About

Dr. Agnes M. Kotoh

Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

• M.A. (International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Part of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

• B.A. (University of Ghana, Legon)

• Diploma in Education (University of Education, Winneba)

Research Interests

• Intervention programmes to improve uptake of public policies especially National Health Insurance

• Family planning and abortion

• Young people’s sexual and reproductive health
• Ageing and care of the and elderly
   

Selected Publications

• Kotoh AM and Van der Geest S. (2016). Why are the poor less covered in Ghana’s national health insurance? A critical analysis of policy and practice. Journal for Equity in Health. 15:34. DOI 10.1186/s12939-016-0320-1

• Globalisation and Health '  Community concepts of poverty: An application to premium exemptions in Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme. 2013

• Improving health insurance coverage in Ghana: A case study. Leiden: African Studies Centre. 2013

• Kotoh, A.M. (2013), Improving health insurance coverage in Ghana: A case study. PhD Thesis, University of Amsterdam. Leiden: African Studies Centre. 

• Aryeetey, R. & Kotoh, A.M. (2010) Knowledge, perception and ever use of modern contraception among women in the Ga East District, Ghana. African Journal of Reproductive Health 14(4): 1-6.

• Kotoh, A.M. (2008) Traditional menstrual practices: Sexual reproductive health and gender implications for adolescent girls. Research Review NS 24. 1:37-51.