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John Arko-Mensah

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis)Occupational Health
Publications

98

Citations

3,867

H-index

26

i10-index

40

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
39.5
Most cited paper
778
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 07:46
Publications

98 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Effect of ambient air pollution on respiratory health of market women at agbogbloshie food market, situated near a large E-waste recycling site in Accra, Ghana
JE Nafrah, TY Barima, EA Baiden, J Fobil, J Arko-Mensah
2018 ISEE Conference Abstracts 2018 (1), 2018 Health Sciences 5
A STAT6 intronic single-nucleotide polymorphism is associated with clinical malaria in Ghanaian children
D Amoako-Sakyi, S Adukpo, KA Kusi, D Dodoo, MF Ofori, GO Adjei, ...
2016 Genetics & Epigenetics 8, GEG. S38307, 2016 Health Sciences 5
Metals exposure and biomarkers of liver damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
I Issah, SA Bawua, J Arko-Mensah, MS Duah, SV Simpson, TP Agyekum, ...
2026 Reviews on Environmental Health 41 (1), 109-141, 2026 Health Sciences 4
Global prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections among institutionalized populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A Abaka-Yawson, DS Squire, I Issah, K Ablordey, E Ativi, SA Bawua, ...
2025 BMC Infectious Diseases 25 (1), 1806, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in Ghanaian prisons: implications for transmission of intestinal parasitic infections
A Abaka-Yawson, DS Squire, SA Bawua, P Asantewaa-Tannor, ...
2025 PAMJ-One Health 17 (1), 2025 Health Sciences 3
Microbiological quality of drinking water from three flood-prone communities along the Odaw River in Accra, Ghana
AA Baffoe, R Seidu, SA Bawua, J Fobil, J Arko-Mensah
2024 Journal of Water and Climate Change 15 (12), 6013-6021, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Opportunities and challenges in reducing personal inhalation exposure to air pollution among electronic waste recovery workers in Ghana
Z Laskaris, SA Batterman, J Arko‐Mensah, B Mukherjee, JN Fobil, ...
2021 American journal of industrial medicine 64 (5), 381-397, 2021 Health Sciences 3
Is Ghana’s Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA), 2011 (Act 815) an effective public financial management tool for public investment and consumption smoothing
P Anaman, J Darko
2018 Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Available at: https …, 2018 Social Sciences 3
Assessing the combined effect of multiple metal exposures on pregnancy and birth outcomes: Methodological insights in systematic review research
I Issah, MS Duah, J Arko-Mensah, SA Bawua, TP Agyekum, JN Fobil
2024 MethodsX 12, 102558, 2024 Health Sciences 2
Reliability and Validity of a Newly Developed Ergonomic Assessment Tool for Unstructured and Unregulated Work
NAN Yeboah, AA Acquah, C D’Souza, BJ Martin, J Arko-Mensah, JN Fobil
2022 Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 66 (1 …, 2022 Health Sciences 2
A Serological Survey of Toxoplasmosis in Pigs in Ghana
J Arko-Mensah, BD Akanmori, EA Canacoo, KM Bosompem
1999 Health Sciences 2
Levels of heavy metals and rare earth elements in electronic waste workers in an informal waste recycling site in Ghana
SA Takyi, N Basu, J Arko-Mensah, K Houessionon, P Botwe, D Dwomoh, ...
2020 ISEE Conference Abstracts 2020 (1), 2020 Health Sciences 1
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH IN GHANA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
AAA Nti, SA Takyi, L Kwarteng, AA Acquah, J Arko-Mensah, JN Fobil
2019 Climate Change in Ghana 6, 2019 Natural Sciences 1
Exposure to Particulate Matter and Respiratory Health among Electronic Waste Workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana
A AmoabengNti, J Arko-Mensah, N Basu, S Batterman, J Fobil, T Robins
2019 Environmental Epidemiology 3, 10-11, 2019 Health Sciences 1
Mycobacterial infection: Immune evasion, host susceptibility and immunological markers of diagnostic importance
J Arko-Mensah
2008 Wenner-Grens institut för experimentell biologi, 2008 Health Sciences 1
Assessment of blood lead reference values for the Southern Ghanaian population against the background of international recommendations
L Consoir, J Arko-Mensah, J Bertram, JN Fobil, N Heussen, T Schettgen, ...
2026 International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 99 (3), 20, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Randomized prenatal and postnatal nutrient supplementation shows no long-term impact on cortical gray matter in Ghanaian children
FB Ayete Labi, L Midrigan-Ciochina, EL Prado, S Adu-Afarwuah, ...
2026 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 19, 1672317, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Rising tide of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance: insights from urban environments and hospital effluents in Accra, Ghana
R Tettey, P Tettey, DN Amprako, B Egyir, J Arko-Mensah, G Adzakpah, ...
2026 Journal of Water and Health 24 (7), 999-1015, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Understanding the injuries and environments of vulnerable healthcare workers in Liberia and Ghana: a qualitative study
LJ Ridge, M McCullagh, T Ananzeh, GC Zeantoe, L Aziato, ...
2026 International Journal of Infection Control 22, 2026 Health Sciences 0
An An analysis of cause-specific and sex-specific schedules of cancer mortality in an urban complex: Evidence from routine records in Ghana
I Issah, J Darko, SA Bawua, SV Simpson, J Arko-Mensah, D Dwomoh, ...
2025 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 7 (2), 1305-1311, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Effect of intestinal parasitic infections on haemato-immunological profile of prison inmates in Southern Ghana
A Abaka-Yawson, DS Squire, GE Kpene, J Boachie, SA Bawua, ...
2025 Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 1-10, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Association Between Global DNA Methylation (LINE-1) and Occupational Particulate Matter Exposure Among Informal Electronic-Waste Recyclers in Ghana
TP Agyekum, J Arko-Mensah, S Batterman, D Dwumoh, JN Fobil, I Issah, ...
2022 Health Sciences 0
Association Between Toxic and Essential Metals in Blood and Global DNA Methylation Among Electronic Waste Workers in Agbogbloshie, Ghana
TP Agyekum, J Arko-Mensah, N Basu, S Batterman, D Dwomoh, JN Fobil, ...
2022 Health Sciences 0
Consumption of Iron-and Protein-Rich Diets may Ameliorate the Effect of Metals-Induced Anemia among Informal Electronic Waste Recyclers in Ghana
S Takyi, J Arko-Mensah, N Basu, JN Fobil
2022 ISEE Conference Abstracts 2022 (1), 2022 Health Sciences 0
Occupational Exposures to Particulate Matter and PM 2.5-Associated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at the Agbogbloshie Waste Recycling Site in Ghana
AA Acquah, AN AA, J Arko-Mensah, N Basu, S Batterman, ...
2022 Health Sciences 0