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Sam Newton · Sankore

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Sam Newton

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-6915-9007

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Publications

35

Citations

194

h-index

9

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

i10-index

9

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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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology45 works
Kintampo Health Research Centre3 works
Pan African Christian University College2 works
Ghana Health Service2 works
Kwame Nkrumah University1 works

Publications

35 works in the graph, newest first.

Additional file 1 of Assessment of the utility and performance of SORMAS in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol
2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.31054225
Additional file 2 of Assessment of the utility and performance of SORMAS in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol
2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.31054228.v1
Additional file 2 of Assessment of the utility and performance of SORMAS in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol
2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.31054228
Additional file 1 of Assessment of the utility and performance of SORMAS in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol
2026FigshareJournalOpen access0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.31054225.v1

West African Policy Dialogue—impulse for better data: progress towards better analytics and better decisions

2026BMC ProceedingsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12919-026-00362-8

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

Rethinking Hemoglobin Thresholds for Maternal Anemia: Applying Multiple Analytical Methods to a Cohort of Pregnant Women in Africa and South Asia

2026Current Developments in NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.108625

Anaemia and Blood Lead Levels in a Pregnant Population in the Kintampo Area of Ghana

2026Current Developments in NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.108678

Risk Factors for Typhoid Fever: Systematic Review

2025JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceJournalOpen access14 citations10.2196/67544

Does treatment with antiviral medication affect mortality among immunocompetent individuals with cytomegalovirus reactivation? A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1186/s12879-025-12205-6

Outcome of penile prosthesis implantation for treating erectile dysfunction: our experience with 12 penile implants in a hospital in Kumasi, Ghana

2025African Journal of UrologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12301-025-00506-w

Protocol for the Redefining Maternal Anemia in Pregnancy and Postpartum (ReMAPP) study: A multisite, international, population-based cohort study to establish global hemoglobin thresholds for maternal anemia

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0321943

Echocardiographic hemodynamics correlate with differences in DOAC-specific bleeding and stroke rates in non-valvular atrial fibrillation

2025BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12872-025-05239-w

Contributing factors to nonuptake of contraception among sexually active men in Asokore Mampong Municipality of Ghana: A cross-sectional study

2025Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1048_24

Assessment of the utility and performance of SORMAS in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

2025Systematic ReviewsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s13643-025-02980-3

Determinants of survival of people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving anti-retroviral therapy in the Volta Region of Ghana

2025Advances in Global HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1525/agh.2025.2461356

Additional file 1 of Does treatment with antiviral medication affect mortality among immunocompetent individuals with cytomegalovirus reactivation? A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025FigshareJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.30736767.v1

Additional file 1 of Does treatment with antiviral medication affect mortality among immunocompetent individuals with cytomegalovirus reactivation? A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025FigshareJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.6084/m9.figshare.30736767

Effect on neonatal sepsis following immediate kangaroo mother care in a newborn intensive care unit: a post-hoc analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

2023EClinicalMedicineJournalOpen access45 citations10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102006

Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section deliveries in the Kintampo Districts of Ghana

2023BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen access20 citations10.1186/s12884-023-05622-5

Effects of a community-level intervention on maternal health care utilization in a resource-poor setting of Northern Ghana

2023BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access14 citations10.1186/s12889-023-16376-2

The relevance of knowledge, perception, and factors that influence contraceptive use among married women living in Uaddara Barracks, Ghana

2023Frontiers in Global Women s HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.3389/fgwh.2023.1110024

Evaluation of the impact of continuous Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) initiated immediately after birth compared to KMC initiated after stabilization in newborns with birth weight 1.0 to < 1.8 kg on neurodevelopmental outcomes: Protocol for a follow-up study

2023TrialsJournalOpen access13 citations10.1186/s13063-023-07192-5

Prevalence and determinants of occupational injuries among emergency medical technicians in Northern Ghana

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0284943

Population cause of death estimation using verbal autopsy methods in large-scale field trials of maternal and child health: lessons learned from a 20-year research collaboration in Central Ghana

2023Emerging Themes in EpidemiologyJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s12982-023-00120-7

Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana

2023Global Health Research and PolicyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1186/s41256-023-00331-0

Prevalence of hospital-associated infections and its association with discharge destinations and hospital readmissions in Brussels, Belgium, from 2008 to 2020: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study

2023Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1017/ice.2023.161

Preventing malaria in pregnancy: knowledge and practices of pregnant women in an urban hospital in Kumasi, Ghana

2023African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v5i2.74

Effect of speed humps on injury consequences on trunk roads traversing towns in Ghana: A quasi-experimental study

2022Injury PreventionJournalOpen access15 citations10.1136/ip-2022-044598

Non-specific effects of BCG and DTP vaccination on infant mortality: An analysis of birth cohorts in Ghana and Tanzania

2022VaccineJournalOpen access11 citations10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.082

Effect of antiretroviral therapy care interruptions on mortality in children living with HIV

2022AIDSJournalOpen access10 citations10.1097/qad.0000000000003194

Effect of antiretroviral therapy care interruptions on mortality in children living with HIV: cohort study from Southern Africa.

2022BORIS (University Library Bern)JournalOpen access9 citations10.48350/165647

Penicillin V prophylaxis uptake among children living with sickle cell disease in a specialist sickle cell clinic in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

2022Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access5 citations10.1002/hsr2.953

Immediate skin-to-skin contact for low birth weight infants is safe in terms of cardiorespiratory stability in limited-resource settings

2022Global PediatricsJournalOpen access4 citations10.1016/j.gpeds.2022.100034

Implementing effective community-based surveillance in research studies of maternal, newborn and infant outcomes in low resource settings

2022Emerging Themes in EpidemiologyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1186/s12982-021-00109-0