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  1. Frailty, multimorbidity and quality of life in an ageing population in Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural and urban Rwanda

    Article • Family Medicine and Community Health, October 2025, BMJ

    Dr Michael Boah

  2. Antenatal care quality and pregnancy outcomes in the northern region of Ghana: a mixed-methods analysis

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  3. “He showed me a knife and said they would kill me and no one would know or care”: a qualitative study into the experiences of transnational sex workers in Ghana

    Article • BMC Women s Health, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  4. Health and well-being of older adults in rural and urban Rwanda: epidemiological findings from a population based cross-sectional study

    Article • Journal of Global Health, May 2025, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Dr Michael Boah

  5. Trimester-specific trends in gestational anaemia and associations with neonatal outcomes: a retrospective facility-based study in Ghana

    Article • Discover Public Health, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  6. Understanding needs and solutions to promote healthy ageing and reduce multimorbidity in Rwanda: a protocol paper for a mixed methods, stepwise research study

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2025, BMJ

    Associate Professor Chester Kalinda, Dr Michael Boah

  7. Quality of antenatal care services received by women of reproductive age prior to delivery in selected public health facilities in the northern zone of Ghana

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  8. Preterm birth, low birth weight, and their co-occurrence among women with preexisting chronic diseases prior to conception: a cross-sectional analysis of postpartum women in a low-resource setting in Ghana

    Article • Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  9. Perceptions of patients and healthcare providers regarding barriers and enablers of HIV anti-retroviral therapy among women at a regional hospital in Ghana: implications for national HIV/AIDS control

    Article • BMC Women s Health, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  10. Healthcare workers perceptions of patient safety culture in selected Ghanaian regional hospitals: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Psychology, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  11. Pregnancy outcomes before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: A retrospective cohort study

    Article • PLOS One, April 2024, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah

  12. Population-based cross-sectional study of factors influencing full vaccination status of children aged 12- 23 months in a rural district of the Upper East Region, Ghana

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  13. Magnitude of self-reported intimate partner violence against pregnant women in Ghana’s northern region and its association with low birth weight

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  14. Access to basic sanitation facilities reduces the prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age in sub-saharan Africa

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  15. Prevalence and factors associated with the intention to use contraception among women of reproductive age who are not already using a contraceptive method in Liberia: findings from a secondary analysis of the 2019–2020 Liberia Demographic Health Survey

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2023, BMJ

    Dr Michael Boah

  16. Equitable global health research collaborations with a mind of human dignity

    Article • Frontiers in Education, August 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Michael Boah

  17. Temporal trend analysis of the HIV/AIDS burden before and after the implementation of antiretroviral therapy at the population level from 1990 to 2020 in Ghana

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  18. Relationship between mild iodine deficiency in pregnant women and thyroid function: A meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Michael Boah

  19. Experiences of nurses on COVID-19 preventive protocols implementation in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: A qualitative exploration

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, June 2023, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah, Prof. Martin Nyaaba Adokiya

  20. Compliance with the World Health Organization’s 2016 prenatal care contact recommendation reduces the incidence rate of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women in northern Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, June 2023, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah

  21. Prevalence and factors associated with the utilisation of modern contraceptive methods among married women of childbearing age in Yemen: a secondary analysis of national survey data

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2023, BMJ

    Dr Michael Boah

  22. A qualitative study of health workers’ perspectives on malaria case identification and management among pregnant women in Savelugu Municipality, Ghana

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, May 2023, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah, Prof. Martin Nyaaba Adokiya

  23. A descriptive analysis of the coverage of newborn care services among women who delivered in health facilities in 17 sub-Saharan African countries

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  24. Risk of adverse newborn outcomes among women who experienced physical and psychological intimate partner abuse during pregnancy in Ghana's northern region

    Article • Heliyon, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Michael Boah

  25. Assessing the association between an early and recommended number of focused antenatal care visits and the number of prenatal care content received before delivery in Ethiopia

    Article • PLOS One, March 2023, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah

  26. Caregivers’ use of insecticide-treated nets is associated with the use of ITNs by children under the age of five in Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, January 2023, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah, Prof. Martin Nyaaba Adokiya

  27. Moderate-to-severe household food insecurity is associated with depression among adolescent girls in northern Ghana: a cross-sectional analysis

    Article • BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health, January 2023, BMJ

    Dr Michael Boah

  28. Long-acting reversible contraceptives utilization and its determinants among married Yemeni women of childbearing age who no longer want children

    Article • Medicine, October 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Michael Boah

  29. Predictors of knowledge and adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols among nurses at health facilities in Tamale Metropolis of Northern Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, September 2022, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah, Prof. Martin Nyaaba Adokiya

  30. Association Between Compliance With the New WHO-Recommended Frequency and Timing of Antenatal Care Contacts and Receiving Quality Antenatal Care in Cameroon

    Article • SAGE Open, July 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Michael Boah

  31. Association between exposure to intimate partner violence and the nutritional status of women and children in Nigeria

