Listowel Ferka

Lecturer · Population & Health

University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast , Ghana

In their own words

Maternal Health
Health Education and Promotion
Community Health

Publications: 82023–2026
Citations: 25to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 3.201.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 29%2 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 86%6 of the 7 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 7 publications, 24 citations to them, h-index 2.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions450%
Hematology338%
Nutrition and Dietetics338%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health338%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health225%
Clinical Psychology113%
Genetics113%
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology113%
Obstetrics and Gynecology113%
Social Psychology113%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Iron Metabolism and Disorders3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Reproductive Health and Contraception2
Aging and Gerontology Research1
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health1
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders1
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving1
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions1
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum1

Who they write with

21 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

29% of their 7 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Malawi1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

United Nations Children's FundUS1 paper
Kamuzu University of Health SciencesMW1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper
Kamuzu Central HospitalMW1 paper

Where they publish

British Journal of Midwifery3
African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health1
Aging & Mental Health1
Correspondence: Listowel Ferka, Department of Population and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, Tel:+ 233544066730. Received1
Gynecology & Reproductive Health1
Reproductive Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1

Most cited

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs and utilisation of health services in the Bono East Region, Ghana
Joshua Amo-Adjei, Listowel Ferka
Reproductive Health3
202421 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Pregnant women's perceptions of daily iron supplementation in rural Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Listowel Ferka
British Journal of Midwifery

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Department of Population and HealthUniversity of Cape Coast2020–2034

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Population and HealthUniversity of Cape Coast2009–2016

Recent publications

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Pathways to life satisfaction (happiness): well-being among older adults in Ghana
Addae Boateng Adu-Gyamfi, Listowel Ferka
Aging & Mental Health
20261 citationWorld top 10%
Feeding practices and anaemia among children aged 0–23 months in Ghana
Listowel Ferka
British Journal of Midwifery
20250 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Factors associated with postpartum depression among women with birth complications in Ghana
Listowel Ferka
British Journal of Midwifery
20250 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Educational Attainment, Media and Pregnancy Termination Among Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana
Listowel Ferka
Gynecology & Reproductive Health
20250 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs and utilisation of health services in the Bono East Region, Ghana
Joshua Amo-Adjei, Listowel Ferka
Reproductive Health3
202421 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Pregnant women's perceptions of daily iron supplementation in rural Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Listowel Ferka
British Journal of Midwifery
20242 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Educational Attainment, Media and Pregnancy Termination Among Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana. Gynecol Reprod Health. 2025; 9 (2): 1-9
Listowel Ferka
Correspondence: Listowel Ferka, Department of Population and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, Tel:+ 233544066730. Received
20240 citations
Compliance with oral iron supplementation among pregnant women in the Tain district, Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Listowel Ferka
African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health
20231 citationOpen access · Hybrid

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