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Publications (22)

Water, food, and mental well-being: Associations between drinking water source, household water and food insecurity, and mental well-being of low-income pregnant women in urban Mozambique.

Journal: PLOS water

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Authors & Co-authors: O'Brien Lilly A LA Snyder Jedidiah S JS Garn Joshua V JV Kann Rebecca R Júnior Antonio A McGunegill Sandy S Muneme Bacelar B Manuel João Luís JL Nalá Rassul R Levy Karen K

Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

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

Long-term physical and mental health outcomes of Ebola Virus Disease survivors in Kenema District, Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional survey.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Bates Jenna N JN Kamara Abdulai A Bereteh Mohamed Sheku MS Barrera Denise D Moses Lina L Sheriff Allieu A Sesay Fudia F Yillah Mohamed S MS Grant Donald S DS Lamin Joseph J

Long-term physical and mental health outcomes of Ebola Virus Disease survivors in Kenema District, Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional survey.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Bates Jenna N JN Kamara Abdulai A Bereteh Mohamed Sheku MS Barrera Denise D Moses Lina L Sheriff Allieu A Sesay Fudia F Yillah Mohamed S MS Grant Donald S DS Lamin Joseph J

Prevalence and predictors of school truancy among adolescents in Sierra Leone: evidence from the 2017 Global School-based Health Survey.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Osborne Augustus A Labor Carol C Bangura Camilla C Kangbai Jia B JB

Prevalence and correlates of mental and neurodevelopmental symptoms and disorders among deaf children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Swanepoel Brandon B Swartz Leslie L Gericke Renate R Mall Sumaya S

Adolescent Coordinated Transition (ACT) to improve health outcomes among young people living with HIV in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Sam-Agudu Nadia A NA Pharr Jennifer R JR Bruno Tamara T Cross Chad L CL Cornelius Llewellyn J LJ Okonkwo Prosper P Oyeledun Bolanle B Khamofu Hadiza H Olutola Ayodotun A Erekaha Salome S

Assessment of mental distress among prison inmates in Ghana's correctional system: a cross-sectional study using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors: Ibrahim Abdallah A Esena Reuben K RK Aikins Moses M O'Keefe Anne Marie AM McKay Mary M MM

Maternal health care initiatives: Causes of morbidities and mortalities in two rural districts of Upper West Region, Ghana.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Sumankuuro Joshua J Crockett Judith J Wang Shaoyu S

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

Design of a parallel cluster-randomized trial assessing the impact of a demand-side sanitation and hygiene intervention on sustained behavior change and mental well-being in rural and peri-urban Amhara, Ethiopia: Andilaye study protocol.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors: Delea Maryann G MG Snyder Jedidiah S JS Belew Mulusew M Caruso Bethany A BA Garn Joshua V JV Sclar Gloria D GD Woreta Mulat M Zewudie Kassahun K Gebremariam Abebe A Freeman Matthew C MC

The impact of a demand-side sanitation and hygiene promotion intervention on sustained behavior change and health in Amhara, Ethiopia: A cluster-randomized trial.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Freeman Matthew C MC Delea Maryann G MG Snyder Jedidiah S JS Garn Joshua V JV Belew Mulusew M Caruso Bethany A BA Clasen Thomas F TF Sclar Gloria D GD Tesfaye Yihenew Y Woreta Mulat M

The D-score: a metric for interpreting the early development of infants and toddlers across global settings.

Journal: BMJ global health

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Authors & Co-authors: Weber Ann M AM Rubio-Codina Marta M Walker Susan P SP van Buuren Stef S Eekhout Iris I Grantham-McGregor Sally M SM Araujo Maria Caridad MC Chang Susan M SM Fernald Lia Ch LC Hamadani Jena Derakhshani JD

Healthcare providers on the frontlines: a qualitative investigation of the social and emotional impact of delivering health services during Sierra Leone's Ebola epidemic.

Journal: Health policy and planning

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: McMahon Ho Brown Miller Ansumana Kennedy

Strengthening mental health services in Sierra Leone: perspectives from within the health system.

Journal: Health policy and planning

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Fitts Gegbe Aber Kaitibi Yokie

Measuring stigma associated with hepatitis B virus infection in Sierra Leone: Validation of an abridged Berger HIV stigma scale.

Journal: Journal of viral hepatitis

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Yendewa Sellu Kpaka James Yendewa Cummings Babawo Massaquoi Ghazawi Ocama

Perceived and Enacted HIV-Related Stigma in Eastern and Southern Sierra Leone: A Psychometric Study of an HIV Stigma Scale.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors: Yendewa Kpaka Sellu Yendewa Massaquoi Cummings Ghazzawi Barrie Dubé Lakoh

Bullying victimization among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-Based Health Survey.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors: Osborne James Bangura Tom Williams Kangbai Lebbie

Ventromedial prefrontal cortex activation and neurofeedback modulation during episodic future thinking for individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Journal: Behaviour research and therapy

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Authors & Co-authors: Aupperle Kuplicki Tsuchiyagaito Akeman Sturycz-Taylor DeVille Lasswell Misaki Berg McDermott

Cultural adaptation and validation of a measure of prejudice against men who have sex with men among healthcare providers in western Kenya.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Shangani Genberg Harrison Pellowski Wachira Naanyu Operario

Sexual Prejudice and Comfort to Provide Services to Men Who Have Sex with Men Among HIV Healthcare Workers in Western Kenya: Role of Interpersonal Contact.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Shangani Genberg Harrison Pellowski Wachira Naanyu Operario

Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Journal: JAMA oncology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Kocarnik Compton Dean Fu Gaw Harvey Henrikson Lu Pennini