Jacqueline Nkrumah

Biographic Data

ID7597111
NAMEJacqueline Nkrumah
GIVEN NAMESJacqueline
FAMILY NAMENkrumah
SIGNATURENKRUMAH J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Education, Winneba
ORCID0000-0002-8047-2600
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • From standard text to simplified learning

    Open AccessJacqueline NkrumahARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Adolescents in low-resource settings often lack access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) materials that match their literacy levels. In Ghana, despite policy support for adolescent SRH education, implementation gaps persist due to the complexity of available texts. This paper presents a cyclical, theory-driven conceptual framework for developing adolescent-friendly SRH educational resources. It empirically assesses its application using evi…

  • Linguistic difficulties of health educational materials

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEHealth Education2025

    Purpose The study aims to evaluate the readability, comprehensibility, and vocabulary knowledge of SRH educational materials available online and on paper to inform health educational material development for young adolescents. Design/methodology/approach The study used a sequential mixed-method design. Thirty-four online and one print adolescent sexual and reproductive health educational materials were assessed for readability. Two hundred and s…

  • Enhancing sexual and reproductive health decision-making skills in underserved communities in Ghana

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) decision-making is crucial for long-term well-being. It plays a significant role in public health efforts, including reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and teenage pregnancies. While cultural and socio-political influences on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) decision-making are well-documented, less is known about the effect of SRH educational materials’ difficulty levels…

  • Adolescent sexual and reproductive health literacy needs

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2024

    This study assessed young adolescents’ access and literacy challenges to sexual and reproductive health information and knowledge gaps in the Effutu Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. We used a narrative design and a focus group discussion method to glean data from 52 in-school adolescents, aged 11–15. Focus group discussions were conducted using a discussion guide and data were processed using QDA Miner (version 6.0). We analyzed data …

  • Towards a comprehensive breastfeeding-friendly workplace environment

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Health facilities in the study do not provide a breastfeeding-friendly work environment except for the privileges provided by the Labor Act and conditions of service. Continuous advocacy on breastfeeding workplace support and stakeholder engagement to build consensus on the mix of strategies suitable to cushion breastfeeding frontline health workers is recommended for optimal breastfeeding and improved productivity

  • Self-medication among pregnant women in two municipalities in the Central Region of Ghana

    Fred Yao Gbagbo, Jacqueline NkrumahARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2020

    Self-medication in pregnancy is a concern in Ghana. We assessed the practice among 136 pregnant women in Effutu and Agona West Municipalities using facility-based, cross-sectional design and mixed method approach of data collection. Our findings show that pregnant women of varying backgrounds self-medicate for sociocultural and economic reasons, with 69% prevalence, motivated by cheaper treatment cost (17%), minor ailments (29%) and positive outc…