Dr. Frank Kyei-Arthur

1. Children and adolescents’ rights and well-being
2. Communicable and non-communicable diseases
3. Elderly care/long-term care
4. Family caregiving
5. Maternal and child health
6. Population ageing
7. Population health
8. Sexual and reproductive health and rights

Book Chapter
1. Bawah, A.A., Annim, S.K. & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Population Ageing and its Implications for Social Protection and Social Security Expenditures in Ghana. In: Bawah, A.A., Kwankye, S.O., Kyei, P.S. (eds) Ghana’s Demography: Evolution and Implications for Development (pp. 173-187). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00582-3_9

2. Kyei-Arthur, F., Codjoe, S. N. A., Badasu, D., & Atobrah, D. (2020). Family care in urban settings: Perspectives and experiences of elderly care recipients in Accra, Ghana. In P. Maharaj (Ed.), Health and care in old age in Africa, (p. 95-108). Routledge.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
1. Botchey, G. F., Abutima, T. K., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Gyasi-Mensah, A., Appiah, M., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Remittances and rural livelihoods: Evidence from subsistence farmers in Ghana. SN Business & Economics, 6(1), 7.

2. Kugbey, N., Manortey, S., Dziwornu, E., Kyei-Arthur, F., Boateng, M. O., Kushitor, S. B., & Sutherland, E. K. (2025). Alcohol use among adolescents in eight sub-Saharan African countries: evidence from the Global School-based student health survey (2012–2017) using the socio-ecological model. BMC psychiatry, 25, 1080.

3. Flor, L. S., Spencer, C. N., Cagney, J., Gil, G. F., Aalruz, H., Abd ElHafeez, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., … & GBD 2023 Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence against Children Collaborators. (2025). Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 407(10523), 31-52.

4. Naghavi, M., Kyu, H. H., Aalipour, M. A., Aalruz, H., Ababneh, H. S., Abafita, B. J., Kyei-Arthur, F., … & GBD 2023 Causes of Death Collaborators. (2025). Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406(10513), 1811-1872.

5. Schumacher, A. E., Zheng, P., Barber, R. M., Aalipour, M. A., Aalruz, H., Ababneh, H. S., Kyei-Arthur, F., … & GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators. (2025). Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406(10513), 1731-1810.

6. Force, L. M., Kocarnik, J. M., May, M. L., Bhangdia, K., Crist, A., Penberthy, L., Kyei-Arthur, F., … & GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators. (2025). The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406(10512), 1565-1586.

7. Haeuser, E., Kyei-Arthur, F., and GBD 2023 Vaccine Coverage Collaborators. (2025). Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406(10500), 235-260.

8. Wellington, N., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Zakariahc, A., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Challenges of water and sanitation facilities for children in households in Ghana. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 15(11), 881-896. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2025.021

9. Klu, D., Bah, H. T., Odame, M. L., Sey-Sawo, J., Kyei-Arthur, F., Senghore, T., & Yeboah, I. (2025). Effect of female genital mutilation (FGM) experiences on pregnancy outcomes among reproductive aged women in the Gambia: a regression analysis of the 2019–2020 Gambia demographic and health survey. Discover Public Health, 22(1), 664.

10. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Afranie, S., Kissi, S. B., & Kyei-Gyamfi, A. (2025). From Policy to Practice: The Achievements, Challenges, and Outlook of Birth Registration in Ghana. International Journal of Pediatrics, 2025(1), 8458061.

11. Agyekum, M. W., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Atobrah, D., & Gyasi, R. M. (2025). Prevalence and Social Risk Factors of Sexual Abuse Among Children Aged 8–17 in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study. Sexuality & Culture, 1-18.

12. Kyei‐Gyamfi, S., Kyei‐Arthur, F., Sakyi, K. S., Sakyi Boadu, E., Lartey, C., & Kyere, A. (2025). COVID‐19 Lockdown and Children’s Recreational Experiences: A Cross‐Sectional Study Using the Six Stages of Play Theory. Infant and Child Development, 34(6), e70057.

13. Odame, M. L., Asiama, R. K., Appiah, M., Afrifa-Anane, G. F., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Household smoke exposure risk and acute respiratory infection among children under five years in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the demographic and health surveys. BMC public health, 25(1), 3443.

14. Larbi-Koranteng, S., Tetteh, E., Peorgah, E. T., Baku, H., Ottah, J. M., Biney, F. P., Kyei-Arthur, F. & Asare-Nuamah, P. (2025). Assessing farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 11(1), 2551253.

15. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Gyamfi, Z., Kyei-Arthur, F., & Premkumar, J. P. J. (2025). Sustaining livelihoods: Female participation in Kenkey production in Yamoransa, Central Region, Ghana. SN Business & Economics, 5(9), 1-24.

