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Albert Kpoor

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-3578-7304 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Ghanaian FamiliesHousehold HeadshipChanging Ghanaian Family Structure& Ghanaian Marriages
Publications

18

Citations

215

H-index

7

i10-index

7

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
11.9
Most cited paper
43
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:54
Publications

18 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The nuclearization of Ghanaian families
A Kpoor
2015 Current politics and economics of Africa 8 (3), 435, 2015 Social Sciences 43
Assets and livelihoods of male-and female-headed households in Ghana
A Kpoor
2019 Journal of Family Issues 40 (18), 2974-2996, 2019 Social Sciences 41
Cohabitation and its consequences in Ghana
R Obeng-Hinneh, A Kpoor
2022 Journal of Family Issues 43 (2), 283-305, 2022 Social Sciences 30
Household maintenance and decision making in lone female parent families in Ghana
A Kpoor
2014 Journal of Family Issues 35 (14), 1959-1979, 2014 Social Sciences 30
“I came to escort someone”: Men’s experiences of antenatal care services in urban Ghana—a qualitative study
GA Ampim, A Blystad, A Kpoor, H Haukanes
2021 Reproductive health 18 (1), 106, 2021 Social Sciences 23
‘I do not want her to be doing anything stressful’: Men’s involvement in domestic work during pregnancy in Ghana
GA Ampim, H Haukanes, A Blystad, A Kpoor
2022 Progress in Development Studies 22 (4), 319-334, 2022 Social Sciences 19
‘Why give birth to many children when you cannot take care of them?’Determinants of family size among dual-earner couples in Ghana
SE Gyan, A Kpoor
2024 Current Sociology 72 (1), 150-167, 2024 Social Sciences 13
The coping strategies of single female parents in Accra
A KPOOR
2011 Ghana Social Science Journal 8 (1&2), 128-149, 2011 Social Sciences 6
Livelihood strategies of male-and female-headed households in greater Accra region of Ghana
A Kpoor
2015 University of Ghana, 2015 Social Sciences 4
G hana, Families in
A Kpoor
2016 Encyclopedia of Family Studies, 1-4, 2016 Social Sciences 3
Key factors that influence separation and divorce in contemporary Ghana
A Kpoor, SE Gyan
2022 Marriage and Family in Contemporar y Ghana: New Perspectives. Accra: Woeli …, 2022 Social Sciences 2
†œHad It Not Been For My Mother, What Would I Have Doneâ€? Young Parents’ Engagement With Older Female Relatives in Maternal and Infant Care in Ghana: A Qualitative Study
GA Ampim, A Kpoor
2025 SAGE Open 15 (3), 21582440251381199-21582440251381199, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Social capital and meeting household needs: A Study of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana
A Kpoor, ES Gyan
2026 The emerald handbook of family and social change in the global south: A …, 2026 Social Sciences 0
“Had It Not Been For My Mother, What Would I Have Done”? Young Parents’ Engagement With Older Female Relatives in Maternal and Infant Care in Ghana: A Qualitative Study
G Abena Ampim, A Kpoor
2025 SAGE Open 15 (3), 21582440251381199, 2025 Health Sciences 0
The Constructions of Women’s Empowerment in Popular Music in Ghana
F Ohemeng, A Kpoor, S Gyan
2021 Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology 17, 52-77, 2021 Social Sciences 0
Female Household Heads and Household Maintenance in Ghana: An Analysis of Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors.
A Kpoor
2014 Sociology and Development Issues in Ghana: A Reader in Sociology, 168 – 185, 2014 Social Sciences 0
The Coping Strategies of Single Parents: A Study of Female Household Headship in Accra
A Kpoor
2003 University Of Ghana, 2003 Social Sciences 0
868839 JFIXXX10. 1177/0192513X19868839Journal of Family IssuesKpoor research-article2019 Article Journal of Family Issues Assets and Livelihoods 2019, Vol. 40 (18) 2974–2996 …
A Kpoor
1900 Journal of Family Issues 40, 18, 0 Social Sciences 0