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Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

PROFESSOR

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

5,363

H-index

39

i10-index

84

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
31.4
Most cited paper
495
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 00:34
Publications

171 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The effect of health insurance on out-of-pocket payments, catastrophic expenditures and healthcare utilization in Ghana: case of ga south municipality
PW Aidam, E Nketiah-Amponsah, R Kutame
2016 Journal of Self-Governance and Management Economics 4 (3), 42, 2016 Social Sciences 12
The effect of maternal education on child health: some evidence from Ghana
E Nketiah-Amponsah, L Boakye-Yiadom, M Agyemang
2016 International Journal of Economics and Business Research 11 (4), 366-385, 2016 Social Sciences 12
THE EFFECT OF SEARCH EFFORT ON THE TRANSITION FROM UNEMPLOYMENT TO WORK: EVIDENCE FROM A CROSSSECTION OF GHANAIAN FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS.
CO Nyarko, W Baah-Boateng, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2014 Journal of Self-Governance & Management Economics 2 (2), 2014 Social Sciences 12
Comparing patient safety culture in primary, secondary and tertiary hospitals in Ghana
AA Abuosi, EA Anaba, PYA Attafuah, IS Tenza, PA Abor, A Setordji, ...
2023 Ghana Medical Journal 57 (2), 141, 2023 Health Sciences 11
Distributional analysis of rural-urban household healthcare expenditure differentials in developing countries: evidence from Ghana
S Ampaw, E Nketiah-Amponsah, F Agyire-Tettey, B Senadza
2020 International journal of development issues 19 (3), 359-375, 2020 Social Sciences 11
Maternal socio-economic status and childhood birth weight: A health survey in Ghana
E Nketiah-Amponsah, A Abuosi, E Arthur
2012 Neonatal Care 17, 2012 Health Sciences 11
The influence of education on addressing the challenges of taxation and cocoa revenue mobilization in Ghana
JD Ansong, MK Asamoah, B Agyekum, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2024 Social Sciences & Humanities Open 10, 101098, 2024 Social Sciences 10
Lively Minds: improving health and development through play–a randomised controlled trial evaluation of a comprehensive ECCE programme at scale in Ghana
B Augsburg, OP Attanasio, R Dreibelbis, E Nketiah-Amponsah, ...
2022 BMJ open 12 (10), e061571, 2022 Health Sciences 10
Trends and correlates of maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in primary healthcare facilities: an explorative ecological study using DHIMSII data from one …
RK Alhassan, S Owusu-Agyei, EK Ansah, M Gyapong, A Ashinyo, ...
2020 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20 (1), 543, 2020 Health Sciences 10
Household wealth and maternal health: evidence from Ghana
CK Osei, E Nketiah-Amponsah, MP Lambon-Quayefio
2021 International Journal of Social Economics 48 (1), 63-83, 2021 Health Sciences 9
Job insecurity and life satisfaction in Ghana
I Sulemana, RO Bofah, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2020 Journal of Family and Economic Issues 41 (1), 172-184, 2020 Social Sciences 9
Participatory action approach for client-centered health insurance
CJ Fenenga, E Nketiah-Amponsah, A Bailey, I Hutter
2015 Action Research 13 (4), 392-410, 2015 Health Sciences 9
Rural-urban determinants of HIV/AIDS testing uptake among Ghanaian women of reproductive age
E Nketiah-Amponsah, S Ampaw, A Bawuah
2025 BMC Public Health 25 (1), 2783, 2025 Health Sciences 8
Effects of public debt on public infrastructure investment in Ghana
B Frimpong, A Fumey, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2024 Cogent Economics & Finance 12 (1), 2363460, 2024 Social Sciences 8
The effect of community engagement on healthcare utilization and health insurance enrollment in Ghana: Results from a randomized experiment
SKO Duku, E Nketiah‐Amponsah, CJ Fenenga, W Janssens, M Pradhan
2022 Health Economics 31 (10), 2120, 2022 Health Sciences 8
The interactive effect of gender, residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among sexually active young adults in Ghana
KO Asante, E Nketiah-Amponsah, J Andoh-Arthur, S Ampaw
2022 Journal of Public Health 30 (2), 365-372, 2022 Social Sciences 8
Relationship between personality traits and childbearing in an African context: Evidence from Ghana
I Mohammed, WA Rahaman, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2020 Ghana Social Science Journal 17 (2), 28-28, 2020 Social Sciences 8
The Effect of Community Engagement on Healthcare Utilization and Health Insurance Enrolment in Ghana: Results from a Randomized Experiment
SKO Duku, E Nketiah-Amponsahd, CJ Fenenga, DK Arhinful, W Janssens, ...
2018 Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, 2018 Health Sciences 8
Effect of Covid-19 on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana. Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
YN Opoku-Boateng, E Opoku-Asante, M Lagarde, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2024 Plos one 19 (12), e0311277, 2024 Health Sciences 7
Leveraging local health system resources to address quality healthcare gaps in sub-Saharan African: lessons from the SafeCare quality improvement programme …
RK Alhassan, MA Antwi, G Sunkwa-Mills, BB Agyei, A de Graaff, ...
2024 BMC Health Services Research 24 (1), 1499, 2024 Health Sciences 7
Rural-urban differences in the determinants of enrolment in health insurance in Ghana
SKO Duku, CJ Fenenga, RK Alhassan, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2013 Paris: International union for the scientific study of population, 2013 Social Sciences 7
Education dimensions relevant to successful electronic levy mobilization in resource-rich yet poor countries in Africa
MK Asamoah, E Nketiah-Amponsah, J Danquah Ansong, B Agyekum
2023 Cogent Business & Management 10 (3), 2276540, 2023 Social Sciences 6
Alcohol consumption among Ghanaian women of child bearing age–what are the correlates?
E Nketiah-Amponsah, G Afful-Mensah, S Ampaw, E Codjoe
2018 Gender Studies 16 (1), 134-148, 2018 Social Sciences 6
Correlates of patients’ preference for therapeutic injections in a major regional referral hospital in Ghana: Implications for policy and clinical practice
RK Alhassan, BA Adu-Gyamfi, A Oliver, B Ayensu, G Awoenam, O Angela, ...
2018 Sage Open 8 (4), 2158244018804583, 2018 Health Sciences 6
Hedging against vulnerability: associational life as a social insurance strategy by the poor in the central region of Ghana
AK Darkwah, M Dako-Gyeke, E Nketiah-Amponsah
2017 Non-State Social Protection Actors and Services in Africa, 87-103, 2017 Social Sciences 6