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John Kuumuori Ganle · Sankore

University of Ghana

John Kuumuori Ganle

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-8382-3437

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Publications

38

Citations

203

h-index

8

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

i10-index

7

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 Ghana59 works
Ghana Health Service3 works
Stellenbosch University2 works
Ghana Communication Technology University1 works

Publications

38 works in the graph, newest first.

‘My mother said it is not good, so I poured that one away’: mixed methods study on breastfeeding perceptions and practices in Ghana’s urban slums
2026International Breastfeeding JournalJournalOpen access1 citations10.1186/s13006-025-00793-7
Factors Associated With Induced Abortion Among Childbearing‐Aged Women in Nepal: Evidence From the 2022 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey
2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citations10.1002/hsr2.71933
‘They don’t see us to be sexual beings’: barriers to sexual intimacy and reproductive rights among women with disabilities in northern Ghana
2026International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1186/s12939-026-02855-6
When the Cord Falls Off Early, We the Mothers Can Come Out of Confinement: Newborn Cord Care Practices in Urban Slums in Accra, Ghana
2026American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access

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10.4269/ajtmh.24-0706

A Maternal Near-Miss: A Case Report of Prolonged Labour Due to Female Genital Mutilation at the Bole District Hospital, Ghana

2026World Journal of Medical Case ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.11648/j.wjmcr.20260701.13

Factors affecting first-time expectant mothers’ communication about contraception and contraceptive use with their sexual partners: a qualitative study in urban Accra, Ghana

2026BMJ OpenJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2026-122184

Navigating the social, ethical and legal challenges in the provision of in-vitro fertilisation care in Ghana: a qualitative study

2026BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12910-026-01570-9

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

2026BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12910-026-01567-4

Transactional sex and associated factors among young women in a tertiary institution in Northern Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional survey

2025BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1186/s12905-025-03845-6

Awareness and barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare services among Deaf women in Krachi West District of Ghana: a qualitative study

2025Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1186/s12978-025-02063-5

Developing a contextually and culturally relevant benefit-sharing framework for pathogen genomic research and biobanking in africa: a deliberative expert approach

2025BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s12910-025-01238-w

How inclusive were strategies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for people with disabilities? Evidence from qualitative research in eight low- and middle-income countries

2025International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s12939-025-02482-7

Refugee women’s experiences in accessing maternal healthcare: qualitative exploration from Krisan and Ampain refugee camps in Western Region, Ghana

2025Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1186/s12978-025-02207-7

Predictors of stillbirth at Tema General Hospital: a registry–based retrospective study

2025BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1186/s12884-025-07438-x

Strategies to build trust in the conduct of clinical trials: Stakeholders’ views in a qualitative study in Ghana

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003201

Participant perceptions of disability training for health workers: a qualitative study in Ghana

2025BMC Medical EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12909-025-06892-7

Newborn thermal care practices in two urban slums in southern Ghana: evidence from a concurrent mixed methods study

2025BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12884-025-07599-9

How participation in deliberative engagement affects awareness of, and attitudes towards, genomics research and data sharing: evidence from rural Ghana

2025BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12910-025-01251-z

Socio-ethical and legal issues regarding surrogacy in Ghana: a qualitative study

2025Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12978-025-02007-z

Healthcare workers experiences in providing comprehensive abortion care to adolescents in the Eastern region of Ghana: A qualitative study

2025Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12978-025-02209-5

Improving maternal outcomes of young mothers through mobile health (mHealth) and community-based interventions: Evidence from a quasi-experimental trial in Kwale County, Coastal Kenya

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0320996

Factors Associated with Use of Traditional Birth Attendants for Child Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study

2024Global Journal on Quality and Safety in HealthcareJournalOpen access13 citations10.36401/jqsh-23-27

Ethical constraints and dilemmas in the provision of in-vitro fertilization treatment in Ghana: from the perspectives of experts

2024BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1186/s12910-024-01113-0

Participatory research with youth with disabilities: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa

2024African Journal of DisabilityJournalOpen access7 citations10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1491

‘They are one of us’: How disability training affects health workers' attitudes and actions towards disabled people in Ghana

2024SSM - Qualitative Research in HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100442

Experiences of accessing education among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from five low- and middle-income countries

2024Oxford Development StudiesJournalOpen access2 citations10.1080/13600818.2024.2390410

Is it fear or politics? A qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views on the failed Ebola vaccine trial in Southern Ghana

2024International Journal of Clinical TrialsJournalOpen access0 citations10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20240962

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare among people with disabilities: evidence from six low- and middle-income countries

2023International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen access33 citations10.1186/s12939-023-01989-1

Predictors of neonatal mortality in Ghana: evidence from 2017 Ghana maternal health survey

2023BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.1186/s12884-023-05877-y

Health-seeking experiences of women with obstetric fistula: a qualitative study at two fistula centres in Ghana

2023BMJ OpenJournalOpen access12 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064830

“Now we’ve all turned to eating processed foods”: A photovoice study of the food and nutrition security implications of ‘galamsey’ in Ghana

2023African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access11 citations10.18697/ajfand.116.22855

NGOs and the Promotion of the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Girls and Young Women with Disabilities in Zimbabwe

2023Social Policy and SocietyJournalOpen access7 citations10.1017/s1474746422000641

The influence of social capital in the utilisation of sexual reproductive health services among the youth in Ghana. A community-based cross-sectional study

2023PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0001225

Factors affecting trust in clinical trials conduct: Views of stakeholders from a qualitative study in Ghana

2023PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access6 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0001178

Adolescents' satisfaction with abortion services received and factors associated with satisfaction at reproductive health centres

2023Journal of Advanced NursingJournal2 citations10.1111/jan.15823

Sexual and reproductive health education and its association with ever use of contraception: a cross-sectional study among women in urban slums, Accra

2022Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding29 citations10.1186/s12978-021-01322-5

Adapting Disability Research Methods and Practices During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Experiences from the Field

2022IDS BulletinJournalOpen access10 citations10.19088/1968-2022.130

Urban Family Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa: an Illustration of the Cross-sectoral Challenges of Urban Health

2022Journal of Urban HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1007/s11524-022-00649-z