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Vivian Paintsil · Sankore

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Vivian Paintsil

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ORCID 0000-0002-8965-0549

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Publications

47

Citations

188

h-index

8

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

i10-index

6

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
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital35 works
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine1 works
Kwame Nkrumah University1 works

Publications

47 works in the graph, newest first.

Assessing hydroxyurea use in sickle cell disease: trends, benefits, and barriers to adherence in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
2026Journal of sickle cell disease.JournalOpen access1 citations10.1093/jscdis/yoag001
Children’s palliative care in Ghana: a situational analysis
2026BMC Palliative CareJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12904-026-02053-9
Sociocultural Beliefs, Interpretations and Care Pathways: Implications for Childhood Cancer Education in Ghana
2026Journal of Cancer EducationJournal0 citations10.1007/s13187-026-02855-8
Systematic literature review on hydroxyurea treatment of SCD in low- to middle-income countries
2026Journal of sickle cell disease.JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/jscdis/yoag018

Understanding system-level barriers to pediatric neuro-oncology in Ghana: Qualitative insights from frontline healthcare professionals

2026Neuro-Oncology AdvancesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1093/noajnl/vdag114

Anemia Among Hospitalized Children in a Ghanaian Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Prospective Observational Study of Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Hematologic Patterns

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72505

Association Between Micronutrients and Cognitive Performance Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Sickle Cell Disease in Kumasi, Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2026eJHaemJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/jha2.70313

Impact of Distinct Molecular and Immunological Features of Breast Cancer on the Effectiveness of Therapies in Ghana

2026Breast Cancer Basic and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1177/11782234261451687

Unmet needs and coping strategies of fathers caring for children with cancer in Ghana

2026Discover PsychologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44202-026-00746-z

Pediatric Colorectal Cancer in Africa: A Multicenter Study on Epidemiology, Management, and Outcomes Between 2000 and 2023

2026JGH OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/jgh3.70445

Creation of a Retinoblastoma Registry in a Resource‐Limited Country in Sub‐Saharan Africa

2026Cancer MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/cam4.72144

HOPE Kids 2: Phase 3, Randomized Trial of Voxelotor in Children With SCD and Conditional Cerebral Blood Flow Velocities

2026American Journal of HematologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/ajh.70457

Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: SickleInAfrica Registry in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania

2025eJHaemJournalOpen access10 citations10.1002/jha2.70044

Clinical manifestations of sickle cell disease in Africa and its association with foetal haemoglobin parameters

2025Communications MedicineJournalOpen access9 citations10.1038/s43856-025-00954-z

Barriers to sickle cell disease care: a biopsychosocial analysis mapped to the standards of care guidelines by the sickle pan African research consortium

2025Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.1093/pubmed/fdaf147

Significant Impact of Treatment Abandonment on Survival of Children With “Common and Curable” GICC Index Cancers in Sub‐Saharan Africa—A Multicenter Prospective CANCaRe Africa Study

2025Pediatric Blood & CancerJournal4 citations10.1002/pbc.31997

Strengthening global partnerships for sustainable sickle cell disease care: insights from SickleInAfrica at the 77th United Nations General Assembly and the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit

2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access6 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017154

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio are indicators of kidney disease in sickle cell disease patients with microalbuminuria: a multicentre case-control study in Ghana

2025BMC NephrologyJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s12882-025-04427-2

Elevated serum heme oxygenase‐1 in pediatric sickle cell disease: Insights from the SickleGenAfrica Network

2025HemaSphereJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/hem3.70209

Transition Readiness of Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients to Adult Clinic in a Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2025Advances in HematologyJournalOpen access1 citations10.1155/ah/2843974

Assessing Major Organ Dysfunction in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Protocol for a Cross‐Sectional Study

2025Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/hsr2.70794

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Pediatric Cancers in Southern Ghana: A Retrospective Observational Study

2025Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/hsr2.70797

Healthcare providers’ knowledge on sickle cell disease and its management: A pre- and post-training test evaluation outcome

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0332069

Immunisation status and clinical outcomes in children admitted to a Paediatric emergency unit in Ghana: a prospective cohort study

