Isaiah Awintuen Agorinya - Epidemiology

Author Information

Isaiah Awintuen Agorinya is affiliated with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Hohoe, Ghana. His work primarily focuses on public health issues, particularly in the context of Ghana and other low- and middle-income countries.

Research Contributions

Isaiah Awintuen Agorinya has made significant contributions to the field of epidemiology, with a particular focus on health-seeking behavior, out-of-pocket health expenditures, and maternal and neonatal health. His research has addressed critical issues such as the cost of fever treatment in malaria-endemic settings, the impact of health expenditure questions on data accuracy, and risk factors associated with stillbirths. His studies often utilize cross-sectional and case-control methodologies to provide evidence-based insights that can inform public health policies and interventions.

Aliases

Isaiah Awintuen Agorinya is also known by several other names including I. Agorinya, Isaiah A Agorinya, and Isaiah Agorinya.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Papers	18
Total Citations	301
H-Index	7

Publications:

Health-seeking behaviour and cost of fever treatment to households in a malaria-endemic setting of northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052224

Year: 2021

Effect of specificity of health expenditure questions in the measurement of out-of-pocket health expenditure: evidence from field experimental study in Ghana

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042562

Year: 2021

Challenges and experiences in linking community level reported out-of-pocket health expenditures to health provider recorded health expenditures: Experience from the iHOPE project in Northern Ghana

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256910

Year: 2021

Investigating the effect of recall period on estimates of inpatient out-of-pocket expenditure from household surveys in Vietnam

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242734

Year: 2020

Trends and risk factors associated with stillbirths: A case study of the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital in Northern Ghana

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229013

Year: 2020

Prevalence and adverse obstetric outcomes of female genital mutilation among women in rural Northern Ghana.

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz195

Year: 2019

Descriptive epidemiology of anaemia among pregnant women initiating antenatal care in rural Northern Ghana

DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1892

Year: 2019

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Year: 2019

Understanding the gap in emergency obstetric and neonatal care in Ghana through the PREventing Maternal And Neonatal Deaths (PREMAND) study

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12803

Year: 2019

Socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: Evidence from the Kassena-Nankana districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206207

Year: 2018

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