AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Poku

Publications (101)

Implementation Determinants of Problem-Solving Therapy Delivered by Near-Peer Lay Counselors for Youth Living with HIV in Botswana: Lay Counsellor Perspectives.

Journal: Global implementation research and applications

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ahmed Charisse V CV Van Pelt Amelia E AE Buttenheim Alison M AM Poku Ohemaa O Rice Bridgette M BM Lowenthal Elizabeth D ED Brooks Merrian J MJ

Preterm delivery in Ghana: challenges and implications for maternal mental health trajectories.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Kumador David Kwame DK Opoku-Mensah Alberta A Tackie-Ofosu Vivian V Mahama Sheriffa S Owusu-Bempah Justice J Osei Tutu Crossby C

Caregivers' Experience of Supporting Deaf Adults with Mental Health Disorders in Ghana.

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Mprah Wisdom Kwadwo WK Opoku Maxwell Peprah MP Gyimah Ebenezer Mensah EM Nur Shakila S Duorinaah Juventus J Frimpomaa Lilian L Efstratopoulou Maria M

Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence in pregnancy: a multicentre, binational study.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Ubom Akaninyene E AE Ohachenu Chidinma P CP Auwal Suraiya S SS Usman Safiyya F SF Opoku Akwasi B AB Ansing Caesar A CA Shehu Jamiu S JS Oriji Peter C PC Okpebri Komommo O KO Olutoye Ademola S AS

Services availability and readiness assessment of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in primary healthcare facilities: evidence from selected districts in Ghana.

Journal: Reproductive health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Amenah Michel Adurayi MA Novignon Jacob J Fenny Ama Pokuaa AP Agyepong Irene A IA Ensor Tim T

Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

Journal: Journal of epidemiology and community health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Adjei Nicholas Kofi NK Jonsson Kenisha Russell KR Opoku-Ware Jones J Yaya Sanni S Chen Yanhua Y Bennett Davara D McGovern Ruth R Munford Luke L Black Michelle M Taylor-Robinson David D

Exploring the synergy between emotional intelligence and self-esteem among university students in Ghana.

Journal: BMC psychology

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Miezah Daniel D Opoku Maxwell Peprah MP Fenu Christopher C Quainoo Raphael R Gyimah Ebenezer Mensah EM

The paternal influence on early childhood development in Africa: implications for child and adolescent mental health.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Osborne Augustus A Ahinkorah Bright Opoku BO

Perception and experience of HIV-induced stigma among people with HIV seeking healthcare in Ghana.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mohammed Aliyu A Cheabu Benjamin Spears Ngmekpele BSN Amoah-Larbi Jerry J Osei Francis Adjei FA Benyah Georgina G Asampong Robert R Odoom Samuel Frimpong SF Owusu Eugene Acheampong EA Amanor Ernest E Idan Jacob Solomon JS

Mental health services for the deaf: an exploratory study of the aetiology, sources of information, and access to mental health services among deaf persons in Ghana.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku Maxwell Peprah MP Mprah Wisdom Kwadwo WK Duorinaah Juventus J Gyimah Ebenezer Mensah EM Nketsia William W Adwan-Kamara Lyla L

Adolescent mental health services in West Africa: a comparative analysis of Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Niger.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Amenah Michel Adurayi MA Ibrahim Nassirou N Tapsoba Ludovic Deo Gracias LDG Novignon Jacob J Fenny Ama Pokuaa AP Agyepong Irene A IA da Silva Roxane Borges RB Ensor Tim T

Prevalence of schistosomiasis among school children at Esuekyir community in the Central Region of Ghana.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku-Kwabi Denzel D Sevor Belinda B Sarpong Emmanuel Adu EA Sam Pius Kwasi PK Frimpong Abigail Agyen AA Marfo Porschier Aninagyei PA Asare Michael M Nkrumah Emmanuella Akumeniwaa EA Badu Bernard Boakye BB Anning Alberta Serwah AS

Prevalence of schistosomiasis among school children at Esuekyir community in the Central Region of Ghana.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku-Kwabi Denzel D Sevor Belinda B Sarpong Emmanuel Adu EA Sam Pius Kwasi PK Frimpong Abigail Agyen AA Marfo Porschier Aninagyei PA Asare Michael M Nkrumah Emmanuella Akumeniwaa EA Badu Bernard Boakye BB Anning Alberta Serwah AS

Sex-related inequalities in current cigarette smoking among adolescents in Africa.

