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University of Cape Coast

Jacob Owusu Sarfo

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ORCID 0000-0003-2859-7278

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Publications

60

Citations

834

h-index

13

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

i10-index

16

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 Cape Coast75 works

Koforidua Technical University6 works

University of South Africa3 works

University of Pretoria1 works

Publications

59 works in the graph, newest first.

“Truly, I was not ready to give birth…”: navigating the complex intersections of preterm motherhood and mental health
2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1186/s12982-026-01370-x
Prevalence, risks and protective factors associated with suicidal behaviours among adolescents in Bolivia
2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1186/s12982-026-01551-8
Perceived risk of occupational exposure to HIV and associated factors among health care workers at district hospitals in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: A cross-sectional study
2026IJID RegionsJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.ijregi.2026.100892
Socio-demographic and food safety practices correlates of diarrhoea among mothers, nursing 6-12-month-old children in the Sekyere South District, Ghana
2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

10.1186/s12982-026-01898-y

Association of parental stress, depression, anxiety, and somatisation: Mediating role of coping behaviours among mothers of preterm infants in Ghana

2026Dialogues in HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1016/j.dialog.2026.100278

Financial Wellbeing and Financial Resilience: Insights from Personal Experiences and Gender Differences

2026Journal of risk and financial managementJournalOpen access0 citations10.3390/jrfm19030217

Prevalence and Associated Factors Accounting for In‐School Adolescents' Serious Injuries in Bolivia: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Survey

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72149

Scoping review of risk factors, cognitive and mental health effects, and interventions for chronic pain among military veterans

2026Discover Mental HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s44192-026-00491-8

Experiences influencing the mental health of young mothers in West Africa: a scoping review

2026Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.46829/hsijournal.2026.7.9.1.1589-1602

Exploring the role of societal support in shaping breastfeeding experiences among mothers of preterm infants in rural Ghana

2026BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12884-026-09751-5

Modelling How Campus Green Space Exposure Predicts Stress Alleviation Among University Students: A PLS-SEM Investigation of Cognitive, Social, and Mood Factors

2026North American journal of psychologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.65696/001c.166217

Glaucoma prevalence and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa’s elderly population: a scoping review

2025BMC GeriatricsJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.1186/s12877-025-05901-0

Influence of psychosocial work factors on male fertility and sperm quality: a scoping review

2025Reproductive Biology and EndocrinologyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1186/s12958-025-01369-0

Uptake and determinants of routine vaccines among children aged 12–23 months in adansi South district of Ghana. a cross-sectional study

2025BMC PediatricsJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s12887-025-05559-y

“…They were just treating her Symptom by Symptom”: maternal experiences of having a child with spinal muscular atrophy in Ghana

2025BMC Palliative CareJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s12904-025-01651-3

Influence of physical safety climate and safety practices on perceived well-being of informal solid waste collectors

2025Discover Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1186/s12982-025-00661-z

A descriptive qualitative study exploring family dynamics in end-of-life care

2025International Journal of Palliative NursingJournal0 citations10.12968/ijpn.2024.0043

Maternal substance abuse prevalence and related neurodevelopmental outcomes: a scoping review

2025BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12884-025-08527-7

Health systems response to climate change adaptation: a scoping review of global evidence

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author107 citations10.1186/s12889-024-19459-w

Preventing workplace mistreatment and improving workers’ mental health: a scoping review of the impact of psychosocial safety climate

2024BMC PsychologyJournalOpen accessSenior author34 citations10.1186/s40359-024-01675-z

Climate change, urban vulnerabilities and adaptation in Africa: a scoping review

2024Climatic ChangeJournalSenior author30 citations10.1007/s10584-024-03711-8

Working conditions of commercial drivers: a scoping review of psychosocial work factors, health outcomes, and interventions

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access23 citations10.1186/s12889-024-20465-1

Transtheoretical‐Based Model of Intervention for Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Scoping Review

2024Journal of Diabetes ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1155/2024/2935795

Challenges and coping strategies when caring for terminally ill persons with cancer: perspectives of family caregivers

