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Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

PROFESSOR

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Health EconomicsHealthcare FinancingDevelopment EconomicsPublic Sector Economics
Publications

171

Citations

5,360

H-index

39

i10-index

83

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
31.3
Most cited paper
495
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:02
Publications

171 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Association of arsenic with adverse pregnancy outcomes/infant mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
R Quansah, FA Armah, DK Essumang, I Luginaah, E Clarke, K Marfoh, ...
2015 Environmental health perspectives 123 (5), 412-421, 2015 Health Sciences 495
A review of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: what are the sustainability threats and prospects?
RK Alhassan, E Nketiah-Amponsah, DK Arhinful
2016 PloS one 11 (11), e0165151, 2016 Health Sciences 358
Urbanization and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa
I Sulemana, E Nketiah-Amponsah, EA Codjoe, JAN Andoh
2019 Sustainable cities and society 48, 101544, 2019 Social Sciences 264
Association between health worker motivation and healthcare quality efforts in Ghana
RK Alhassan, N Spieker, P van Ostenberg, A Ogink, E Nketiah-Amponsah, ...
2013 Human resources for health 11 (1), 37, 2013 Health Sciences 243
The Ghanaian economy: an overview
P Alagidede, W Baah-Boateng, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2013 Ghanaian Journal of economics 1 (1), 4-34, 2013 Social Sciences 152
Comparison of perceived and technical healthcare quality in primary health facilities: implications for a sustainable National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana
RK Alhassan, SO Duku, W Janssens, E Nketiah-Amponsah, N Spieker, ...
2015 PloS one 10 (10), e0140109, 2015 Health Sciences 134
Public spending and economic growth: evidence from Ghana (1970–2004)
E Nketiah-Amponsah
2009 Development Southern Africa 26 (3), 477-497, 2009 Social Sciences 133
Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in developing countries: recent evidence from Ghana
E Nketiah‐Amponsah, B Senadza, E Arthur
2013 African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 4 (1), 58-73, 2013 Social Sciences 123
Determinants of consumer satisfaction of health care in Ghana: does choice of health care provider matter?
E Nketiah-Amponsah, U Hiemenz
2009 Global journal of health science 1 (2), 50, 2009 Health Sciences 121
Perceptions of healthcare quality in Ghana: does health insurance status matter?
SKO Duku, E Nketiah-Amponsah, W Janssens, M Pradhan
2018 PloS one 13 (1), e0190911, 2018 Health Sciences 120
Correlates of contraceptive use among Ghanaian women of reproductive age (15-49 years)
E Nketiah-Amponsah, E Arthur, A Abuosi
2012 African journal of reproductive health 16 (3), 154-169, 2012 Social Sciences 120
Financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa
B Sarpong, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2022 Cogent Economics & Finance 10 (1), 2058734, 2022 Social Sciences 114
Efficiency of private and public primary health facilities accredited by the National Health Insurance Authority in Ghana
RK Alhassan, E Nketiah-Amponsah, J Akazili, N Spieker, DK Arhinful, ...
2015 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 13 (1), 23, 2015 Health Sciences 97
Health insurance and quality of care: Comparing perceptions of quality between insured and uninsured patients in Ghana’s hospitals
AA Abuosi, KA Domfeh, JY Abor, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2016 International journal for equity in health 15 (1), 76, 2016 Health Sciences 89
The impact of nonfarm activities on rural farm household income and food security in the upper east and upper west regions of Ghana
B Senadza
2016 Theoretical Economics Letters, 2016 Agriculture 89
Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking intensity among adult males in Ghana
E Nketiah-Amponsah, G Afful-Mensah, S Ampaw
2018 BMC public health 18 (1), 941, 2018 Health Sciences 88
Demand for health insurance among women in Ghana: cross-sectional evidence
E Nketiah-Amponsah
2009 Eurojournals, Inc USA/This paper is also abstracted in the World Banking …, 2009 Health Sciences 88
The impact of health expenditures on health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
E Nketiah-Amponsah
2019 Journal of Developing Societies 35 (1), 134-152, 2019 Health Sciences 87
Safety culture and adverse event reporting in Ghanaian healthcare facilities: Implications for patient safety
AA Abuosi, CA Poku, PYA Attafuah, EA Anaba, PA Abor, A Setordji, ...
2022 Plos one 17 (10), e0275606, 2022 Health Sciences 85
The effect of health expenditure on selected maternal and child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
A Nicholas, NA Edward, S Bernardin
2016 International Journal of Social Economics 43 (12), 1386-1399, 2016 Health Sciences 72
Effect of infrastructure and foreign direct investment on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
E Nketiah-Amponsah, B Sarpong
2019 Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 11 (3), 183-201, 2019 Social Sciences 66
Associations between pesticide use and respiratory symptoms: A cross-sectional study in Southern Ghana
R Quansah, JR Bend, A Abdul-Rahaman, FA Armah, I Luginaah, ...
2016 Environmental research 150, 245-254, 2016 Social Sciences 66
Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme-a mixed method study
CJ Fenenga, E Nketiah-Amponsah, A Ogink, DK Arhinful, W Poortinga, ...
2015 International journal for equity in health 14 (1), 118, 2015 Social Sciences 66
Utilization of healthcare services and renewal of health insurance membership: evidence of adverse selection in Ghana
SKO Duku, F Asenso-Boadi, E Nketiah-Amponsah, DK Arhinful
2016 Health economics review 6 (1), 43, 2016 Health Sciences 64
Effects of exchange rate regimes on FDI inflows in Ghana
C Barnor
2011 International Journal of…, 2011 Social Sciences 64