Education

PhD. (Sociology) University of Ghana - 2014
MPhil (Sociology) University of Ghana - 2009
B.A. (Sociology with Linguistics) University of Ghana - 2005

Research Interest

Medical sociology with a focus on women and their health in developing countries; the intersections between culture and reproductive health of women, men and adolescents. Specific interests in infertility and treatment options (e.g. assisted reproductive technologies) being utilized by the infertile and the experiences that come along with it.

Current Research:
Male infertility; Serial fathering in Ghana; Innovation management, psychological capital, individual innovative behaviour and organizational climate; Strengthening the Implementation of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Initiative in Ghana; Improving uptake of Contraceptives amongst Adolescents in Ghana; Coping with Endometriosis etc; The use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Ghana including Third party reproduction.

Academic Awards:
2011-2014 University of Ghana, Next Generation of Academics in Africa Scholarship
2013 BIARI Summer School: Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (Population and Development)

Other Awards:
Erasmus + Ghana Sheffield Mobility Program

Professional Associations:

• White Rose Interdisciplinary Network on Fertility Care in the Global South
• Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA), British Sociological Association (BSA)
• Fertility Society of Ghana (FERSOG)

Publications

• Boafo, I. M., Amarteifio, D. A., Tetteh, P. M., & Hiadzi, R. A. (2026). Wombs for rent: Exploring the motivations behind Ghanaian women’s decisions to become surrogate mothers. PLOS ONE, 21(4), e0346006. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346006
• Hiadzi, R. A., & Akrong, G. B. (2026). Infertility is mostly for women: University students’ knowledge and perceptions of risk factors associated with infertility in Ghana. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 30(5), 115–128. https://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2026/v30i5.11
• Salifu, A., Markwei, U., Boafo-Arthur, A., Hiadzi, R. A., & Antwi, A. A. (2025). Fostering coastal beach hygiene in Ghana: Exploring the role of informal community women associations. Environmental Development, 101423.
• Amarteifio, D. A., Hiadzi, R. A., Tetteh, P. M., & Boafo, I. M. (2025). Surrogacy in Ghana: A qualitative study exploring recruitment processes, eligibility criteria, stigma and postnatal care experiences among surrogate mothers. BMJ Open, 15(10), e103535. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103535
• Roomaney, R., Naab, F., Mateane, W., Kyei, J., Hiadzi, R., & Matsaseng, T. (2025). Comparing infertility stigma and fertility beliefs of patients seeking fertility treatment in Ghana and South Africa. Social and Health Sciences. https://doi.org/10.25159/29573645/18706
• Hiadzi, R. A., & Akrong, G. B. (2025). ‘Tsatsu tsɛ̃ɛ̃ bo…’: Societal reactions to male infertility among the Ga of Ghana. PLOS ONE, 20(8), e0330529. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330529
• Akrong, G. B., Hiadzi, R. A., Donkor, A. B., & Anafo, D. K. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in Ghana: A systematic review. PLOS ONE, 19(6), e0305993. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305993
• Hiadzi, R. A., & Akrong, G. B. (2024). ‘It’s like donating blood’: Ghanaian university students’ knowledge and attitudes towards egg and sperm donation. Heliyon, 10(9), 1–12.
• The Fertility Care in the Global South Network. (2023). The fertility care gap in the Global South: Lessons from The Gambia, West Africa, and ways forward to establish fertility care for all. Global Reproductive Health, 8(4), e0073. https://doi.org/10.1097/GRH.0000000000000073
• Gyan, S. E., Hiadzi, R. A., Obeng, M. K. M., Asante, R. K. B., & Ussher, Y. A. A. (2023). Virtual but essential: Students’ use of online resources for sexual and reproductive health information during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. Ghana Social Science Journal, 20(2), 200–212.
• Tetteh, P. M., Hiadzi, R. A., & Boafo, I. M. (2023). “This is what we call delayed humiliation”: Negotiating socio-cultural challenges in the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) by couples with infertility problems in urban Ghana. Ghana Social Science Journal, 20(2), 160–179.
• Nyarko, N. Y. A., Kpodo, P. E., Hiadzi, R. A., & Nyarko, E. O. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on family relations: Implication for ageing. African Journal of Ageing Studies, 1(1), 21–41.
• Hiadzi, R. A., Agyeman, J. A., & Akrong, G. B. (2023). ‘Baby mamas’ in urban Ghana: An exploratory qualitative study on the factors influencing serial fathering among men in Accra, Ghana. Reproductive Health, 20(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01585-0
• Hiadzi, R. A., Woodward, B., & Akrong, G. B. (2023). Ethical issues surrounding the use of assisted reproductive technologies in Ghana: An analysis of the experiences of clients and service providers. Heliyon, e13767.
• Hiadzi, R. A. (2022). Living in a man’s world: An exploratory study of the experiences of Ghanaian women with infertility problems. Ghana Social Science Journal, 19(1), 32-54.
• Hiadzi, Rosemond A.; Boafo, Isaac M. & Tetteh, Peace M. (2021) 'God helps those who help themselves'... religion and Assisted Reproductive Technology usage amongst urban Ghanaians. PLoS One 16(12):e0260346
• Van Rooij, F.B.; Bos, H.M.W.; Gerrits, T.; Hiadzi, R.A. & Donkor, E.S. (2020) The relationship between stigmatization and quality of life in Ghanaian women and men with fertility problems: mediating role of coping strategies. Facts, Views and Vision in Obstetrics and Gynecology 12 (4) 257-264
• Asante, Rabiu K. B. & Hiadzi, Rosemond A. (2018). In-Lecture Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: A Reflection on the Sustainable Development Goal Number Four. Ghana Social Science Journal, 15 (2), 161-178.