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AUGUSTINA NAAMI

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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anaami@ug.edu.gh University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-4399-2500 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
disabilitymental healthintersection of vulnerabilitiesclimate change and sustainability
Publications

48

Citations

832

H-index

14

i10-index

17

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
17.3
Most cited paper
162
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2027
Last updated
31 Aug 2026, 20:51
Publications

48 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Disability, gender, and employment relationships in Africa: The case of Ghana
A Naami
2015 African Journal of Disability 4 (1), 1-11, 2015 Social Sciences 162
The unemployment of women with physical disabilities in Ghana: Issues and recommendations
A Naami, R Hayashi, H Liese
2012 Disability & Society 27 (2), 191-204, 2012 Social Sciences 129
Access to higher education in Ghana: Examining experiences through the lens of students with mobility disabilities
AMB Braun, A Naami
2021 International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 68 (1), 95-115, 2021 Social Sciences 72
Access barriers encountered by persons with mobility disabilities in Accra, Ghana
A Naami
2019 Journal of Social Inclusion 10 (2), 70-86, 2019 Social Sciences 67
Perceptions about disability among Ghanaian university students
A Naami, R Hayashi
2012 Journal of social work in disability & rehabilitation 11 (2), 100-111, 2012 Social Sciences 64
Breaking the barriers: Ghanaians’ perspectives about the social model
A Naami
2014 Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development 25 (1), 21-39, 2014 Social Sciences 50
Inclusive education in Ghana: How prepared are the teachers?
A Naami, KST Mort
2023 Frontiers in Education 8, 1056630, 2023 Social Sciences 45
COVID-19: vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities in Ghana
A Naami, M Mfoafo-M'Carthy
2020 African Journal of Social Work 10 (3), 9-17, 2020 Social Sciences 29
Empowering persons with disabilities to reduce poverty: a case study of Action on Disability and Development
A Naami, A Mikey-Iddrisu
2013 Ghana. Journal of General Practice 1 (2), 100-113, 2013 Social Sciences 25
Empowering women with disabilities in northern Ghana
A Naami, R Hayashi
2011 Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal 7 (2), 2011 Social Sciences 20
Ubuntu: the African philosophy about making people more human
R Mugumbate, A Naami
2024 Handbook of critical whiteness: Deconstructing dominant discourses across …, 2024 Humanities 18
Accessing healthcare in Ghana: challenges encountered and strategies adopted by persons with disabilities in Accra
R Abrokwah, EM Aggire-Tettey, A Naami
2020 Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development 31 (1), 120-141, 2020 Social Sciences 18
The impact of unemployment on women with physical disabilities in Tamale, Ghana
A Naami
2010 The University of Utah, 2010 Social Sciences 18
Financial capability and asset building (FCAB) for persons with disabilities in Ghana: The role of social workers
A Naami, AA Mills, E Abbey
2023 Global Social Welfare 10 (1), 29-38, 2023 Social Sciences 16
The experiences of persons with disabilities (PWDs) with the district assembly common fund in Ghana: exploratory qualitative research
J Ephraim, A Naami, DA Boateng
2022 Ghana Social Science Journal 19 (2), 52–66-52–66, 2022 Social Sciences 11
Exploring African-centred social work education: the Ghanaian experience
A Naami, M Mfoafo-M’Carthy
2023 Social Work Education 42 (2), 238-248, 2023 Social Sciences 10
“Crawling Takes Away My Dignity”: Effects of Inaccessible Environments on Persons with Mobility Disabilities in Ghana
A Naami
2022 Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development 34 (2), 1-21, 2022 Social Sciences 10
Methodologically thinking: Doing disability research in Ghanaian cultural communities
J Grischow, A Naami, W Mprah, M Mfoafo-M’Carthy
2021 Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research 23 (1), 2021 Social Sciences 8
Ethical and transparent use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): Ethics letter three (3) from the African Independent Ethics Committee (AIEC)
TBE Omorogiuwa, R Mugumbate, L Harms-Smith, A Naami, K Diraditsile
2025 African Journal of Social Work 15 (1), 100, 2025 Engineering 6
CRPD Article 6–Vulnerabilities of women with disabilities: Recommendations for the disability movement and other stakeholders in Ghana
A Naami, J Okine
2022 Disability rights and inclusiveness in Africa: The convention on the rights …, 2022 Social Sciences 6
Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and responses on persons with disabilities including psychosocial disabilities in the global south: The case of Ghana
M Mfoafo-M’Carthy, A Naami
2022 The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development: Global …, 2022 Social Sciences 5
Ethical concerns regarding rights of people living with disabilities in Ghana
A Naami, Y Frimpong-Mansoh, C Atuire
2019 Bioethics in Africa: Theories and Praxis, 131-144, 2019 Social Sciences 5
Women in the shea industry: The case of Kusawgu in the Northern Region of Ghana.
A Naami, EK Naami
2019 Social Work & Social Sciences Review 20 (1), 26, 2019 Social Sciences 5
Stigma reduction in a disability and mental health programme in Ghana: Lessons in participation
M Zuurmond, A Naami, L Adwan-Kamara, C Stephen, S Basnet, ...
2025 African Journal of Disability 14, 1508, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Rethinking social protection policy for persons with disabilities in Ghana
A Naami, CM Pumpuni, KST Mort, A Ofori
2023 African Journal of Social Work 13 (5), 254-264, 2023 Social Sciences 4