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DR. ALHASSAN SIBDOW ABUKARI, PhD

Senior Lecturer | Department of Nursing | School of Nursing and Midwifery | University of Ghana

Dr. Alhassan Sibdow Abukari is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, with over 18 years of combined experience in clinical practice, nursing education, research, and professional development. His academic and professional career reflects a strong commitment to advancing evidence-based nursing practice and improving health outcomes for children, mothers, newborns, and families.

Dr. Abukari holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, awarded in July 2022. He also holds an MPhil in Community Health from the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, obtained in March 2015; a BSc in Nursing from UDS, obtained in July 2011; and a Diploma in General Nursing from the University of Ghana, obtained in January 2009. He began his professional nursing career as a Registered General Nurse following training at Tamale Nurses’ Training College and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana in September 2006.

Academic and Research Focus

Dr. Abukari's scholarship centres on improving the health, development, and wellbeing of children and their families through evidence-based interventions and family-centred approaches to care. His major research interests include:

- Paediatric and neonatal nursing
- Paediatric critical care
- Infectious disease prevention and control
- Family-centred care
- Nursing and midwifery education
- Maternal and newborn health
- Perinatal epidemiology
- Postnatal immunisation
- Essential newborn care

A significant strand of his research has focused on family-centred care within neonatal and paediatric intensive care settings, including the experiences of families and healthcare professionals, barriers to family participation, and the development of conceptual models and guidelines for integrating family-centred care into intensive care practice.

His scholarship also addresses maternal and newborn health, including breastfeeding, maternal knowledge and practices, preterm motherhood, postnatal immunisation, and essential newborn care. Through this work, he contributes to the development of evidence that can inform nursing practice, healthcare policy, education, and service delivery in resource-constrained settings.

Selected Research Projects and Scholarly Presentations

2025 – Lead Consultant and Facilitator
Lead consultant and facilitator for a two-day training programme on Fundamentals of Paediatric Critical Care for registered nurses and midwives, held on 13–14 November 2025.

2022 – Research for Good Conference, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Presented a poster entitled “A Model of Family-Centred Care at the Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Setting in Ghana.”
Abukari, A. S., & Schmollgruber, S. (2022).

2013 – Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons Annual Conference
Served as a project member and presenter on the quality-improvement project titled “Rapid Reduction in Malaria and Anaemia-Related Deaths through Multiple Facility Interventions in SDA Hospital, Tamale–Ghana.” The project was presented under the Project Five Alive initiative.

Abukari, A. S., et al. (2013). Rapid reduction in malaria/anaemia-related deaths through multiple facility interventions in SDA Hospital, Tamale–Ghana. In Quality Improvement Strategies (No. PD 11, pp. 10–11). Accra: Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

Selected Publications

2025

1. Abukari, A. S., Korsah, E. K., Okworu, E. F., Mensah, L., & Haruna, I. S. (2025). Domains of maternal knowledge and practices in essential newborn care in urban Ghana: A factor analysis. Midwifery. doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104666

2. Kudu, D., Annan, E., Abukari, A. S., & Naab, F. (2025). Maternal stress and coping experiences in neonatal intensive care units: A qualitative study in the Greater Accra Metropolis. Nursing in Critical Care, 30(6), e70230. doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70230

3. Korsah, E. K., Schmollgruber, S., & Abukari, A. S. (2025). Bereaved families’ experiences of treatment withdrawal and end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study. Nursing in Critical Care, 30(6). doi.org/10.1111/nicc.7018

4. Abukari, A. S., Agyeibi, E., Adobea, C., Haruna, I. S., & Korsah, E. K. (2025). Navigating preterm motherhood: Perceived support and coping strategies in neonatal intensive care units. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 31. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2025.101742

5. Maimela, K. B., Abukari, A. S., Korsah, E. K., & Schmollgruber, S. (2025). South African emergency nurses’ perceptions and experiences of workplace violence: A qualitative study. International Emergency Nursing, 101694. doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2025.101694

6. Abukari, A. S., Gaddah, R., Ayivor, E. V., Haruna, I. S., & Korsah, E. K. (2025). Assessing postnatal immunisation services in a low-resource setting: A cross-sectional survey. Healthcare, 13(12), 1389. doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13121389

7. Abukari, A. S., & Schmollgruber, S. (2025). Developing conceptual guidelines for family-centered care for standard ICU practice: A constructivist grounded theory. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 80, e95–e103. doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.11.025

2024

8. Abukari, A. S., & Schmollgruber, S. (2024). Perceived causes and interventions for preventing baby abandonment in NICUs: A thematic analysis. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2024.11.008

9. Acheampong, A. K., & Abukari, A. S. (2024). Myths about breastfeeding as voiced by lactating nurses and midwives: A qualitative study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. SAGE Open Nursing, 1–9. doi.org/10.1177/23779608231226068

10. Abukari, A. S., & Schmollgruber, S. (2024). Perceived barriers of family-centred care in neonatal intensive care units: A qualitative study. Nursing in Critical Care. doi.org/10.1111/nicc.13031

2023

11. Mohammed, S., Afaya, A., & Abukari, A. S. (2023). Reading, singing, and storytelling: The impact of caregiver-child interactive engagement, child access to books and preschool on early childhood development in Ghana. Scientific Reports. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38439-5

12. Abukari, A. S., & Schmollgruber, S. (2023). Concepts of family-centered care at the neonatal and paediatric intensive care units: A scoping literature review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2023.04.005

2022

13. Abukari, A. S., Acheampong, A. K., & Aziato, L. (2022). Experiences and contextual practices of family-centred care in Ghanaian NICUs: A qualitative study of families and clinicians. BMC Health Services Research. doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08425-0

14. Afaya, A., Abukari, A. S., & Mohammed, S. (2022). Prevalence and factors associated with the awareness of obstetric fistula among women of reproductive age in The Gambia: A multilevel fixed effects analysis. BMC Public Health. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14107-7

15. Abukari, A. S., & Acheampong, A. (2022). Breastfeeding practices and coping strategies adopted by lactating nurses and midwives: A qualitative study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

Mentorship and Professional Contribution

Beyond his research and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Abukari has a strong interest in mentoring the next generation of nursing and midwifery professionals globally. His work demonstrates an intersection between clinical practice, nursing education, research, and health-system improvement, with particular attention to the needs of children, mothers, newborns, and families.

His growing body of scholarship on family-centred care, neonatal and paediatric nursing, maternal and newborn health, and nursing education contributes to the evidence base for strengthening patient- and family-centred healthcare delivery, particularly within low-resource settings.

Dr. Alhassan Sibdow Abukari represents an emerging academic voice in Ghanaian nursing scholarship, with research that connects evidence generation, clinical practice, nursing education, and improved outcomes for children and families.