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Margaret Amankwah-Poku

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Health & Clinical Psychology
Publications

24

Citations

541

H-index

10

i10-index

12

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
22.5
Most cited paper
166
First publication year
2014
Latest publication year
2025
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:58
Publications

24 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Sources of nutrition information and level of nutrition knowledge among young adults in the Accra metropolis
EY Quaidoo, A Ohemeng, M Amankwah-Poku
2018 BMC public health 18 (1), 1323, 2018 Health Sciences 166
Cross‐cultural differences in eyewitness memory reports
N Anakwah, R Horselenberg, L Hope, M Amankwah‐Poku, ...
2020 Applied Cognitive Psychology 34 (2), 504-515, 2020 Social Sciences 96
Disclosure and health-related outcomes among children living with HIV and their caregivers
M Amankwah-Poku, DA Klutsey, KO Asante
2021 AIDS Research and Therapy 18 (1), 13, 2021 Health Sciences 47
A cross-sectional study of knowledge and awareness of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a student population in Ghana: do demographics and lifestyle make a difference
M Amankwah-Poku
2019 Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 7 (1), 234-252, 2019 Social Sciences 44
Psychosocial distress, clinical variables and self-management activities associated with type 2 diabetes: a study in Ghana
M Amankwah-Poku, AGB Amoah, A Sefa-Dedeh, J Akpalu
2020 Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology 6 (1), 14, 2020 Social Sciences 43
Determinants of post-traumatic growth and quality of life in Ghanaian breast cancer survivors
SD Ofei, E Teye-Kwadjo, M Amankwah-Poku, AA Gyasi-Gyamerah, ...
2023 Cancer Investigation 41 (4), 379-393, 2023 Health Sciences 27
The acculturation effect and eyewitness memory reports among migrants
N Anakwah, R Horselenberg, L Hope, M Amankwah‐Poku, ...
2020 Legal and Criminological Psychology 25 (2), 237-256, 2020 Social Sciences 20
Weight perceptions, weight management practices, and nutritional status of emerging adults living in the Accra Metropolis
EY Quaidoo, A Ohemeng, M Amankwah-Poku
2018 BMC nutrition 4 (1), 53, 2018 Social Sciences 16
Forgiveness in children placed in children's homes: Understanding, process and motivation for forgiveness
J Salifu Yendork, SO Boadu, M Amankwah-Poku, A Osei-Tutu
2022 Child Care in Practice 28 (1), 20-42, 2022 Social Sciences 12
Wavering diabetic diet:“I break the diet and then I feel guilty and then I don’t go back to it, in case I feel guilty again”
M Amankwah-Poku
2020 Sage Open 10 (1), 2158244020914577, 2020 Social Sciences 11
Psychosocial barriers to well‐being and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana
M Amankwah‐Poku, J Akpalu, A Sefa‐Dedeh, AGB Amoah
2021 Lifestyle Medicine 2 (2), e33, 2021 Social Sciences 10
To disclose or not to disclose? Caregivers experiences of disclosure of HIV status of children living with HIV in Accra, Ghana
DA Klutsey, M Amankwah‐Poku, K Oppong Asante
2021 Lifestyle Medicine 2 (3), e40, 2021 Health Sciences 10
The effect of authority on eyewitness memory reports across cultures
N Anakwah, R Horselenberg, L Hope, M Amankwah-Poku, ...
2025 Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 32 (6), 864-878, 2025 Social Sciences 9
“People have been paid to sweep the place!”-Exploring the antecedents of littering behaviour in Ghana.
M Amankwah-Poku, G Ofori
2020 Ghana social science journal 17 (1), 15-15, 2020 Social Sciences 8
A Cross‐Cultural and Intra‐Cultural Investigation of the Misinformation Effect in Eyewitness Memory Reports
N Anakwah, R Horselenberg, L Hope, M Amankwah‐Poku, ...
2024 Applied Cognitive Psychology 38 (5), e4243, 2024 Social Sciences 6
Psychological factors associated with mental adjustment to breast cancer: a hospital-based observational study
HAN Dadzie, E Teye-Kwadjo, K Oppong Asante, M Amankwah-Poku, ...
2024 Illness, Crisis & Loss 32 (4), 621-643, 2024 Health Sciences 5
COVID-19-related health behaviour changes among Ghanaians: applying the health belief model
M Amankwah-Poku
2020 Health Sciences Investigations Journal 1 (2), 135-138, 2020 Health Sciences 4
Managing type 2 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana: a qualitative study
M Amankwah-Poku, G Gordon-Mensah, KO Asante
2025 Cardiovascular Diabetology–Endocrinology Reports 11 (1), 5, 2025 Social Sciences 2
Association between emotional eating and BMI in patients with type 2 diabetes
ZR Balkhiyarova, DS Avzaletdinova, TV Morugova, LF Sharipova, ...
2016 Problems of Endocrinology 62 (5), 9, 2016 Social Sciences 2
Common mental health outcomes and access to support services among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review
DA Klutsey, M Amankwah-Poku, ENB Quarshie, K Oppong Asante
2025 BMJ open 15 (8), e092510, 2025 Health Sciences 1
The mediating role of duration of disclosure in the relationship between disclosure and psychological wellbeing among children living with HIV in Accra, Ghana
DA Klutsey, M Amankwah-Poku, KO Asante
2024 Ghana Social Science Journal 21 (2), 41-49, 2024 Social Sciences 1
Dietary self-care in type 2 diabetes and the role of negative emotions: a Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) perspective
M Amankwah-Poku
2014 University of Birmingham, 2014 Social Sciences 1
“How can I get diabetes! I want to get healed”: Experiences of adoles-cents living with type 1 diabetes in Ghana
M Amankwah-Poku, M Panni, PS Donyeh, AA Gyasi-Gyamerah
2025 Ghana Social Science Journal 22 (2), 81-100, 2025 Social Sciences 0
An electroencephalographic (EEG) study of beliefs, food types and emotions in Type 2 diabetes
M Amankwah-Poku, A Nouwen, D Lane, S Kumar
2015 DIABETIC MEDICINE 32, 145-145, 2015 Social Sciences 0