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Kwaku Oppong Asante

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Psychology, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-0206-3326 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Adolescent mental healthSubstance useSuicide
Publications

138

Citations

7,456

H-index

47

i10-index

98

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
54.0
Most cited paper
631
First publication year
2010
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:40
Publications

138 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Experiences of adolescent stepchildren in the stepfamily context in Ghana: A qualitative exploratory study
RE Ayittey, J Salifu Yendork, M Oti-Boadi, K Oppong Asante
2022 Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 63 (6), 422-440, 2022 Social Sciences 8
The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana
KO Asante, E Nketiah-Amponsah, J Andoh-Arthur, S Ampaw
2022 Journal of Public Health 30, 365-372, 2022 Social Sciences 8
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among pregnant adolescent girls in Ghana: a cross‐sectional study
ENB Quarshie, ED Dickson, SNS Quarshie, SEA Kpebu, ...
2025 General Psychiatry 38 (1), e101643, 2025 Social Sciences 7
Football betting among university students in Ghana
JS Yendork, KO Asante, E Nii-Boye Quarshie
2023 Social Sciences 7
The Role of Health Information Technology in Improving Awareness of Human Papillomavirus and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among US Adults
HK Onyeaka, C Muoghalu, EC Deary, KV Ajayi, E Kyeremeh, ...
2023 Telemedicine and e-Health 29 (6), 286-295, 2023 Health Sciences 7
Self-harm and suicidal behaviours among pregnant adolescent girls and young women could be doubly compounded in sub-Saharan Africa: A call for further research
ENB Quarshie, K Oppong Asante
2022 eClinicalMedicine 45, 101339, 2022 Social Sciences 7
Sexual violence victimisation among deaf adolescents: A multi-school-based cross-sectional study from Ghana
ENB Quarshie, D Fobi, CM Honu-Mensah, EE Appiah, E Obeng, ...
2025 Disability and Health Journal 18 (3), 101812, 2025 Social Sciences 6
Emotional ‘journey’of street beggars with vision impairment: a study from Ghana
Z Ibrahim, N Nkornu, K Oppong-Asante
2024 Disability & Society 39 (4), 1014-1031, 2024 Social Sciences 6
Psychological capital and orientation to happiness as protective factors for coping among first year university students in South Africa
K Oppong Asante, A Meyer-Weitz, DC Okafo
2022 International Journal of Health Promotion and Education 60 (5), 298-307, 2022 Social Sciences 6
HIV/AIDS Perceptions and Vulnerability of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Refugees Living in Durban, South Africa
G Zihindula, K Oppong Asante, A Meyer-Weitz, O Akintola
2016 African Population Studies 30 (2), 2722-2734, 2016 Health 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
To keep the law or to repeal it: views of parliamentarians on the call to decriminalise attempted suicide in Ghana
ENB Quarshie, K Oppong Asante, J Andoh-Arthur, CS Akotia, J Osafo
2024 OMEGA-Journal of death and dying 89 (1), 39-56, 2024 Law 5
Self-harm and suicidal behaviour in Ghana: a systematic review protocol
ENB Quarshie, K Oppong Asante, J Andoh-Arthur
2021 BMJ open 11 (12), e053144, 2021 Social Sciences 5
Epileptic patient may be pardoned…but for AIDS you should know”: HIV/AIDS, stigma, discrimination and biographical disruption
S Afranie, IM Boafo, K Oppong Asante
2012 Gender and Behaviour 10 (1), 4585-4603, 2012 Health Sciences 5
Consistent condom use among sexually active young adults in Ghana: an analysis of prevalence and associated factors
K Oppong Asante, S Ampaw, SE Gyan
2024 Global Health Promotion 31 (1), 75-84, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Impulsivity and its relationships with social media addiction, internet addiction, and smartphone addiction
D Miezah, I Mahama, A Moustafa, IK Nkrumah, M Oti-Boadi, KO Asante
2024 The psychology and neuroscience of impulsivity, 85-93, 2024 Social Sciences 4
What is successful Development: An over view of old and New theoretical perspectives
K Oppong Asante
2011 Journal of Arts, Science & Commerece 2, 2011 Social Sciences 3
Common mental health outcomes among children in conflict with the law in Africa: a systematic review protocol
M Maotoana, K Phalane, SM Ndlovu, M Rapau, ENB Quarshie, TA Ntho, ...
2026 BMJ open 16 (3), e108468, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Effect of childbirth experience on the psychological well-being of postpartum women in Accra, Ghana
E Atuesinya Azusong, E Teye-Kwadjo, KO Asante
2025 Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 43 (5), 1175-1196, 2025 Social Sciences 2
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 (5), 2025 Social Sciences 2
Ghana's law decriminalising attempted suicide needs revision
ENB Quarshie, KO Asante
2024 The Lancet Psychiatry 11 (11), 876-877, 2024 Law 2
US Immigrant Utilization and Perceptions of Palliative Care
HK Onyeaka, KG Sadang, E Daskalakis, EC Deary, MC Desir, KO Asante, ...
2023 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 63 (3), E233-E236, 2023 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, KO Asante
2025 BMJ Open 15 (8), e092510, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Child sexual abuse in Ghana: A multi‐methods exploratory study
GLNA Acquaye, ENB Quarshie, J Salifu Yendork, K Oppong Asante
2024 Children & Society 38 (5), 1654-1675, 2024 Social 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