Profile
Perpetual is a skilled academic and researcher with a strong background in Sociology, specialising in Medical Sociology. With more than a decade-long career, she has significantly contributed to teaching, research, and consultancy.
Basic Information
Name: Dr. Perpetual Nancy Baidoo Kodom
Designation: Lecturer
Department: Department of Social Sciences
Institutional Email: pkodom@central.edu.gh
Office Location: Room G06, First Floor, Block G
Academic Qualifications/Education
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Ghana, 2022
M.Phil., Sociology, University of Ghana, 2016
B.A., Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast, 2012
Research Interests
Research Area 1 – Health Services Delivery
Research Area 2 – Maternal Mortality
Applied Research Topic – Nurses Behaviour Towards Patients
Publications (5 most recent)
Journal Articles:
• Kodom, P. N. B and Boafo, I. (2025). Institutional Constraints and Nursing Practice: Examining the Influence of Resource Deficiencies and Role Strain on Professional Conduct and Quality of Care. BMC Health Services Research (Accepted and awaiting publication).
• Kodom, M., Owusu, A.Y., and Kodom, P. N. B (2019). Quality Healthcare Service Assessment under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 54(4) 569–587.
• Kodom, P. N. B, Kodom, M., and Senah, K. (2018). “Why We Deliver Elsewhere”: Women’s Preferred Places of Delivery and their Effects. Sociology and Anthropology,6(3), 321 – 329.
Awards and Recognitions
PADA Grant for Thesis Completion under the BANGA-Africa Project – 2021
Best Graduating Student in Sociology (UCC) – 2012
Professional Memberships
Member, International Sociological Association (ISA)
Member, Ghana Sociological And Anthropological Association (GSAA)
Courses Taught
• Medical Sociology
• Gender and Health
• Comparative Social Institutions
• Sociology of Media
• Sociology of Work
• Introduction to Sociology
• Sociology for Nursing
• Diversity of Peoples and Cultures
• Basic Concepts
• Groups, Organisations and Individuals
(All undergraduate level)
Projects and Grants
Migrants, Queenmothers, and Gender-Based Violence in GhanaSept.2025 to date
Role: Lead Supervisor/Research Officer, Accra Team
Youth Migration Patterns, USAID/Ghana MEL Platform Activity Oct. – Nov., 2024
Role: Lead Supervisor, Northen Region Team and Qualitative Analyst
Baseline Assessment – System Strengthening Project Monitoring and Evaluation of USAID and NHIA Performance Partnership Agreement April – May, 2024
Role: Lead Supervisor, Western Region Team and Qualitative Analyst
Mid-Term Performance Assessment of Feed the Future Mobilising Finance in Agriculture (MFA) Activity, USAID Nov – Dec, 2023
Role: Lead Supervisor, Bono Region team and Qualitative Analyst
Outreach and Engagement
a. Community Involvement
• Appearance on the Complete Woman Series, Pent TV; a women’s ministry program of the Church of Pentecost. Conversations were held on friendship https://youtu.be/_Mzawp4qni4?si=_Vcq4dafLlSo8cUC
• Providing mentorship for teenagers and yearly seminars for JHS leavers organized by Teens Court.
b. Workshops
• Artificial Intelligence (AI), Pan-African Doctoral Academy, Ghana 24th – 28thFeb., 2025
• Career and Professional Development for the Emerging Scholar Conference (Pan-African Doctoral Academy, Ghana)30th May – 3rdJune, 2022
c. Consultancy
• Consulting for ISSER, University of Ghana – collecting data and writing reports
Additional Roles / Responsibilities
None
Personal Website / Profile Link (if any)
ORCID 0009-0006-4412-9801