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Jacob Novignon

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
DepartmentCENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES SECRETARIAT
Health economics
Publications

119

Citations

2,411

H-index

24

i10-index

49

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
20.3
Most cited paper
476
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:19
Publications

119 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The effects of public and private health care expenditure on health status in sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence from panel data analysis
J Novignon, SA Olakojo, J Nonvignon
2012 Health economics review 2 (1), 22, 2012 Health Sciences 476
Determinants of modern family planning use among women of reproductive age in the Nkwanta district of Ghana: a case–control study
S Eliason, JK Awoonor-Williams, C Eliason, J Novignon, J Nonvignon, ...
2014 Reproductive health 11 (1), 65, 2014 Health Sciences 209
Health and vulnerability to poverty in Ghana: evidence from the Ghana Living Standards Survey Round 5
J Novignon, J Nonvignon, R Mussa, LS Chiwaula
2012 Health economics review 2 (1), 11, 2012 Health Sciences 132
Socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health care utilization in Ghana
J Novignon, B Ofori, KG Tabiri, MH Pulok
2019 International journal for equity in health 18 (1), 141, 2019 Health Sciences 120
Health expenditure and child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
J Novignon, AO Lawanson
2017 African Review of Economics and Finance 9 (1), 96-121, 2017 Social Sciences 107
Socioeconomic-related inequalities in child malnutrition: evidence from the Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey
J Novignon, E Aboagye, OS Agyemang, G Aryeetey
2015 Health economics review 5 (1), 34, 2015 Social Sciences 105
Improving primary health care facility performance in Ghana: efficiency analysis and fiscal space implications
J Novignon, J Nonvignon
2017 BMC health services research 17 (1), 399, 2017 Health Sciences 94
Trend and determinants of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Ghana
J Nonvignon, J Novignon
2014 African Population Studies, 956-967, 2014 Social Sciences 78
Socioeconomic status and the prevalence of fever in children under age five: evidence from four sub-Saharan African countries
J Novignon, J Nonvignon
2012 BMC research notes 5 (1), 380, 2012 Health Sciences 61
How does the health sector benefit from trade openness? Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa
J Novignon, YB Atakorah, GN Djossou
2018 African Development Review 30 (2), 135-148, 2018 Health Sciences 59
Assessing the efficiency of health systems in achieving the universal health coverage goal: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
K Arhin, EF Oteng-Abayie, J Novignon
2023 Health economics review 13 (1), 25, 2023 Health Sciences 51
Health status and labour force participation in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a dynamic panel data analysis
J Novignon, J Nonvignon, E Arthur
2015 African Development Review 27 (1), 14-26, 2015 Health Sciences 51
Political economy and the pursuit of universal health coverage in Ghana: a case study of the National Health Insurance Scheme
J Novignon, C Lanko, E Arthur
2021 Health Policy and Planning 36 (Supplement_1), i14-i21, 2021 Health Sciences 45
Demand for abortion and post abortion care in Ibadan, Nigeria
BO Awoyemi, J Novignon
2014 Health economics review 4 (1), 3, 2014 Social Sciences 40
Strategic health purchasing progress mapping: a spotlight on Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
E Amporfu, P Agyei-Baffour, A Edusei, J Novignon, E Arthur
2022 Health Systems & Reform 8 (2), e2058337, 2022 Health Sciences 38
On the efficiency of public health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does corruption and quality of public institutions matter?
J Novignon
2015 Health Sciences 38
Childhood mortality, intra-household bargaining power and fertility preferences among women in Ghana
J Novignon, NG Djossou, U Enemark
2019 Reproductive health 16 (1), 139, 2019 Health Sciences 36
Economic inequalities and rural-urban disparities in clean cooking fuel use in Ghana
KG Tabiri, F Adusah-Poku, J Novignon
2022 Energy for Sustainable Development 68, 480-489, 2022 Social Sciences 34
PHC Progression Model: a novel mixed-methods tool for measuring primary health care system capacity
HL Ratcliffe, D Schwarz, LR Hirschhorn, C Cejas, A Diallo, ...
2019 BMJ global health 4 (5), e001822, 2019 Health Sciences 31
Efficiency of health systems in Sub-Sahara Africa: a comparative analysis of time varying stochastic frontier models
A Lawanson
2014 Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2014 Health Sciences 28
Donor aid mentioning newborns and stillbirths, 2002–19: an analysis of levels, trends, and equity
MB Kumar, D Bath, P Binyaruka, J Novignon, JE Lawn, C Pitt
2023 The Lancet Global Health 11 (11), e1785-e1793, 2023 Health Sciences 27
Inefficient allocation of paratransit service terminals and routes in Ghana: The role of driver unions and paratransit operators
G Dumedah, K Abass, RM Gyasi, JB Forkuor, J Novignon
2023 Journal of Transport Geography 111, 103643, 2023 Social Sciences 27
An Assessment of Domestic Financing for Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Potential Gains and Fiscal Space: C. Atim et al.
C Atim, E Arthur, DM Achala, J Novignon
2020 Applied health economics and health policy 18 (6), 789-799, 2020 Health Sciences 26
The role of economic factors in shaping and constituting the household burden of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: Qualitative findings from Ghana and Ethiopia
Y Hailemichael, J Novignon, L Owusu, D Okyere, T Mtuy, AY Alemu, ...
2024 Social Science & Medicine 356, 117094, 2024 Social Sciences 24
Effects of healthcare financing policy tools on health system efficiency: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
K Arhin, EF Oteng-Abayie, J Novignon
2023 Heliyon 9 (10), 2023 Health Sciences 22