Millicent Ofori Boateng

An early career researcher in Public Health with a strong foundation in quantitative and qualitative research methods. Expertise lies in developing and disseminating health education tools, designing and implementing surveys to assess healthcare experiences, and contributing to creating policies and strategies to improve health outcomes. Possesses excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, committed to continual learning and professional growth. Passionate about utilizing research to drive positive health changes and address community disparities.

• American Public Health Association- Member
• Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene- Member
• International Health Literacy Association- Member
• African Health Literacy Network- Board Member

• Supervised one postgraduate student in Public Health, KNUST, as part of my duties as a Ph.D. student. This role included:, Writing out a research proposal, Identification of appropriate research method, Data collection, Thesis write out
• Supervised several postgraduate Master of Public Health students for their thesis work
• Teaching experience covers my teaching and presentation skills, mostly acquired during my Ph.D. study. They include:,
• Teaching sessions on health literacy in global health during a health literacy seminar at Aarhus University, 2017,
• Teaching sessions on health economics in health literacy during a health literacy seminar at Aarhus University, 2017, Introduction to health economics for postgraduate students in Public Health- As a visiting PhD student at the School of Public Health, KNUST 2017-2018,
• Presentation on an introductory course in health economics 2018,
• Presentation on an introductory course in Public health2019,
• Facilitator for Scientific Writing workshop, School of Public Health, KNUST, 2021,
• Teaching Foundations in health promotion 2021-2024,
• Teaching introduction to Social and Behavioural Sciences in Public Health 2021-2024,
• Teaching Family and Reproductive Health 2021-2024,
• Teaching Qualitative Research Methods 2021-2024

• Coordinated the establishment the Career Development Centre in the College of Health Sciences, KNUST. This was part of the Malaria Capacity Development Consortium project funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• Coordinated research training activities and staff development workshops at the Career Development Centre for young researchers and University staff at KNUST and in Ghana at large.
• In my Ph.D. studies, I have coordinated and developed a health literacy intervention at the community level in the management of malaria in children under five years in Ghana. We used a co-creation approach to develop this intervention.
• Acquired project management skills from my Ph.D. studies as I developed the research idea, managed logistics, research staff, and budget for the study. Coordinated field work and co-creation approach, thus gaining experience in collaborating with stakeholders of different backgrounds.
• Sub-committee Member (College of Health Sciences)- KNUST 9th SUMMER SCHOOL
• Quality Assurance coordinator for Ensign Global College Quality assurance committee. I coordinated the process to acquire Charter status for the College from the Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC).
• Community Engagement Committee for Ensign Global College. I coordinated community engagement activities between Ensign and other institutions, such as Ghana Education Service through my collaborations with the School and Health Education Program lead, Health Promotion Units and District Health Directorate.
• As one of the pioneers of the African Health Literacy Network (AHLN), I have coordinated and organized virtual seminars with a global target group.
• African Health Literacy Network Conference. I was a part of a three-member team to organize the first Pan-African Health Literacy Conference. I spearheaded discussions and identification of key-note speakers for the conference.

• Coordinated the Ensign Global College team to revise the MPH curriculum to meet the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) standards. Ensign Global College is currently the first and only CEPH-accredited institution in Africa.
• Led and supervised a cohort of Masters students to tackle predominant adolescent health concerns in the Lower Manya Krobo District through the use of theory and school outreach. The District took up the recommendations and is currently implementing them.
• In collaboration with the Japanese International Corporation for Family Planning (JOICFP), led and supervised a cohort of students to use Social Marketing theory and the Diffusion of Innovation approach to initiate strategies to promote the utilization of a Maternity Waiting Home at Akateng in the Upper Manya Krobo District. The Maternity Waiting Home is a Safe Motherhood Initiative cited close to a health facility to improve maternal health indicators for hard-to-reach populations. It serves as a waiting home for pregnant women who are almost due for delivery and is currently the only existing Facility in Ghana.