16. Agyekum, M. W., Appiah, M., Kyei-Arthur, F., Afrifa-Anane, G. F., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Yeboah, I., & Abdulai, M. (2025). Prevalence and factors associated with awareness and use of HIV self-testing kits among young women aged 15–24 in Ghana. AIDS Research and Therapy, 22(1), 1-10.

17. Eshun, F., Bour, K. B., Kyei-Arthur, F., Adu, K., Larbi, L., Asiedu, E., & Amoah, A. (2025). The irony of use-water-wisely: qualitative research evidence from the proponents of water use behaviour. Water Policy, 27(5), 596-614.

18. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Drivers and effects of fish-for-sex related single parenthood in a fishing coastal community in Ghana. PLoS One, 20(6), e0325440.

19. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Social Media Entertainment Among Children in Tema, Ghana: Impact of Restrictions and Associated Factors. International Journal of Pediatrics, 2025(1), 2396594.

20. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Gyamfi, Z., Martey, J. O., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Children’s Pornography Exposure and Associated Factors in Ghana: A Mixed-Method Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1-15.

21. Kyei-Arthur, F., Ongoh, M., & Kyei-Gyamfi, S. (2025). Economic and social impacts of the livelihood empowerment against poverty program in Ghana: perspectives of beneficiaries and officials. SN Social Sciences, 5(6), 72.

22. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Hayford, P., Martey-Otchere, J., Kwatsenu, J., & Gyasi-Mensah, A. (2025). Navigating Menstrual Taboo: Challenges and Consequences for Adolescent Girls Aged 12–17 in Ghana’s Offin River Communities. Infant and Child Development, 34(3), e70025. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.70025

23. Lee, S., Son, Y., Hwang, J., Kim, M. S., Il Shin, J., Yon, D. K., Kyei-Arthur, F., … & GBD 2021 Dietary Iron Deficiency Collaborators. (2025). Global, regional and national burden of dietary iron deficiency from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease study. Nature Medicine, 1-21.

24. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Abutima, T. K., Allotey, A. A., Afrifa, H., Sakyi-Boadu, E., & Sakyi, K. S. (2025). Challenges in Education for Visually Impaired Children in Ghana: A Path to Inclusion. International Journal of Pediatrics, 2025(1), 6653071.

25. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Sefa-Kayi, K., Yeboah-Djan, E., Agyarko, R. K. D., Sakyi-Boadu, E. & Zakariah, A. (2025). Knowledge of Children on Harmful Traditional Practices, the Types and Regulations in Ghana. Reproductive, Female and Child Health, 4:e70024. https://doi.org/10.1002/rfc2.70024

26. Otoo, G. E., Gaffey, M. F., Confreda, E., Somaskandan, A., Islam, M., Kyei-Arthur, F., Keats, E. C., Ataullahjan, A., Bhutta, Z. A. & Adu-Afarwuah, S. (2025). A mixed-methods study of the drivers of stunting reduction among children under-5 in Ghana, 2003–2017. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 121, S95-S105.

27. Kyei-Arthur, F., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Agyekum, M. W., Afrifa-Anane, G. F., & Dickson, K. S. (2025). Understanding adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: prevalence, reactions, resolution and predictors. Discover Social Science and Health, 5(1), 1-15.

28. Kyei‐Gyamfi, S., & Kyei‐Arthur, F. (2025). Perspectives of Children on Corporal Punishment in Domestic Settings in Ghana. Child & Family Social Work, 0:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13284

29. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Abakah, E., & Kyere, A. (2025). Sex differences in gambling among Ghanaian children: a mixed-method cross-sectional study. SN Social Sciences, 5(4), 35.

30. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Gyamfi, Z., Kotey, V. K., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2025). Fish-for-Sex Among Fishers in a Fishing Community in Ghana: Prevalence, Drivers and Impacts. Sexuality & Culture, 1-20.
31. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Amankwah-Sarfo, F., Owusu, J. K., Appiah, M., & Atobrah, D. (2025). Corporal Punishment and Other Corrective Measures for Children in Domestic Settings in Ghana: Perspectives of Children and Parents. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1-14.

32. Eshun, F., Bour, K. B., Kyei-Arthur, F., Adu, K., Larbi, L., Asiedu, E., & Amoah, A. (2025). The irony of use-water-wisely: qualitative research evidence from the proponents of water use behaviour. Water Policy, wp2025306.

33. Kyu, H. H., Vongpradith, A., Dominguez, R. M. V., Ma, J., Albertson, S. B., Novotney, A., Kyei-Arthur, F., … & GBD 2021 Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators. (2025). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 25(5), 519-536.

34. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Abutima, T., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2024). Child Marriage in Ghana and National Responses to Curb the Practice. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 32(4), 870-894.

