Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh

Professor, Social Dimensions of Reproductive Health

Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2021per ORCID

Eugene K.M. Darteh is a Professor of Social Determinants of Sexual and Reproductive Health at the Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast. He had his Bachelor's degree in Population and Family Life Education and Master of Philosophy Degree in Population Geography in 1999 and 2004 respectively from the University of Cape Coast. He completed his PhD in Population and Health at the University of Cape Coast in 2014. He specialised in the… More on ORCID

In their own words

Social dimensions of Sexual and Reproductive Health
IPV
SGBV
Population and Health
Adolescents
sexual behavior
reproductive health

Publications: 912008–2026
Citations: 1,906to those papers
h-index: 26i10-index 52
Field-weighted impact: 2.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 37%29 of 79 scored papers
Open access: 66%52 of the 79 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 69 publications, 1,457 citations to them, h-index 21.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions4549%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3336%
Health1618%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1415%
Economics and Econometrics1314%
Gender Studies1213%
Sociology and Political Science1112%
Infectious Diseases1011%
Nutrition and Dietetics1011%
Epidemiology89%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health33
Global Maternal and Child Health31
Intimate Partner and Family Violence11
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses10
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions10
Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies10
Child Nutrition and Water Access9
Healthcare Systems and Reforms8
Reproductive Health and Contraception7
Sex work and related issues6
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Healthcare Policy and Management4

Who they write with

101 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 101 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. 1 paper with more than fifty authors left out, as their author lists say little about who works with whom. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

47% of their 79 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia19
United States14
United Kingdom7
Canada5
South Africa5
Germany3
Nigeria3
Liberia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Technology SydneyAU15 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH14 papers
University of MichiganUS13 papers
James Cook UniversityAU9 papers
Michigan MedicineUS6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH5 papers
Imperial College LondonGB4 papers
The George Institute for Global HealthGB4 papers
University of OttawaCA4 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE10
BMC Public Health7
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING4
Journal of Public Health4
PubMed4
African Journal of Reproductive Health3
Archives of Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being29
5Gender equality24
2Zero hunger6
1No poverty3
4Quality education1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Correlates of stunting among children in Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
BMC Public Health2
2014143 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Understanding variations in health insurance coverage in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania: Evidence from demographic and health surveys
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson

Recent publications

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Teenage motherhood experiences and coping strategies among first-time teenage mothers in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) municipality of Ghana
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
Discover Public Health3
20261 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Acceptability of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in neonatal transport: a qualitative study on mothers’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on KMC transport in Ghana
Emmanuel Okai, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
BMC Pediatrics3
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Understanding recovery-seeking practices after intimate partner violence among female university students in Ghana and Nigeria
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
20260 citations
A process evaluation of camp life: A sexual and gender-based violence prevention program for universities in Ghana
Amanda Odoi, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
20260 citations
Postnatal experiences of teenage mothers in selected communities in Central Region, Ghana: a phenomenological study
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kobina Esia-Donkoh
BMC Public Health
20250 citationsOpen access · Gold
Barriers and opportunities for gender-based violence prevention & response at universities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
Journal of Sexual Aggression5
20248 citationsWorld top 10%
Influence of leisure on sexual behaviour of young people with hearing and vision loss in Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Charles Atanga Adongo, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Issahaku Adam, Yvonne Dodzi Ami Adjakloe
Annals of Leisure Research
20246 citations
Self-reported sexual coercion among in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
BMC Public Health4
20244 citationsOpen access · Gold
Feasibility of the use of Kangaroo mother care in the transfer of preterm and low-birth-weight infants: a two-arm nonrandomized controlled cluster feasibility study of neonatal transport in Cape Coast, Ghana
Emmanuel Okai, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
BMC Pediatrics3
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
Prevention of gender-based violence in sub-Saharan African universities: a multinational network approach
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
20241 citation

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How it can be read

66% free to read, of the 79 recorded

Diamond 5 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 39 · 43%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Green 5 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 27 · 30%Behind a paywall
Unknown 12 · 13%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

13 of 91 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development5
University of Michigan3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior2
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences2
University of Health and Allied Sciences2
A.T. Still University1
Addis Ababa University1