Augustine Ankomah

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Augustine Ankomah is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Augustine Ankomah has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in General Health Professions, 31 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 17 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Augustine Ankomah's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (31 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (26 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers). Augustine Ankomah is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (31 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (26 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers). Augustine Ankomah collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, Nigeria and United States. Augustine Ankomah's co-authors include Adom Manu, Kwasi Torpey, Agumasie Semahegn, Nega Assefa, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Jennifer Anyanti, S. B. Adebayo, John Kuumuori Ganle, Richard Adanu and Bernard Obeng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Augustine Ankomah

65 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 276 citations Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey et al. Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Augustine Ankomah Ghana	22	642	562	300	246	242	68	1.5k
Adom Manu Ghana	19	615 1.0×	415 0.7×	276 0.9×	174 0.7×	240 1.0×	72	1.4k
Declare Mushi Tanzania	24	569 0.9×	715 1.3×	211 0.7×	217 0.9×	286 1.2×	51	1.7k
Agumasie Semahegn Ethiopia	17	524 0.8×	436 0.8×	211 0.7×	227 0.9×	99 0.4×	47	1.4k
Tinashe Dune Australia	21	446 0.7×	268 0.5×	164 0.5×	417 1.7×	83 0.3×	107	1.4k
Michael Schoeny United States	29	753 1.2×	198 0.4×	350 1.2×	384 1.6×	183 0.8×	138	2.6k
Britta Mullany United States	18	581 0.9×	670 1.2×	287 1.0×	124 0.5×	66 0.3×	18	1.3k
Joy Noel Baumgartner United States	18	458 0.7×	211 0.4×	171 0.6×	124 0.5×	129 0.5×	61	874
Lesley Cottrell United States	18	547 0.9×	287 0.5×	431 1.4×	236 1.0×	221 0.9×	45	1.5k
Paul Brodish United States	19	474 0.7×	374 0.7×	133 0.4×	143 0.6×	122 0.5×	30	1.5k
Linda F. Cushman United States	26	478 0.7×	317 0.6×	796 2.7×	174 0.7×	105 0.4×	58	1.8k

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Biney, Adriana A. E., et al.. (2024). What emerging adults say about the appropriateness of sexual and reproductive health programmes: evidence from a suburb in Accra, Ghana. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1459825–1459825.

Ankomah, Augustine, et al.. (2024). HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among High-Risk Population in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 38(2). 70–81. 11 indexed citations

Torpey, Kwasi, et al.. (2023). Are respectful maternity care (RMC) interventions effective in reducing intrapartum mistreatment against adolescents? A systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1048441–1048441. 4 indexed citations

Seidu, Abdul‐Aziz, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, et al.. (2022). Sexual and reproductive health education and its association with ever use of contraception: a cross-sectional study among women in urban slums, Accra. Reproductive Health. 19(1). 7–7. 11 indexed citations

Sripad, Pooja, et al.. (2021). Exploring experiences of infertility amongst women and men in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a qualitative systematic review. BMJ Open. 11(11). e050528–e050528. 1 indexed citations

Tun, Waimar, et al.. (2021). Perspectives of Policymakers on the Introduction and Scale-Up of HIV Self-Testing and Implication for National HIV Programming in Ghana. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 694836–694836. 8 indexed citations

Semahegn, Agumasie, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu, Nega Assefa, & Augustine Ankomah. (2019). Adapted tool for the assessment of domestic violence against women in a low-income country setting: a reliability analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Bonful, Harriet Affran, et al.. (2019). Extent of inappropriate prescription of artemisinin and anti-malarial injections to febrile outpatients, a cross-sectional analytic survey in the Greater Accra region, Ghana. Malaria Journal. 18(1). 331–331. 16 indexed citations

Semahegn, Agumasie, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu, et al.. (2018). Psychotropic medication non-adherence and associated factors among adult patients with major psychiatric disorders: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 7(1). 10–10. 54 indexed citations

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Torpey, Kwasi, et al.. (2018). Schistosoma haematobium, Plasmodium falciparum infection and anaemia in children in Accra, Ghana. Tropical Diseases Travel Medicine and Vaccines. 4(1). 3–3. 16 indexed citations

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Laar, Amos, et al.. (2018). Food elimination, food substitution, and nutrient supplementation among ARV-exposed HIV-positive persons in southern Ghana. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 37(1). 26–26. 3 indexed citations

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Semahegn, Agumasie, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu, Nega Assefa, & Augustine Ankomah. (2017). Community based intervention to prevent domestic violence against women in the reproductive age in Northwestern Ethiopia: a protocol for quasi-experimental study. Reproductive Health. 14(1). 155–155. 10 indexed citations

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Ganle, John Kuumuori, et al.. (2016). Challenges Women with Disability Face in Accessing and Using Maternal Healthcare Services in Ghana: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0158361–e0158361. 109 indexed citations

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Aziato, Lydia, et al.. (2016). Adolescents' Responses to an Unintended Pregnancy in Ghana: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 29(6). 653–658. 34 indexed citations

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Ankomah, Augustine, et al.. (2015). Food Prohibitions and Other Traditional Practices in Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study in Western Region of Ghana. 3(3). 41–49. 39 indexed citations

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Ankomah, Augustine, et al.. (2014). Factors associated with induced abortion at selected hospitals in the Volta Region, Ghana. International Journal of Women s Health. 6. 809–809. 33 indexed citations

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Adebayo, S. B., et al.. (2013). Marital Status and HIV Prevalence in Nigeria: Implications for Effective Prevention Programmes for Women. Advances in Infectious Diseases. 3(3). 210–218. 19 indexed citations

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Ankomah, Augustine, S. B. Adebayo, Ekundayo Arogundade, et al.. (2012). Determinants of insecticide-treated net ownership and utilization among pregnant women in Nigeria. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 105–105. 65 indexed citations

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Ankomah, Augustine, et al.. (2011). Reasons for delaying or engaging in early sexual initiation among adolescents in Nigeria. Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics. 2. 75–75. 29 indexed citations

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Ankomah, Augustine. (1998). Condom Use in Sexual Exchange Relationships Among Young Single Adults in Ghana. AIDS Education and Prevention. 10(4). 303–316. 51 indexed citations

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