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African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya

Publications (34)

Factors shaping the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Ghana.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Gyamerah Akua O AO Odiase Osamuedeme J OJ Habib Helen H HH Achana Fabian F Canizares Andy A Getahun Monica M Aborigo Raymond R Ouner Jerry John JJ Malechi Hawa H Koku Awoonor-Williams John J

Psychiatric comorbidity and in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized for physical conditions in Germany.

Journal: Journal of psychiatric research

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Kostev Karel K Landré Benjamin B Yon Dong Keon DK Haro Josep Maria JM Gyasi Razak M RM Hajek André A Jacob Louis L

Validation of the Global Scales of Early Development (GSED) tool in rural Western Kenya.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Jeong Joshua J McCann Juliet K JK Onyango Silas S Ochieng Michael M

Examining the associations between social support and postpartum depression symptoms among adolescent mothers in Nairobi, Kenya.

Journal: Reproductive health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Gebrekristos Luwam T LT Ajayi Anthony Idowu AI Groves Allison K AK Kabiru Caroline W CW

Association between maternal mental health and early childhood development, nutrition, and common childhood illnesses in Khwisero subcounty, Kenya.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Abajobir Amanuel A Maina Daniel D Wambui Elizabeth E Sidze Estelle M EM

Creative Aging: Unraveling the Psychosocial Benefits of Art Among Germany's Oldest Old. Findings From the Nationally Representative Study "Old Age in Germany (D80+)".

Journal: International journal of geriatric psychiatry

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Hajek André A Gyasi Razak M RM Peltzer Karl K König Hans-Helmut HH Pengpid Supa S

Multimorbidity clusters and their contribution to well-being among the oldest old: Results based on a nationally representative sample in Germany.

Journal: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

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Authors & Co-authors: Hajek André A Gyasi Razak M RM Kostev Karel K Soysal Pinar P Veronese Nicola N Smith Lee L Jacob Louis L Oh Hans H Pengpid Supa S Peltzer Karl K

Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents and Young Women During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study Among Girls and Women in Kenya.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Muluve Eva E Karp Celia C Osuka Daniel D Nanjekho Ruth R Mwanga Daniel D Moreau Caroline C Austrian Karen K

Gendered socio-economic and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults living in selected informal settlements in Kenya: an intersectional analysis.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Mwanga Daniel M DM Odero Henry Owoko HO Kadengye Damazo T DT Odunga Sally Atieno SA Muluve Eva E Mugotitsa Bylhah B Wafubwa Ruth Nanjekho RN Austrian Karen K Kiwuwa-Muyingo Sylvia S

The impact of intimate partner violence on adverse birth outcomes in 20 sub-Saharan African countries: propensity score matching analysis.

Journal: Frontiers in global women's health

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Authors & Co-authors: Asnake Angwach Abrham AA Seifu Beminate Lemma BL Gebrehana Alemayehu Kasu AK Gebeyehu Asaye Alamneh AA Gebrekidan Amanuel Yosef AY Lombebo Afework Alemu AA Abajobir Amanuel Alemu AA

"My father insisted that I have the baby but not in his house": Adolescent pregnancy, social exclusion and (dis)empowerment of girls in an urban informal settlement in Kenya.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Machoka Beryl Nyatuga BN Kabiru Caroline W CW Ajayi Anthony Idowu AI

A parenting program delivered through existing community-based peer groups to improve early child development in Homabay and Busia Counties, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Journal: BMC pediatrics

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Jeong Joshua J McCann Juliet K JK Onyango Silas S Ochieng Michael M

A parenting program delivered through existing community-based peer groups to improve early child development in Homabay and Busia Counties, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Journal: BMC pediatrics

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Jeong Joshua J McCann Juliet K JK Onyango Silas S Ochieng Michael M

Interventions for improving the health and socioeconomic well-being of young parents in Africa: a systematic review protocol.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Odunga Sally Atieno SA Machoka Beryl B Jesang Glorious G Mugo Grace Kathure GK Munyasa Winnan Lucia WL Mukabana Sheila S Maina Beatrice W BW Ajayi Anthony Idowu AI Kabiru Caroline W CW

Efficacy and safety of zoledronic acid in the treatment of osteoporosis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Journal: Heliyon

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Authors & Co-authors: Sun Jianfeng J Rahmati Masoud M Xie Wenqing W Yang Guang G Ji Bingzhou B Yon Dong Keon DK Lee Seung Won SW Gyasi Razak M RM López Sánchez Guillermo F GF Soysal Pinar P

Pet ownership and psychosocial outcomes among the oldest old in Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic. Findings based on the nationally representative "Old Age in Germany (D80+)".