    Article • PLOS One, May 2022, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah

  32. Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and predictors

    Article • BMJ Global Health, March 2022, BMJ

    Dr Michael Boah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

  33. Prevalence and determinants of anaemia during third trimester of pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study of women in the northern region of Ghana

    Article • Women & Health, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Michael Boah

  34. Frequency of exposure to the media is associated with levels of HIV-related knowledge and stigmatising attitudes among adults in Ghana

    Article • African Journal of AIDS Research, January 2022, Informa UK Limited

    Dr Michael Boah

  35. Association of dietary calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium intake and hypertension: a study on an 8-year dietary intake data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    Article • Nutrition Research and Practice, January 2022, The Korean Nutrition Society and The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (KAMJE)

    Dr Michael Boah

  36. Factors associated with reporting good maternal health-related knowledge among rural mothers of Yemen

    Article • Journal of Biosocial Science, November 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Michael Boah

  37. Correction to: Patients satisfaction with healthcare delivery in Ghana

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  38. Patients satisfaction with healthcare delivery in Ghana

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  39. Self-reported gender differentials in the knowledge of tuberculosis transmission and curative possibility using national representative data in Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, July 2021, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah, Prof. Martin Nyaaba Adokiya

  40. Women’s autonomy and modern contraceptive use in Ghana: a secondary analysis of data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

    Article • The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Michael Boah

  41. The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy coverage was strongly associated with the declining tuberculosis morbidity in Africa during 2000–2018

    Article • Public Health, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Michael Boah

  42. GSTM1 and GSTT1 Null Genotype Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Arsenic Poisoning: a Meta-analysis

    Article • Biological Trace Element Research, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  43. Contraceptive use among women with a history of induced abortion: findings from a national sample of sexually active, non-pregnant women in Ghana

    Article • The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Michael Boah

  44. Health information and health-seeking behaviour in Yemen: perspectives of health leaders, midwives and mothers in two rural areas of Yemen

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  45. The Risk Factors for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence in Ghana: A Small Matched Case-control Study

    Article • Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases, May 2020, Sciencedomain International

    Dr Michael Boah

  46. Trend of tuberculosis case notifications and their determinants in Africa and South-East Asia during 2000–2018: a longitudinal analysis of national data from 58 countries

    Article • Infectious Diseases, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Michael Boah

  47. “I couldn’t buy the items so I didn’t go to deliver at the health facility” Home delivery among rural women in northern Ghana: A mixed-method analysis

    Article • PLOS One, March 2020, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah

  48. The Relationship between High Iodine Consumption and Levels of Autoimmune Thyroiditis-Related Biomarkers in a Chinese Population: a Meta-Analysis

    Article • Biological Trace Element Research, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  49. Is There a Relationship between Repeat Induced Abortion and Current Use of Contraception among Women in the Reproductive Age? A Study in Ghana

    Article • September 2019, Sciencedomain International

    Dr Michael Boah

  50. “No visible signs of pregnancy, no sickness, no antenatal care”: Initiation of antenatal care in a rural district in Northern Ghana

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  51. The epidemiology of undernutrition and its determinants in children under five years in Ghana

    Article • PLOS One, July 2019, PLOS

    Dr Michael Boah

  52. Predictors of Unsafe Induced Abortion among Women in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Pregnancy, February 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Michael Boah, Stephen Bordotsiah

  53. Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document

    Article • Database, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Daniel Prieto, Associate Professor James A.L. Brown, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Docent Kutty Selva Nandakumar, Professor Miguel Viveiros, MD Diego A. Valera-Cornejo, Dr Soroush Safaei, Dr Carmen San Martín, Piero Carninci, Dr Florian Rehfeldt, Dr Yoichi Watanabe, Kazuki Ide, Mr Alvin Wong, PD Dr. Adrian Meule, Dr Maurizio Petrelli, Dr Christine McGarrigle, Dr Tristan Reddan, Dr Nicola Roberts, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Cyrille Goarant, Dr Emma C Hobbs, Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D., Dr Farid Rahimi, Prof. Iseult Lynch, Mirella Walker, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Sophie Ohlsson, Professor Tullio Florio, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Dr Azubuike Christian Ukubuiwe, Prof Gajendra PS Raghava, Prof Jun Shen, Lubna Razak, ABHISHEKA BANSAL, Craig Billington, Dr Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Joan Albiol, MOURAD TAYEBI, Chuang Ma, Christine Toelzer , Dr. Kathrin Karsay, Professor Andrew M Beale, Professor Hugh James Byrne, Dr Ugo Marzocchi, Ana Nordberg, Martin Bartas, Natalia Echeverría, Dr Patricia M Graves, Dr Elvis A F Martis, Dr marco cascella, Dr. Giuseppe Lanza, Dr Michael Boah

  54. Delivery care utilization in Ghana

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michael Boah

  55. Atlantoaxial Fusion with Transarticular Screws: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Michael Boah