IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Dr. Samuel Bosomprah
BSc, MSc, PhD, CStat
Senior Lecturer, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana
sbosomprah@ug.edu.gh | +233246191891 |
Education
- 2008-2012: PhD in Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of London, United Kingdom
- 2005-2006: MSc in Medical Statistics, LSHTM, University of London, United Kingdom
- -2000: BSc (Honours) in Statistics, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra
- 2015-date: Chartered Statistician (CStat), Royal Statistical Society, United Kingdom; Number 123742
Research Interest
My research interest includes pragmatic clinical trials, including cluster randomized trials and stepped-wedge trials; complex interventions; Implementation research; Complex surveys in developing country settings; Impact evaluations; and Causal Inference.
Selected Publications
1. Elizabeth Zaniewski, Cam Ha Dao Ostinelli, Frédérique Chammartin, Nicola Maxwell, Mary-Ann Davies, Jonathan Euvrard, Janneke van Dijk, Samuel Bosomprah, Sam Phiri, Frank Tanser, Nosisa Sipambo, Josephine Muhairwe, Geoffrey Fatti, Hans Prozesky, Robin Wood, Nathan Ford, Matthew P Fox, Matthias Egger. Trends in CD4 and viral load testing 2005 to 2018: Multi-cohort study of people living with HIV in Southern Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2020, 23:e25546
2. Dwomoh D., Agyabeng K., Agbeshie K., Incoom G., Nortey P., Yawson A., Bosomprah S. Impact evaluation of the free maternal healthcare policy on the risk of neonatal and infant deaths in four sub-Saharan Africa countries: A quasi-experimental design with Propensity Score Kernel Matching and Difference in Differences Analysis. BMJ Open 2020;10: e033356. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-033356
3. Jane Gidudu, Anna Shaum, Alex Dodoo, George Bonsu, Samuel Bosomprah, Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Delese M Darko, George Sabblah, Joseph Opare, Mawuli Nyaku, Bernice Owusu-Boakye, Abraham Oduro, Raymond Aborigo, Laura Conklin, Paul Welaga, Hilda H. Ampadu. Barriers to healthcare workers reporting adverse events following immunization in four regions of Ghana. Vaccine 2020; 38(5): 1009-1014
4. James B. Tidwell, Jenala Chipungu, Samuel Bosomporah, Robert Aunger Valerie Curtis Roma Chilengi. Effect of a behaviour change intervention on the quality of peri-urban sanitation in Lusaka, Zambia: A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Planet Health; 2019; 3: e187–96
5. Roma Chilengi, Mah Asombang, Jillian L. Kadota, Obvious N. Chilyabanyama, Katayi Mwila- Kazimbaya, Harriet Ngombe, Michelo Simuyandi, Samuel Bosomprah*. Early linear growth retardation: Results of a prospective study of Zambian infants. BMC Public Health; 2019: 19:61
6. Margaret P Kasaro, Samuel Bosomprah, Melanie M. Taylor, Ntazana Sindano, Caroline Phiri, Bushimbwa Tambatamba, Sarai Malumo, Bethany Freeman, Bertha Chibwe, Maura Laverty, Morkor Newman Owiredu, Lori Newman and Izukanji Sikazwe. Field performance evaluation of dual rapid HIV & syphilis tests in three antenatal care clinics in Zambia. International Journal of STD & AIDS; 25 Nov 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462418800872
7. Duah Dwomoh, Chrisantus Tambaa, Stephen Ayisi Addo, Ekow Wiah, Marijanatu Abdulai, Samuel Bosomprah. Effect of antiretroviral therapy on all-cause mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana using Mahalanobis distant metric matching within propensity score caliper analysis: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203461.
8. Caroline Cleopatra Chisenga, Samuel Bosomprah*, Natasha Makabilo Laban, Katayi Mwila-Kazimbaya, John Mwaba, Michelo Simuyandi, Roma Chilengi. Aetiology of Diarrhoea in Children under Five in Zambia Detected Using Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel. Pediatric Infect Dis Vol.3, No.2: 8.
9. Bosomprah S, Dotse-Gborgbortsi W, Aboagye P, Matthews Z. Use of a spatial scan statistic to identify clusters of births occurring outside Ghanaian health facilities for targeted intervention. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 10/10/2016, 135(2): 221-224
10. Bosomprah S, Beach LB, Beres LK, Newman J, Kapasa K, Rudd C, Njobvu L, Guffey B, Hubbard S, Foo K, Bolton-Moore C, Stringer J, Chilengi R. Findings from a Comprehensive Diarrhoea Prevention and Treatment Programme in Lusaka, Zambia, BMC Public Health, 06/06/2016, 16:475 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3089-7
11. Chilengi R, Simuyandi M, Beach L, Mwila K. Becker-Dreps S, Emperador DM, Velasquez DE, Bosomprah S, Jiang B. Association of Maternal Immunity with Rotavirus Vaccine Immunogenicity in Zambian Infants. PLoS ONE, 14/03/2016, 11(3): e0150100. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150100
12. Bosomprah Samuel, Tatem Andrew J, Dotse-Gborgbortsi Winfred, Aboagye Patrick, Matthews Zoe. Spatial distribution of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) Services in Ghana: Using the evidence to plan interventions. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 15/12/2015; 132:130-134
13. Bosomprah S., Aryeetey G.C., Nonvignon J., Adanu R.M. A Decomposition Analysis of Change in Skilled Birth Attendants, 2003 to 2008, Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 5/12/2014; 14:415.