Journal: International journal of geriatric psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Hajek André A Peltzer Karl K Veronese Nicola N König Hans-Helmut HH Gyasi Razak M RM

Prevalence and factors associated with probable depression among the oldest old during the Covid-19 pandemic: evidence from the large, nationally representative 'Old Age in Germany (D80+)' study.

Journal: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society

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Authors & Co-authors: Hajek André A König Hans-Helmut HH Sutin Angelina R AR Terracciano Antonio A Luchetti Martina M Stephan Yannick Y Gyasi Razak M RM

Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study.

Journal: Lancet (London, England)

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Authors & Co-authors: Erskine Holly E HE Maravilla Joemer C JC Wado Yohannes Dibaba YD Wahdi Amirah Ellyza AE Loi Vu Manh VM Fine Shoshanna L SL Li Mengmeng M Ramaiya Astha A Wekesah Frederick Murunga FM Odunga Sally Atieno SA

Risk of Psychological Distress Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Experiencing Spousal Loss in Ghana.

Journal: The Gerontologist

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Gyasi Phillips

Depressive symptoms as predictors of sexual experiences among very young adolescent girls in slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya.

Journal: International journal of adolescence and youth

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Authors & Co-authors: Maina Orindi Osindo Ziraba

Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan: results of pre-COVID and COVID-19 lockdown stakeholder engagements.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Ahmed Ajisola Azeem Bakibinga Chen Choudhury Fayehun Griffiths Harris Kibe

Stigma and COVID-19 crisis: A wake-up call.

Journal: The International journal of health planning and management

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Peprah Gyasi

Gender-based violence and its association with mental health among Somali women in a Kenyan refugee camp: a latent class analysis.

Journal: Journal of epidemiology and community health

Publication Year:

Authors & Co-authors: Hossain Pearson McAlpine Bacchus Spangaro Muthuri Muuo Franchi Hess Bangha

Associations between water, sanitation, and depression among older people in Ghana: empirical evidence from WHO-SAGE Wave 2 survey.

Journal: Aging & mental health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Simiyu Bagayoko Gyasi

Measuring the Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Study Protocol for the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Erskine Blondell Enright Shadid Wado Wekesah Wahdi Wilopo Vu Dao

The effect of training and supervision on primary health care workers' competence to deliver maternal depression inclusive health education in Ibadan, Nigeria: a quasi-experimental study.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Adefolarin Gershim Sola Oye

Food insecurity and geriatric functional limitations: Observational analysis from the AgeHeaPsyWel-HeaSeeB Survey.

Journal: Experimental gerontology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Gyasi Abass Frempong Obodai Asamoah Obeng Awuviry-Newton

Characterization of Healthy Housing in Africa: Method, Profiles, and Determinants.

Journal: Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Iddi Muindi Gitau Mberu

Flood exposure and psychological distress among Ghanaian adults in flood-prone settings.

Journal: The Science of the total environment

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Abass Gyasi Katey Frempong Garsonu

Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018.

Journal: BMC medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Haeuser Serfes Cork Yang Abbastabar Abhilash Adabi Adebayo Adekanmbi Adeyinka

COVID-19 and mental health in 8 low- and middle-income countries: A prospective cohort study.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Aksunger Vernot Littman Voors Meriggi Abajobir Beber Dai Egger Islam

New-onset type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents as postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Journal: Journal of medical virology

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Rahmati Yon Lee Udeh McEVoy Kim Gyasi Oh López Sánchez Jacob

Effectiveness of integrated chronic care models for cardiometabolic multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Otieno Agyemang Wao Wambiya Ng'oda Mwanga Oguta Kibe Asiki

Lived experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in Africa: A scoping review.

Journal: Reproductive health

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Ajayi Athero Muga Kabiru