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Benedict Weobong · Sankore

University of Ghana

Benedict Weobong

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-8338-1408

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Publications

24

Citations

141

h-index

6

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

i10-index

3

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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University of Ghana37 works
University of Cape Coast1 works
Stellenbosch University1 works

Publications

23 works in the graph, newest first.

Illness explanatory models of depression among young people in low-resource settings: A qualitative study in Ghana and Zimbabwe
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0340267
Programme for the Effective Promotion of Maternal Psychosocial Wellbeing (PREPWELL) in Ghana: Development and field-testing of a mHealth Intervention in a rural setting
2026PLOS mental health.JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000571
The African youth in mind (Y-MIND) brief psychological intervention for depression among school-going adolescents in Ghana: a development case series
2026BMC PsychiatryJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12888-026-07938-w
Prevalence and correlates of probable anxiety and depression among young people: A subnational cross-sectional study in Ghana
2026Cambridge Prisms Global Mental HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

10.1017/gmh.2026.10270

Bridging ethics and culture: a co-created, culturally sensitive informed consent framework for research in Bimoba and Mamprusi communities in Ghana

2025Ethics & BehaviorJournalOpen access4 citations10.1080/10508422.2025.2512069

Parental involvement in school-based mental health interventions for young people in low-resource settings: A qualitative study from Zimbabwe and Ghana

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access4 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0322954

African Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0319462

COVID-19 pandemic and access to mental healthcare: A qualitative study of the experiences of mental healthcare providers and caregivers in Ghana

2025PLOS mental health.JournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386

Barriers and enablers to help-seeking for common mental disorders among young people in low-income settings: Perspectives from Zimbabwe

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access1 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0335963

Risky drinking and sexual risk behaviours among young adults in Ghana: evidence from the La-Nkwantanang Madina municipality

2025International Journal of Adolescence and YouthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1080/02673843.2025.2542267

Balancing Ethics and Culture: A Scoping Review of Ethico-Cultural and Implementation Challenges of the Individual-Based Consent Model in African Research

2024Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research EthicsJournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1177/15562646241237669

Reaching adolescents with health services: Systematic development of an adolescent health check-ups and wellbeing programme in Ghana (Y-Check, Ghana)

2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0304465

Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors Associated With Hypertension and Depression in 4 Rural Communities in Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

2024Journal of Primary Care & Community HealthJournalOpen access5 citations10.1177/21501319241242965

Adolescent health and well-being check-up programme in three African cities (Y-Check): protocol for a multimethod, prospective, hybrid implementation-effectiveness study

2024BMJ OpenJournalOpen access3 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077533

Development and Implementation of Mental Healthcare Plans in Three Districts in Ghana: A Mixed-Method Process Evaluation Using Theory of Change

2024Community Mental Health JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.1007/s10597-024-01357-5

Care delivery in the context of district mental healthcare plans in Ghana: a qualitative study exploring experiences of primary healthcare workers and service users

2024BMJ OpenJournalOpen access1 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090711

Factor structure of the alcohol expectancies questionnaire among adolescents in rural Ghana

2024Drug and Alcohol ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1111/dar.13795

Perceptions of healthcare workers on linkage between depression and hypertension in northern Ghana: a qualitative study

2024Cambridge Prisms Global Mental HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1017/gmh.2024.86

Towards implementation of context-specific integrated district mental healthcare plans: A situation analysis of mental health services in five districts in Ghana

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding34 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0285324

Prevalence of probable mental, neurological and substance use conditions and case detection at primary healthcare facilities across three districts in Ghana: findings from a cross-sectional health facility survey

2023BMC PsychiatryJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding26 citations10.1186/s12888-023-04775-z

Predictors of spontaneous remission and recovery among women with untreated perinatal depression in India and Pakistan

2023Cambridge Prisms Global Mental HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1017/gmh.2023.26

Mental health and disability research in Ghana: a rapid review

2023Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.11604/pamj.2023.45.166.38808

Mental health and disability research priorities and capacity needs in Ghana: findings from a rapid review and research priority ranking survey

2022Global Health ActionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1080/16549716.2022.2112404