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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science

Publications (131)

Urinary iodine concentration and thyroid volume of pregnant women attending antenatal care in two selected hospitals in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Gyamfi Daniel D Wiafe Yaw Amo YA Danquah Kwabena Owusu KO Adankwah Ernest E Amissah Gertrude Akua GA Odame Angela A

Knowledge of mental health legislation in Ghana: a case of the use of certificate of urgency in mental health care.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

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Authors & Co-authors: Anokye Reindolf R Acheampong Enoch E Gyamfi Naomi N Budu-Ainooson Amy A Kyei Ernest Appiah EA

Evaluating the Impact of an Innovative Public Speaking Competition to Promote Psychiatry as a Career Option for Ghanaian Medical Students.

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

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Agyapong Vincent I O VIO Hrabok Marianne M Agyapong-Opoku Gerald G Khinda Harsimran H Owusu-Antwi Ruth R Osei Akwasi A Ohene Sammy S Ulzen Thaddeus T Gilligan Paul P

Social support networks and psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling older Ghanaian cohorts.

Journal: International psychogeriatrics

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Authors & Co-authors: Gyasi Razak M RM Phillips David R DR Abass Kabila K

The predictors of treatment pathways to mental health services among consumers in Ghana.

Journal: Perspectives in psychiatric care

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Nartey Anna Korley AK Badu Eric E Agyei-Baffour Peter P Gyamfi Naomi N Opoku Maxwell Preprah MP O'Brien Anthony Paul AP Mitchell Rebecca R

Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Mental and Neurological Disorders in Ghana.

Journal: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

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Authors & Co-authors: Amoateng Patrick P Quansah Emmanuel E Karikari Thomas K TK Asase Alex A Osei-Safo Dorcas D Kukuia Kennedy Kwami Edem KKE Amponsah Isaac Kingsley IK Nyarko Alexander K AK

The burden of caregiving among mental health nurses providing services to consumers with depression in Ghana.

Journal: Perspectives in psychiatric care

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Deborah Tetteh Dela TD Anthony Edusei Kwaku EK Badu Eric E Amy Budu-Ainooson BA Gyamfi Naomi N Josephine Adusei-Nkrumah AN Opoku Maxwell Preprah MP

Quality of life among patients with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease in Ghana - a single centre study.

Journal: BMC nephrology

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Tannor Elliot K EK Norman Betty R BR Adusei Kwame K KK Sarfo Fred S FS Davids Mogamat R MR Bedu-Addo George G

How can engagement of adolescents in antenatal care be enhanced? Learning from the perspectives of young mothers in Ghana and Tanzania.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Hackett Kristy K Lenters Lindsey L Vandermorris Ashley A LaFleur Curtis C Newton Sam S Ndeki Sidney S Zlotkin Stanley S

Psychiatry as a specialization: influential factors and gender differences among medical students in a low- to middle-income country.

Journal: Irish journal of psychological medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Agyapong V I O VIO Owusu-Antwi R R Ritchie A A Agyapong-Opoku G G Khinda H H Hrabok M M Ohene S S Ulzen T T Osei A A

The status of Ghanaian community health workers' supervision and service delivery: descriptive analyses from the 2017 Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 survey.

Journal: Gates open research

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Authors & Co-authors: Schwarz Dan D Kim June-Ho JH Ratcliffe Hannah H Bell Griffith G Awoonor-Williams John Koku JK Nimako Belinda B Otupiri Easmon E Lipsitz Stuart S Hirschhorn Lisa L Bitton Asaf A

Women's experiences of midwifery care immediately before and after caesarean section deliveries at a public Hospital in the Western Region of Ghana.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Afaya Agani A Dzomeku Veronica Millicent VM Baku Elizabeth A EA Afaya Richard Adongo RA Ofori Mavis M Agyeibi Samuel S Boateng Frederick F Gamor Rosemond Ohwui RO Gyasi-Kwofie Elsie E Mwini Nyaledzigbor Prudence P PP

Mental health challenges in academia: comparison between students of the various educational levels in Ghana.

Journal: Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England)

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Ahorsu Daniel Kwasi DK Adjaottor Emma Sethina ES Yeboah Florence Aninniwaa FA Opoku Yaw Y

Towards patient-centred care in Ghana: health system responsiveness, self-rated health and experiential quality in a nationally representative survey.

