Francis Appiah

3.2k total citations
33 papers, 576 citations indexed

About

Francis Appiah is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Appiah has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 576 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Francis Appiah's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (20 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (9 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers). Francis Appiah is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (20 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (9 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers). Francis Appiah collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, Australia and United Kingdom. Francis Appiah's co-authors include Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Linus Baatiema, Eugene Budu, Francis Sambah, Joseph Kojo Oduro, Collins Adu, Tarif Salihu and Chunguang Bai and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Francis Appiah

32 papers receiving 550 citations

Peers

Francis Appiah
Samuel H. Nyarko United States
Sunil Mehra Sweden
Laili Irani United States
Ogochukwu Udenigwe Canada
Rornald Muhumuza Kananura Uganda
Francisco Becerra-Posada United States
Ashley Fraser United States
Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw Ethiopia
Madeleine Short Fabic United States
Rukhsana Gazi Bangladesh
Samuel H. Nyarko United States
Francis Appiah
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Appiah, Francis, et al.. (2025). Parental preferences for sex of children in Nigeria: Cultural influences and family structure. PLoS ONE. 20(7). e0327474–e0327474.
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Appiah, Francis, et al.. (2023). Fetal outcomes and their correlates following caesarian section in a rural setting in Ghana. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0293029–e0293029. 2 indexed citations
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Appiah, Francis, et al.. (2023). Maternal and child factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey. Reproductive Health. 20(1). 2 indexed citations
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Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, et al.. (2022). Circumcising daughters in Nigeria: To what extent does education influence mothers’ FGM/C continuation attitudes?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(11). e0000660–e0000660. 4 indexed citations
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Seidu, Abdul‐Aziz, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Francis Sambah, et al.. (2022). Type of occupation and early antenatal care visit among women in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 1118–1118. 7 indexed citations
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Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, et al.. (2021). What influences home delivery among women who live in urban areas? Analysis of 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0244811–e0244811. 17 indexed citations
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Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Carolyne Njue, Francis Appiah, et al.. (2021). Is improvement in indicators of women’s empowerment associated with uptake of WHO recommended IPTp-SP levels in sub-Saharan Africa? A multilevel approach. BMJ Open. 11(10). e047606–e047606. 11 indexed citations
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Appiah, Francis, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Joseph Kojo Oduro, et al.. (2021). Rural-urban variation in hypertension among women in Ghana: insights from a national survey. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 2150–2150. 8 indexed citations
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Appiah, Francis, et al.. (2021). Individual and community-level factors associated with home birth: a mixed effects regression analysis of 2017–2018 Benin demographic and health survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21(1). 547–547. 5 indexed citations
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Seidu, Abdul‐Aziz, Joseph Kojo Oduro, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, et al.. (2020). Women’s healthcare decision-making capacity and HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis of demographic and health surveys. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 1592–1592. 20 indexed citations
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Oduro, Joseph Kojo, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, et al.. (2020). Bride Price Payment and Justification of Sexual Violence Among Women in Ghana*These authors contributed equally to this work.. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(9-10). NP6284–NP6300. 5 indexed citations
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Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Francis Appiah, et al.. (2020). Effect of sexual violence on planned, mistimed and unwanted pregnancies among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys. SSM - Population Health. 11. 100601–100601. 18 indexed citations
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Sambah, Francis, Linus Baatiema, Francis Appiah, et al.. (2020). Educational attainment and HIV testing and counselling service utilisation during antenatal care in Ghana: Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys. PLoS ONE. 15(1). e0227576–e0227576. 19 indexed citations
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Appiah, Francis, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Linus Baatiema, & Edward Kwabena Ameyaw. (2020). Trends and determinants of contraceptive use among female adolescents in Ghana: Analysis of 2003–2014 Demographic and Health Surveys. SSM - Population Health. 10. 100554–100554. 55 indexed citations
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Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Francis Appiah, et al.. (2019). What has reproductive health decision-making capacity got to do with unintended pregnancy? Evidence from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0223389–e0223389. 14 indexed citations
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Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Eugene Budu, Francis Sambah, et al.. (2019). Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of demographic and health surveys. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0220970–e0220970. 137 indexed citations
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Seidu, Abdul‐Aziz, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Linus Baatiema, & Francis Appiah. (2019). Ecological zone and symptoms of acute respiratory infection among children under five in Ghana: 1993–2014. SSM - Population Health. 8. 100414–100414. 11 indexed citations

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