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Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

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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
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 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
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 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
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
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 9
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