AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Obi

Publications (569)

Indigenous and faith healing for mental health in Ghana: An examination of the literature on reported beliefs, practices and use of alternative mental health care in Ghana.

Journal: African journal of primary health care & family medicine

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Kpobi Lily L Swartz Leslie L

Indigenous and faith healing in Ghana: A brief examination of the formalising process and collaborative efforts with the biomedical health system.

Journal: African journal of primary health care & family medicine

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Kpobi Lily L Swartz Leslie L

Emergency department admissions Kumasi, Ghana: Prevalence of alcohol and substance use, and associated trauma.

Journal: Journal of addictive diseases

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Forson Paa Kobina PK Oduro George G Bonney Joseph J Cobbold Sonia S Sarfo-Frimpong Joycelyn J Boyd Carol C Maio Ronald R

Living with hepatitis B virus infection; media messaging matters.

Journal: International journal of STD & AIDS

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Abraham Susanna Aba SA Agyemang Sampson Opoku SO Ampofo Evelyn Asamoah EA Agyare Elizabeth E Adjei-Druye Andrew A Obiri-Yeboah Dorcas D

The hermeneutics of recovery: Facilitating dialogue between African and Western mental health frameworks.

Journal: Transcultural psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Kong Camillia C Campbell Megan M Kpobi Lily L Swartz Leslie L Atuire Caesar C

Suicidal behaviours among deaf adolescents in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Quarshie E N B ENB Fobi D D Acheampong E K EK Honu-Mensah C M CM Fobi J J Appau O O Andoh-Arthur J J Oppong Asante K K

Situational analysis of service provision for adolescents with mental and neurological disorders in in two districts of Ghana.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Formentos Adrienne A Ae-Ngibise Kenneth Ayuurebobi KA Nyame Solomon S Asante Kwaku Poku KP

Women empowerment and minimum daily meal frequency among infants and young children in Ghana: analysis of Ghana demographic and health survey.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Dadzie Louis Kobina LK Amo-Adjei Joshua J Esia-Donkoh Kobina K

Family-Based Index testing for HIV; a qualitative study of acceptance, barriers/challenges and facilitators among clients in Cape Coast, Ghana.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Asamoah Ampofo Evelyn E Commey Tetteh Isaac I Adu-Gyamfi Raphael R Ebu Enyan Nancy Innocentia NI Agyare Elizabeth E Ayisi Addo Stephen S Obiri-Yeboah Dorcas D

Psychiatric Disorders among the Military in West Africa: A Systematic Narrative Review.

Journal: Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Asare-Doku Winifred W Donnir Gordon Maanianu GM Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise Kenneth K Peprah Jennifer J Awuviry-Newton Kofi K Acquah Francis F

Reducing physical and emotional violence by teachers using the intervention Interaction Competencies with Children - for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol of a multi-country cluster randomized controlled trial in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Scharpf Florian F Kirika Anette A Masath Faustine Bwire FB Mkinga Getrude G Ssenyonga Joseph J Nyarko-Tetteh Emmanuel E Nkuba Mabula M Karikari Amoah Kwaku AK Hecker Tobias T

Psychological impact of COVID-19 on diabetes mellitus patients in Cape Coast, Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Ephraim Richard Kobina Dadzie RKD Duah Evans E Nkansah Charles C Amoah Samuel S Fosu Emmanuel E Afrifa Justice J Botchway Felix F Okyere Perditer P Essien-Baidoo Samuel S Mensah Kofi K

The Mental Health Outcomes of Food Insecurity and Insufficiency in West Africa: A Systematic Narrative Review.

Journal: Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ae-Ngibise Kenneth Ayuurebobi KA Asare-Doku Winifred W Peprah Jennifer J Mujtaba Mohammed Nuhu MN Nifasha Diane D Donnir Gordon Maanianu GM

Limited negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health measures of Ghanaian university students.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders reports

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Adjepong Mary M Amoah-Agyei Felicity F Du Chen C Wang Wenyan W Fenton Jenifer I JI Tucker Robin M RM

Prevalence and associations of depression, anxiety, and stress among people living with HIV: A hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study.