• International training workshop on Research Administration and Grant management workshop, NIH United States (held in Nigeria), 2012
• 8th European Congress on Tropical Medicine & International Health (ECTMIH 2013), Congress Secretariat, Denmark, 2013
• 24th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Halifax, Canada, 2018
• U-M School of Nursing Global Summer Institute, “Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights for All”, 2021, 2021
• 9th Biennial College of Health Science Conference, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, 2021
• Global Health Literacy Summit, Virtual, Taipei, 2021
• Managing Quality in Healthcare: Creating Healthy Processes, Ensign Global College, Kpong, Ghana, 01/2022
• 5th Annual African Interdisciplinary Health Conference, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 07/2022
• Workshop- Health Literacy in Diverse International Contexts, Virtual, Center for Global Health, Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany, 04/2022
• 6th Annual African Interdisciplinary Health Conference, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, 08/2023
• First Pan-African Health Literacy Conference, Virtual, 08/2023
• American Public Health Association Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 11/2023
• 6th International Research Conference of the College of Humanities, University Of Ghana, Ghana, 05/2024
• 7th Annual African Interdisciplinary Health Conference, WITS University, South Africa, 08/2024

2021/2022, 

• Kuklui Gavua (2022), Impact of phone call reminders on attendance at the antiretroviral therapy clinic: a case study of the Ketu South municipal hospital, Volta Region, Ghana,
• Frank Quarshie Ofori (2022), Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards refractive error corrections among adults in Ghana: a case study at the Eastern Regional Hospital,
• Thomas Kofi Brusah (2022), Assessing awareness and knowledge regarding common eye diseases among primary school teachers in the Greater-Accra Region of Ghana,
• Moselle-Margaret Anum-Brown (2022), Government’s response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana – a content analysis,
• Emmanuel Asare (2022), An assessment of the level of presenteeism among nurses: a case study of the greater Accra regional hospital in Ghana, Ridge,
• Emmanuel Partey (2022), Determinants of Covid-19 vaccine acceptance in Asuogyaman district of the Eastern Region of Ghana,
• Ursulla Atuabea Frempong (2022), Factors associated with early complementary feeding in children 0-6 months in Ghana: a cross-sectional study,
• Phyllis Afia Debrah Donkor (2022), Assessment of the factors influencing perceived implementation of the patient charter, the perspective of patients from VRA hospital, Asuogyaman district,
• Joanna Anorkor Lartey (2022), Factors associated with the use of family planning services among females (15 – 49years) at Kpone Katamanso municipality in the Greater Accra region of Ghana,
• Sharon Etornam Davson (2022), An assessment of knowledge and attitude towards autism spectrum disorder among caregivers with children under 5 at Kpone-Katamanso municipal assembly, Greater Accra Region,
• Sebastian John Okyere (2022), The association between attitude toward Dipo rites and teenage pregnancy, the case of Yilo Krobo municipality in the Eastern region, Ghana; a descriptive cross-sectional study,

2022-2023

• Patience Agbate (2023), Early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder among preschoolers: the case of early child educators in Greater Accra Region, Ghana,
• Jody Bio Yeboaa (2023), An assessment of the quality of life of caregivers of children living with Autism in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana,
• Francis Addai-Nimo (2023), The influence of knowledge on the National Health Insurance Scheme service and enrollment in Ghana,
• Philip Korbla Lavoe (2023), The maternity protection status of working mothers in Ghana,
• Cletus Kwame Kumi (2023), eHealth utilization among health professionals in Ghana; a case of Narh-Bita hospital, Greater Accra Region,
• Gideon Owusu Prempeh (2024), Traumatic birth experiences among women in Ghana,
• Musfirah Nafees (2024), Dietary practices among adolescents in Ghana

• Supervised a student to carry out practicum projects on adherence to TB medication. Student developed a voice recorded three-weeks reminder system to prompt TB patients at South Dayi District Health Directorate, Kpeve, Ghana.
• Supervised a student to develop a training schedule and manual to support the implementation of computer literacy skills of the MPH cohort at Ensign Global College.
• Supervised the development of a management guideline for a recently developed maternity waiting home at Akateng, Asesewa, in Ghana.
• Supervised a student from Northern Arizona University in developing a policy brief on Autism care in Ghana.
• Supervised a student to develop health promotion materials on cervical cancer for the Shai Osu District Health Directorate, Ghana.

