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Leveana Gyimah · Sankore

Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons

Leveana Gyimah

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0003-2323-4718

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21

Citations

223

h-index

10

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

i10-index

11

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.

Ghana Health Service10 works
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons3 works
University of Ghana2 works

Publications

21 works in the graph, newest first.

Prevalence and distribution of depression in Ghana: A nationwide survey using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
2026PLOS mental health.JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000498
A qualitative study of the impact of the World Health Organisation QualityRights human rights and mental health Training on changing attitudes to mental health and human rights in Ghana
2026Frontiers in Health ServicesJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/frhs.2026.1673311
Integrating homeless persons with mental health conditions back into low resource communities: A cross-sectional study
2026PLOS mental health.JournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000510
Maternal mental health as a neglected dimension of primary health care systems responsiveness in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methods cross-sectional study in Ghana
2026BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations

10.1186/s12913-026-14704-x

Theoretical foundations and mechanisms of health systems responsiveness: a realist synthesis

2025SSM - Health SystemsJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100061

Exploring the Impact of Human Rights and Mental Health Training on Practice in Ghana

2025Journal of Human Rights and Social WorkBook ChapterOpen access2 citations10.1007/s41134-024-00351-x

Body Mapping as Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Ghana: Evidence from Ghana’s 2023 Nationwide Steps Survey

2025ObesitiesJournalOpen access1 citations10.3390/obesities5040071

Evaluating the efficacy of the WHO QualityRights e-training in promoting the rights of persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Ghana

2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021215

Screening for cervical cancer among adult women: a self-reported nationwide study in Ghana

2025BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12905-025-04180-6

Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review

2024Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.3389/fpubh.2024.1321689

Implementation of the World Health Organization's QualityRights initiative in Ghana: an overview

2024BJPsych OpenJournalOpen access11 citations10.1192/bjo.2024.11

Evaluating the psychometric properties of three WHO instruments to assess knowledge about human rights, attitudes toward persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities, and practices related to substitute decision-making and coercion in mental health

2024Frontiers in PsychiatryJournalOpen access10 citations10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1435608

Conceptualizing maternal mental health in rural Ghana: a realist qualitative analysis

2024Health Policy and PlanningJournalOpen access4 citations10.1093/heapol/czae116

An exploratory qualitative study of the psychological effects of HIV diagnosis; the need for early involvement of mental health professionals to improve linkage to care

2023BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access28 citations10.1186/s12889-023-17449-y

Attitudes towards persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities as rights holders in Ghana: a World Health Organization study

2023BMC PsychiatryJournalOpen access17 citations10.1186/s12888-023-04620-3

Burden of mental health problems among pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

2023BMJ OpenJournalOpen access22 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069545

Coping with loneliness and stigma associated with HIV in a resource-limited setting, making a case for mental health interventions; a sequential mixed methods study

2023BMC PsychiatryJournalOpen access18 citations10.1186/s12888-023-04643-w

A quantitative analysis of human rights-related attitude changes towards people with mental health conditions and psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities following completion of the WHO QualityRights e-training in Ghana

2023International Journal of Mental Health SystemsJournalOpen access12 citations10.1186/s13033-023-00609-3

A nationwide evaluation study of the quality of care and respect of human rights in mental health facilities in Ghana: results from the World Health Organization QualityRights initiative

2022BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access35 citations10.1186/s12889-022-13102-2

Prevalence and associations of depression, anxiety, and stress among people living with HIV: A hospital‐based analytical cross‐sectional study

2022Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access29 citations10.1002/hsr2.754

Seeking Healing for a Mental Illness: Understanding the Care Experiences of Service Users at a Prayer Camp in Ghana

2022Journal of Religion and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1007/s10943-022-01643-0