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Ernest Darkwah

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Health promotionPublic healthoccupational health psychologywork and wellbeing
Publications

30

Citations

377

H-index

10

i10-index

11

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
12.6
Most cited paper
109
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:06
Publications

30 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
A multilevel analysis of regressors of access to improved drinking water and sanitation facilities in Ghana
P Agbadi, E Darkwah, PL Kenney
2019 Journal of environmental and public health 2019 (1), 3983869, 2019 Health Sciences 109
Beyond the glass ceiling: an exploration of the experiences of female corporate organizational leaders in Ghana
S Amakye, V Chimhutu, E Darkwah
2022 Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 32 (7), 858-875, 2022 Social Sciences 56
Caregiver perceptions of children in their care and motivations for the care work in children's homes in Ghana: Children of God or children of white men?
E Darkwah, M Daniel, M Asumeng
2016 Children and Youth Services Review 66, 161-169, 2016 Social Sciences 37
Consistency of the determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Ghana: insights from four Demographic and Health Survey datasets
PA Duodu, HO Duah, VM Dzomeku, AB Boamah Mensah, ...
2021 International health 13 (1), 39-48, 2021 Health Sciences 34
Geographical variations and factors associated with recent HIV testing prevalence in Ghana: spatial mapping and complex survey analyses of the 2014 demographic and health surveys
JJ Nutor, HO Duah, PA Duodu, P Agbadi, RK Alhassan, E Darkwah
2021 BMJ open 11 (7), e045458, 2021 Health Sciences 28
Prevalence and geo-clinicodemographic factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination among healthcare workers in five developing countries
PA Duodu, E Darkwah, P Agbadi, HO Duah, JJ Nutor
2022 BMC infectious diseases 22 (1), 599, 2022 Health Sciences 22
Caring for “parentless” children: An exploration of work stressors and resources as experienced by caregivers in children’s homes in Ghana
E Darkwah, M Asumeng, M Daniel
2017 International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies 8 (2), 59-89, 2017 Social Sciences 14
Care-‘less’: exploring the interface between child care and parental control in the context of child rights for workers in children’s homes in Ghana
E Darkwah, M Daniel, JS Yendork
2018 BMC International Health and Human Rights 18 (1), 13, 2018 Social Sciences 11
The impact of organizational structure and funding sources on the work and health of employed caregivers in children’s homes in Ghana
E Darkwah, M Daniel, M Asumeng
2018 Occupational Health Science 2 (3), 299-321, 2018 Health Sciences 11
Climate change impacts and mental health in poor urban coastal communities in Ghana
S Hagan, E Darkwah, YA Boafo, CB Agyemang, G Ekem-Ferguson
2025 PLOS Mental Health 2 (4), e0000284, 2025 Social Sciences 10
An exploration of work-related experiences of domestic workers in Accra, Ghana
MB Hodzi, F Annor, E Darkwah
2021 Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health 36 (4), 309-334, 2021 Social Sciences 10
“I always think about tomorrow what I'll eat” an exploration of the experiences of adolescents in poor urban contexts in Accra, Ghana
D Ade, J Salifu Yendork, E Darkwah
2023 Children & Society 37 (6), 1974-1991, 2023 Social Sciences 8
Correlates of blood pressure and blood glucose screenings in Cameroon: insights from the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey
PA Duodu, P Agbadi, HO Duah, E Darkwah, JJ Nutor
2022 International Health 14 (2), 201-210, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Escalation of islamist insurgency in West Africa: Preventing the Spread of the Phenomenon to the Territorial Integrity of Ghana
EB Darkwah
2023 Social Sciences 5
Covariates and spatial interpolation of HIV screening in Mozambique: insight from the 2015 AIDS indicator survey
P Agbadi, JJ Nutor, E Darkwah, HO Duah, PA Duodu, RK Alhassan, ...
2020 International journal of environmental research and public health 17 (16), 5630, 2020 Health Sciences 4
Exploring work-related experiences of newly hired hospital nurses in ghana: a qualitative study
E Darkwah, F Annor, S Oppong, S Hagan
2024 SAGE Open Nursing 10, 23779608241279911, 2024 Social Sciences 2
Seeking creative psychological solutions to addressing witchcraft accusations: Inspiring hope in ‘witch camps’ in Ghana. Global Insights Newsletter of American Psychological …
E Darkwah, S Oppong, ED Dickson, AA Banibensu
2021 Social Sciences 2
Media exposure to family planning contents and adult support for teaching children about condom use to prevent HIV/AIDS: Findings from 2003 to 2014 Ghana Demographic Health Surveys
P Agbadi, TE Tagoe, FA Agyemang, VM Dzomeku, HNK Agboh, ...
2020 Children and Youth Services Review 118, 105447, 2020 Health Sciences 2
Beyond WEIRD societies: Global social identifications across 45 countries and their socio‐cultural and economic predictors
K Hamer, M Penczek, K Marcinkowska, B Nowak, K Branowska, ...
2026 Political Psychology 47 (3), e70134, 2026 Social Sciences 1
Occupational health outcomes of work in the gig economy: a systematic review protocol
CB Agyemang, E Darkwah, R Acquah-Coleman, R Hansen-Garshong, ...
2025 BMJ open 15 (9), e103005, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Special issue editorial: The psychology of orphanhood
JS Yendork, E Darkwah
2023 New Ideas in Psychology 68, 100990, 2023 Social Sciences 1
Past month alcohol intake and subjective cognitive complaints amongst men and women in Ghana
NEY Dey, KO Ansah, E Darkwah, PA Duodu, J Bayuo, P Agbadi
2021 Social Sciences 1
Psychosocial hazard exposures and mental health outcomes among ambulance Emergency Medical Technicians in Ghana: A qualitative phenomenological study
EK Kekesi, M Asumeng, E Darkwah, DL Sam
2026 PLOS Mental Health 3 (3), e0000483, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Socioeconomic, physical and mental health impacts of climate change among informal outdoor workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol
S Hagan, K Nyhan, E Darkwah, CB Agyemang, YA Boafo
2026 Plos one 21 (3), e0344943, 2026 Natural Sciences 0
Corrigendum to: Consistency of the determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Ghana: insights from four Demographic and Health Survey datasets
V Dzomeku
2020 International Health, 2020 Health Sciences 0