• Best Oral presenter: 5th Annual African Interdisciplinary Health Conference, July 2022, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra
• Grant awardee: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) as part of our 2022 Early Career Grants programme

• Impact of child labour on economic development: undergraduate thesis work, 2011
• Overview of traditional medicine in South Africa: part of masters’ programme, 2014
• Integrating biomedicine and herbal medicine in Ghana; a case study of Kumasi South hospital: Masters’ thesis, 2014
• Impact of Community Case Management of Malaria on the health literacy levels of caregivers, use of health care and associated costs, 2020
• Adopting a health literacy lens to understand caregivers’ knowledge on detection and intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Greater Accra Region, Ghana, 2022-2023
• Oklebenor Project (Obesity) Awareness Project, September 2022 - July 2023
• Development of a real-time interface showing the availability of breast & cervical cancer services in Ghana, July 2023- ongoing
• Assessment of the impact of the flooding from the Akosombo Dam spillage in the Mepe District of Ghana, December 2023-ongoing
• Evaluation of Albinism interventions and Capacity strengthening for teachers and healthcare providers on care for People with Albinism, July 2024-ongoing
• Cumulatively, I gathered the following experience from my undergraduate through to Ph.D. studies: Supervisor for Master of Public Health students’ research work, Conducting qualitative studies, The use of mixed method research approach which included quantitative surveys, qualitative studies, and transdisciplinary action research, Training of research assistants for surveys, interviews, and intervention delivery, Research communication to communities, Translation and cultural adaptation of questionnaires (translation and validation of the health literacy questionnaire (HLQ) to the most common language in Ghana- Akan), Design of community health intervention and roll-out, Use of statistical packages (STATA and R)

• Integrating biomedical and herbal medicine in Ghana–experiences from the Kumasi south hospital: a qualitative study, 2016, Boateng MA, Danso-Appiah A, Turkson BK, Tersbøl BP, https://doi.org/10.1186/12906-016-1163-4
• Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Ghanaian language (Akan; Asante Twi) version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire, 2020, Boateng MA, Agyei-Baffour P, Angel S, Enemark U, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05932-w
• Co-Creation and Prototyping of An Intervention Focusing On Health Literacy In Management of Malaria At Community-Level In Ghana, 2021, Boateng MA, Agyei-Baffour P, Angel S, Asare O, Prempeh B, Enemark U, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-021-00302-0
• The effect of the capitation policy withdrawal on maternal health service provision in Ashanti Region, Ghana: an interrupted time series analysis, 2022, Yambah JK, Mensah KA, Kuunibe N, Laar K, Atinga RA, Ofori Boateng M, Opoku D, Quentin W
• Interplay of health literacy, healthcare access and health behaviors with oral health status among older persons, 2022, Amoah PA, Boateng MO, Koduah AO and Acheampong PR, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.997987
• Prevalence and predictors of diarrhea among children under five in Ghana, 2024, Kombat, M.Y., Kushitor, S.B., Sutherland, E.K. et al., https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17575-7
• Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Uptake among the Youth in Akuse Township in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Ghana, 2024, Amenya, R. , Manortey, S. , Boateng, M. , Kushitor, S. and Sutherland, E., https://doi.org/10.4236/health.2024.161007
• Health literacy and household financial loss on malaria treatment for children under five in Ghana: a patients’ perspective, 2024, Millicent Ofori Boateng, Derek Asuman, Nuworza Kugbey, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Ulrika Enemark, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihae022
• Knowledge and use of art therapy for mental health treatment among clinical psychologists, 2024, Doku Asare EP, Kushitor SB, Sutherland EK, Ofori Boateng M, Manortey S, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303246

• Ulrika Enemark, Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Alle 2, Aarhus, Denmark, +45 35337447, ue@ph.au.dk
• Prof. Eric Oteng-Abayie, Economics department, Faculty of Social Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, +233 542453237, oteng_abayie@yahoo.com