IRB Faculty

The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate

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Dr. Josephine Mpomaa Kyei

Ba, Mphil, PhD.

Lecturer, Department of Community Health Nursing, University of Ghana

jkmyei@ug.edu.gh | +233-208154212 |

Education

  • Ba. Nursing with Psychology: University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana (2006)

  • Fellow West African College of Nursing (2009)

  • MPhil, Health Service Administration, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana (2010)

  •  Post Graduate Diploma in Education. (2014)

  • Fellow Ghana College of Nursing and Midwives (2015)

  •  Professional Diploma in Project Management and Design (2019)

  • PhD. Public Health (2019)

  • Post-doctoral Scholar, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada (2019)

Board Certifications

  • State Registered Nurse Certificate (SRN) (2000)

Research Interest

My research interests focus on Infertility and Assisted Reproduction

Current projects 
  • Stigmatization among women with Infertility in Northern Ghana

  • Coping strategies used by women undergoing Assisted Reproduction in Ghana 

  • Beliefs related to Childbearing that drives individuals with Infertility to seek Assisted Reproductive treatment in Ghana 

  • Examining predictors of psychosocial well-being among men and women seeking infertility treatment: An African collaboration

  • Enabling factors and barriers to research participation among Nurses and Midwives in Ghana; A Qualitative inquiry  

Selected Publications

  • Kyei JM, Manu A., Kotoh AM., Meherali S., Ankomah A. Challenges Experienced by Couples undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology in Ghana: An exploratory Descriptive Study. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

  • Kyei MY, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Ampaw-Asiedu D, Kyei JM. Health information seeking using the internet by patients attending a surgical care department in a tertiary hospital in sub- Sahara Africa. Post graduate medical journal of Ghana 2016; 5: (1) 28-34

Get in touch

Email Addresses:
info-msrc@ugmc.ug.edu.gh