Journal: Health science reports

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku Agyemang Sampson S Ninonni Jerry J Bennin Lydia L Agyare Elizabeth E Gyimah Leveana L Senya Kafui K Birikorang Emmanuel E Quarshie Emmanuel Nii-Boye EN Baddoo Nyonuku Akosua NA Addo Stephen Ayisi SA

Accelerating progress towards the sustainable development goals for adolescents in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Kusi-Mensah Kwabena K Tamambang Rita R Bella-Awusah Tolulope T Ogunmola Segun S Afolayan Adeola A Toska Elona E Hertzog Lucas L Rudgard William W Evans Robin R Omigbodun Olayinka O

Understanding Social and Emotional Loneliness among Black Older Adults: A Scoping Review.

Journal: Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ojembe Blessing Ugochi BU Kalu Michael Ebe ME Donatus Ezulike Chigozie C Iwuagwu Anthony Obinna AO Ekoh Prince Chiagozie PC Oyinlola Oluwagbemiga O Osifeso Temitope T Makanjuola John Osuolale JO Kapiriri Lydia L

Scoping review of community health participatory research projects in Ghana.

Journal: Global health action

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Kretchy Irene A IA Okoibhole Lydia O LO Sanuade Olutobi Adekunle OA Jennings Hannah H Strachan Daniel Ll DL Blandford Ann A Agyei Francis F Asante Paapa P Todowede Olamide O Kushitor Mawuli M

How chronic conditions are understood, experienced and managed within African communities in Europe, North America and Australia: A synthesis of qualitative studies.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  de-Graft Aikins Ama A Sanuade Olutobi O Baatiema Leonard L Adjaye-Gbewonyo Kafui K Addo Juliet J Agyemang Charles C

Coping with loneliness and stigma associated with HIV in a resource-limited setting, making a case for mental health interventions; a sequential mixed methods study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Ninnoni Jerry Paul JP Agyemang Sampson Opoku SO Bennin Lydia L Agyare Elizabeth E Gyimah Leveana L Senya Kafui K Baddoo Nyonuku Akosua NA Annor Francis F Obiri-Yeboah Dorcas D

Emotional Eating among Ghanaian University Students: Associations with Physical and Mental Health Measures.

Journal: Nutrients

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Amoako Mary M Amoah-Agyei Felicity F Du Chen C Fenton Jenifer I JI Tucker Robin M RM

Prevalence of probable mental, neurological and substance use conditions and case detection at primary healthcare facilities across three districts in Ghana: findings from a cross-sectional health facility survey.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Ae-Ngibise Kenneth Ayuurebobi KA Sakyi Lionel L Adwan-Kamara Lyla L Lund Crick C Weobong Benedict B

Towards implementation of context-specific integrated district mental healthcare plans: A situation analysis of mental health services in five districts in Ghana.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Weobong Benedict B Ae-Ngibise Kenneth Ayuurebobi KA Sakyi Lionel L Lund Crick C

Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age.

Journal: Body image

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Swami Viren V Tran Ulrich S US Stieger Stefan S Aavik Toivo T Ranjbar Hamed Abdollahpour HA Adebayo Sulaiman Olanrewaju SO Afhami Reza R Ahmed Oli O Aimé Annie A Akel Marwan M

Association Between Depression and Anxiety Status With Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among US Adults: A Population-Level Study.

Journal: Cureus

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Patel Radhey R Akahara Prince C PC Musa Mohammed Raaid O MRO Okereke Obiamaka P OP Puri Chander C Abera Saare S Okoronkwo Obiaku U OU Iroro Joy J Dan-Eleberi Abigail O AO Okobi Okelue E OE

Synthesizing the links between secure housing tenure and health for more equitable cities.

Journal: Wellcome open research

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Baumgartner Jill J Rodriguez Judith J Berkhout Frans F Doyle Yvonne Y Ezzati Majid M Owuso George G Quayyum Zahidul Z Solomon Bethlehem B Winters Meghan M Adamkiewicz Gary G

'We are all working toward one goal. We want people to become well': A visual exploration of what promotes successful collaboration between community mental health workers and healers in Ghana.

