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Benjamin Abuaku

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Field and clinical Epidemiology
Publications

114

Citations

2,435

H-index

32

i10-index

53

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
21.4
Most cited paper
176
First publication year
1851
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:30
Publications

114 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Characterizing local-scale heterogeneity of malaria risk: a case study in Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district in northern Ghana
P Amratia, P Psychas, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, J Millar, S Oppong, K Koram, ...
2019 Malaria Journal 18 (1), 81, 2019 Health Sciences 39
Impact of passive smoking, cooking with solid fuel exposure, and MBL/MASP-2 gene polymorphism upon susceptibility to tuberculosis
M Chen, J Deng, C Su, J Li, M Wang, BK Abuaku, SM Hu, H Tan, SW Wen
2014 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 29, 1-6, 2014 Health Sciences 39
Association between posttraumatic stress disorder and preflood behavioral characteristics among children aged 7–15 years in Hunan, China
M Peng, A Liu, J Zhou, S Wen, S Li, T Yang, X Li, X Huang, B Abuaku, ...
2011 Medical Principles and Practice 20 (4), 336-340, 2011 Health Sciences 37
Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia following mass testing and treatment in Pakro sub-district of Ghana
IC Ndong, D Okyere, JY Enos, BA Mensah, A Nyarko, B Abuaku, ...
2019 BMC Public Health 19 (1), 1622, 2019 Health Sciences 35
Detecting local risk factors for residual malaria in northern Ghana using Bayesian model averaging
J Millar, P Psychas, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, P Amratia, K Koram, S Oppong, ...
2018 Malaria journal 17 (1), 343, 2018 Health Sciences 34
Therapeutic efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine and artemether-lumefantrine combinations in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in two ecological zones in Ghana
B Abuaku, N Duah, L Quaye, N Quashie, K Malm, C Bart-Plange, K Koram
2016 Malaria journal 15 (1), 6, 2016 Health Sciences 33
Safety and immunogenicity of EBA-175 RII-NG malaria vaccine administered intramuscularly in semi-immune adults: a phase 1, double-blinded placebo controlled dosage escalation study
KA Koram, B Adu, J Ocran, YS Karikari, S Adu-Amankwah, M Ntiri, ...
2016 PloS one 11 (9), e0163066, 2016 Health Sciences 32
Nationwide molecular surveillance of three Plasmodium species harboured by symptomatic malaria patients living in Ghana
LE Amoah, KK Asare, D Dickson, S Anang, A Busayo, D Bredu, ...
2022 Parasites & vectors 15 (1), 40, 2022 Health Sciences 30
Contribution of P. falciparum parasites with Pfhrp 2 gene deletions to false negative PfHRP 2 based malaria RDT results in Ghana: A nationwide study of …
LE Amoah, B Abuaku, AH Bukari, D Dickson, EO Amoako, G Asumah, ...
2020 Plos one 15 (9), e0238749, 2020 Health Sciences 30
Efficacy of artesunate/amodiaquine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children in Ghana
BK Abuaku, BA Mensah, MF Ofori, J Myers-Hansen, AN Derkyi-Kwarteng, ...
2017 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 97 (3), 690, 2017 Health Sciences 28
Impact of tea drinking upon tuberculosis: a neglected issue
M Chen, J Deng, W Li, D Lin, C Su, M Wang, X Li, BK Abuaku, H Tan, ...
2015 BMC Public Health 15 (1), 515, 2015 Health Sciences 28
In vitro susceptibility profile of Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from Ghana to antimalarial drugs and polymorphisms in resistance markers
W Zhao, X Li, Q Yang, L Zhou, M Duan, M Pan, Y Qin, X Li, X Wang, ...
2022 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 12, 1015957, 2022 Health Sciences 24
Novel pfk13 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum population in Ghana
SA Matrevi, KZ Tandoh, S Bruku, P Opoku-Agyeman, T Adams, ...
2022 Scientific Reports 12 (1), 7797, 2022 Social Sciences 23
Malaria parasitaemia and mRDT diagnostic performances among symptomatic individuals in selected health care facilities across Ghana
B Abuaku, LE Amoah, NY Peprah, A Asamoah, EO Amoako, D Donu, ...
2021 BMC public health 21 (1), 239, 2021 Health Sciences 21
Population-based sero-epidemiological investigation of the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
BA Mensah, IC Ndong, PK Quashie, E Guichet, B Abuaku, Y Effah-Baafi, ...
2022 Scientific Reports 12 (1), 21582, 2022 Social Sciences 20
Prevalence and risk factors for childhood obesity in Changsha and Shenzhen in China.
X Li, B Liao, J Liu, H Tan, W Huang, A Benjamin, W Liu, X Huang, S Wen
2010 Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban= Journal of Central South University …, 2010 Health Sciences 20
Guiding placement of health facilities using multiple malaria criteria and an interactive tool
KB Toh, J Millar, P Psychas, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, S Oppong, K Koram, ...
2021 Malaria Journal 20 (1), 455, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Trends and predictive factors for treatment failure following artemisinin-based combination therapy among children with uncomplicated malaria in Ghana: 2005–2018
B Abuaku, NO Duah-Quashie, N Quashie, A Gyasi, PO Afriyie, ...
2021 BMC Infectious Diseases 21 (1), 1255, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine combination for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana
B Abuaku, P Boateng, NY Peprah, A Asamoah, NO Duah-Quashie, ...
2023 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 12, 1058660, 2023 Health Sciences 16
Using community-based reporting of vital events to monitor child mortality: lessons from rural Ghana
S Helleringer, D Arhinful, B Abuaku, M Humes, E Wilson, A Marsh, ...
2018 PLoS One 13 (1), e0192034, 2018 Health Sciences 16
Morbidity and mortality among populations suffering floods in Hunan, China: the role of socioeconomic status
BK Abuaku, J Zhou, X Li, S Li, X Li, A Liu, T Yang, H Tan
2009 Journal of Flood Risk Management 2 (3), 222-228, 2009 Health Sciences 15
A comparative analysis of tuberculosis treatment success between Hunan Province of China and Eastern Ghana
BK Abuaku, H Tan, X Li, M Chen, X Huang
2010 Medical Principles and Practice 19 (6), 451-456, 2010 Health Sciences 14
Modeling SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and its determinants in Ghana: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey
I Owusu Donkor, SK Mensah, D Dwomoh, J Akorli, B Abuaku, Y Ashong, ...
2023 PLOS Global Public Health 3 (5), e0001851, 2023 Health Sciences 13
Assessment of antimalarial drug resistant markers in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections after 4 years of indoor residual spraying in Northern Ghana
JL Myers-Hansen, B Abuaku, MK Oyebola, BA Mensah, C Ahorlu, ...
2020 PLoS One 15 (12), e0233478, 2020 Health Sciences 13
Publisher Correction: Plasmodium falciparum sexual differentiation in malaria patients is associated with host factors and GDV1-dependent genes
M Usui, SK Prajapati, R Ayanful-Torgby, FK Acquah, E Cudjoe, ...
2019 Nature Communications 10, 2740, 2019 Health Sciences 13