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Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
CommunicableNon-communicable DiseasesImplementation ResearchMedical Anthropology
Publications

69

Citations

2,294

H-index

22

i10-index

34

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
33.2
Most cited paper
318
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:45
Publications

69 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Adolescents’ reproductive health knowledge, choices and factors affecting reproductive health choices: a qualitative study in the West Gonja District in Northern region, Ghana
JM Kyilleh, PTN Tabong, BB Konlaan
2018 BMC international health and human rights 18 (1), 6, 2018 Health Sciences 318
Infertility and childlessness: a qualitative study of the experiences of infertile couples in Northern Ghana
PTN Tabong, PB Adongo
2013 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 13 (1), 72, 2013 Health Sciences 313
Understanding the social meaning of infertility and childbearing: a qualitative study of the perception of childbearing and childlessness in Northern Ghana
PTN Tabong, PB Adongo
2013 PloS one 8 (1), e54429, 2013 Social Sciences 250
The role of community-based health planning and services strategy in involving males in the provision of family planning services: a qualitative study in Southern Ghana
PB Adongo, P Tapsoba, JF Phillips, PTN Tabong, A Stone, E Kuffour, ...
2013 Reproductive health 10 (1), 36, 2013 Health Sciences 165
Understanding the gap between access and use: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to insecticide-treated net use in Ghana
CS Ahorlu, P Adongo, H Koenker, S Zigirumugabe, S Sika-Bright, E Koka, ...
2019 Malaria journal 18 (1), 417, 2019 Health Sciences 125
A comparative qualitative study of misconceptions associated with contraceptive use in southern and northern Ghana
PB Adongo, PTN Tabong, TB Azongo, JF Phillips, MC Sheff, AE Stone, ...
2014 Frontiers in public health 2, 137, 2014 Health Sciences 92
Does the design and implementation of proven innovations for delivering basic primary health care services in rural communities fit the urban setting: the case of Ghana’s …
PB Adongo, JF Phillips, M Aikins, DA Arhin, M Schmitt, AU Nwameme, ...
2014 Health research policy and systems 12 (1), 16, 2014 Health Sciences 71
“If you do vasectomy and come back here weak, I will divorce you”: a qualitative study of community perceptions about vasectomy in Southern Ghana
PB Adongo, P Tapsoba, JF Phillips, PTN Tabong, A Stone, E Kuffour, ...
2014 BMC International Health and Human Rights 14 (1), 16, 2014 Health Sciences 71
Beyond knowledge and awareness: addressing misconceptions in Ghana’s preparation towards an outbreak of Ebola virus disease
PB Adongo, PTN Tabong, E Asampong, J Ansong, M Robalo, RM Adanu
2016 PLoS One 11 (2), e0149627, 2016 Health Sciences 67
Misconceptions, misinformation and politics of COVID-19 on social media: a multi-level analysis in Ghana
PTN Tabong, M Segtub
2021 Frontiers in communication 6, 613794, 2021 Social Sciences 65
Premorbid risk perception, lifestyle, adherence and coping strategies of people with diabetes mellitus: A phenomenological study in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
PTN Tabong, V Bawontuo, DN Dumah, JM Kyilleh, T Yempabe
2018 PloS one 13 (6), e0198915, 2018 Health Sciences 55
Acceptability and stakeholders perspectives on feasibility of using trained psychologists and health workers to deliver school-based sexual and reproductive health services to …
PTN Tabong, ET Maya, T Adda-Balinia, D Kusi-Appouh, H Birungi, ...
2018 Reproductive health 15 (1), 122, 2018 Health Sciences 54
Positioning the National Health Insurance for financial sustainability and Universal Health Coverage in Ghana: A qualitative study among key stakeholders
M Aikins, PTN Tabong, P Salari, F Tediosi, FM Asenso-Boadi, ...
2021 Plos one 16 (6), e0253109, 2021 Health Sciences 48
Reasons for the utilization of the services of traditional birth attendants during childbirth: A qualitative study in Northern Ghana
PTN Tabong, JM Kyilleh, WW Amoah
2021 Women's Health 17, 17455065211002483, 2021 Health Sciences 47
Implementing community-based health planning and services in impoverished urban communities: health workers’ perspective
AU Nwameme, PTN Tabong, PB Adongo
2018 BMC health services research 18 (1), 186, 2018 Health Sciences 45
Preparing towards preventing and containing an Ebola virus disease outbreak: what socio-cultural practices may affect containment efforts in Ghana?
PB Adongo, PTN Tabong, E Asampong, J Ansong, M Robalo, RM Adanu
2016 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (7), e0004852, 2016 Health Sciences 40
Factors influencing performance of community-based health volunteers’ activities in the Kassena-Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana
S Chatio, P Welaga, PTN Tabong, P Akweongo
2019 PloS one 14 (2), e0212166, 2019 Health Sciences 37
Health workers perceptions and attitude about Ghana’s preparedness towards preventing, containing, and managing Ebola Virus Disease
PB Adongo, PTN Tabong, E Asampong, J Ansong, M Robalo, RM Adanu
2017 BMC Health Services Research 17 (1), 266, 2017 Health Sciences 37
Stakeholders’ perspectives about the impact of training and sensitization of traditional and spiritual healers on mental health and illness: A qualitative evaluation in Ghana
PB Yaro, E Asampong, PTN Tabong, SA Anaba, SS Azuure, AY Dokurugu, ...
2020 International Journal of Social Psychiatry 66 (5), 476-484, 2020 Health Sciences 30
Stakeholders perspective of, and experience with contact tracing for COVID-19 in Ghana: A qualitative study among contact tracers, supervisors, and contacts
N Asiimwe, PTN Tabong, SA Iro, CL Noora, K Opoku-Mensah, ...
2021 PloS one 16 (2), e0247038, 2021 Health Sciences 29
Community beliefs about tuberculosis in Ghana: implications for the end tuberculosis global agenda
PTN Tabong, P Akweongo, PB Adongo
2021 Cogent Medicine 8 (1), 1870069, 2021 Health Sciences 26
Factors contributing to malnutrition among children under 5 years at St. Elizabeth Catholic Hospital, Ahafo Hwidiem
WW Amoah, D Kobi, PTN Tabong, MW Kukeba, Y Alhassan, F Achaliwie, ...
2024 Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics 18, 11795565231222716, 2024 Health Sciences 22
Rational prescribing of antibiotics in children under 5 years with upper respiratory tract infections in Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
AN Sumaila, PTN Tabong
2018 BMC research notes 11 (1), 443, 2018 Health Sciences 22
Risk factors for self‐reported postpartum hemorrhage in Ga East, Ghana
V Valdes, PB Adongo, AU Nwameme, PTN Tabong, M Fernandes
2018 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 142 (2), 201-206, 2018 Health Sciences 22
Knowledge and practice of solid healthcare waste management among waste handlers in hospitals in Southern Ghana: a qualitative study
M Affordofe, EA Udofia, E Akyeampong, FO Koranteng, P Tettey, ...
2025 BMC Public Health 25 (1), 702, 2025 Health Sciences 21