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Mavis Dako-Gyeke

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Department of Social Work / School of Social Sciences / University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
Child and Family WelfareMental HealthMigrationGenderAgeing
Publications

76

Citations

1,635

H-index

24

i10-index

37

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
21.5
Most cited paper
120
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 02:50
Publications

76 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Drivers of independent migration among adolescents from selected West African countries
M Dako-Gyeke, RB Kodom, EK Dankyi, A Sulemana
2020 Children and Youth Services Review 117, 105293, 2020 Social Sciences 19
Understanding adolescents living with HIV in Accra, Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke, A Boateng, S Addom, L Gyimah, S Agyemang
2020 Children and Youth Services Review 108, 104590, 2020 Health Sciences 19
Known by the children’s condition: Associative stigma among family carers of children with cerebral palsy
M Dako-Gyeke, DA Boateng, AA Mills, RB Kodom, J Appiah-Kubi
2021 Global Social Welfare 8 (4), 379-392, 2021 Social Sciences 18
Incidence of self-esteem among children exposed to sexual abuse in Kenya
T Mutavi, A Obondo, M Mathai, D Kokonya, M Dako-Gyeke
2018 Global Social Welfare 5 (1), 39-47, 2018 Social Sciences 18
The role of social work in the provision of healthcare in Africa
M Dako-Gyeke, DA Boateng, AA Mills
2018 African perspectives on ethics for healthcare professionals, 107-118, 2018 Social Sciences 18
Delivering financial capability and asset building curriculum: Strengthening the competencies of social work faculty
M Dako-Gyeke, K Abekah-Carter, VM Hervie, DA Boateng
2023 Global Social Welfare 10 (1), 61-69, 2023 Social Sciences 16
Social work practice in Ghana: Changing dynamics, challenges and opportunities
M Baffoe, M Dako-Gyeke
2014 Changing perspectives on the social sciences in Ghana, 113-134, 2014 Social Sciences 16
Pushed and pulled onto the streets: Perspectives of street children in Accra, Ghana
K Abekah-Carter, A Boateng, M Dako-Gyeke
2024 Children and Youth Services Review 159, 107514, 2024 Social Sciences 15
Child labor in Ghana: Current policy, research, and practice efforts
A Boateng, M Dako-Gyeke
2021 Child behavioral health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards evidence generation …, 2021 Social Sciences 15
Ghanaian preschool and kindergarten teachers' beliefs about children's play
M Dako-Gyeke
2008 Texas Woman's University, 2008 Social Sciences 13
Sociocultural and institutional constraints to family planning uptake among migrant female head porters in Madina, a suburb of Accra, Ghana
P Munemo, A Boateng, M Dako-Gyeke
2021 Affilia 36 (4), 612-628, 2021 Social Sciences 12
Examining preschool and kindergarten teachers’ beliefs about play in Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke
2011 Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012) 9 (1), 25, 2011 Social Sciences 10
Factors contributing to recidivism among inmates of Nsawam Medium Security Prison
BF Darkwa
2018 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, 2018 Social Sciences 9
Conceptualization of Female Migrants’ Experiences across the Lifespan Authors
M Dako-Gyeke
2013 Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2, 2013 Social Sciences 9
Addressing barriers to improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access for the promotion of healthy ageing among older persons in Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke, VM Hervie, K Abekah-Carter, AA Darkwa
2026 Environment, Development and Sustainability 28 (6), 13747-13764, 2026 Social Sciences 8
Experiences of unaccompanied child migrant workers from west African countries living in Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke, RB Kodom, A Sulemana
2023 Journal of International Migration and Integration 24 (2), 527-546, 2023 Social Sciences 7
Suffering yet surviving: Narratives of women living with obstetric fistula in the Northern Region of Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke, RB Kodom, J Ntewusu
2022 Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 32 (2), 252-273, 2022 Social Sciences 7
Social work, human rights and social justice in Ghana, West Africa
M Dako-Gyeke, DJ Gilbert
2014 Social work in an international perspective: History, views, human rights …, 2014 Social Sciences 7
Multiple roles and women's psychosocial well-being
M Dako-Gyeke, U Ibrahim
2012 Current Research Journal of Social Sciences 4 (6), 400-406, 2012 Social Sciences 7
Are we human beings like others? Stigmatization and discrimination experiences of women living with obstetric fistula in the northern region of Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke, RB Kodom, J Ntewusu
2022 Journal of Human Rights and Social Work 7 (3), 311-321, 2022 Social Sciences 6
Hedging against vulnerability: associational life as a social insurance strategy by the poor in the central region of Ghana
AK Darkwah, M Dako-Gyeke, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2017 Non-State Social Protection Actors and Services in Africa, 87-103, 2017 Social Sciences 6
Gender considerations and poverty reduction in West Africa
M Dako-Gyeke, BM Iddrisu, HB Baffoe
2013 International Journal of Development and Sustainability 2 (2), 1549-1566, 2013 Social Sciences 6
Using play as a curricular tool in pre-primary classrooms: Challenges encountered by teachers in Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke
2013 Journal of Educational and Social Research 3, 2013 Social Sciences 6
Exploring the Use of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Opinions of Adolescents, Parents and Service Providers.
M Dako-Gyeke, J Ntewusu
2012 Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences 5 (1), 101, 2012 Social Sciences 6
Child protection systems in Ghana
M Dako-Gyeke, A Adubea Mills, D Akyere Boateng
2023 Social Sciences 4