About

Miss Adiza Atoko Mumuni is an assistant lecturer and the midwifery coordinator in the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon. 

Miss Mumuni has published in reputable peer-reviewed journals and has also presented at several conferences both in Ghana and abroad. She also had the pleasure of being awarded as the best midwife in the Greater Accra region by the Ministry of Health and the UNFPA in 2018 on the International Day of the Midwife celebration. She has over a decade of clinical experience.

Education and Qualification

Miss Mumuni is a PhD© in the school of Nursing and Midwifery with a focus on midwifery-led continuity of care model. Before this, she graduated from the University of Ghana with a Master of Philosophy in nursing and a bachelor’s degree in nursing (midwifery specialty). Miss Mumuni is a registered midwife; she was trained at the Korle-Bu Nursing and Midwifery Training College, where she obtained a diploma in midwifery.

Research Areas

• Midwife-led Continuity of Care models
• Maternal Health-related issues
• Viral Hepatitis B 
• Midwifery Education
• Obstetric violence and respectful maternity care 

Research Projects

Ongoing Project 

• Feasibility of Midwife-led Continuity of care model among midwives in Ghana
• Perceptions of risk for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and attitudes towards hepatitis B birth dose (Hep-BD) vaccination among pregnant women
• Health-related Quality of Life of Women Living with Uterine Fibroids

Publications

1. Vivian Efua, S.-D., Delali Adwoa, W., & Adiza Atoko, M. (2024). Adherence to the      three-component Hepatitis B virus vaccination protocol among healthcare workers in hepatitis B virus endemic settings in Ghana. Vaccine: X, 16, 100421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100421
2. Mumuni Atoko A, Naab F, Adjei CA, Senoo-Dogbey VE. ‘We are willing, but we have challenges’: Qualitative enquiry on midwives’ views on factors influencing the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B program. SAGE Open Nursing. 2024;10. doi:10.1177/23779608241262900
3.  Ani-Amponsah, M., Richter, S., Osei, E. A., Ampofo, E. A., Annan, E., Anim-Boamah, O., Asiedua, E., & Mumuni, A. (2024). Midwives' perspectives on rural birthing experiences and newborn survival in Ghana. Discover Public Health, 21(1), 222. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00353-0 

Courses Taught

Normal Pregnancy

Labour, Puerperium

Family Planning

 Obstetric Anatomy

 Evidence-Based Midwifery Practice

Midwifery Seminar