2025BMC PediatricsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12887-025-06365-2

Prevention of treatment abandonment remains an important challenge to increase survival of Wilms tumor in sub‐Saharan Africa: A report from Wilms Africa—CANCaRe Africa

2024Pediatric Blood & CancerJournalOpen access9 citations10.1002/pbc.31069

Effectiveness of a Wilms tumour treatment guideline adapted to local circumstances in sub‐Saharan Africa: A report from Wilms Africa Phase II—CANCaRe Africa

2024Pediatric Blood & CancerJournalOpen access8 citations10.1002/pbc.31300

Surgical aspects and outcomes after nephrectomy for Wilms tumour in sub‐Saharan Africa: A report from Wilms Africa Phase II—CANCaRe Africa

2024Pediatric Blood & CancerJournalOpen access7 citations10.1002/pbc.31134

Determinants of retinoblastoma treatment delay in a Sub-Saharan African country

2024JFO Open OphthalmologyJournalOpen access3 citations10.1016/j.jfop.2024.100094

A contemporary evaluation of the frequency & factors associated with overt stroke across the lifespan: A Ghanaian sickle cell disease registry analysis

2024Journal of the Neurological SciencesJournal2 citations10.1016/j.jns.2024.123263

Reflections on 20 years of the Wilms Africa project: Lessons learned and the way forward

2024Pediatric Blood & CancerJournal2 citations10.1002/pbc.31386

Adherence to routinely prescribed medications among paediatric sickle cell disease patients in Kumasi, Ghana

2024Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/gmj.v58i2.2

Development of multi-level standards of care recommendations for sickle cell disease: Experience from SickleInAfrica

2023Frontiers in GeneticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.3389/fgene.2022.1052179

Hospitalizations among children with sickle cell disease enrolled in the Kumasi Sickle Cell Pan African Consortium (SPARCo) database: A cross sectional study

2023Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.1002/hsr2.1534

Biomarkers of oxidative stress and its nexus with haemoglobin variants and adverse foeto-maternal outcome among women with preeclampsia in a Ghanaian population: A multi-centre prospective study

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0283638

Weight estimation in two groups of Ghanaian children with chronic diseases using Broselow, Mercy, PAWPER XL and PAWPER XL-MAC tapes

2023African Journal of Emergency MedicineJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.afjem.2023.04.003

Hemolysis scavenger proteins and renal function marker in children with sickle cell disease at steady state: A cross‐sectional study

2023Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access3 citations10.1002/hsr2.1177

Establishing a Sickle Cell Disease Registry in Africa: Experience From the Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium, Kumasi-Ghana

2022Frontiers in GeneticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.3389/fgene.2022.802355

Evaluating the baseline survival outcomes of the “six Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer index cancers” in Africa

2022Pediatric Hematology and OncologyJournal16 citations10.1080/08880018.2022.2140860

Iron stores in steady‐state sickle cell disease children accessing care at a sickle cell disease clinic in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

2022Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access13 citations10.1002/hsr2.934

Answers to common questions about COVID‐19 vaccines in children with cancer

2022Pediatric Blood & CancerJournalOpen access6 citations10.1002/pbc.29985

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 accessSenior author5 citations10.1002/hsr2.953

Hospitalizations among children with Sickle Cell Disease enrolled into the Kumasi SPARCo database

2022African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen access1 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v5i1.90

Exploring The Reasons For Late Reporting Of Childhood Cancer Cases For Treatment At Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

2022African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v5i1.98

Improvement of survival in Wilms Tumor patients at the paediatric oncology unit, KATH

2022African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v5i1.103

Profile Of Childhood Cancer Cases Seen At The Paediatric Oncology Unit Of A Tertiary Hospital In Ghana - A 10 Year Review

2022African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v5i1.99

P1489: MANAGEMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE WITH HYDROXYUREA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW FROM LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

2022HemaSphereJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1097/01.hs9.0000848812.59349.97

P-007: HYDROXYUREA FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (2000–2022)

2022HemaSphereJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1097/01.hs9.0000872932.23177.e8