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Kwaku Poku Asante · Sankore

Kintampo Health Research Centre

Kwaku Poku Asante

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-9158-351X

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Publications

103

Citations

1,283

h-index

20

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

i10-index

39

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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Kintampo Health Research Centre126 works
Ghana Health Service80 works
University of Ibadan1 works
Africa Health Research Institute1 works

Publications

103 works in the graph, newest first.

Programme for the Effective Promotion of Maternal Psychosocial Wellbeing (PREPWELL) in Ghana: Development and field-testing of a mHealth Intervention in a rural setting
2026PLOS mental health.JournalOpen access1 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000571
How effective coverage has been used to measure quality in maternal and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
2026BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjph-2025-003170
Prevalence of group B Streptococcus colonization in pregnant women and serotype specific immunity among mother-newborns dyads in Ghana and Zimbabwe
2026VaccineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128626
Prenatal humid heat exposure and cord blood extracellular vesicle microRNA profiles in a Ghanaian Pregnancy Cohort: GRAPHS
2026Current ZoologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1093/eep/dvag017

Exploring confusion with antibiotic identification at the community level in six low-and-middle-income countries across Asia and Africa

2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12889-026-27705-6

Mortality Trends in the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Ghana (2011—2024)

2026Research ConnectionsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1093/rescon/vmag075

Heat exposure and maternal stress: evidence from the GRAPHS pregnancy cohort in Ghana

2026Environmental Research HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1088/2752-5309/ae90dc

Exposure to violence, stressful life events and antenatal depression among pregnant adolescent girls and young women in Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana: A cross-sectional study

2026MidwiferyJournal0 citations10.1016/j.midw.2026.104935

Stakeholders’ perspectives on ethical compensation for research participants in clinical research: a qualitative study in Ghana

2026BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12910-026-01567-4

Climate, Air Quality and Their Contribution to Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2025Global HeartJournalOpen access10 citations10.5334/gh.1409

Effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in a real-world setting over 1 year of follow-up after the three-dose primary schedule: an interim analysis of a phase 4 study in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi

2025The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access9 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00415-2

Multinational modelling of PM2.5 and CO exposures from household air pollution in peri-urban Cameroon, Ghana and Kenya

2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access13 citations10.1038/s41598-024-81413-y

Safety of RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine up to 1 year after the third dose in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi (EPI-MAL-003): a phase 4 cohort event monitoring study

2025The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00096-8

Fine-scale spatial mapping of urban malaria prevalence for microstratification in an urban area of Ghana

2025Malaria JournalJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s12936-025-05724-9

Perceptions and predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003956

Incidence rates of malaria, meningitis, and mortality in children younger than 5 years: a prospective cohort study in Ghana and Kenya before the roll-out of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine from 2016 to 2022

2025The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00022-1

Characterization of Portable Ultra‐Low Field MRI Scanners for Multi‐Center Structural Neuroimaging

2025Human Brain MappingJournalOpen access4 citations10.1002/hbm.70217

How maternal morbidities impact women’s quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A qualitative study

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0004229

Household air pollution exposures over pregnancy and maternal blood pressure trajectories through 8 years postpartum: Evidence from the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS)

2025Environmental ResearchJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.envres.2025.123165

Determinants, barriers, and facilitators of healthcare access for patients with hypertension in rural Ghana: applying the Andersen-Newman model of healthcare utilization

2025Global Health ActionJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1080/16549716.2025.2599567

Advancing Knowledge on Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Childhood Vaccination Defaulters in Ghana: A Comparative Performance Analysis

2025Applied SciencesJournalOpen access1 citations10.3390/app15158198

Early life cookstove interventions and children's blood pressure: Evidence from the Ghana randomized air pollution and health study

2025Environmental ResearchJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.envres.2025.122994

Socioeconomic status and partaking in air pollution monitoring are associated with cookstove usage across three peri-urban communities in sub-Saharan Africa

2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access1 citations10.1038/s41598-025-11633-3

Feature representation in analysing childhood vaccination defaulter risk predictors: A scoping review of studies in low-resource settings

2025PLOS Digital HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1371/journal.pdig.0000965

Urgent need for scaling up vaccine research on WHO priority fungal pathogens, authors’ reply