14. Bosomprah S. A mathematical model of seropositivity to malaria antigen, allowing seropositivity to be prolonged by exposure. Malaria Journal 2014, 13:12
15. Bosomprah S. Sample size calculation for multicentre efficacy trials of blood stage malaria antigens. Malaria Journal 2013, 12:253
2. Dwomoh D., Agyabeng K., Agbeshie K., Incoom G., Nortey P., Yawson A., Bosomprah S. Impact evaluation of the free maternal healthcare policy on the risk of neonatal and infant deaths in four sub-Saharan Africa countries: A quasi-experimental design with Propensity Score Kernel Matching and Difference in Differences Analysis. BMJ Open 2020;10: e033356. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-033356
3. Jane Gidudu, Anna Shaum, Alex Dodoo, George Bonsu, Samuel Bosomprah, Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Delese M Darko, George Sabblah, Joseph Opare, Mawuli Nyaku, Bernice Owusu-Boakye, Abraham Oduro, Raymond Aborigo, Laura Conklin, Paul Welaga, Hilda H. Ampadu. Barriers to healthcare workers reporting adverse events following immunization in four regions of Ghana. Vaccine 2020; 38(5): 1009-1014
4. James B. Tidwell, Jenala Chipungu, Samuel Bosomporah, Robert Aunger Valerie Curtis Roma Chilengi. Effect of a behaviour change intervention on the quality of peri-urban sanitation in Lusaka, Zambia: A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Planet Health; 2019; 3: e187–96
5. Roma Chilengi, Mah Asombang, Jillian L. Kadota, Obvious N. Chilyabanyama, Katayi Mwila- Kazimbaya, Harriet Ngombe, Michelo Simuyandi, Samuel Bosomprah*. Early linear growth retardation: Results of a prospective study of Zambian infants. BMC Public Health; 2019: 19:61
6. Margaret P Kasaro, Samuel Bosomprah, Melanie M. Taylor, Ntazana Sindano, Caroline Phiri, Bushimbwa Tambatamba, Sarai Malumo, Bethany Freeman, Bertha Chibwe, Maura Laverty, Morkor Newman Owiredu, Lori Newman and Izukanji Sikazwe. Field performance evaluation of dual rapid HIV & syphilis tests in three antenatal care clinics in Zambia. International Journal of STD & AIDS; 25 Nov 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462418800872
7. Duah Dwomoh, Chrisantus Tambaa, Stephen Ayisi Addo, Ekow Wiah, Marijanatu Abdulai, Samuel Bosomprah. Effect of antiretroviral therapy on all-cause mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana using Mahalanobis distant metric matching within propensity score caliper analysis: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203461.
8. Caroline Cleopatra Chisenga, Samuel Bosomprah*, Natasha Makabilo Laban, Katayi Mwila-Kazimbaya, John Mwaba, Michelo Simuyandi, Roma Chilengi. Aetiology of Diarrhoea in Children under Five in Zambia Detected Using Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel. Pediatric Infect Dis Vol.3, No.2: 8.
9. Bosomprah S, Dotse-Gborgbortsi W, Aboagye P, Matthews Z. Use of a spatial scan statistic to identify clusters of births occurring outside Ghanaian health facilities for targeted intervention. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 10/10/2016, 135(2): 221-224
10. Bosomprah S, Beach LB, Beres LK, Newman J, Kapasa K, Rudd C, Njobvu L, Guffey B, Hubbard S, Foo K, Bolton-Moore C, Stringer J, Chilengi R. Findings from a Comprehensive Diarrhoea Prevention and Treatment Programme in Lusaka, Zambia, BMC Public Health, 06/06/2016, 16:475 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3089-7
11. Chilengi R, Simuyandi M, Beach L, Mwila K. Becker-Dreps S, Emperador DM, Velasquez DE, Bosomprah S, Jiang B. Association of Maternal Immunity with Rotavirus Vaccine Immunogenicity in Zambian Infants. PLoS ONE, 14/03/2016, 11(3): e0150100. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150100
12. Bosomprah Samuel, Tatem Andrew J, Dotse-Gborgbortsi Winfred, Aboagye Patrick, Matthews Zoe. Spatial distribution of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) Services in Ghana: Using the evidence to plan interventions. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 15/12/2015; 132:130-134
13. Bosomprah S., Aryeetey G.C., Nonvignon J., Adanu R.M. A Decomposition Analysis of Change in Skilled Birth Attendants, 2003 to 2008, Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 5/12/2014; 14:415.
14. Bosomprah S. A mathematical model of seropositivity to malaria antigen, allowing seropositivity to be prolonged by exposure. Malaria Journal 2014, 13:12
15. Bosomprah S. Sample size calculation for multicentre efficacy trials of blood stage malaria antigens. Malaria Journal 2013, 12:253