Ruby Aileen Mensah

Biographic Data

ID9070341
NAMERuby Aileen Mensah
GIVEN NAMESRuby Aileen
FAMILY NAMEMensah
SIGNATUREMENSAH R A
AFFILIATIONSGhana Health Service
ORCID0009-0005-0860-5340
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Household economic burden of managing people living with HIV and comorbidities of hypertension and diabetes in La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality, Ghana

    Open AccessRichmond Owusu, Esther Esi Degbor et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Managing HIV alongside chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes present significant economic challenges for households, especially in low-and middle-income countries. These chronic diseases not only reduce the quality of life of people living with HIV (PLHIV) but also further increase their economic burden. This study seeks to examine the economic burden of managing PLHIV with hypertension and diabetes comorbidities. The cross-section…

  • Achieving universal coverage of childhood cancers in Ghana via the National Health Insurance Scheme

    Open AccessRichmond Owusu, Lieke Fleur Heupink et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Childhood cancers present a significant health problem and contribute to global child mortality. Low- and middle-income countries experience higher rates of childhood cancers with survival rates between 10% and 50%. In Ghana, about 2,500 children are diagnosed with cancer annually. Despite availability of effective management strategies, childhood cancers are not fully integrated into the NHIS, leaving patients and caregivers to make out-of-pocke…