2025EBioMedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105621

Prevalence of Cooking-Related Burns in Peri-Urban Cameroon, Ghana, and Kenya by Fuel Type

2025Journal of Health and PollutionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1289/jhp1095

Factors contributing to compliance with Expanded Programme on Immunization and RTS, S/AS01 schedules among children aged 24–40 months in Central Tongu District of Ghana

2025Malaria JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12936-025-05469-5

Feasibility, safety, and impact of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine when implemented through national immunisation programmes: evaluation of cluster-randomised introduction of the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi

2024The LancetJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding89 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00004-7

Climate Change and Human Health in Africa in Relation to Opportunities to Strengthen Mitigating Potential and Adaptive Capacity: Strategies to Inform an African “Brains Trust”

2024Annals of Global HealthJournalOpen access66 citations10.5334/aogh.4260

Identifying WHO global priority endemic pathogens for vaccine research and development (R&D) using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA): an objective of the Immunization Agenda 2030

2024EBioMedicineJournalOpen access62 citations10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105424

Household concentrations and female and child exposures to air pollution in peri-urban sub-Saharan Africa: measurements from the CLEAN-Air(Africa) study

2024The Lancet Planetary HealthJournalOpen access31 citations10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00272-3

Building trust and increasing inclusion in public health research: co-produced strategies for engaging UK ethnic minority communities in research

2024Public HealthJournalOpen access28 citations10.1016/j.puhe.2024.05.007

Community-Based Strategies to Improve Health-Related Outcomes in People Living With Hypertension in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2024Global HeartJournalOpen access18 citations10.5334/gh.1329

Factors associated with the use of liquefied petroleum gas in Ghana vary at different stages of transition

2024Nature EnergyJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.1038/s41560-024-01462-5

Prenatal Household Air Pollution Exposure and Childhood Blood Pressure in Rural Ghana

2024Environmental Health PerspectivesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding10 citations10.1289/ehp13225

Malaria prevention in children: an update

2024Current Opinion in PediatricsJournalSenior author9 citations10.1097/mop.0000000000001332

Burden of headaches, eye irritation and respiratory symptoms among females stacking LPG with polluting cooking fuels: Modelling from peri-urban Cameroon, Ghana & Kenya

2024Energy NexusJournalOpen access7 citations10.1016/j.nexus.2024.100304

Factors influencing vaccination up-take among nomadic population in four regions of Ghana: a qualitative study

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1186/s12889-024-20397-w

Beyond air pollution: a national assessment of cooking-related burns in Ghana

2024Injury PreventionJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1136/ip-2023-045191

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on handwashing practices among community members in the middle belt of Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional study

2024Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.11604/pamj.2024.47.122.37914

Using machine learning to predict real-time PM2.5 concentrations from household air pollution in peri-urban sub-Saharan Africa

2024ISEE Conference AbstractsPublicationOpen access1 citations10.1289/isee.2024.0362

18 Prenatal heat stress and birth outcomes in a rural Ghanaian cohort

2024American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.034

58 Prenatal herbicide exposure and newborn size in a Ghanaian cohort

2024American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.079

Multinational modelling of fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide exposures from household air pollution in peri-urban Sub-Saharan Africa

2024ISEE Conference AbstractsPublicationOpen access0 citations10.1289/isee.2024.0780

Household Air Pollution and Postpartum Blood Pressure in the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study

2024ISEE Conference AbstractsPublicationOpen access0 citations10.1289/isee.2024.1408

Evaluating the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of integrating mass drug administration for helminth control with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Ghanaian children: Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

2024Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1111/tmi.14062

A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa

2023Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access53 citations10.1038/s41467-023-41152-6

Implementation outcomes and strategies for delivering evidence-based hypertension interventions in lower-middle-income countries: Evidence from a multi-country consortium for hypertension control

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen access28 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0286204

Efficacy of a bivalent (D614 + B.1.351) SARS-CoV-2 recombinant protein vaccine with AS03 adjuvant in adults: a phase 3, parallel, randomised, modified double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

2023The Lancet Respiratory MedicineJournalOpen access25 citations10.1016/s2213-2600(23)00263-1

Household cooking fuel choice and associated factors in a rural and peri-urban community in Western Kenya

2023Energy & EnvironmentJournalSenior author21 citations10.1177/0958305x231185338

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