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Richard Akuffo · Sankore

University of Ghana

Richard Akuffo

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-5778-1472

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Publications

9

Citations

35

h-index

3

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

i10-index

1

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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Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research10 works
University of Ghana10 works

Publications

9 works in the graph, newest first.

Tuberculosis- and Diabetes Mellitus-Associated Knowledge, Stigma, and Health-Seeking Behaviour in Ghana
2026International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3390/ijerph23081050
Ethnographic study of Buruli ulcer wound management practices in a traditional therapeutic setting in Ghana
2025International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1186/s12939-025-02640-x
Improving experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: Mixed methods formative research for development of a complex intervention in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana
2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0002833
Development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy to improve experiences of skin neglected tropical diseases and other skin conditions in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana
2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0002809

Endemic infectious cutaneous ulcers syndrome in the Oti Region of Ghana: Study of cutaneous leishmaniasis, yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi cutaneous ulcers

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0292034

A Preliminary Study to Compare Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Lateral Flow and Quantitative PCR in the Detection of Cutaneous Leishmania in Communities from the Volta Region of Ghana

2023Vector-Borne and Zoonotic DiseasesJournal3 citations10.1089/vbz.2022.0043

Functional status and quality of life of women with infertility in Southern Ghana: A cross-sectional study

2023Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalOpen access1 citations10.46829/hsijournal.2023.12.4.2.550-559

SARS-CoV-2 infections among asymptomatic individuals contributed to COVID-19 cases: A cross-sectional study among prospective air travelers from Ghana

2022Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.3389/fpubh.2022.1035763

Contribution of the Advanced Research Laboratories at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Ghana

2022HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.4236/health.2022.141010