Dr. Samuel Bosomprah
Academic Degrees
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, U.K Ph.D (UK)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, U.K MSc (UK)
- University of Ghana BSc (GH)
FIELD OF STUDY
Statistics (BSc)
Medical Statistics (MSc)
Medical Statistics and Epidemiology (PHD)
Personal Statement:
I am a Chartered Statistician with more than 16 years’ experience in government, academia, and research. I am a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, United Kingdom. I obtained a BSc in Statistics from the University of Ghana in 2000 and an MSc and a PhD in biostatistics and epidemiology from the prestigious London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2012, respectively. I am a faculty member of the University of Ghana School of Public Health. Previously, I served as Head of Department of Biostatistics at the University of Ghana School of Public Health from 2013 to 2015. I had also worked as Senior Statistician and Head of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) at the Ghana Ministry of Health from 2002 to 2008. My research interest includes pragmatic clinical trial designs, complex public health interventions, implementation science, complex surveys in developing country settings, impact evaluations, and causal inference. My scholarly work has produced over 60 peer-reviewed articles.
Publications:
For complete list of published work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel_Bosomprah3/research
1. Mwangelwa Mubiana-Mbewe, Samuel Bosomprah, Jillian L. Kadota, Aybüke Koyuncu, Thankian Kusanathan, Keith Mweebo, Kebby Musokwatane, Priscilla Lumano Mulenga, Benjamin H. Chi, and Michael J. Vinikoor. Effect of enhanced adherence package on early retention in care among HIV-positive pregnant women in Zambia: an individual randomized controlled trial. AIDS and Behavior (2020): 1-9; DOI 10.1007/s10461-020-03060-4
2. Roma Chilengi, Michelo Simuyandi, Mwelwa Chibuye, Masuzyo Chirwa, Nsofwa Sukwa, Natasha Laban, Caroline Chisenga, Suwilanji Silwamba, Nicholas Grassly, and Samuel Bosomprah. A pilot study on use of live attenuated rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix™) as an infection challenge model. Vaccine 38 (2020): 7357–7362.
3. Aybuke Koyuncu, Michelo Simuyandi, Samuel Bosomprah, Roma Chilengi. Nutritional status, environmental enteric dysfunction, and prevalence of rotavirus diarrhoea among children in Zambia. PLoS ONE 2nd Oct 2020; 15(10): e0240258. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0240258
4. 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
5. Caroline C. Chisenga, Samuel Bosomprah, Kalo Musukuma, Cynthia Mubanga, Obvious N. Chilyabanyama, Rachel M. Velu, Young Chan Kim, Arturo Reyes-Sandoval, Roma Chilengi. Sero-prevalence of arthropod-borne viral infections among Lukanga swamp residents in Zambia. PLoS ONE 2020; 15(7): e0235322. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235322
6. 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
7. 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
8. Michelo Simuyandi, Samuel Bosomprah*, Natasha Makabilo Laban, Katayi Mwila-Kazimbaya, Roma Chilengi, Caroline C. Chisenga. Shigella and Salmonella Infections are Associated with Markers of Environmental Enteropathy among Children under Five in Zambia. Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2019; Vol.4 No.1:3.
9. 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
10. H. Hilda Ampadu, Kwaku Poku Asante, Samuel Bosomprah, Samantha Akakpo, Pierre Hugo, Helga Gardarsdottir, Hubert G.M. Leufkens, Dan Kajungu, Alexander N.O. Dodoo. Prescribing patterns and compliance with WHO recommendations in the management of severe malaria: a modified cohort event monitoring study in public health facilities in Ghana and Uganda. Malaria Journal, 2019; 18:36
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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.
14. Helena Lamptey, Michael Fokuo Ofori, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Bright Adu, Eunice Owusu Yeboa, Eric Kyei Baafour, Andrea Twumwaa Arku, Samuel Bosomprah, Michael Alifrangis, and Isabella A. Quakyi. The prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage and multiplicity of infection in children, pregnant women and adults in a low malaria transmission area in Southern Ghana. Malaria Journal (2018); 17:331
15. Wilbroad Mutale, Samuel Bosomprah, Perfect Shankalala, Oliver Mweemba; Roma Chilengi, Sharon Kapembwa, Charles Chishimba, Mulenga Mukanu, Daniel Chibutu, Douglas Heimburger. Assessing capacity and readiness to manage NCDs in primary care setting: Gaps and opportunities based on adapted WHO PEN tool in Zambia. PLOS ONE, 23 Aug, 2018; 13(8): e0200994. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200994
16. 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.