Journal: BMJ open quality

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Ratcliffe Hannah L HL Bell Griffith G Awoonor-Williams Koku K Bitton Asaf A Kim June-Ho JH Lipstiz Stuart S Macarayan Erlyn E Ofosu Anthony A Otupiri Easmon E Schwarz Dan D

Recovery services and expectation of consumers and mental health professionals in community-based residential facilities of Ghana.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Gyamfi Naomi N Badu Eric E Mprah Wisdom Kwadwo WK Mensah Isaac I

"With tramadol, I ride like a Jaguar": a qualitative study of motivations for non-medical purpose tramadol use among commercial vehicle operators in Kumasi, Ghana.

Journal: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Peprah Prince P Agyemang-Duah Williams W Appiah-Brempong Emmanuel E Akwasi Adjei Gyimah AG Morgan Anthony Kwame AK

Healthcare Concerns of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Lessons for Health Policy and Social Work.

Journal: Journal of gerontological social work

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Arthur-Holmes Francis F Akaadom Michael Kwesi Asare MKA Agyemang-Duah Williams W Abrefa Busia Kwaku K Peprah Prince P

Short-Term Changes in Behaviors Resulting from COVID-19-Related Social Isolation and Their Influences on Mental Health in Ghana.

Journal: Community mental health journal

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Asiamah Nestor N Opuni Frank Frimpong FF Mends-Brew Edwin E Mensah Samuel Worlanyo SW Mensah Henry Kofi HK Quansah Fidelis F

Pre-Stroke Depression in Ghana and Nigeria: Prevalence, Predictors and Association With Poststroke Depression.

Journal: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Ojagbemi Akin A Akinyemi Joshua J Wahab Kolawole K Owolabi Lukman L Arulogun Oyedunni O Akpalu Josephine J Akpalu Albert A Ogbole Godwin G Akinsanya Cynthia C Wasiu Adeniyi A

Correlates of child functional difficulties status in Ghana: A further analysis of the 2017/18 multiple indicator cluster survey.

Journal: Heliyon

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Authors & Co-authors: Dey Nutifafa Eugene Yaw NEY Dziwornu Emmanuel E Frimpong-Manso Kwabena K Duah Henry Ofori HO Agbadi Pascal P

Tracheostomy trends in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the United States: 2008-2017.

Journal: Pediatric pulmonology

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Donda Keyur K Agyemang Christfelly O CO Adjetey Naa A NA Agyekum Afua A Princewill Nimitariye N Ayensu Marian M Bray Leonita L Yagnik Priyank J PJ Bhatt Parth P Dapaah-Siakwan Fredrick F

Understanding Stalking Among University Students in Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Journal: Journal of interpersonal violence

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Zagurny Emily S F ESF Compton Sarah D SD Dzomeku Veronica V Cannon Lindsay M LM Omolo Tanya T Munro-Kramer Michelle L ML

Lifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes management among migrants and ethnic minorities living in industrialized countries: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

Journal: BMJ open diabetes research & care

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Rawal Lal L Sahle Berhe W BW Smith Ben J BJ Kanda Kie K Owusu-Addo Ebenezer E Renzaho Andre M N AMN

Vision loss, vision difficulty and psychological distress in South Africa: results from SANHANES-1.

Journal: BMC psychology

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Akuffo Kwadwo Owusu KO Sewpaul Ronel R Darrah Samson S Dukhi Natisha N Kumah David Ben DB Agyei-Manu Eldad E Addo Emmanuel Kofi EK Asare Akosua Kesewah AK Osei Duah Isaiah I Reddy Priscilla P

Suicide among university students: prevalence, risks and protective factors.

Journal: Health psychology and behavioral medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Owusu-Ansah Frances Emily FE Addae Akua Afriyie AA Peasah Bernice Ofosuhene BO Oppong Asante Kwaku K Osafo Joseph J

Where Do We Go After Surviving the Virus? Cross-Country Documentary Analysis of the Social Consequences Faced by COVID-19 Survivors.

Journal: Community health equity research & policy

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Owusu Alfred F S AFS Abdullah Alhassan A Pinto Godfred H GH Bentum Hajara H Moo Janet Tein Ni JTN Ayim Mary M Mbamba Crispin R CR Cudjoe Ebenezer E

The psychological distress and mental health disorders from COVID-19 stigmatization in Ghana.

