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Baatiema Leonard

SENIOR LECTURER

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POLICY, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Health systems and policy analysisPrimary Health CareGovernance and Leadership in Healthcare
Publications

97

Citations

2,717

H-index

24

i10-index

43

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
28.0
Most cited paper
409
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:32
Publications

97 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The impacts of decentralization on health system equity, efficiency and resilience: a realist synthesis of the evidence
S Abimbola, L Baatiema, M Bigdeli
2019 Health policy and planning 34 (8), 605-617, 2019 Health Sciences 409
How intra-familial decision-making affects women’s access to, and use of maternal healthcare services in Ghana: a qualitative study
JK Ganle, B Obeng, AY Segbefia, V Mwinyuri, JY Yeboah, L Baatiema
2015 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 15 (1), 173, 2015 Health Sciences 311
Barriers facing persons with disability in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
JK Ganle, L Baatiema, R Quansah, A Danso-Appiah
2020 PloS one 15 (10), e0238585, 2020 Health Sciences 193
Assessing participation in a community-based health planning and services programme in Ghana
L Baatiema, M Skovdal, S Rifkin, C Campbell
2013 BMC health services research 13 (1), 233, 2013 Health Sciences 173
Health professionals’ views on the barriers and enablers to evidence-based practice for acute stroke care: a systematic review
L Baatiema, ME Otim, G Mnatzaganian, A de-Graft Aikins, J Coombes, ...
2017 Implementation Science 12 (1), 74, 2017 Health Sciences 156
Barriers to evidence-based acute stroke care in Ghana: a qualitative study on the perspectives of stroke care professionals
L Baatiema, A de-Graft Aikins, A Sav, G Mnatzaganian, CKY Chan, ...
2017 BMJ open 7 (4), e015385, 2017 Health Sciences 138
The impacts of decentralisation on health-related equity: A systematic review of the evidence
AM Sumah, L Baatiema, S Abimbola
2016 Health Policy 120 (10), 1183-1192, 2016 Health Sciences 137
Towards best practice in acute stroke care in Ghana: a survey of hospital services
L Baatiema, M Otim, G Mnatzaganian, ADG Aikins, J Coombes, ...
2017 BMC Health Services Research 17 (1), 108, 2017 Health Sciences 81
Community health workers in Ghana: the need for greater policy attention
L Baatiema, AM Sumah, PN Tang, JK Ganle
2016 BMJ global health 1 (4), e000141, 2016 Health Sciences 81
Decentralisation and management of human resource for health in the health system of Ghana: a decision space analysis
AM Sumah, L Baatiema
2018 International journal of health policy and management 8 (1), 28, 2018 Social Sciences 69
Factors influencing the use of supervised delivery services in Garu-Tempane District, Ghana
JK Ganle, ML Kombet, L Baatiema
2019 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 19 (1), 141, 2019 Health Sciences 63
Childhood obesity in urban Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of in-school children aged 5–16 years
JK Ganle, PP Boakye, L Baatiema
2019 BMC public health 19 (1), 1561, 2019 Health Sciences 62
Risky sexual behaviour and contraceptive use in contexts of displacement: insights from a cross-sectional survey of female adolescent refugees in Ghana
JK Ganle, D Amoako, L Baatiema, M Ibrahim
2019 International journal for equity in health 18 (1), 127, 2019 Health Sciences 61
Interventions for acute stroke management in Africa: a systematic review of the evidence
L Baatiema, CKY Chan, A Sav, S Somerset
2017 Systematic Reviews 6 (1), 213, 2017 Social Sciences 56
The relationship between climate change, globalization and non-communicable diseases in Africa: A systematic review
A Siiba, J Kangmennaang, L Baatiema, I Luginaah
2024 PLoS One 19 (2), e0297393, 2024 Natural Sciences 51
Sexual and reproductive health education and its association with ever use of contraception: a cross-sectional study among women in urban slums, Accra
AA Seidu, EK Ameyaw, BO Ahinkorah, L Baatiema, S Dery, A Ankomah, ...
2022 Reproductive Health 19 (1), 7, 2022 Social Sciences 40
Family planning for urban slums in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review of interventions/service delivery models and their impact
JK Ganle, L Baatiema, P Ayamah, CAE Ofori, EK Ameyaw, AA Seidu, ...
2021 International journal for equity in health 20 (1), 186, 2021 Social Sciences 40
Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and their cardiometabolic risk factors in Africa: current challenges and outlook for the future
N Peer, L Baatiema, AP Kengne
2021 Expert review of cardiovascular therapy 19 (2), 129-140, 2021 Health Sciences 34
Improving the quality of care for people who had a stroke in a low‐/middle‐income country: A qualitative analysis of health‐care professionals’ perspectives
L Baatiema, A de‐Graft Aikins, FS Sarfo, S Abimbola, JK Ganle, ...
2020 Health Expectations 23 (2), 450-460, 2020 Health Sciences 34
Household economic burden of type-2 diabetes and hypertension comorbidity care in urban-poor Ghana: a mixed methods study
S Amon, M Aikins, H Haghparast-Bidgoli, IA Kretchy, DK Arhinful, ...
2024 BMC health services research 24 (1), 1028, 2024 Social Sciences 32
The role of Primary Health Care, primary care and hospitals in advancing Universal Health Coverage
LN Allen, LM Pettigrew, J Exley, R Nugent, D Balabanova, M Villar-Uribe, ...
2023 BMJ global health 8 (12), e014442, 2023 Health Sciences 32
Health system adaptions to improve care for people living with non-communicable diseases during COVID-19 in low-middle income countries: A scoping review
L Baatiema, OA Sanuade, LN Allen, S Abimbola, C Hategeka, KA Koram, ...
2023 Journal of global health 13, 06006, 2023 Health Sciences 27
Towards evidence-based policies to strengthen acute stroke care in low-middle-income countries
L Baatiema, S Abimbola, AG Aikins, A Damasceno, AP Kengne, FS Sarfo, ...
2020 Journal of the Neurological Sciences 418, 117117, 2020 Health Sciences 27
Implementation of medicines pricing policies in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review
A Koduah, L Baatiema, AC de Chavez, A Danso-Appiah, IA Kretchy, ...
2022 Systematic Reviews 11 (1), 257, 2022 Health Sciences 24
The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga …
SA Lule, SB Kushitor, CS Grijalva-Eternod, K Adjaye-Gbewonyo, ...
2024 Global health action 17 (1), 2297513, 2024 Health Sciences 22