Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Reproductive Medicine
Economics and Econometrics
Finance

Publications: 172013–2026
Citations: 217to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 2.031.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 35%6 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 71%12 papers free to read

2 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

17 in all

IFPHOR0037 Will I Ever Have My Own Child? Insights from Users of Specialised Fertility Services in Ghana’s Urban Centres
2026European Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1093/eurpub/ckag113.048
Menstrual hygiene knowledge and practices among female senior high school students in the new Juaben North municipality of Ghana: a cross-sectional study

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health847%
General Health Professions635%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health635%
Reproductive Medicine424%
Economics and Econometrics318%
Finance318%
Strategy and Management318%
Clinical Psychology212%
Infectious Diseases212%
Parasitology212%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health8
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Reproductive Health and Contraception4
Reproductive Health and Technologies4
Healthcare Systems and Reforms3
Parasites and Host Interactions2
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment2
Primary Care and Health Outcomes2
Public-Private Partnership Projects2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
COVID-19 and Mental Health1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written3333333Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of HuddersfieldGB2 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Leeds Beckett UniversityGB1 paper
University of Applied ManagementGH1 paper
37 Military HospitalGH1 paper
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH1 paper
Pentecost University CollegeGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Public Health2
Health Services Insights2
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine1
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance1
European Journal of Public Health1
Health Education1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
1No poverty3
17Partnerships for the goals3
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among high school girls in Ghana
HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care3
201342 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Students' perceptions of contraceptives in university of ghana.
PubMed3
201328 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Stakeholder engagement in the pooled procurement program in Ghana

2023Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations10.1093/jphsr/rmad006

Governance and effectiveness of public–private partnership in Ghana's rural-water sector

2022International Journal of Public Sector ManagementJournalSenior author15 citations10.1108/ijpsm-05-2021-0129

The Medical Nemesis of Primary Health Care Implementation: Evidence From Ghana

2022Health Services InsightsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/11786329221115040

Primary healthcare implementation in practice: Evidence from primary healthcare managers in Ghana

2020African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2183

Medical abortions among university students in Ghana: implications for reproductive health education and management

2018International Journal of Women s HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.2147/ijwh.s160297

Determinants of abortion decisions among Ghanaian university students

2014International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1515/ijamh-2014-0011

Abortions in Ghana: experiences of university students

2014ICUS and Nursing Web JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations

Knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among high school girls in Ghana

2013HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative CareJournalOpen accessFirst author42 citations10.2147/hiv.s44735

Students' perceptions of contraceptives in university of ghana.

2013PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author28 citations

Local Government Finance in Ghana: Disbursement and Utilisation of the MPs share of the District Assemblies Common Fund

2013Commonwealth Journal of Local GovernanceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.5130/cjlg.v12i0.3275

Knowledge and Awareness of Vicarious Liability: Views of Healthcare Workers in Ghana

2013Journal of Health EthicsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.18785/ojhe.0901.06

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care

ICUS and Nursing Web Journal1

How it can be read

71% free to read

Diamond 1 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 53%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 29%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 17 papers name a funder

University of Ghana Business School2
University of Ghana1

201823 citationsOpen access · Gold

Determinants of abortion decisions among Ghanaian university students

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

201421 citations

Primary healthcare implementation in practice: Evidence from primary healthcare managers in Ghana

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine17

202020 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold