About

Esinam Afi Kayi is an early career researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Management specializing in Population Studies and Health Services Management. She holds a PhD in Population Studies and an MPhil in Health Services Management. Her research interests include Distance Learning, Health Promotion and Health Education, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Population Health. Recently, her research focus has extended to alternative pedagogies in higher education, distance learning, and digital literacy of adult learners. She has published on topics such as COVID-19’s impact on education and healthcare, contraceptive use, and healthcare compliance. 

Education

• PhD in Population Studies
• MPhil in Health Services Management

Research Interest

• Distance Learning, Health Promotion, and Health Education
• Sexual and Reproductive Health, and
• Population Health. Recently,
• Alternative pedagogies in higher education, distance learning, and digital literacy of adult learners.

Publications

Kayi, E. A., & van Wyk, M. M. (2025). Exploring Ghanaian Distance Learners’ Views of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies and Academic Performance. Open Praxis, 17(2), 376–393. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.17.2.783

Kayi, E. A. (2024). Transitioning to blended learning during COVID-19: Exploring instructors and adult learners’ experiences in three Ghanaian universities. British Journal of Educational Technology, 55(6), 2760-2786. http://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13475  

Biney, A. A. E., Kayi, E., Atiglo, D. Y., Sowah, L. R., Badasu, D., & Ankomah, A. (2023). COVID-19, relationships, and contraception: Qualitative perspectives from emerging adults during the COVID-19 lockdown in Accra, Ghana. Qualitative Research in Health, 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100216

Kayi, E. A., Ottie-Boakye, D., Ansa, G. A., & Appiah-Agyekum, N. N. (2023). Perception of Risk and Compliance with COVID-19 safety Guidelines: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Healthcare Workers in Ghana. Health Services Insights, 16, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329231180773 

Klu, D., Yeboah, I., Kayi, E. A., Okyere, J. & Essiaw, M. N. (2022). Utilization of abortion services from an unsafe provider and associated factors among women with history of induced abortion in Ghana. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, 22:705. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05034-x