Journal: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy

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Authors & Co-authors:  Aboagye Richard Gyan RG Mohammed Aliu A Duodu Precious Adade PA Adnani Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah QES Seidu Abdul-Aziz AA Ahinkorah Bright Opoku BO

Psychological well-being and job performance of nurses and midwives amidst COVID-19 in Ghana; a multi-group analysis.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku Felix Kwame FK Owusu Nester Kumiwaa NK

Self-management interventions for gestational diabetes in Africa: a scoping review.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Druye Andrews Adjei AA Owusu Gifty G Yeboa Naomi Kyeremaa NK Boso Christian Makafui CM Berchie Gifty Osei GO Nabe Bernard B Abraham Susanna Aba SA Nsatimba Frederick F Agyare Dorcas Frempomaa DF Agyeiwaa Joyce J

Ownership and usage of insecticide-treated nets in Ghana: a scoping review of facilitators and barriers.

Journal: Malaria journal

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Doe Patience Fakornam PF Druye Andrews Adjei AA Azu Theodora Dedo TD Boso Christian Makafui CM Commey Isaac Tetteh IT Agyare Dorcas Frempomaa DF Agyeiwaa Joyce J Berchie Gifty Osei GO Opoku-Danso Rita R Owusu Gifty G

Interventions for adolescent mental, sexual and reproductive health in West Africa: A scoping review.

Journal: Public health in practice (Oxford, England)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyepong Irene A IA Agblevor Emelia E Odopey Selase S Addom Selasie S Enyimayew Afun Nana Efua NE Agyekum Mary Pomaa MP Asante Paapa Yaw PY Aye Grace Emmanuelle GE Darko Natasha N Diarra Aïssa A

Psychological distress of Ghanaian couples after unsuccessful treatment for infertility.

Journal: Ghana medical journal

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Arhin Stephen M SM Mensah Kwesi B KB Agbeno Evans K EK Yirdong Felix F Opoku-Agyeman Kwame K Ansah Charles C

Perceived Competence of Teachers in the Implementation of Trauma-informed Practices for Students with Disabilities in Classrooms in the United Arab Emirates.

Journal: Journal of child & adolescent trauma

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Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku Maxwell Peprah MP Elhoweris Hala H Moustafa Ashraf A Miezah Daniel D Shah Haseena H Oppong Angelina A

Barriers and outcomes of therapeutic communication between nurses and patients in Africa: a scoping review.

Journal: BMC nursing

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Abraham Susanna Aba SA Nsatimba Frederick F Agyare Dorcas Frempomaa DF Agyeiwaa Joyce J Opoku-Danso Rita R Ninnoni Jerry Paul JP Doe Patience Fakornam PF Kuffour Benjamin Osei BO Anumel Benjamin Kofi BK Berchie Gifty Osei GO

Developing and validating a scale to measure trauma-informed practices used by teachers in inclusive schools in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates.

Journal: Journal of child and adolescent mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku Maxwell Peprah MP Elhoweris Hala H Moustafa Ashraf A Miezah Daniel D Shah Haseena H Al Murshidi Ghadah G

Obesity, Disability and Self-Perceived Health Outcomes in Australian Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis Using 14 Annual Waves of the HILDA Cohort.

Journal: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR

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Authors & Co-authors:  Keramat Syed Afroz SA Alam Khorshed K Ahinkorah Bright Opoku BO Islam Md Sariful MS Islam Md Irteja MI Hossain Md Zobayer MZ Ahmed Sazia S Gow Jeff J Biddle Stuart J H SJH

Mental Health Problems Across the HIV Care Continuum for Adolescents Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Poku Ohemaa B OB West Nora S NS Eschliman Evan L EL Dangerfield Derek T DT Bass Judith J Kennedy Caitlin E CE Murray Sarah M SM

Somatic symptoms among prison inmates: contributions of emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness, and duration of stay in prison.