35. Bryazka, D., Reitsma, M. B., Abate, Y. H., Abd Al Magied, A. H., Abdelkader, A., Abdollahi, A., Kyei-Arthur, F., … & GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators. (2024). Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health, 9(10), e729-e744.

36. Agyekum, M. W., Kyei-Arthur, F., & Bosompem, S. K. (2024). “Do we register our deaths?”: Motivations and barriers to death registration in Ghana. PloS one, 19(10), e0312353.

37. Ghazy, R. M., Kyei-Arthur, F., Saleeb, M., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Abutima, T., Sakada, I. G., Alshaikh, A., Hussein, M., & Hussein, M. F. (2024). Examining Vaccine Hesitancy Among Ghanaian Parents for the R21/Matrix-M Malaria Vaccine. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 1-13.

38. Kyei-Arthur, F. (2024). Prevalence and predictors of internet use among Ghanaian older adults: evidence from the Ghana 2021 Population and Housing Census. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11, 1309. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03788-7

39. Eshun, G., Kyei-Arthur, F., Abdou, M. S., Agyekum, M. W., Sarfo, M., Agbenyeavu, J. K., Addai, S. A., Adjei, J. A., Obeng, N., Turzin, J. K., & Ghazy, R. M. (2024). Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among the Adult Population in Ghana: a cross-sectional study using the Health Belief Model. BMC Public Health, 24, 2673. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20201-9

40. Kyei-Arthur, F. (2024). Prevalence and determinants of Internet use among reproductive aged women in Ghana: Analysis of the 2021 Ghana Population and Housing Census. Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 4(1), 9-21.

41. Amoah, A., Sedegah, D. D., Eshun, F., Nyarko, E. S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Asiamah, T. A., Kwamina Dodoo, K. D., Senu, R. K., Angmor, E., De-Souza, V. A., & Amfo, J. (2024). Akosombo Dam Spillage: A nightmare that needs no repeat but restrategizing. Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 4(1), 1-8.

42. Kyei-Arthur, F., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., & Appiah, M. (2024). Motivations and perspectives on the use of corporal punishment at home: A qualitative study of Ghanaian parents. Child Abuse & Neglect, 157, 107036.

43. Klu, D., Kyei-Arthur, F., Appiah, M., & Odame, M. L. (2024). Multilevel predictors of anaemia among pregnant women in Ghana: New evidence from the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(9), e0003673.

44. Kyei-Arthur, F., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., & Sarpong, S. (2024). Internet usage, access, and supervision among Ghanaian children: a cross-sectional study. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-9.

45. Kyei-Arthur, F., Aballo, J., Mahama, A. B., & Adu-Afarwuah, S. (2024). Infant and young child feeding practices among mothers in the pilot Micronutrient Powder Initiative in four geographically and ethnically diverse districts in Ghana. Plos one, 19(8), e0307961.

46. Vollset, S. E., Ababneh, H. S., Abate, Y. H., Abbafati, C., Abbasgholizadeh, R., Abbasian, M., Kyei-Arthur, F. … & GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators. (2024). Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403(10440), 2204-2256.
47. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2024). Loneliness and risky behaviours among mobile fishers in Elmina, Ghana: a convergent parallel mixed-method study. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 1746.
48. Kyei-Arthur, F., & Kyei-Gyamfi, S. (2024). “Children Must not Only be Seen But Heard”: An Analysis of Children’s Opinions on Child Rights in Ghana. The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 32(2), 327-353.
49. Okyere, J., Kyei-Arthur, F., Agyekum, M. W., Agbadi, P., & Yeboah, I. (2024). Induced abortion among adolescent girls and young women: should geography matter in Ghana?. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-8.
50. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2024). Parent-child conflicts, and punishment of children during the three-week COVID-19 lockdown in Ghana. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-9.
51. Hussein, M. F., Kyei-Arthur, F., Saleeb, M., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Abutima, T., Sakada, I. G., & Ghazy, R. M. (2024). Hesitancy towards R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine among Ghanaian parents and attitudes towards immunizing non-eligible children: a cross-sectional survey. Malaria Journal, 23(1), 142.
52. Seifu, B. L., Eshun, G., Tesema, G. A., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2024). Comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS and associated factors among reproductive age women in Liberia. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 619.
53. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Kyei-Arthur, F., Alhassan, N., Agyekum, M. W., Abrah, P. B., & Kugbey, N. (2024). Prevalence, correlates, and reasons for substance use among adolescents aged 10–17 in Ghana: a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-method study. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19(1), 17.
54. Kyei-Arthur, F., Agyekum, M. W., & Kyei-Gyamfi, S. (2024). “You cannot stay with one person once you begin having sex at a young age”: the prevalence, correlates and effects of early sexual debut among children in Ghana. Reproductive Health, 21(1), 38.
55. Agyekum, M. W., Afrifa-Anane, G. F., & Kyei-Arthur, F., (2024). Prevalence and correlates of disability in older adults, Ghana: evidence from the Ghana 2021 Population and Housing Census. BMC Geriatrics, 24(52), 1-11.
56. Kyei-Gyamfi, S. & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2023). Assessment of prevalence, predictors, reasons and regulations of substance smoking among children in Ghana. BMC Public Health 23, 2262.
57. Dine, R. D., Uwamahoro, V., Oladapo, J. O., Eshun, G., Effiong, F. B., Kyei-Arthur, F., & Tambe, A. B. (2023). Assessment of the availability, accessibility, and quality of sexual and reproductive health services for young people in conflict affected zones of Cameroon: a mixed method study. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 1159.
58. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Wellington, N. & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2023). Prevalence, Reasons, Predictors, Perceived Effects, and Regulation of Alcohol Use among Children in Ghana. Journal of Addiction, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9032348
59. Kyei-Arthur, F., & Kyei-Gyamfi, S. (2023). Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviors among fishers in Elmina in Ghana. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1-15.

