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Samuel Salu · Peerford

University of Health and Allied Sciences / Scholars

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Samuel Salu

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 2023, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Epidemiology
Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

ORCID 0009-0001-4069-0515
Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 202023–2026
Citations: 53to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%3 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 90%18 papers free to read

7 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

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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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health735%
Nutrition and Dietetics5

Career

On their papers

University of Health and Allied Sciences27 works
Nurses' Training College, Ho2 works

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

20 in all

Newest Most cited Oldest Title

Search their publications by title

Prevalence and self-care practice of Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH) in Ghana: a facility-based cross-sectional study
2026BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.1186/s12884-026-08912-w
Why are so many pregnancies still unintended in Ghana? A closer look at factors influencing reproductive autonomy

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25%

Epidemiology420%

Health420%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health420%

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine315%

General Health Professions315%

Microbiology315%

Oncology315%

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management315%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access4
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies3
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening3
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology3
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet3
Reproductive Health and Contraception3
Reproductive tract infections research3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research2
Health disparities and outcomes2
Maternal and fetal healthcare2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

60% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234567Home

Most frequent partner countries

Uganda6
Australia5
United Kingdom3
United States1
Sweden1
Indonesia1
South Africa1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Busitema UniversityUG6 papers
University of Cape CoastGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH4 papers
University of HuddersfieldGB3 papers
The University of AdelaideAU3 papers
Karolinska InstitutetSE1 paper
Padjadjaran UniversityID1 paper
University of CanberraAU1 paper
University of North TexasUS1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Public Health2
BMC Research Notes2
Discover Public Health2
Tropical Medicine & International Health2
Advances in Public Health1
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Nursing1
Blood Pressure1
BMC Health Services Research1

How it can be read

90% free to read

Diamond 2 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 70%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 10%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality4
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger3
3Good health and well-being3
4Quality education1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Nurses’ knowledge on nosocomial infections preventive measures and its associated factors in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
BMC Health Services Research3
202310 citationsOpen access · Gold
Rural-urban disparities in cervical cancer screening uptake and its predictors among women aged 30–49 years in Ghana: a multivariate decomposition analysis
BMC Women s Health
20259 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Oral health knowledge, practice and associated factors among Junior High School students of Koforidua, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
BMC Oral Health1
20248 citationsOpen access · Gold
A multivariate non-linear decomposition analysis of urban-rural disparities in overweight/obesity among men aged 20–49 in Ghana
BMC Public Health
20256 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Optimizing minimum dietary diversity: examining appropriate complementary feeding practices and influencing factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ghana; a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health2
20255 citationsOpen access · Gold

2026

PLOS Global Public Health

Journal

Open access

First author

0 citations

10.1371/journal.pgph.0005850

Prevalence and factors associated with underweight among children under five born to adolescent mothers: Evidence from the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey

2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0342460

Sex‐Related Absolute and Relative Inequalities in Hypertension Prevalence Among Adults Aged 30–79 in Ghana, 1990–2019

2026Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournal0 citations10.1111/tmi.70082

Rural–Urban Disparities in Noncommunicable Diseases and Associated Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age: An Analysis of the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey

2026Advances in Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1155/adph/1474061

Self–reported health status and blood pressure medication use among persons living with hypertension in Kenya

2026Blood PressureJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/08037051.2026.2712023

Residency‐Based Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Screening in Sub‐Saharan Africa

2026Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournal0 citations10.1111/tmi.70152

Factors Influencing Breast Self-examination (BSE) Practice among Female Adolescents in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana

2026Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer NursingJournalOpen access0 citations10.31557/apjcn.2195.20260817

Rural-urban disparities in cervical cancer screening uptake and its predictors among women aged 30–49 years in Ghana: a multivariate decomposition analysis

2025BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen access9 citations10.1186/s12905-025-03962-2

A multivariate non-linear decomposition analysis of urban-rural disparities in overweight/obesity among men aged 20–49 in Ghana

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access6 citations10.1186/s12889-025-23238-6

Optimizing minimum dietary diversity: examining appropriate complementary feeding practices and influencing factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ghana; a cross-sectional study

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding5 citations10.1186/s12889-025-21681-z

Lifetime prevalence of psychotic experience, and its associated factors among Senegalese women: a cross-sectional study

2025BMC PsychiatryJournalOpen access2 citations10.1186/s12888-025-06879-0

Factors influencing tobacco smoking among men aged 15–49 years in Nepal

2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.1038/s41598-025-07920-8

The Attitudes and Perceptions of Schoolboys Towards Menstruation in Ghana: Her Catamenia, Our Taboo

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.15399478

Oral health knowledge, practice and associated factors among Junior High School students of Koforidua, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

2024BMC Oral HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.1186/s12903-024-04148-2

Prevalence and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adults in Ghana: a population-based cross-sectional study in the Volta Region

2024Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.1186/s12982-024-00236-4

Shedding light on hidden dynamics: partner controlling behavior and women's alcohol consumption in Ghana

2024Discover Public HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s12982-024-00129-6

Hormonal contraceptive use among women living with hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from 12 countries

2024BMC Research NotesJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s13104-024-06830-8

Examining the influence of wealth status on prehypertension risk in women aged 30–49: evidence from the 2018 Benin demographic and health survey

2024BMC Research NotesJournalOpen access2 citations10.1186/s13104-023-06676-6

Nurses’ knowledge on nosocomial infections preventive measures and its associated factors in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

2023BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1186/s12913-023-09942-2