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Lydia Osei

Senior Lecturer

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Artisanal and small-scale miningyouth employment and developmentnatural resource extraction and
Publications

22

Citations

386

H-index

9

i10-index

8

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
17.5
Most cited paper
117
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:59
Publications

22 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Tackling youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a role for artisanal and small-scale mining?
G Hilson, L Osei
2014 Futures 62, 83-94, 2014 Social Sciences 117
Government's ban on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, youth livelihoods and imagined futures in Ghana
L Osei, T Yeboah, E Kumi, EF Antoh
2021 Resources Policy 71, 102008, 2021 Social Sciences 96
The paradox of water accessibility: understanding the temporal and spatial dimensions of access to improved water sources in Rwanda
L Osei, J Amoyaw, GO Boateng, S Boamah, I Luginaah
2015 Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 5 (4), 553-564, 2015 Social Sciences 49
Genetically modified organisms and the age of (Un) reason? A critical examination of the rhetoric in the GMO public policy debates in Ghana
J Kangmennaang, L Osei, FA Armah, I Luginaah
2016 Futures 83, 37-49, 2016 Social Sciences 36
Imagining a future from the pit: Future aspirations of young artisanal-small scale miners in rural northern Ghana
L Osei, T Yeboah
2023 Cogent Social Sciences 9 (1), 2167316, 2023 Social Sciences 22
Sacrificing the savannah woodlands for energy and livelihoods? Charcoal production in Ghana
AD Ablo, L Osei, FX Jarawura, JA Yaro
2022 Energy for Sustainable Development 70, 549-559, 2022 Social Sciences 19
Water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in last-mile artisanal mining communities in Ghana and Uganda
D Owiredu, H Chidwick, B Kwagala, D Mensah, L Osei, L Kapiriri
2025 Dialogues in Health, 100233, 2025 Social Sciences 12
Circumcision status and time to sexual debut among youth in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from six demographic and health surveys
J Kangmennaang, L Osei, P Mkandawire, I Luginaah
2016 AIDS and Behavior 20 (11), 2514-2528, 2016 Health Sciences 10
Determinants of sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in artisanal and small-scale mining communities of Uganda
B Kwagala, H Chidwick, D Mensah, JB Asiimwe, SO Wandera, ...
2025 BMC Public Health 25 (1), 1921, 2025 Health Sciences 9
Exploring economic and health interventions to support adolescents’ resilience and coping in mining communities: A scoping review
H Chidwick, N Randolph-Koranteng, B Kwagala, D Mensah, L Osei, ...
2023 The Extractive Industries and Society 16, 101369, 2023 Social Sciences 9
Youth Engagement in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in the Upper East Region of Ghana
L Osei
2017 The University of Western Ontario (Canada), 2017 Social Sciences 3
Youth Artisanal and Small‐Scale Miners' Perspectives on the Health Effects of Mercury
L Osei
2026 The Geographical Journal 192 (2), e70063, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Authentic experiential gastronomy: A meta-analysis of cross-regional perspectives on tourism and cultural identity
IK Arthur, EA Mensah, E Agyeiwaah, L Osei
2025 Ghana Social Science Journal 22 (2), 118-151, 2025 Social Sciences 1
Evidence-Based Participatory Research Approaches for Last Mile Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Reflection on the Study Methods
L Kapiriri, H Chidwick, B Kwagala, D Mensah, D Owiredu, L Osei
2025 International Journal of Qualitative Methods 24, 16094069251364613, 2025 Social Sciences 1
Mercury management in the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Sector: Whither Ghana?
L Osei
2025 Ghana Journal of Geography 17 (1), 30-35, 2025 Social Sciences 1
A risky coping strategy: a cross-sectional study on the prevalence and predictors of multiple sexual partnerships among adolescent girls and young women in artisanal mining in …
B Kwagala, N Randolph-Koranteng, H Chidwick, D Mensah, L Osei, ...
2026 Critical Public Health 36 (1), 2627663, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Participatory prioritizing of health, economic and macro-level interventions by adolescents and young women working in the artisanal mining sector in Ghana and Uganda.
L Kapiriri, B Kwagala, D Owiredu, H Chidwick, D Mensah, L Osei, ...
2026 Authorea 2026 (0122), 2026 Social Sciences 0
Enhancing Adolescent Health Resilience to Reduce Future Shocks in Artisanal and Small scale Mining Evidence from Ghana
D Mensah, L Osei, D Owiredu, B Kwagala, H Chidwick, L Kapiriri
2025 Health Sciences 0
Strict gender division of labour and taboos around artisanal mining activities in Uganda Addressing restrictions on women’s effective participation
B Kwagala, F Ngabirano, V Kato, S Wandera, M Mutabazi, D Mensah, ...
2025 Social Sciences 0
Attention to critical Occupational Health and environmental issues essential for enhancing health and economic resilience amongst young women and other workers in artisanal and …
B Kwagala, F Ngabirono, V Kato, M Mutabazi, S Wandera
2024 Social Sciences 0
Recommendations to enhance adolescent health and economic resilience in artisanal and small-scale mining in Uganda
B Kwagala, F Ngabirano, V Katoa, S Wandera, M Mutabazi
2024 Social Sciences 0
THE DYNAMICS AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHARCOAL LIVELIHOODS IN THE SAVANNAH WOODLANDS OF GHANA
JA YARO, AD ABLO, L OSEI
1900 Natural Sciences 0