17. H. Hilda Ampadu, Alexander N.O. Dodoo, Samuel Bosomprah, Samantha Akakpo4, Pierre Hugo, Helga Gardarsdottir, H.G.M. Leufkens, Dan Kajungu, Kwaku Poku Asante. Safety Experience During Real-World Use of Injectable Artesunate in Public Health Facilities in Ghana and Uganda: Outcomes of a Modified Cohort Event Monitoring Study (CEMISA). Drug Safety, 2018:1-10; doi.org/10.1007/s40264-018-0667-x
18. Katayi Mwila-Kazimbaya, Samuel Bosomprah, Michelo Simuyandi, Caroline C Chisenga, Roma Chilengi, Sody Munsaka. Efficacy and effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine on incidence of diarrhoea among children: A meta-analysis. Pediatric Infect Dis, 2018; Vol.3, No.1: 60.
19. Mwila-Kazimbaya Katayi, Garcia Miguel P, Bosomprah Samuel, Laban Natasha M, Chisenga Caroline C, Permar Sallie R, Simuyandi Michelo, Munsaka Sody, Chilengi Roma. Effect of innate antiviral glycoproteins in breast milk on seroconversion to rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix) in children in Lusaka, Zambia. PLoS ONE, Dec 2017; 12(12): e0189351.
20. Mwape Innocent, Bosomprah Samuel, Mwaba John, Mwila-Kazimbaya Katayi, Laban Natasha M, Chisenga Caroline C, Sijumbila Gibson, Simuyandi Michelo, Chilengi Roma. Immunogenicity of rotavirus vaccine (RotarixTM) in infants with environmental enteric dysfunction. PLoS ONE, Dec 2017; 12(12): e0187761.
21. Chipungu Jenala, Bosomprah Samuel, Zanolini Arianna, Thimurthy Harsha, Chilengi Roma, Sharma Anjali, Holmes Charles. Understanding Linkage to Care with HIV Self-Test Approach in Lusaka, Zambia - A Mixed Method Approach. PLoS ONE (17 November 2017) 12(11): e0187998. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187998
22. Zanolini Arianna, Chipungu Jenala, Vinikoor Michael, Bosomprah Samuel, Mafwenko Mazuba, Holmes Charles, Thirumurthy Harsha. HIV self-testing in Lusaka Province, Zambia: acceptability, comprehension of testing instructions, and individual preferences for self-test kit distribution in a population-based sample of adolescents and adults. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, Volume 00, Number 00, 2017, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0156
23. Shankalala Perfect, Nkwemu Choolwe, Bosomprah Samuel, Katayamoyo Patrick, Vinikoor Michael, Michelo Charles. Risk factors for impaired fasting glucose or diabetes among HIV infected patients on ART in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, (3rd July 2017) 16:29; DOI 10.1186/s40200-017-0310-x
24. Ababio GK, Bosomprah S, Olumide A, Aperkor N, Aimakhu C, Oteng –Yeboah A, Agama J, Chaplin WF, Okuyemi KS, Amoah AGB, Ogedegbe G. Predictors of quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus in Ghana and Nigeria. Nigeria Postgraduate Medical Journal, 9th May 2017, 24: 48-55
25. Funduluka P, Bosomprah S, Chilengi R, Habulembe M. R, Bwembya P, Mudenda B. Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in Zambia: Evaluation of compliance to the international regulatory code. Journal of Public Health (Oxf); 25 March 2017: 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx023
26. Lily D Yan, Cindy Chirwa, Benjamin H Chi, Samuel Bosomprah, Ntazana Sindano, Jeffrey Moses Mwanza, Dennis Musatwe, Mary Mulenga, Roma Chilengi. Hypertension management in rural primary care facilities in Zambia: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, January 2017; 17:11 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2063-0
27. Blake C, Sarpei N, Bailey C, Ismaila Y, Deganus S, Bosomprah S, Galli F, Clark S. Scorecards and social accountability for improved maternal and newborn health services: a pilot in the Ashanti and Volta regions of Ghana. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, December 2016, 135(3): 372-379
