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Henry J O Lawson

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Medical EducationPrimary CareNCDs
Publications

34

Citations

303

H-index

9

i10-index

8

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
8.9
Most cited paper
121
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:30
Publications

34 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Evaluation of sleep patterns and self‐reported academic performance among medical students at the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry
HJ Lawson, JT Wellens-Mensah, S Attah Nantogma
2019 Sleep disorders 2019 (1), 1278579, 2019 Health Sciences 121
A checklist for implementing rural pathways to train, develop and support health workers in low and middle-income countries
B O'Sullivan, B Chater, A Bingham, J Wynn-Jones, I Couper, NN Hegazy, ...
2020 Frontiers in medicine 7, 594728, 2020 Health Sciences 26
Barriers and facilitators of primary care management of type II diabetes mellitus in the West African sub-region: A scoping review
AB Abdul-Samed, Y Jahan, V Reichenberger, EB Peprah, MP Agyekum, ...
2025 PLOS global public health 5 (5), e0003733, 2025 Health Sciences 22
Emotional intelligence in medical students at the University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
HJ Lawson, M Yigah, P Yamson
2021 Ghana medical journal 55 (1), 52, 2021 Health Sciences 16
Incidental finding of COVID-19 infection amongst staff at a primary care facility in Ghana
P Vandyck-Sey, G Amoh, A Essuman, H Lawson
2020 African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine 12 (1), 1-4, 2020 Health Sciences 13
Core values of family physicians and general practitioners in the African context
HJO Lawson, DNN Nortey
2021 Frontiers in Medicine 8, 667144, 2021 Health Sciences 12
Country profile on family medicine and primary health care in Ghana
HJO Lawson, A Essuman
2016 African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine 8 (1), 1-3, 2016 Health Sciences 12
Decompressive Laminectomy for Lumbar stenosis: Review of 65 consecutive cases from Tema, Ghana
NB Andrews, HJ Lawson, D Darko
2007 West African Journal of Medicine 26 (4), 283-287, 2007 Health Sciences 11
Improving type II diabetes care in West Africa: a scoping review of barriers, facilitators and the way forward
AB Abdul-Samed, Y Jahan, V Reichenberger, EB Peprah, MP Agyekum, ...
2024 medRxiv, 2024.08. 30.24312843, 2024 Health Sciences 9
Physical inactivity among corporate bank workers in Accra, Ghana: Implications for health promotion
GB Nketiah, K Odoi-Agyarko, TA Ndanu, FEA Hayford, G Amoh, ...
2023 Plos One 18 (5), e0277994, 2023 Health Sciences 9
Factors affecting family medicine programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review of recent literature
ML Davies, PK Ellis, A Moses, H Lawson, A Akpalu, RW Walker
2022 Ghana Medical Journal 56 (4), 311, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Exploring the path to optimal diabetes care by unravelling the contextual factors affecting access, utilisation, and quality of primary health care in West Africa: A scoping …
AB Abdul-Samed, EB Peprah, Y Jahan, V Reichenberger, D Balabanova, ...
2024 Plos one 19 (5), e0294917, 2024 Health Sciences 6
Effects of aerobic exercise on fasting blood glucose and blood pressure levels of diabetic-hypertensive clients at a diabetes clinic in Accra, Ghana
E Lotsu, S Kwakye, T Mohammed, B Opoku, J Quartey, H Lawson
2021 Journal of Preventive and Rehabilitative Medicine 3 (2), 75-84, 2021 Health Sciences 6
Family APGAR and treatment outcomes among HIV patients at two ART Centres in Kumasi, Ghana
NK Ayisi-Boateng, A Enimil, A Essuman, H Lawson, A Mohammed, ...
2022 Ghana medical journal 56 (3), 160, 2022 Health Sciences 5
Predictors of family functionality amongst human immunodeficiency virus-serodiscordant couples in two major hospitals in Kumasi, Ghana
NK Ayisi-Boateng, A Enimil, A Mohammed, A Essuman, H Lawson, ...
2020 African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine 12 (1), 1-6, 2020 Health Sciences 5
Five years of family medicine undergraduate education in Ghana: a wake-up call!
A Essuman, H Lawson, D Nortey, M Gyakobo, G Ofori-Amankwah, ...
2017 Ghana Medical Journal 51 (2), 50, 2017 Health Sciences 5
Intimate partner violence among pregnant women attending a low-resource primary care facility in Ghana
ST Engmann, R Lamptey, HJ Lawson, G Ofori-Amankwah
2024 Plos one 19 (9), e0310169, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education in Ghana: Preliminary Study
L Caples, HJ Lawson, B Daley, E Paintsil, M Oppong-Kusi, M Musa
2021 Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana 10 (1), 14-21, 2021 Health Sciences 3
Effect of Physical Activity on Pain and Functional Abilities in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at an Autoimmune Clinic in Accra, Ghana
E Ohenewa, S Kwakye, H Lawson, T Mohammed, B Opoku, J Quartey
2021 Journal of Preventive and Rehabilitative Medicine 3 (2), 85-91, 2021 Health Sciences 3
Empowering African Expertise: Enhancing Safety Data Integration and Signal Detection for COVID-19 Vaccines Through the African Union Smart Safety Surveillance Joint Signal …
VP Nambasa, HM Gunter, MB Adeyemo, NY Bhawaneedin, M Blockman, ...
2025 Drug safety 48 (3), 233-249, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Comparative analysis of opioid use in sickle cell crisis in an urban facility in Ghana
M Opoku‐Agyakwa, HJ Lawson, E Olayemi
2023 EJHaem 4 (3), 582-586, 2023 Social Sciences 2
Atypical presentation of COVID-19 in a patient with type 2 diabetes at an urban primary care facility in Accra, Ghana
R Lamptey, STE St, B Asante, E Yorke, YB Mensah, SK Akoriyea, C Owoo, ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (4 Suppl), 117, 2020 Health Sciences 2
Commentary-Training and developing physician-scientist careers to enhance medical research in Ghana
EMA Tetteh, HJO Lawson, K Koram, E Sampane-Donkor, ARA Tette, ...
2024 Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana 13 (2), 95-100, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Predictors of Performance of Foreign-Trained Medical Doctors in the Registration Examination of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council: A 5-Year Analysis
HJO Lawson, NAH Seneadza
2022 Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal 29 (3), 249-255, 2022 Health Sciences 1
Family and sexual functioning among women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Urban Ghana: A mixed-methods study
G Acquah-Hagan, D Boateng, K Boakye, JS Idan, EK Ameyaw, ...
2026 Women's Health 22, 17455057261476899, 2026 Health Sciences 0