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Alfred Edwin Yawson · Sankore

University of Ghana

Alfred Edwin Yawson

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-6960-5751

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Publications

73

Citations

310

h-index

10

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

i10-index

12

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 Ghana78 works
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital13 works
Ghana Health Service3 works
University of Education, Winneba2 works
University of Health and Allied Sciences1 works

Publications

73 works in the graph, newest first.

Towards dignified healthcare: Patients’ understanding and experiences of respectful and disrespectful care in healthcare facilities in Ghana
2026PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0006135
Costs and Budget Impact of a Health System Strengthening Intervention for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Care in Ghana
2026Applied Health Economics and Health PolicyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s40258-026-01043-5
Falls and functional fitness among older adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: findings from the first population-based cross-sectional study in Ghana
2026BMC GeriatricsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12877-026-07577-6
Dietary characteristics associated with hemoglobin and anemia among prospective first-time voluntary blood donors in Accra, Ghana
2026BMC NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s40795-026-01362-9

Sarcopenia Risk, Bone Turnover and Metabolic Health Indices Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Ghana: An Observational Study

2026Sage Open AgingJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1177/30495334261456207

Additional file 1 of Falls and functional fitness among older adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: findings from the first population-based cross-sectional study in Ghana

2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.32767877

Additional file 1 of Falls and functional fitness among older adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: findings from the first population-based cross-sectional study in Ghana

2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.32767877.v1

Leadership practices and maternal and child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

2026BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12913-026-14953-w

Additional file 1 of Leadership practices and maternal and child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.32831504

Additional file 1 of Leadership practices and maternal and child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.32831504.v1

Health systems readiness for integration of point-of-care digital diagnostic tools for acute febrile illness in Ghana: a mixed-methods study protocol

2026BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjph-2025-003704

Implementing laboratory quality management systems in Ghana: A quality audit of accreditation readiness in clinical and public health laboratories (2021–2023)

2026African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.4102/ajlm.v15i1.3049

Efficacy of communication interventions for promoting blood donation in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review

2025Vox SanguinisJournalOpen access4 citations10.1111/vox.13799

Sensitive near point-of-care detection of asymptomatic and submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in African endemic countries

2025Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access4 citations10.1038/s41467-025-64027-4

Prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2025Global Health ActionJournalOpen access4 citations10.1080/16549716.2025.2580758

Factors influencing healthcare workers’ perceived compliance with infection prevention and control standards, North Bank East region, The Gambia, a cross-sectional study

2025BMC Research NotesJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s13104-025-07101-w

Deferrals for Low Haemoglobin and Anaemia Among First‐Time Prospective Blood Donors in Southern Ghana: Results From the BLOODSAFE Ghana—Iron and Nutritional Counselling Strategy Pilot (BLIS) Study

2025Advances in HematologyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1155/ah/9971532

Genetic association of ACE2 rs2285666 (C>T) and rs2106809 (A>G) and susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection among the Ghanaian population

2025Frontiers in GeneticsJournalOpen access2 citations10.3389/fgene.2025.1555515

Population-based cross-sectional seroprevalence study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in urban residential areas in Ghana

2025BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bmjph-2024-001994

Predicting Bone Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients Using Total Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen and Serum Alkaline Phosphatase: Model Development, Validation, and Deployment as a Digital Risk Estimator

2025CureusJournalOpen access2 citations10.7759/cureus.87786

The African blood donor study: Study design and pilot experience from the BLOODSAFE program

2025TransfusionJournalOpen access1 citations10.1111/trf.18311

A cross-sectional analysis of patient-based records on mortality among patients with diabetic ketoacidosis in a tertiary hospital in Ghana

2025Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/gmj.v59i2.1

Bayesian meta-analysis of the effectiveness of implementation science evidence in improving health outcomes for adolescent patients accessing ART in sub-Saharan Africa

2025Frontiers in EpidemiologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/fepid.2025.1547867

Factors Associated with Potentially Life-Threatening Maternal Conditions in Two Large Hospitals in Ghana: A Case Control Study

2025Journal of Emergency Medicine Open AccessJournalOpen access0 citations10.33140/jemoa.03.01.01

