Josephine Akua Ackah
Biographic Data
| ID | 9071199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Josephine Akua Ackah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Josephine Akua |
| FAMILY NAME | Ackah |
| SIGNATURE | ACKAH J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3840-0387 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and its association with pregnancy and childbirth complications
Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse outcomes for both the woman and foetus. However, there is limited research on its scope and impact in many sub-Saharan African countries. In this study, we investigated the effects of IPV during pregnancy on pregnancy and childbirth complications in Ethiopia. Prospective, longitudinal data from the Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia (PMA Ethiopia) Cohort 1 stud…
Household structure in Ghana
BACKGROUNDThe nuclear convergence hypothesis proposes that development and urbanisation lead to increasing proportions of nuclear families.We explore this hypothesis in Ghana by charting household living arrangements as captured in censuses and surveys. OBJECTIVETo classify household structure in Ghana and track trends to test whether households converge towards nucleation during processes of development and urbanisation. METHODSWe employ two met…
Circumcising daughters in Nigeria
Education has been adjudged as an important behavioural change intervention and a key player in combating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). An assumed pathway is that it influences FGM/C attitudes. However, empirical evidence that explores this assumption is scarce. Hence, our study examines whether the associative effect of FGM/C continuation attitudes on circumcision of daughters is influenced by the level of a mother’s education in Ni…
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Circumcising daughters in Nigeria
Education has been adjudged as an important behavioural change intervention and a key player in combating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). An assumed pathway is that it influences FGM/C attitudes. However, empirical evidence that explores this assumption is scarce. Hence, our study examines whether the associative effect of FGM/C continuation attitudes on circumcision of daughters is influenced by the level of a mother’s education in Ni…
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and its association with pregnancy and childbirth complications
Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse outcomes for both the woman and foetus. However, there is limited research on its scope and impact in many sub-Saharan African countries. In this study, we investigated the effects of IPV during pregnancy on pregnancy and childbirth complications in Ethiopia. Prospective, longitudinal data from the Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia (PMA Ethiopia) Cohort 1 stud…
Household structure in Ghana
BACKGROUNDThe nuclear convergence hypothesis proposes that development and urbanisation lead to increasing proportions of nuclear families.We explore this hypothesis in Ghana by charting household living arrangements as captured in censuses and surveys. OBJECTIVETo classify household structure in Ghana and track trends to test whether households converge towards nucleation during processes of development and urbanisation. METHODSWe employ two met…
Confidence interval (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gynecology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Child Abuse and Trauma (1 work) · Childbirth (1 work) · Cohort study (1 work) · Continuation (1 work)