Journal: Social sciences & humanities open

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Authors & Co-authors: Adom Dickson D Mensah Jephthar Adu JA Osei Mavis M

Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana.

Journal: Infectious diseases of poverty

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Amoako Yaw Ampem YA Ackam Nancy N Omuojine John-Paul JP Oppong Michael Ntiamoah MN Owusu-Ansah Abena Gyawu AG Boateng Harriet H Abass Mohammed Kabiru MK Amofa George G Ofori Elizabeth E Okyere Portia Boakye PB

Exploring the reasons for novice nurse educators' transition from practice to academia in Ghana.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Laari Timothy Tienbia TT Apiribu Felix F Amooba Philemon Adoliwine PA Mensah Adwoa Bemah Boamah ABB Gazari Timothy T Kuunibe Joseph Kuufaakang JK Atanuriba Gideon Awenabisa GA Akor Moses Haruna MH

Strategies Adopted by Novice Nurse Educators to Facilitate Their Transition From Practice to Academia: A Qualitative Study in Ghana.

Journal: SAGE open nursing

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Authors & Co-authors: Laari Timothy Tienbia TT Apiribu Felix F Gazari Timothy T Akor Moses Haruna MH Mensah Adwoa Bemah Boamah ABB Atanuriba Gideon Awenabisa GA Kuunibe Joseph Kuufaakang JK Amooba Philemon Adoliwine PA

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

Journal: Journal of affective disorders reports

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

The WHO QualityRights initiative: building partnerships among psychiatrists, people with lived experience and other key stakeholders to improve the quality of mental healthcare.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

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Authors & Co-authors: Moro Maria Francesca MF Pathare Soumitra S Zinkler Martin M Osei Akwasi A Puras Dainius D Paccial Rodelen C RC Carta Mauro Giovanni MG

Characterization of West African Crystalline Macular Dystrophy in the Ghanaian Population.

Journal: Ophthalmology. Retina

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Amoaku Winfried M WM Sampalli Amrit A Silvestri Vittorio V Cushley Laura N LN Akafo Stephen S Amissah-Arthur Kwesi N KN Lartey Seth S Hageman Courtney N CN Hubbard William C WC Pappas Chris M CM

COVID-19 Pandemic and International Students' Mental Health in China: Age, Gender, Chronic Health Condition and Having Infected Relative as Risk Factors.

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Antwi Collins Opoku CO Belle Michelle Allyshia MA Ntim Seth Yeboah SY Wu Yuanchun Y Affum-Osei Emmanuel E Aboagye Michael Osei MO Ren Jun J

"There is no joy in the family anymore": a mixed-methods study on the experience and impact of maternal mortality on families in Ghana.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Lawrence Emma R ER Appiah-Kubi Adu A Lawrence Hannah R HR Lui Maxine Y MY Owusu-Antwi Ruth R Konney Thomas T Moyer Cheryl A CA

Suicidal behaviours (ideation, plan and attempt) among school-going adolescents: A study of prevalence, predisposing, and protective factors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Journal: Dialogues in health

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Authors & Co-authors: Sarfo Jacob Owusu JO Obeng Paul P Debrah Timothy Pritchard TP Gbordzoe Newton Isaac NI Fosu Alexander Kwadwo AK

The Mediating Role of Selfitis in the Associations between Self-Esteem, Problematic Social Media Use, Problematic Smartphone Use, Body-Self Appearance, and Psychological Distress among Young Ghanaian Adults.

Journal: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

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Authors & Co-authors: Oppong Derek D Adjaottor Emma Sethina ES Addo Frimpong-Manso FM Nyaledzigbor Worlali W Ofori-Amanfo Amma Serwaa AS Chen Hsin-Pao HP Ahorsu Daniel Kwasi DK

The Impact of Mental Health Predictors of Internet Addiction among Pre-Service Teachers in Ghana.

Journal: Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

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Authors & Co-authors: Essel Harry Barton HB Vlachopoulos Dimitrios D Nyadu-Addo Ralph R Tachie-Menson Akosua A Baah Paa Kwame PK Owusu-Antwi Charles C

Child maltreatment mediates the relationship between HIV/AIDS family dysfunction trajectories and psychosocial problems among adolescents.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Doku Paul Narh PN Ananga Mark Kwame MK Jehu-Appiah Noranolda N Akohene Kofi Mensah KM Debrah Timothy Pritchard TP Nsatimba Frederick F

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