28. Kusi KA, Bosomprah S, Kyei-Baafour E, Dickson EK, Tornyigah B, Angov E, Dutta S, Dodoo D, Sedegah M, Koram KA. Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Sporozoite Antigens as Predictive Disease Transmission Markers in an Area of Ghana with Seasonal Malaria Transmission. PLoS ONE, 2016, 11 (11): e0167175. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167175
29. 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
30. Bosomprah S, Banskota H, Gros C, Anna ML, Ngongalah V, Gandaho T. Assessment of a comprehensive newborn survival programme in 14 districts in the Northern and Upper East regions of Ghana. Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health, 26/07/2016, 3(4): 270. doi:10.4172/2376-127X.1000270
31. 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
32. Hancock N, Chibwesha C, Bosomprah S, Newman J,, Mubiana-Mbewe M, Sitali E.S, Bolton-Moore C, Mbwili-Muleya C, and Chi B. Contraceptive use across 18 urban HIV care and treatment sites in Lusaka, Zambia, BMC Public Health, 12/05/2016, 16:392 DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3070-5
33. 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
34. Bright Adu, Mariama K. Cherif, Samuel Bosomprah, Amidou Diarra, Fareed K.N. Arthur, Emmanuel K. Dickson, Giampietro Corradin, David R. Cavanagh, Michael Theisen, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Issa Nebie, Daniel Dodoo. Antibody levels against GLURP R2, MSP1 block 2 hybrid and AS202.11 and the risk of malaria in children living in hyperendemic (Burkina Faso) and hypoendemic (Ghana) areas. Malaria Journal, 27/02/2016; 15:123
35. 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
36. Wesevich A, Chipungu J, Mwale M, Bosomprah S, Chilengi R. Health Promotion through Existing Community Structures: A Case of Churches' Roles in Promoting Rotavirus Vaccination in Rural Zambia. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 2016; 1-7. DOI: 10.1177/2150131915622379
37. Bosomprah Samuel, Ragno Luigi Peter, Gros Clemens, Banskota Hari. Health Insurance and maternal, newborn services utilisation and under-five mortality. Archives of Public Health, 29/12/2015; 73:51. DOI:10.1186/s13690-015-0101-0
38. Traore ST, Anne A, Khalifa A, Bosomprah S, Caroline F, Cuzin-Kihl AK, Ingelbee B, Ramirez-Robles, Sangare M, Niang M, Bagayoko CO. Social Network and Health Researchers and Professionals Mobility in Africa: Lessons Learned from AFRICA BUILD Project. Studies in health technology and informatics 08/2015; 216:1018.
39. Lily D Yan, Benjamin H Chi, Ntazana Sindano, Samuel Bosomprah, Jeffrey SA Stringer, Roma Chilengi. Prevalence of hypertension and its treatment among adults presenting to primary health clinics in rural Zambia: analysis of an observational database, BMC Public Health, 21/09/2015, 15(1): 933
40. Ababio, GK; Adu-Bonsaffoh K; Bosomprah S; Aryee NA; Khurshid K; Antwi-Boasiako C; Morvey D; Dzudzor B; Chaplin WB. Self – Control Tasks Depend On Glucose Levels In Students, Biochemistry and Analytical Biochemistry, 15/06/2015, 4:192. doi:10.4172/2161-1009.1000192
41. Ababio, GK, Bosomprah, S, Aryee NA, Khurshid K, Adu-Bonsaffoh K, Antwi-Boasiako C, Dzudzor B, Ainuson J, Antwi D, Chaplin BW. Risk factors of academic performance of medical students in the university of Ghana medical school. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences, 05/11/2014; 7 (4): 670-679
42. 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.
43. Bosomprah S. Trends in child mortality in Ghana. University of Ghana Readers, 2014, Chapter 8, pp 119-125; ISBN: 9789988199012
44. Guure C.B. and Bosomprah S. Bayesian Perspective on Random Censored Survival Data, International Scholarly Research Notices, vol. 29/10/2014, Article ID 430357, 9 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/430357.
