Maxwell Tii Kumbeni

Biographic Data

ID5991841
NAMEMaxwell Tii Kumbeni
GIVEN NAMESMaxwell Tii
FAMILY NAMEKumbeni
SIGNATUREKUMBENI M T
AFFILIATIONSOregon State University
ORCID0000-0001-5525-4022
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The Impact of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme's Coverage Policy on Modern Contraceptive Use

    Open AccessMaxwell Tii Kumbeni, Elvis Junior Dun‐Dery et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning2026References: 38

    We examine the effect of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme's (NHIS) contraceptive coverage policy on modern contraceptive use among women in the country. We analyzed three rounds of Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data (2008–2022), using 2008–2014 as the pre‐intervention period and 2022 as the post‐intervention period. A propensity score matching was applied to the pre‐intervention data to enhance comparability between intervention (NH…

  • The role of restrictive abortion laws on modern contraceptive use in Sub Saharan Africa

    Open AccessMaxwell Tii Kumbeni, Marit L Bovbjerg et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Previous evidence found that restrictive abortion laws were associated with high incidence of unsafe abortions and abortion-related complications. But few studies have assessed the association of restrictive abortion laws with contraceptive use patterns. Our study examined the role of restrictive abortion laws on contraceptive use among women in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). We performed secondary data analysis using the most recent Demographic and H…

  • The practice of polygyny on the utilisation of reproductive health services among married women in Ghana

    Open AccessMaxwell Tii Kumbeni, John Ndebugri Alem et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2024

    While the practice of polygyny is common in Ghana, little is known about its impact on the use of reproductive health services. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between polygynous marriage and the utilisation of skilled antenatal care (ANC), assisted skilled birth, and modern contraceptive services among married women in Ghana. Secondary data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey were used for this study. The study includ…

  • Predictors of neonatal mortality in the Eastern Regional Hospital in Ghana

    Open AccessDiana Awintima Apanga, Maxwell Tii Kumbeni et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Neonatal mortality accounts for nearly half of under-5 mortality in Ghana. The aim of this study was to identify the predictors of neonatal mortality in the Eastern Regional Hospital, Ghana. This was a retrospective cohort study conducted using secondary data from electronic medical records from the Eastern Regional Hospital between 1 st January 2022 and 31 st December 2022. The Kaplan-Meier estimator and adjusted Cox regression model were used t…

  • The relationship between time spent during the first ANC contact, home visits and adherence to ANC contacts in Ghana

    Open AccessMaxwell Tii Kumbeni, Paschal Awingura Apanga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2021

    BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization in 2016 recommended eight or more antenatal care (ANC) contacts for a positive pregnancy experience, however, it is unclear what impact the time spent during the first ANC contact and home visits can have on eight or more ANC contacts. OBJECTIVES: Our study investigated the relationship between time spent during the first ANC contact and eight or more ANC contacts, and between home visits and eight or mor…