2024BMC Palliative CareJournalOpen access9 citations10.1186/s12904-024-01518-z

Prevalence and management of cataracts among older adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

2024BMC OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1186/s12886-024-03701-5

Psychosocial factors, psychological well-being and safety incidents among long-distance bus drivers in Ghana: A cross-sectional survey

2024Acta PsychologicaJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104193

Gender differences and correlates of bullying victimisation among in-school adolescents in Benin

2024Discover PsychologyJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1007/s44202-024-00236-0

Psychosocial work factors affecting safety incidents of long-distance bus drivers in Ghana: Mediating role of psychological well-being

2024HeliyonJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26878

Conceptualising the correlates of adolescent suicidal behaviour in Benin: evidence from a national survey

2024Middle East Current PsychiatryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1186/s43045-024-00433-6

Individual- and community-level correlates of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Ghana: further analysis of the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey

2024Research in Health Services & RegionsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1007/s43999-024-00058-6

Overweight and Obesity Among In‐School Children and Adolescents (5–19 Years) in Ghana: A Scoping Review of Prevalence and Risk Factors

2024Journal of ObesityJournalOpen access3 citations10.1155/2024/8895265

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy among Teachers and Students: A Scoping Review of Prevalence and Risk Factors

2024COVIDJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.3390/covid4040037

Gender Differences in Anxiety-Induced Sleep Disturbance: A Survey Among In-School Adolescents in the Republic of Benin

2024Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.3390/socsci13120655

Gender-Based Biopsychosocial Correlates of Truancy in Physical Education: A National Survey among Adolescents in Benin

2024Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.3390/socsci13050257

Disposal of SARS-CoV-2 corpses: experiences of environmental health officers

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12889-024-20569-8

Prevalence and correlates of physical bullying behaviours (on/off-school property) among adolescents in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1186/s12889-024-20732-1

Malaria amongst children under five in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of prevalence, risk factors and preventive interventions

2023European journal of medical researchJournalOpen accessFirst author110 citations10.1186/s40001-023-01046-1

Impact of climate change and heat stress on workers’ health and productivity: A scoping review

2023The Journal of Climate Change and HealthJournalOpen access99 citations10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100249

Influence of psychosocial safety climate on occupational health and safety: a scoping review

2023BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author77 citations10.1186/s12889-023-16246-x

Psychosocial work factors, road traffic accidents and risky driving behaviours in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

2023IATSS ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author45 citations10.1016/j.iatssr.2023.03.005

Acute lower respiratory infections among children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of prevalence and risk factors

2023BMC PediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst author44 citations10.1186/s12887-023-04033-x

Self-Determination Theory and Quality of Life of Adults with Diabetes: A Scoping Review

2023Journal of Diabetes ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author21 citations10.1155/2023/5341656

Data from an International Multi-Centre Study of Statistics and Mathematics Anxieties and Related Variables in University Students (the SMARVUS Dataset)

2023Journal of Open Psychology DataJournalOpen accessCorresponding14 citations10.5334/jopd.80

Perceptions of nurses regarding quality of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Ghana: a qualitative study

2023BMC NursingJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding13 citations10.1186/s12912-023-01388-5

Psychosocial work conditions and traffic safety among minibus and long-bus drivers

2023Journal of Occupational HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author13 citations10.1093/joccuh/uiad019

Suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in samoa: a secondary analysis of prevalence, protective, and risk factors

2023Middle East Current PsychiatryJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.1186/s43045-023-00343-z

Safety culture and patient safety outcomes in developing countries: A narrative review

2023Integrated Health Research JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.47963/ihrj.v1i2.1373

Suicidal Behaviour among School-Going Adolescents in Saint Lucia: Analysis of Prevalence and Associated Factors

2023Behavioral SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.3390/bs13070535

Prevalence and Predictors of Alcohol Use among School-Going Adolescents in Panama: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2023ChildrenJournalOpen access6 citations10.3390/children10050891

Prevalence and factors associated with serious injuries and aggressive behaviours among in-school adolescents in Panama

2023Dialogues in HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100103

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