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Abraham Oduro · Sankore

Ministry of Health

Abraham Oduro

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-4191-7419

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Publications

38

Citations

627

h-index

14

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

i10-index

17

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 Service44 works
Navrongo Health Research Centre37 works
Ministry of Health1 works
Dodowa Health Research Centre1 works

Publications

37 works in the graph, newest first.

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations associated with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in Ghana, June 2022 to March 2024
2026VaccineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128310
The dynamics of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. infections following 10 years of malaria control interventions in Northern Sahelian Ghana
2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0014174
Health system strengthening to reduce maternal and perinatal deaths in Central Region of Ghana – project approach
2026BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12884-026-09593-1
Effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in a real-world setting over 1 year of follow-up after the three-dose primary schedule: an interim analysis of a phase 4 study in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi
2025The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access9 citations

10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00415-2

Safety of RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine up to 1 year after the third dose in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi (EPI-MAL-003): a phase 4 cohort event monitoring study

2025The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00096-8

Integrating COVID-19 vaccination into health systems: qualitative findings from seven countries

2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017035

Barriers and strategies to improve vaccine adverse events reporting: views from health workers and managers in Northern Ghana

2025BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.1136/bmjph-2024-001464

Experiences and perceptions about vaccines and reporting of adverse events following immunisation: a qualitative study among mothers in Northern Ghana

2025BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.1136/bmjph-2024-001761

Measuring changes in Plasmodium falciparum census population size in response to sequential malaria control interventions

2025eLifeJournalOpen access1 citations10.7554/elife.91411.4

Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0316527

Vitamin A supplementation and nutritional status among children 6–36 months in Northern Ghana

2025Academia Nutrition and DieteticsJournalOpen access0 citations10.20935/acadnutr8006

Feasibility, safety, and impact of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine when implemented through national immunisation programmes: evaluation of cluster-randomised introduction of the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi

2024The LancetJournalOpen access89 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00004-7

Early life ambient air pollution, household fuel use, and under-5 mortality in Ghana

2024Environment InternationalJournalOpen access11 citations10.1016/j.envint.2024.108693

Cohort Profile: Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic studies (AWI-Gen) in four sub-Saharan African countries

2024International Journal of EpidemiologyJournalOpen access9 citations10.1093/ije/dyae173

Hypertension knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among adults in the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance Site: a mixed methods analysis

2024BMC Family PracticeJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s12875-024-02469-3

Comparison of molecular surveillance methods to assess changes in the population genetics of Plasmodium falciparum in high transmission

2023Frontiers in ParasitologyJournalOpen access31 citations10.3389/fpara.2023.1067966

Impact of community health interventions on maternal and child health indicators in the upper east region of Ghana

2023BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior author16 citations10.1186/s12884-023-05577-7

Birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in disadvantaged rural districts of Ghana

2023BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1186/s12884-023-06041-2

Community perspectives on cardiovascular disease control in rural Ghana: A qualitative study

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen access11 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0280358

Documenting capacity and existing gaps in reporting adverse events following immunisation in Northern Ghana: a quantitative cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers

2023BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access5 citations10.1136/bmjph-2023-000077

Genetic diversity of rotavirus infection among young children with diarrhoea in the Kasena-Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana: a seasonal cross-sectional survey

2023Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.11604/pamj.2023.44.148.36783

Exploring infant and young child‐feeding practices among mothers of well‐nourished children in northern Ghana: An INPreP substudy

2023Food Science & NutritionJournalOpen access4 citations10.1002/fsn3.3800

Cause specific under-five mortality rates and associated risk factors among children in northern Ghana between 2007 and 2012 using survival analysis techniques.

2023Journal of African Population StudiesJournalOpen access0 citations10.59147/cq8qgqyl

Short- and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa

2022Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access93 citations10.1038/s41467-021-27917-x

Assessing the safety, impact and effectiveness of RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine following its introduction in three sub-Saharan African countries: methodological approaches and study set-up

2022Malaria JournalJournalOpen access43 citations10.1186/s12936-022-04144-3

Clinical evaluation of the BioFire Global Fever Panel for the identification of malaria, leptospirosis, chikungunya, and dengue from whole blood: a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study

2022The Lancet Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access39 citations10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00290-0

Age-specific patterns of DBLα var diversity can explain why residents of high malaria transmission areas remain susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infection throughout life

2022International Journal for ParasitologyJournalOpen access38 citations10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.12.001

Indoor residual spraying with a non-pyrethroid insecticide reduces the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in a high-transmission area in northern Ghana

2022PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access37 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0000285

Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Common Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis

2022Journal of the American Heart AssociationJournalOpen access30 citations10.1161/jaha.121.023704

Carotid Atherosclerosis, Microalbuminuria, and Estimated 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa

2022JAMA Network OpenJournalOpen access24 citations10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.7559

Children born during the hunger season are at a higher risk of severe acute malnutrition: Findings from a Guinea Sahelian ecological zone in Northern Ghana

2022Maternal and Child NutritionJournalOpen access21 citations10.1111/mcn.13313

Non-HDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C are associated with self-reported cardiovascular disease in a rural West African population: Analysis of an array of lipid metrics in an AWI-Gen sub-study

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access15 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0278375

Optimising reporting of adverse events following immunisation by healthcare workers in Ghana: A qualitative study in four regions

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access12 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0277197

Urogenital schistosomiasis transmission, malaria and anemia among school-age children in Northern Ghana

2022HeliyonJournalOpen access16 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10440

Compliance to HIV testing and counseling guidelines at antenatal care clinics in the Kassena-Nankana districts of northern Ghana: A qualitative study

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessCorresponding9 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0274871

Bio-efficacy, physical integrity, use and attrition of long-lasting insecticidal nets under operational conditions for malaria prevention in Ghana

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access8 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0275825

Engaging community members in setting priorities for nutrition interventions in rural northern Ghana

2022PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0000447