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Taiba Jibril Afaa

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior lecturer of paediatrics, university of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH
Gastroenterologyhepatology and nutrition
Publications

35

Citations

617

H-index

8

i10-index

7

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
17.6
Most cited paper
285
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:33
Publications

35 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Global multi-stakeholder endorsement of the MAFLD definition
N Méndez-Sánchez, E Bugianesi, RG Gish, F Lammert, H Tilg, ...
2022 The lancet Gastroenterology & hepatology 7 (5), 388-390, 2022 Health Sciences 285
Prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection among children living in a rural setting in Sub-Saharan Africa
TAPA Yaw Asante Awuku, David Larbi Simpong, Ishmael Kunateh Alhassan, Derek ...
2017 BMC Public Health, 2017 Health Sciences 130
Neonatal Jaundice: awareness, perception and preventive practices in expectant mothers
TJA Kokou H. Amegan-Aho, Catherine I. Segbefia, Naa Djama O Glover, Gloria A ...
2019 Ghana Medical Journal 53 (4), 267-272, 2019 Health Sciences 70
Barriers to decolonizing global health: identification of research challenges facing investigators residing in low-and middle-income countries
NA Anane-Binfoh, KE Flaherty, AN Zakariah, EJ Nelson, TK Becker, ...
2024 Global Health: Science and Practice 12 (1), e2300269, 2024 Health Sciences 29
Estimating the cost of COVID-19 vaccine deployment and introduction in Ghana using the CVIC tool
J Nonvignon, R Owusu, B Asare, A Adjagba, YW Aun, KHT Yeung, ...
2022 Vaccine 40 (12), 1879-1887, 2022 Health Sciences 27
Blood Pressure Profile, Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Familial Factors in School Children in Accra, Ghana
OPR Taiba Jibril Afaa Nana Ayegua Seneadza, Emmanuel Ameyaw
2022 Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 25 (4), 386-390, 2022 Health Sciences 15
Clinical characteristics of paediatric autoimmune hepatitis at a referral hospital in Sub Saharan Africa
TJ Afaa, KH Amegan-Aho, MT Dono, E Odei, YA Awuku
2020 Plos one 15 (12), e0239964, 2020 Health Sciences 13
Gastrointestinal food allergy in Ghanaian children: a case series
AKAAVE Taiba J. Afaa
2017 Ghana medical journal 51 (3), 138-142, 2017 Health Sciences 8
Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of covering Burkitt lymphoma in children under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
R Owusu, D Pritchard, LF Heupink, G Gulbi, B Asare, I Amankwah, ...
2025 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 23 (1), 1, 2025 Health Sciences 6
Assessment of knowledge and socioeconomic status of caregivers of children with malnutrition at a district hospital in Ghana
R Ameyaw, E Ameyaw, JK Agbenorhevi, CK Hammond, B Arhin, TJ Afaa
2023 African Health Sciences 23 (1), 693, 2023 Health Sciences 6
Achieving universal coverage of childhood cancers in Ghana via the National Health Insurance Scheme: A stakeholder analysis.
CL Owusu R, Heupink LF, Gulbi G, Asare B, Amankwah I, Abassah-Konadu E, Otoo ...
2025 PLOS Glob Public Health. 5 (7), 2025 Health Sciences 5
Diagnosis and management of extrahepatic oesophageal variceal bleed in children in a low resourced setting
BG Taiba J. Afaa, Kokou H. Amegan-Aho, Elikem Richardson
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (4), 274-278, 2020 Social Sciences 5
Nutritional deficiencies and associated pathologies present unique challenges of diagnosing paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in sub-Saharan Africa
PT Littlejohn, TJ Afaa
2024 BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 7 (2), e001098, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in children using rapid urease and histologic methods of diagnosis
TJ Afaa, NAH Seneadza, AD Abrahams, VK Etwire, E Odei
2024 Ghana Medical Journal 58 (1), 73, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Ictericia neonatal: conciencia, percepción y prácticas preventivas en gestantes
KH Amegan-Aho, CI Segbefia, NDO Glover, GA Ansa, TJ Afaa
2019 Ghana Med J [Internet] 53 (4), 267-72, 2019 Health Sciences 3
Applying the ADAPT guidance to implement a telemedicine and medication delivery service in a malaria‐endemic setting: A prospective cohort study
KE Flaherty, MN Mahama, MB Klarman, NA Anane‐Binfoh, MD Patel, ...
2025 Tropical Medicine & International Health 30 (3), 181-192, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Standards for the conduct and reporting of health technology assessments: Ghana reference case of HTA and economic evaluations.
ZJ Owusu R, Asare BA, Aryeetey GC, Amankwah I, Abassah-Konadu E, Gulbi G ...
2025 International Journal Technol Assess Health Care. 41 (1), 2025 Health Sciences 1
Endoscopic dilation of oesophageal strictures in children: an eight-year experience in a tertiary hospital
TJ Afaa, VK Etwire, JB Ayete-Nyampong, E Odjei
2024 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 6 (2), 927-931, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Malaria and Urinary Tract Infections among Children Under five Years with Malnutrition at a District Hospital in Ghana
E Ameyaw, I Okyere, TJ Afaa, R Ameyaw, TO Konney, P Tuah
2022 INFECTION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY (INFECTION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MEDICINE …, 2022 Health Sciences 1
Prevalence of high blood pressure, overweight, and obesity in Ghanaian school children
OPR Taiba J Afaa, Nana AH Seneadza, Kokou H Amegan-Aho, Yaw A Asante
2022 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 3 (2), 360-364, 2022 Health Sciences 1
Prolapse gastropathy: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in a child
TJ Afaa, VK Etwire, JA Dame, C Adja-Sai, KH Amegan-Aho
2022 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 3 (1), 341-344, 2022 Health Sciences 1
Gastroenterology practice in the COVID-19 era: Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases (GASLIDD) position statement
MYA Yaw A. Awuku, Afaa T Jibril, Ansumana S. Bockarie, Amoako Duah, Kenneth ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (4(supplement)), 104-106, 2020 Health Sciences 1
Biologic therapy for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Ghana: a case series
TJ Afaa, V Etwire, NA Anane-Binfoh, E Amoah, EO Darkwa, R Djagbletey
2026 South African Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 (1), 41-44, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Cost-efectiveness and budget impact of covering Burkitt lymphoma in children under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
2025 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 23 (1), 2025 Health Sciences 0
Microbial Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Preterm Infants during the First Month of Life
TA Adwoa Asante-Poku, Christian Bonsu, Elizabeth Akyeama Antwi, Mohammed Yussif
2025 Advances in Microbiology 15 (4), 201-216, 2025 Natural Sciences 0