About

Dr. Deborah Armah is an innovative, competent, committed, active, and easily adaptable young woman who is also hard-working. She is a lecturer working with the University of Ghana (Legon, Accra). She lectures both graduate and undergraduate nursing students. Aside from her lecturing she undertakes supervision of both master's and degree nursing students, directing students with their patient care studies, mentors, and coaches’ students. During her nursing career, she rendered individualistic nursing care to patients and patient’s relatives, mentored both diploma and degree nursing students, supervised nursing staff, engaged in administrative duties, played an advocacy role for her patients. Deborah created a structured, and supportive environment in which students will feel safe and appreciated, increase my engagement in teaching and learning through research, and dissemination of results and stay current in the field of knowledge. Her research interest is in maternal health, specifically

Education and Qualification

Dr. Deborah Armah had a Ph.D. degree in Nursing from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and an MPhil degree in Nursing from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Research Areas

Maternal health, specifically infertility.

Child malnutrition.

Publications

1. Deborah, A., van der Wath, A., Yazbek, M. and Naab, F., 2024. Women’s expectations of infertility care in Ghana: A qualitative study. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 21 (2024) 100802 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100802

2. Beatrice Asakiya, Deborah Armah, Florence Naab, Josephine Kyei.,2034. I Don’t have the desire to have sex”: quality of life and sexual concerns of women with secondary infertility in the Tamale Metropolis. IJFMR, 6 (5) https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i05.28452

3. Deborah, A., van der Wath, A., Yazbek, M. and Naab, F., 2024. Guidelines to manage women with infertility: an e-Delphi study. African Health Sciences, 24(3), 274-282. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v24i3.31

4. Boadu, M., Efua, S.D.V., Akorfa, O.L., Deborah, A. and Darkwa, I.O., (2024). Caregivers’ experiences on preterm infants’ management in a tertiary care facility in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study. BMC pediatrics, 24(1), 586 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05050-0

5. Appah, J., Senoo-Dogbey, V.E., Armah, D., Wuaku, D.A. and Ohene, L.A., 2024. A qualitative enquiry into the challenging roles of caregivers caring for children with autism spectrum disorders in Ghana. Journal of Paediatric Nursing, 76, 23-29 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.01.029

6. Leepile A. Sehularo, Nombulelo Zenani, Gopolang Gause, Precious C. Chukwuere, MotlagomangP. Sehularo, Hellen I. Wankasi, Armah Deborah, Molekodi J. Matsipane1,

Sharon Murudi- Manganye. (2023). Strategies for improving the mental health literacy among adolescents: A Systematic Review. Centre for Psychological Studies, 21(1). 21009-21019. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-genbeh_v21_n1_a13

7. Senoo-Dogbey Vivian Efua, Armah Deborah, Wuaku Delali Adwoa. (2023). Hepatitis B Infection prevention: Audit of selected healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Infection Prevention in Practice, (5): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2023.100284

8. Senoo-Dogbey Vivian Efua, Wuaku Delali Adwoa, Armah Deborah. (2023). Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among health care workers in Southern Ghana. International Society for Infectious Diseases, (6): 84-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.01.009

9. Senoo-Dogbey Vivian Efua, Armah Deborah, Wuaku Delali Adwoa. (2023). Hepatitis B virus vaccination post serological testing and antibody levels of vaccinated health care workers in Accra, Ghana. Infection Prevention and Control., (14): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100294

10. Armah, D., van der Wath, A., Yazbek, M & Naab, F. (2022). Development of holistic healthcare interventions for women with infertility: A nominal group technique. Holistic Nursing Practice, 36(1): 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000498

11. Armah, D., van der Wath, A., Yazbek, M & Naab, F. (2021). Holistic management of female infertility: A systematic review. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 25(2):150-161. https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000498

12. Donkor, E.S., Naab, F. & Kussiwaah, D.Y. (2017). “I am anxious and desperate”: psychological experiences of women with infertility in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Fertility research and practice, 3(1):5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40738-017-0033-1

13. Kussiwaah, D.Y., Donkor, E.S. & Naab, F. (2016). “Management Gap in the Treatment of Infertility in Ghana”: The Cry of Childless Women. International Journal of Nursing and Health Science, 3(6):53-58 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2013.10.025

Courses Taught

PAED 605- Health Assessment of Children (2021 to present)

PAED 603- Health Assessment of Children (2021 to present)

PAED 609- Paediatric Nursing Practical (2021 to present)

NURS 602- Current Issues in Nursing (2021 to present)

NURS 620- Research Seminar II (2012 to present)

 NURS 604- Curriculum Evaluation (2021 to 2022)

PAED 608- Management of Medical Conditions in Children (2021 to present)

PAED 612- Management of Surgical Conditions in Children (2021 to present)

PAED 610- Paediatric Nursing Practical (2021 to present)

NURS 600- Thesis (2022 to present)

Undergraduate Courses Taught

NURS 272- Paediatric Nursing (2021 to present)

PAED 303- Nursing Children with Special Needs (2021 to present)

NURS 401- Leadership and Management in Paediatric Nursing (2021 to 2022)

PAED 403- Paediatric Nursing Seminar (2021 to 2023)

PAED 404- Issues in Paediatric Nursing (2021 to 2023)

PAED 306- Paediatric Nursing Practical III (2021 to present)

PAED 404- Paediatric Nursing Practical IV (2021 to present)

PAED 305- Paediatric Nursing Practical II (2021 to present)

PAED 405- Paediatric Nursing Practical III (2021 to present)

NURS 400- Project Work (2021 to present)