60. Gyasi, R. M., Phillips, D. R., Sefa Boampong, M., Abass, K., Kyei-Arthur, F., Agunbiade, O. M., Mohammed, S. F., Salarvand, S., Smith, L. & Hajek, A. (2023). Bodily pain in physical function and the role of physical activity among community-dwelling adults aged 50-69 years in Ghana. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, glad156.

61. Kyei-Arthur, F., Agyekum, M. W., Afrifa-Anane, G. F., Larbi, R. T., & Kisaakye, P. (2023). Perceptions about COVID-19 preventive measures among Ghanaian women. PLoS ONE, 18(4), e0284362.
62. Kyei-Arthur, F., & Atobrah, D. (2022). Exploring the Motivations of Family Caregivers Caring for Older Persons in Urban Poor Accra, Ghana. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2022.2032525
63. Kyei-Arthur, F., Codjoe, S. N. A., & Badasu, D. M. (2022). Exploring positive experiences of primary and secondary caregivers of older persons in resource-limited urban settings in Accra, Ghana. PLoS ONE, 17(4): e0266269. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266269

64. Kyei-Arthur, F., Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Agyekum, M. W., Afrifa-Anane, G. F., & Amoh, B. A. (2022). Parents’ and guardians’ acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination for children in Ghana: An online survey. PLoS ONE, 17(8), e0272801.

65. Afrifa-Anane, G. F., Larbi, R. T., Addo, B., Agyekum, M. W., Kyei-Arthur, F., Appiah, M., Agyemang, C. O. & Sakada, I. G. (2022). Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among women in two regions of Ghana: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 17(8), e0272876.

66. Afrifa-Anane, G. F., Kyei-Arthur, F., Agyekum, M. W., & Afrifa-Anane, E. K. (2022). Factors associated with comorbidity of diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections among children under five years in Ghana. PLoS ONE, 17(7), e0271685.

67. Kyei-Gyamfi, S., Coffie, D., Abiaw, M. O., Hayford, P., Martey, J. O., & Kyei-Arthur, F. (2022). Prevalence, predictors and consequences of gambling on Children in Ghana. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2248.

68. Kyei-Arthur, F., & Aidoo, D. A. (2022). Online learning resources, challenges, and coping strategies of low-fee private schools in Ghana during COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education, 3(2), e02214.

69. Agyekum, M. W., Afrifa-Anane, G. F., Kyei-Arthur, F., & Addo, B. (2021). Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among health care workers in Ghana. Advances in Public Health, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9998176

70. Kyei-Arthur, F., Agyekum, M. W., & Afrifa-Anane, G. F. (2021). The association between paternal characteristics and exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana. PLoS ONE, 16(6), e0252517.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252517

71. Kyei-Arthur, F., & Codjoe, S. N. A. (2021). “Caring for the elderly is very difficult”: Challenges and coping strategies of caregivers in urban poor Accra, Ghana. Clinical Nursing Research, 30(5), 662-669.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773820982307

72. Kyei-Arthur, F., Situma, R., Aballo, J., Mahama, A., Selenje, L., Amoaful, E., & Adu-Afarwuah, S. (2020). Lessons learned from implementing the pilot Micronutrient Powder Initiative in four districts in Ghana. BMC nutrition, 6(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-020-00382-3

Dr Kyei-Arthur has taught several courses including research methods, promoting the health of special groups, introduction to population and health, introduction to global burden of diseases, sociology and anthropology of health, and epidemiology and disease control. Dr Kyei-Arthur is a member of the Union of African Population Scientist (UAPS) and International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)

1. Union of African Population Scientist (UAPS)
2. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)