Journal: Transcultural psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Kpobi Lily L Read Ursula M UM Selormey Roberta K RK Colucci Erminia E

Mental health and disability research in Ghana: a rapid review.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Mwangi Grace G Sakyi Lionel L Ae-Ngibise Kenneth Ayuurebobi KA Lund Crick C Weobong Benedict B

The Human Affectome.

Journal: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Schiller Daniela D Yu Alessandra N C ANC Alia-Klein Nelly N Becker Susanne S Cromwell Howard C HC Dolcos Florin F Eslinger Paul J PJ Frewen Paul P Kemp Andrew H AH Pace-Schott Edward F EF

The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2024: phenotypes around the world.

Journal: Nucleic acids research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Gargano Michael A MA Matentzoglu Nicolas N Coleman Ben B Addo-Lartey Eunice B EB Anagnostopoulos Anna V AV Anderton Joel J Avillach Paul P Bagley Anita M AM Bakštein Eduard E Balhoff James P JP

An exploratory qualitative study of the psychological effects of HIV diagnosis; the need for early involvement of mental health professionals to improve linkage to care.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Ninnoni Jerry Paul JP Nsatimba Frederick F Agyemang Sampson Opoku SO Commey Isaac Tetteh IT Bennin Lydia L Agyare Elizabeth E Gyimah Leveana L Senya Kafui K Baddoo Nyonuku Akosua NA Obiri-Yeboah Dorcas D

Epidemiological Trends and Factors Associated With Mortality Rate in Psychoactive Substance Use-Related Mental and Behavioral Disorders: A CDC-WONDER Database Analysis.

Journal: Cureus

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Okobi Okelue E OE Akueme Ngozi T NT Ugwu Amogechukwu O AO Ebong Imoh L IL Osagwu Nnena N Opiegbe Lilian L Folorunsho Ibrahim L IL Mbah Linda A LA Ude Gabriel I GI Khan Ambar A

A systematic review of work-related health problems of factory workers in the textile and fashion industry.

Journal: Journal of occupational health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Seidu Raphael Kanyire RK Ofori Emmanuel Abankwah EA Eghan Benjamin B Fobiri George Kwame GK Afriyie Alex Osei AO Acquaye Richard R

Identifying potential catalysts to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among adolescents living in Nigeria.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Tamambang Rita R Kusi-Mensah Kwabena K Bella-Awusah Tolulope T Ogunmola Olusegun O Afolayan Adeola A Toska Elona E Hertzog Lucas L Rudgard William W Evans Robin R Omigbodun Olayinka O

Globalization of psychology: Implications for the development of psychology in Ethiopia.

Journal: International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Swancott Rachel R Uppal Gobinderjit G Crossley Jon J

Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Journal: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  James Spencer L SL Lucchesi Lydia R LR Bisignano Catherine C Castle Chris D CD Dingels Zachary V ZV Fox Jack T JT Hamilton Erin B EB Liu Zichen Z McCracken Darrah D Nixon Molly R MR

Autism in Africa: prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and the impact of social and cultural factors on families and caregivers: a review.

Journal: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Aderinto Nicholas N Olatunji Deji D Idowu Oluwatobi O

"It is because of the love for the job that we are still here": Mental health and psychosocial support among health care workers affected by attacks in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon.

Journal: PLOS global public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Chandini Moustapha Aliyou MA Van den Bergh Rafael R Agbor Junior Agbor Ayuk AA Willliam Farnyu F Obi Agnes Mbiaya Mbeng AMM Ngeha Ngu Claudia NC Karimu Ismaila I Douba Emmanuel Christian Epee ECE Kim Hyo-Jeong HJ Tendongfor Nicholas N

SYNE1 ataxia is a common recessive ataxia with major non-cerebellar features: a large multi-centre study.

Journal: Brain : a journal of neurology

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Synofzik Matthis M Smets Katrien K Mallaret Martial M Di Bella Daniela D Gallenmüller Constanze C Baets Jonathan J Schulze Martin M Magri Stefania S Sarto Elisa E Mustafa Mona M

Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries.

Journal: Scientific reports

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Conroy-Beam Daniel D Buss David M DM Asao Kelly K Sorokowska Agnieszka A Sorokowski Piotr P Aavik Toivo T Akello Grace G Alhabahba Mohammad Madallh MM Alm Charlotte C Amjad Naumana N