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Ghana Health Service / Scholars

JA

James Avoka

Ghana Health Service

Publishing since 2017, latest 2025

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Nutrition and Dietetics
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

ORCID 0000-0002-5385-8137
Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 102017–2025
Citations: 42to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 0.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 100%10 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

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Publications

10 in all

Newest Most cited Oldest Title

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Are internal migrants (head porters) sexually vulnerable due to the coronavirus pandemic? A qualitative study of the situation in Ghana
2025Journal of Biosocial ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1017/s0021932025000070
Prevalence and factors influencing drug-resistant tuberculosis in four regions of Ghana
2025

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health660%
General Health Professions550%
Nutrition and Dietetics440%
Obstetrics and Gynecology330%
Infectious Diseases220%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health220%
Epidemiology110%
Pharmacy110%
Reproductive Medicine110%
Sociology and Political Science110%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access4
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies3
Maternal and fetal healthcare2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Birth, Development, and Health1
Diverse Scientific Research Studies1
Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability1
Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction1
Male Reproductive Health Studies1
Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare1
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada2
Germany2
United States1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH6 papers
Heidelberg Institute of Global HealthDE2 papers
Heidelberg UniversityDE2 papers
University of CalgaryCA2 papers
Oregon State UniversityUS1 paper
Paul University AwkaNG1 paper
Stellenbosch UniversityZA1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH1 paper

Where they publish

PLoS ONE2
SAGE Open Medicine2
Texila international journal of public health2
BMC Pediatrics1
BMC Research Notes1
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research1
Journal of Biosocial Science1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 1 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 70%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 20%Free to read, no open licence

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
1No poverty1

Most cited

Maternal and neonatal characteristics that influence very early neonatal mortality in the Eastern Regional Hospital of Ghana, Koforidua: a retrospective review
BMC Research Notes3
201822 citationsOpen access · Gold
Fear of infertility limits contraceptive usage among first-time mothers in Ghana: A cross-sectional study
SAGE Open Medicine3
20219 citationsOpen access · Gold
Time series analysis of the relationship between diarrhea in children and Rota 2 vaccine in the Fanteakwa District of the eastern region of Ghana
BMC Pediatrics1
20215 citationsOpen access · Gold
Are internal migrants (head porters) sexually vulnerable due to the coronavirus pandemic? A qualitative study of the situation in Ghana
Journal of Biosocial Science3
20252 citationsOpen access · Gold
Prevalence and factors influencing drug-resistant tuberculosis in four regions of Ghana
PLoS ONE
20251 citationOpen access · Gold

PLoS ONE

Journal

Open access

Corresponding

1 citation

10.1371/journal.pone.0331958

An assessment of a health education program addressing overweight, obesity and lifestyle modification in Ghana

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access1 citation10.1371/journal.pone.0333625

Maternal physical and social characteristics that influence the occurrence of preeclampsia/eclampsia and hemorrhage in Eastern Region of Ghana. A prospective cohort study

2025SAGE Open MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1177/20503121251356398

Assessing the Relationship between Individual Level Dietary Intake and the Occurrence of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia and Haemorrhage among Pregnant Women in Eastern Region of Ghana: A Prospective Cohort Study

2022Texila international journal of public healthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.21522/tijph.2013.10.01.art009

Effects of Pregnancy-Induced Psychological and Emotional Factors on the Occurrence of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia (PE-E) and Haemorrhage

2022Texila international journal of public healthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.21522/tijph.2013.10.01.art025

Fear of infertility limits contraceptive usage among first-time mothers in Ghana: A cross-sectional study

2021SAGE Open MedicineJournalOpen access9 citations10.1177/20503121211021256

Time series analysis of the relationship between diarrhea in children and Rota 2 vaccine in the Fanteakwa District of the eastern region of Ghana

2021BMC PediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.1186/s12887-021-02540-3

Maternal and neonatal characteristics that influence very early neonatal mortality in the Eastern Regional Hospital of Ghana, Koforidua: a retrospective review

2018BMC Research NotesJournalOpen accessFirst author22 citations10.1186/s13104-018-3196-x

Assessing Management and Leadership Quality Styles of Sub-district Leaders in Relation to Staff Performance in the Sub-districts: The Pursuit of Health System Strengthening, Fanteakwa District

2017Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.9734/jammr/2017/38238