Robert Kaba Alhassan

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ORCID 0000-0003-4227-4854

Publications

Citations

592

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Publications

38 works in the graph, newest first.

Global burden of cancer in children and adolescents aged 0–19 years, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
2026The LancetJournal6 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00200-x
Economic Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Patients Attending Ho Teaching Hospital in the Ho Municipality, Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/hsr2.72417
Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, and mortality from COVID-19 infection in pregnant women, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
2026The Lancet Obstetrics Gynaecology & Women s HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/s3050-5038(26)00047-6
Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Cured Leprosy Patients in the Volta Region of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
2026Advances in Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1155/adph/1627259
Pathways linking internalized HIV stigma to attitudes and beliefs toward ART through depression: Conditional indirect effects of food insecurity
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0350297
Benchmarking newborn care quality in Ghana: Evidence from structured observations of clinical practice against WHO quality standards
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0350931
Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
2025Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access35 citations10.1038/s41467-025-56910-x
Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana
2025Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s41182-025-00743-3
Correlates of internalized stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana
2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s12889-025-21500-5
Modeling the Factors Associated with Nurses’ Knowledge and Perceived Barriers Towards Pressure Injury Prevention: A Multi-Center Study
2025SAGE Open NursingJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1177/23779608251321355
Prevalence and factors associated with newborn care practices among caregivers: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis in sub-Saharan Africa
2025Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12982-025-00413-z
Willingness to pay for digital care for NCD in Ghana: an exploratory study of three health facilities in Ghana
2025BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12913-025-13691-9
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by age-related macular degeneration: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020
2024EyeJournalOpen access54 citations10.1038/s41433-024-03050-z
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020
2024EyeJournalOpen access35 citations10.1038/s41433-024-03106-0
The association of HIV-related stigma and psychosocial factors and HIV treatment outcomes among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana: A mixed-methods study
2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access16 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0002994
Factors associated with timely initiation of antenatal care among reproductive age women in The Gambia: a multilevel fixed effects analysis
2024Archives of Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1186/s13690-024-01247-y
Leveraging local health system resources to address quality healthcare gaps in sub-Saharan African: lessons from the SafeCare quality improvement programme in Ghana
2024BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s12913-024-11961-6
Depression and its associated factors among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana
2024PLOS mental health.JournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000035
Public health implications of increasing trends in the burden of road traffic accidents in Ho and Hohoe Municipalities in the Volta Region of Ghana
2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003238
Impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV and HIV care: A qualitative study in the Volta Region of Ghana
2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003017
Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance through Community Engagement: An Ethnographic Study in Ghana
2023Advances in Public HealthJournalOpen access20 citations10.1155/2023/3626862
Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV
2023AIDS Research and TherapyJournalOpen access15 citations10.1186/s12981-023-00538-8
Health insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in rural Ghana: policy and equity implications
2023Health Research Policy and SystemsJournalOpen access8 citations10.1186/s12961-023-01019-0
Predictors of HIV status disclosure among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana: the disclosure conundrum and its policy implications in resource limited settings
2023AIDS Research and TherapyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1186/s12981-023-00569-1
Informal payments and willingness to pay informally for health care among older adults: equity perspectives for geriatric care in Ghana
2023Journal of Global Health ScienceJournalOpen access5 citations10.35500/jghs.2023.5.e7
Experiences of postnatal mothers with quality of care including water, sanitation and hygiene amenities during the outbreak of COVID - 19 in Ghana: An institutional cross-sectional study
2023Public Health in PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100361
Quality of antiretroviral therapy services in Ghana: Implications for the HIV response in resource-constrained settings
2023JournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.21428/3d48c34a.c5803da1
Health system barriers influencing timely breast cancer diagnosis and treatment among women in low and middle-income Asian countries: evidence from a mixed-methods systematic review
2022BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author76 citations10.1186/s12913-022-08927-x
Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018
2022BMC MedicineJournalOpen access59 citations10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z
The parasitology of female genital schistosomiasis
2022Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne DiseasesJournalOpen access54 citations10.1016/j.crpvbd.2022.100093
The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children
2022Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access30 citations10.1038/s41467-022-34240-6
Determinants of willingness to accept child vaccination against malaria in Ghana
2022The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementJournalSenior author24 citations10.1002/hpm.3406
Mixed effect analysis of factors influencing the use of insecticides treated bed nets among pregnant women in Ghana: evidence from the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey
2022BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen access24 citations10.1186/s12884-022-04586-2
Occupational health hazards among healthcare providers and ancillary staff in Ghana: a scoping review
2022BMJ OpenJournalOpen access23 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064499
Global Health Security Index not a proven surrogate for health systems capacity to respond to pandemics: The case of COVID-19
2022Journal of Infection and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1016/j.jiph.2022.12.011
Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana
2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0268941
Financing COVID-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from a nation-wide willingness to pay (WTP) survey in Ghana
2022BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1186/s12889-022-13602-1
Leveraging breast cancer screening to promote timely detection, diagnosis and treatment among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol
2022BMJ OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058729