levels of alexithymia, empathy and communication skills of nursing students in northern Iran

2023Nursing OpenJournalOpen access21 citations10.1002/nop2.1652

Sociodemographic and Maternal Determinants of Postnatal Care Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study

2023SAGE Open NursingJournalOpen access6 citations10.1177/23779608231206759

Health Resource Gaps in Primary Health Care Facilities: Community Members’ Perspectives in the Era of Universal Health Coverage in Lawra Municipality, Ghana

2023Advances in Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1155/2023/6650854

Adverse events reported after first dose of SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine in the Northern Region of Ghana

2022Nursing OpenJournalOpen access7 citations10.1002/nop2.1438