Journal: International journal of prisoner health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Ifeagwazi Chuka Mike CM Nwokpoku Emeka E EE Chukwuorji JohnBosco Chika JC Eze John E JE Abiama Emmanuel Ekpedoho EE

Sex differences in the experience of COVID-19 post-traumatic stress symptoms by adults in South Africa.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Nzimande Ntombifuthi P NP El Tantawi Maha M Zuñiga Roberto Ariel Abeldaño RAA Opoku-Sarkodie Richmond R Brown Brandon B Ezechi Oliver C OC Uzochukwu Benjamin S C BSC Ellakany Passent P Aly Nourhan M NM Nguyen Annie Lu AL

Previous help sought by patients presenting to mental health services in Kumasi, Ghana.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2004

Authors & Co-authors:  Appiah-Poku J J Laugharne R R Mensah E E Osei Y Y Burns T T

Attitudes toward psychiatry among final-year medical students in kumasi, ghana.

Journal: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Laugharne Richard R Appiah-Poku John J Laugharne Jon J Shankar Rohit R

The impact of blood glucose and cholesterol levels on the manifestation of psychiatric disorders.

Journal: Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Owiredu W K B A WK Appiah-Poku J J Adusei-Poku F F Amidu N N Osei Y Y

Stigma towards mental illness among medical students in Australia and Ghana.

Journal: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Lyons Zaza Z Laugharne Jonathan J Laugharne Richard R Appiah-Poku John J

The experience of caregivers of people living with serious mental disorders: a study from rural Ghana.

Journal: Global health action

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Ae-Ngibise Kenneth Ayuurebobi KA Doku Victor Christian Korley VC Asante Kwaku Poku KP Owusu-Agyei Seth S

Building Research Capacity Across and Within Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Collaborative Hubs for International Research on Mental Health.

Journal: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Pilowsky Daniel J DJ Rojas Graciela G Price LeShawndra N LN Appiah-Poku John J Razzaque Bushra B Sharma Mona M Schneider Marguerite M Seedat Soraya S Bonini Bárbara B BB Gureje Oye O

Improving Ghana's mental healthcare through task-shifting- psychiatrists and health policy directors perceptions about government's commitment and the role of community mental health workers.

Journal: Globalization and health

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyapong Vincent Israel Opoku VI Farren Conor C McAuliffe Eilish E

Perceived stress and quality of life of pharmacy students in University of Ghana.

Journal: BMC research notes

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku-Acheampong Adomah A Kretchy Irene A IA Acheampong Franklin F Afrane Barima A BA Ashong Sharon S Tamakloe Bernice B Nyarko Alexander K AK

"Making the Mentally Ill Count", lessons from a Health and Demographic Surveillance System for people with mental and neurological disorders in the Kintampo districts of Ghana.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ae-Ngibise Kenneth A KA Adiibokah Edward E Nettey Obed Ernest A OEA Nyame Solomon S Doku Victor Christian Korley VCK Asante Kwaku Poku KP Owusu-Agyei Seth S

Economic cost and quality of life of family caregivers of schizophrenic patients attending psychiatric hospitals in Ghana.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku-Boateng Yaw Nyarko YN Kretchy Irene A IA Aryeetey Genevieve Cecilia GC Dwomoh Duah D Decker Sybil S Agyemang Samuel Agyei SA Tozan Yesim Y Aikins Moses M Nonvignon Justice J

Psychotropic Effects of an Alcoholic Extract from the Leaves of (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae).

Journal: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Amoateng Patrick P Osei-Safo Dorcas D Kukuia Kennedy Kwami Edem KKE Adjei Samuel S Akure Obed Awintuma OA Agbemelo-Tsomafo Constance C Adu-Poku Shirley Nyarko SN Agyeman-Badu Kenneth Yaw KY

Experiences of frontline nursing staff on workplace safety and occupational health hazards in two psychiatric hospitals in Ghana.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Alhassan Robert Kaba RK Poku Kwabena Adu KA

"They Say I Should not Think About It:": A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experience of Infant Loss for Bereaved Mothers in Kumasi, Ghana.

Journal: Omega

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Meyer Anna C AC Opoku Constance C Gold Katherine J KJ

Brief interventions to address substance use among patients presenting to emergency departments in resource poor settings: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Journal: Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Dwommoh Rebecca R Sorsdahl Katherine K Myers Bronwyn B Asante Kwaku Poku KP Naledi Tracey T Stein Dan J DJ Cleary Susan S