About

Professor Lillian Akorfa Ohene is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Nursing at the University of Ghana's School of Nursing and Midwifery. She holds a PhD in Nursing from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, as well as a Master of Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Ghana. Professor Ohene is also a certified pediatric nurse. With over 20 years of experience in nursing practice and education, Professor Ohene leads curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. She also contributes to the advancement of nursing knowledge and provides academic leadership within higher academic institutions. Professor Ohene's passion for teaching is evident through her extensive mentorship and dedication to students’ success. She has supervised more than a hundred research projects across undergraduate to PhD levels. Additionally, she engages in professional service, collaborating with colleagues while conducting impactful research and publishing scholarly work. Professor Ohene’s research focuses on family-centered care within the Ghanaian context, and she has published extensively in both local and international peer-reviewed journals. In addition to her academic roles, she is a member and president of the Chi Omicron Chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), a member of the West Africa Postgraduate College of Nurses and Midwives (WAPCNM), a foundation fellow of the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM) and a board chair and medical coordinator of Doctors In Business Foundation (DIB-F), Ghana. Professor Ohene is also a Queen Elizabeth Scholar (QES).

Education and Qualification

Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) Fellowship, University of Alberta, Canada (2018)

Doctor of Philosophy in De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (2013-2018)

Postgraduate Certificate in Pediatric Nursing, University of Ghana (2011-2012)

Master of Philosophy  in Nursing, University of Ghana (2005-2008)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Ghana (1998-2001)

Research Areas

Sick children and their well-being 

Family health and wellness

Women’s Health (cancers)

Adolescence and Sexual Reproductive Health

Vulnerable populations (Albinism, cerebral Palsy, Autism)

Nursing and Midwifery Education

Research Projects

1. Co-Principal investigator (Ghana): A human-rights and equity-oriented response to the birth stories of families impacted by albinism in Africa: Intersectoral partnerships for enhanced health professions' education; funded by CIHR, based in South Africa, Tanzania, Ghana, and Canada to improve birthing experiences through health services, health professions education, and the development equity oriented and contextually relevant educational strategies. Principal Investigator: Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham,
2. Research Team Member: Midwifery Research and Education development in Palestine and Ghana (MIDRED). Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). 
3. Research Team Member: Development of Home Visit Guidelines in Ghana. Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) of the World Health Organization. Principal Investigator-Professor Lydia Aziato.
4. Research Team Member: Transition and Innovation in Nursing and Midwifery Research, Practice, Education and Policy in Ghana”. A commissioned project by Nurses and Midwifery Council of Ghana. Principal Investigator- Professor Lydia Aziato.
5. Co-Investigator (Ghana): “Voices of Pandemia”-Testing positive during ‘pandemia’: The personal and professional costs of university staff contracting COVID-19. The Worldwide Universities Network – Research Development Fund. Principal Investigator: Professor Richard Watermeyer
6. Research Team Member: Exploring the Perspectives of Nurse Educators on Supportive Supervision in Ghana: A Qualitative Study. This two-year qualitative study aims to explore these perspectives to facilitate the development of effective strategies for enhancing supportive supervision practices in 6 Ghana's nursing education system.
7. Co-Investigator: Nurse-Led Telerehabilitation Intervention to Improve Stroke Efficacy: An ongoing study in Ghana. The primary objective of the study is to test the feasibility of a nurse-led telerehabilitation intervention in improving self-efficacy among stroke survivors. The findings of the trial are intended for use in a future larger study

Publications

Boadu, M., Ohene, L. A., & Senoo-Dogbey, V. E. (2025). “More than medical care”: A qualitative study on family support systems in the neonatal intensive care unit in Ghana. BMC Pediatrics, 25(1), 577. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05912-1

Kisinna, A. A., Ohene, L. A., & Attafuah, P. A. A. (2025). Family Caregivers’ Burden and Coping With Caring for Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Study in a Low‐Resourced Context, Ghana. Child: Care, Health and Development, 51(4), e70141. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.70141

Darko, E. K., Senoo-Dogbey, V. E., & Ohene, L. A. (2024). Play for hospitalized children: A qualitative enquiry of behaviour and motivation of nurses in a secondary level healthcare setting in Ghana. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0882596324000745

Tata, T. K., Ohene, L. A., Dzansi, G. A., & Aziato, L. (2024). Factors influencing nurses’ pain assessment and management of road traffic casualties: A qualitative study at a military hospital in Ghana. BMC Emergency Medicine, 24(1), 100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01016-8

Senoo-Dogbey, V. E., Naab, F., & Ohene, L. A. (2024). Hepatitis B Virus Infection and the Ghanaian Healthcare Worker: Risk, Standardisation, and Disease Prevention. In A. Thiel & S. A. Ntewusu (Eds.), The Social Life of Health Data (pp. 117–141). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3500-6_6

Senoo-Dogbey, V. E., Ohene, L. A., & Adwoa, W. D. (2024). Occupational exposure to Hepatitis B virus, disease burden and pathways for postexposure prophylaxis management: Recommendations for healthcare workers in highly endemic settings. Infection Prevention in Practice, 100354.

Bentum, L. S., Ohene, L. A., Agyare, V. A., Laari, L., & Ampomah, M. O. (2023). Fathers’ experiences of caring for children living with cerebral palsy: A qualitative study in a low resourced socioeconomic context, Ghana. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

Ohene, L. A., Acheampong, A. K., Dzansi, G., Kyei, J., Adjei, C. A., Adjorlolo, S., Asante, I. N. A., Woolley, P., Nyante, F., & Aziato, L. (2022). The Image of Nurses and Midwives in Ghana: Patient and Family Perspectives. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 9, 23333936221137584.

Tagbor, S., Ohene, L. A., Adjei, C. A., & Kyei, J. (2022). Perceptions and Cues to Action as Predictors of Nurses’ Vaccination Intentions at Two Primary Health Care Facilities in Ghana. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, tpmd211335–tpmd211335.

Bekui, B. A., Ohene, L. A., Badzi, C., Ampomah, M. O., & Aziato, L. (2022). Physical and socioeconomic burden of caregiving on family caregivers of children with cancer at a tertiary Hospital in Ghana. Nursing Open.

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Courses Taught

Undergraduate Level

Public Health Nursing Practice and Administration

Community Participation and Organization

Health and Wellbeing of Vulnerable Populations

Public Health Nursing Practical I &II 

Community Services and Occupational Health

Postgraduate Level

Independent Study I

Perspectives of Paediatric Nursing

Global Health and the Environment

Qualitative Research Methodology

Paediatric Emergencies

Curriculum Development in Nursing

Advanced Qualitative Research Methods