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Amma Benneh-Akwasi Kuma

SENIOR LECTURER

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY
Haematology
Publications

31

Citations

373

H-index

6

i10-index

6

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
12.0
Most cited paper
110
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:18
Publications

31 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Burden of sickle cell disease in Ghana: the Korle‐Bu experience
EV Asare, I Wilson, AA Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, Y Dei-Adomakoh, F Sey, ...
2018 Advances in hematology 2018 (1), 6161270, 2018 Health Sciences 110
Guidelines in lower‐middle income countries
E Olayemi, EV Asare, AA Benneh‐Akwasi Kuma
2017 British journal of haematology 177 (6), 846-854, 2017 Health Sciences 108
Nutritional perspectives on sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review
EB Nartey, J Spector, S Adu-Afarwuah, CL Jones, A Jackson, A Ohemeng, ...
2021 BMC nutrition 7 (1), 9, 2021 Health Sciences 40
Prevalence of relative systemic hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease in Ghana
A Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, AT Owusu-Ansah, MA Ampomah, F Sey, ...
2018 PloS one 13 (1), e0190347, 2018 Health Sciences 36
The BLOODSAFE program: building the future of access to safe blood in sub‐Saharan Africa
M Delaney, S Telke, S Zou, MJ Williams, JO Aridi, KE Rudd, JC Puyana, ...
2022 Transfusion 62 (11), 2282-2290, 2022 Health Sciences 23
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among patients with sickle cell disease at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital
G Mawuli, B Dzudzor, K Tachi, AABA Kuma, J Odame-Aboagye, ...
2022 Virology journal 19 (1), 73, 2022 Health Sciences 17
Protocol for the Redefining Maternal Anemia in Pregnancy and Postpartum (ReMAPP) study: A multisite, international, population-based cohort study to establish global hemoglobin …
ER Smith, Z Hoodbhoy, A Hotwani, F Jehan, A Khan, I Nisar, N Yazdani, ...
2025 PloS one 20 (7), e0321943, 2025 Health Sciences 6
Efficacy of communication interventions for promoting blood donation in low‐and middle‐income countries: A systematic review
B Appiah, L Asamoah‐Akuoko, MK Ahmed, T Tancred, Y Dei‐Adomakoh, ...
2025 Vox sanguinis 120 (5), 432-446, 2025 Social Sciences 5
COVID-19 and sickle cell disease: autopsy findings of three deaths at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
SA Attoh, E Sarkodie, R Fatchu, ABA Kuma, E Asumanu, M McAddy, ...
2022 The Pan African Medical Journal 41, 332, 2022 Health Sciences 5
Deferrals for Low Haemoglobin and Anaemia Among First‐Time Prospective Blood Donors in Southern Ghana: Results From the BLOODSAFE Ghana—Iron and Nutritional Counselling …
C Segbefia, S Telke, E Olayemi, C Ward, L Asamoah-Akuoko, B Appiah, ...
2025 Advances in Hematology 2025 (1), 9971532, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Effectiveness of hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell disease in Ghana: a population-level, healthcare facilities-based study
D Dwomoh, DNY Abankwah, ABA Kuma, J Spector, J Quartey, OA Egbujo, ...
2024 Blood 144, 2499, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Effectiveness of hydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) in a national sickle cell disease programme in Ghana
D Dwomoh, DNY Abankwah, AA Benneh‐Akwasi Kuma, J Quartey, ...
2025 British Journal of Haematology 207 (5), 2099-2108, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Protocol for the Redefining Maternal Anemia in Pregnancy and Postpartum (ReMAPP) study: A multisite, international, population-based cohort study to establish global hemoglobin …
Z Hoodbhoy, A Hotwani, F Jehan, A Khan, I Nisar, N Yazdani, ...
2024 medRxiv, 2024.11. 06.24316823, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Elevated serum heme oxygenase‐1 in pediatric sickle cell disease: Insights from the SickleGenAfrica Network
AM Sowa, W Kudzi, V Paintsil, AA Benneh‐Akwasi Kuma, CI Segbefia, ...
2025 Hemasphere 9 (9), e70209, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Impact of iron supplementation in anemic voluntary first-time blood donors-results of a pilot trial in Ghana
Y Dei Adomakoh, E Olayemi, L Asamoah-Akuoko, B Appiah, S Telke, ...
2023 Blood 142, 1290, 2023 Health Sciences 2
Transition preparation and satisfaction of care among adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease at the Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics
M Kwarteng-Siaw, ABA Kuma, NS Green
2022 Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 44 (3), e682-e688, 2022 Health Sciences 2
The West African Genetic Medicine Center as a model to address the challenge of genetic disorders in Africa
SF Ofori-Acquah, M Nuno, JA Osae-Larbi, K Tavares, A Osei-Tutu, ...
2026 Nature Genetics 58 (3), 467-471, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Utilization of digital applications to support provision of comprehensive sickle cell disease management
D Dwomoh, DNY Abankwah, ABA Kuma, J Spector, J Quartey, OA Egbujo, ...
2024 Blood 144, 5349, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Enhanced expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) among children with sickle cell disease: results of the Sickle Cell Disease Genomics of Africa (SickleGenAfrica) study
A Sowa, W Kudzi, V Paintsil, AABA Kuma, CI Segbefia, E Olayemi, ...
2023 Blood 142, 150, 2023 Health Sciences 1
ANTI-HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE 1 (HTLV-1) SEROPOSITIVITY IN HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES AT A MAJOR CLINICAL SETTING IN GHANA
F Awuku, P Omoniyi, DN Adjei, M Seshie, KWC Sagoe, AABA Kuma
2026 medRxiv, 2026.07. 07.26357496, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Beyond Iron Deficiency: Quantifying the Contribution of Anemia Risk Factors Among a Cohort of Pregnant Women in Africa and South Asia
J Marquis, E Smith, V Agyemang, D Adu-Gyasi, ABA Kuma, V Akelo, ...
2026 Current Developments in Nutrition 10, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Dietary characteristics associated with hemoglobin and anemia among prospective first-time voluntary blood donors in Accra, Ghana
S Mehmood, S Telke, E Olayemi, C Ward, L Asamoah-Akuoko, B Appiah, ...
2026 BMC nutrition, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Modernising diagnosis and treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia for improved patient outcomes in a resource-limited setting: Experiences from Ghana’s premier teaching hospital
AABA Kuma, M Mauro
2026 Health Sciences 0
Patient Care of Pregnant Women With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a Resource Limited Setting—Case Reports From Ghana
A Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, LL Hanson, NBD Pepra-Ameyaw, GD Obeng, ...
2026 Case Reports in Hematology 2026 (1), 8111388, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Sickle cell awareness and diagnosis in Ghana: Impact of the Okyenhene's medical caravan community initiative
JA Osae-Larbi, KA Anie, ABA Kuma, A Anyanful, E Akafo, H Boye, ...
2025 BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY 207, S114-S115, 2025 Health Sciences 0