45. Guure C.B., Ibrahim N.A., Adam M.B., Ahmed A.O.M, and Bosomprah S. Bayesian Parameter and Reliability Estimate of Weibull Failure Time Distribution. Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society, (2) 37(3) (2014), 611-632
46. Guure C.B., Ibrahim N.A., Bosomprah S. Parametric inference of non-informative censored time-to-event data, ScienceAsia2014, 40: 257–262
47. Kusi K.A., Bosomprah S., Dodoo D., Kyei-Baafour E., Dickson E.K, Mensah D., Angov E., Dutta S., Sedegah M. and Koram K.A. Anti-sporozoite antibodies as alternative markers for malaria transmission intensity estimation. Malaria Journal 17/03/2014, 13(1): 103
48. Bosomprah S. A mathematical model of seropositivity to malaria antigen, allowing seropositivity to be prolonged by exposure. Malaria Journal 2014, 13:12
49. Nyawornota V.K, Aryeetey R., Bosomprah S. and Aikins M. An exploratory study of physical activity and overweight in two senior high schools in the Accra Metropolis. Ghana Medical Journal, December 2013; Volume 47, Number 4
50. Guure C.B., Bosomprah S. Bayesian and Non-Bayesian Inference for Survival Data Analysis Using Generalised Exponential Distribution. Journal of Probability and Statistics, vol. 2013, Article ID 364705, 7 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/364705
51. Bosomprah S. Sample size calculation for multicentre efficacy trials of blood stage malaria antigens. Malaria Journal 2013, 12:253
52. Chilengi R., Nyika A., Tangwa G.B., Noor R.A., Ramadhani S.W., Bosomprah S., Kilama W.L. Role of e-learning in teaching health research ethics and good clinical practice in Africa and beyond. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2013; 22(1): 110-9
53. Kusi KA, Dodoo D, Bosomprah S, van der Eijk M, Faber BW, Kocken CHM, Remarque EJ. Measurement of the plasma levels of antibodies against the polymorphic vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen 1 in a malaria-exposed population. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012; 12:32
54. Dodoo D., Atuguba F., Bosomprah S., Ansah N.A., Ansah P., Lamptey H., Egyir B., Oduro A.R., Gyan B., Hodgson A., Koram K.A. Antibody levels to multiple malaria vaccine candidate antigens in relation to clinical malaria episodes in children in the Kasena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana. Malaria Journal, 2011; 10:108.
55. Vujicic M., Addai E., Bosomprah S. Measuring health workforce productivity: Application of a simple methodology in Ghana.World Bank Working Paper, HNP, 8/2009
56. John PA Lusingu, Samwel Gesase, Salum Msham, Filbert Francis, Martha Lemnge, Misago Seth, Samwel Sembuche, Acleus Rutta, Daniel Minja, Method D Segeja, Samuel Bosomprah, Simon Cousens, Ramadhani Noor, Roma Chilengi, Pierre Druilhe: Satisfactory safety and immunogenicity of MSP3 malaria vaccine candidate in Tanzanian children aged 12-24 months. Malaria Journal, 2/2009; 8:163
57. Nebie, I.; Diarra, A.; Ouedraogo, A.; Soulama, I.; Bougouma, E.C.; Tiono, A.B.; Konate, A.T.; Chilengi, R.; Theisen, M.; Dodoo, D.; Remarque, E.; Bosomprah, S.; Milligan, P.; Sirima, S.B. Humoral responses to P. falciparum blood stage antigens (MSP3, MSP1-19, GLURP and AMA1) and their association with the incidence of clinical malaria in children living in a seasonal malaria transmission area of Burkina Faso (West Africa). Infection and Immunity, 2008; 76(2): 759-66.
58. Dodoo, D.; Aikins, A.; Kusi, K.A.; Lamptey, H.; Remarque, E.; Milligan, P.; Bosomprah, S.; Chilengi, R.; Osei, Y.D.; Akanmori, B.D.; Theisen, M. Cohort study of the association of antibody levels to AMA1, MSP119, MSP3 and GLURP with protection from clinical malaria in Ghanaian children. Malaria Journal, 2008; 7:142
Honors
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)/European Vaccine Initiative (EVI): PhD Studentship (2008-2012)
5. Professional Societies and Committee Responsibilities
2014 - Present: Member, Advisory Board to Integrated Demographic and Health Series (IDHS), University of Minnesota, USA;
March 2020 – Dec 2020: Member, Covid-19 Infectious Disease Mathematical Modelling Committee, School of Public Health, University of Ghana;
2013 - present: Member, Faculty Board, School of Public Health, University of Ghana;
2018 – present: Member, Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury (NCDI) Committee, Zambian Ministry of Health;
2015 – present: External examiner, School of Public Health, University of Zambia;
2019 – present: External assessor, University of Rwanda;
2013 - 2015: Member, University of Ghana Academic Board: University of Ghana (UG);
2013 - 2015: Member, College of Health Sciences Academic Board: University of Ghana;
2013 - 2015: Member, Management committee, School of Public Health, University of Ghana;
2013 - 2015: Member, Education committee, School of Public Health, University of Ghana.
Additional professional responsibility
Reviewer for learned journals: PLoS Medicine/ONE; BMJ/BMJ Open; Malaria Journal
Scientific reviewer for grant applications:
2017 to date: European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), The Hague, Netherlands;
2018 to date: Medical Research Council (MRC), 2nd Floor David Phillips Building, Polaris House, North Star, Avenue, Swindon, United Kingdom SN2 1ET