Interaction Effect of Depression and Hypertension on Nephrotoxicity Among Persons Living With HIV: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2025International Journal of NephrologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1155/ijne/8421994

Alcohol consumption and subjective well-being in Ghana: Evidence from the World Health Organisation’s study on global ageing and adult health

2025Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.46829/hsijournal.2025.12.7.2.1331-1338

Food insecurity and associated health and social determinants among older adults in Ghana: Analysis of the WHO’s study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE), 2014–2015

2024Preventive Medicine ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding13 citations10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102693

The Ghana heart initiative – a health system strengthening approach as index intervention model to solving Ghana’s cardiovascular disease burden

2024Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.3389/fpubh.2024.1330708

Frailty and falls in community-dwelling older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

2024Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics PlusJournalOpen access7 citations10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100062

Risky Sexual Behavior and HIV Infection Among Ghanaians Aged 15–49: Evidence From the Ghana Demographic Health Survey 2003 and 2014

2024Journal of Psychosexual HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1177/26318318241276989

A national audit of facilities, human and material resources for the comprehensive management of diabetes in Ghana-A 2023 update

2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen access4 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0303624

Impact of iron supplementation among anemic voluntary first‐time blood donors: Results from the BLOODSAFE pilot trial in Ghana

2024TransfusionJournalOpen access1 citations10.1111/trf.18082

Person-centred care (PCC) research in Ghana: a scoping review protocol

2024BMJ OpenJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079227

Evaluation of tuberculosis surveillance system in a municipality in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

2024Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.11604/pamj.2024.48.170.40303

Predictive model for genital tract infections among men and women in Ghana: An application of LASSO penalized cross-validation regression model

2024Epidemiology and InfectionJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1017/s0950268824001444

Change in glycaemic control with structured diabetes self-management education in urban low-resource settings: multicentre randomised trial of effectiveness

2023BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access24 citations10.1186/s12913-023-09188-y

Changes in trends and patterns of glycaemic control at Ghana’s National Diabetes Management and Research Centre during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic

2023PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author13 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0002024

Risk factors for COVID-19 infections among health care workers in Ghana

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen access13 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0288242

Food insecurity and its impact on substance use and suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in Africa: evidence from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey

2023European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryJournalSenior author11 citations10.1007/s00787-023-02168-x

Rural–urban and socio-demographic differentials in perceived health state among aging population in Ghana

2023Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen access10 citations10.1186/s41043-023-00433-y

Prevalence of malaria infection and the impact of mosquito bed net distribution among children aged 6–59 months in Ghana: Evidence from the Ghana demographic health and malarial indicator surveys

2023Parasite Epidemiology and ControlJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1016/j.parepi.2023.e00302

Clinical characteristics and severity of diabetic ketoacidosis: A cross‐sectional study from a tertiary hospital in Ghana

2023Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1111/tmi.13919

An assessment of the laboratory network in Ghana: A national-level ATLAS survey (2019–2020)

2023African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen access5 citations10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1844

A survey of public perception, knowledge and factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine acceptability in five communities in Ghana

2023Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access5 citations10.4314/gmj.v57i1.2

Cardiovascular physical examination as a screening tool for congenital heart disease in newborns at a teaching hospital in Ghana

2023Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/gmj.v57i2.10

Examining the Utilization of Social Capital by Ghanaians When Seeking Care for Chronic Diseases: A Personal Network Survey

2023International Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.3389/ijph.2023.1605891

Dysmenorrhea Among University of Ghana Medical and Dental Students: Prevalence and Management Options

2023Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.60014/pmjg.v12i1.306

Determinants of semantic and episodic memory decline among older adults in Ghana: Evidence from the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health Ghana wave 2

2023Dialogues in HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100118

P‐BB‐78 | WhatsApp Intervention to Increase Repeat Blood Donation in Ghana: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial—BLOODSAFE Ghana Study

2023TransfusionJournal0 citations10.1111/trf.182_17554

Impact of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying on self-reported malaria prevalence among women of reproductive age in Ghana: implication for malaria control and elimination

2022Malaria JournalJournalOpen access29 citations10.1186/s12936-022-04136-3

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