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Publications (41,443)

Mental health in hypertension: assessing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress on anti-hypertensive medication adherence.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Kretchy Irene A IA Owusu-Daaku Frances T FT Danquah Samuel A SA

Determinants of unintended pregnancies in rural Ghana.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Eliason Sebastian S Baiden Frank F Yankey Barbara A BA Awusabo-Asare Kofi K

Does disability matter? Disability in sexual and reproductive health policies and research in Ghana.

Journal: International quarterly of community health education

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Mprah Wisdom Kwadwo WK Anafi Patricia P Sekyere Frank Owusu FO

Chronic conditions and sleep problems among adults aged 50 years or over in nine countries: a multi-country study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Koyanagi Ai A Garin Noe N Olaya Beatriz B Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL Chatterji Somnath S Leonardi Matilde M Koskinen Seppo S Tobiasz-Adamczyk Beata B Haro Josep Maria JM

Determinants of the components of arterial pressure among older adults--the role of anthropometric and clinical factors: a multi-continent study.

Journal: Atherosclerosis

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Tyrovolas Stefanos S Koyanagi Ai A Garin Noe N Olaya Beatriz B Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL Miret Marta M Chatterji Somnath S Tobiasz-Adamczyk Beata B Koskinen Seppo S Leonardi Matilde M

Association of antenatal depression with adverse consequences for the mother and newborn in rural Ghana: findings from the DON population-based cohort study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Weobong Benedict B ten Asbroek Augustinus H A AH Soremekun Seyi S Manu Alexander A AA Owusu-Agyei Seth S Prince Martin M Kirkwood Betty R BR

Attempted suicide in Ghana: motivation, stigma, and coping.

Journal: Death studies

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Osafo Joseph J Akotia Charity Sylvia CS Andoh-Arthur Johnny J Quarshie Emmanuel Nii-Boye EN

Correlates of psychological functioning of homeless youth in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Oppong Asante Kwaku K Meyer-Weitz Anna A Petersen Inge I

Diabetes mellitus and its association with central obesity and disability among older adults: a global perspective.

Journal: Experimental gerontology

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Tyrovolas Stefanos S Koyanagi Ai A Garin Noe N Olaya Beatriz B Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL Miret Marta M Chatterji Somnath S Tobiasz-Adamczyk Beata B Koskinen Seppo S Leonardi Matilde M

How community physical, structural, and social stressors relate to mental health in the urban slums of Accra, Ghana.

Journal: Health & place

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Greif Meredith J MJ Nii-Amoo Dodoo F F

What can qualitative studies reveal about recruitment into psychiatry?

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:  Leung Kelvin K Awani Tuoyo T Chima Chidi C Udo Itoro I

The association between obesity and severe disability among adults aged 50 or over in nine high-income, middle-income and low-income countries: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Koyanagi Ai A Moneta Maria Victoria MV Garin Noe N Olaya Beatriz B Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL Chatterji Somnath S Leonardi Matilde M Sainio Päivi P Galas Aleksander A Haro Josep Maria JM

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

Exploring Ghanaian adolescents' meaning of health and wellbeing: a psychosocial perspective.

Journal: International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Glozah Franklin N FN

The association between obesity and back pain in nine countries: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Koyanagi Ai A Stickley Andrew A Garin Noe N Miret Marta M Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL Leonardi Matilde M Koskinen Seppo S Galas Aleksander A Haro Josep Maria JM

Community engagement strategies for genomic studies in Africa: a review of the literature.

Journal: BMC medical ethics

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tindana Paulina P de Vries Jantina J Campbell Megan M Littler Katherine K Seeley Janet J Marshall Patricia P Troyer Jennifer J Ogundipe Morisola M Alibu Vincent Pius VP Yakubu Aminu A

Depression and its correlates in South Africa and Ghana among people aged 50 and above: Findings from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health.

Journal: Journal of psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Thapa Suraj Bahadur SB Martinez Priscilla P Clausen Thomas T

Cross-National Analysis of Beliefs and Attitude Toward Mental Illness Among Medical Professionals From Five Countries.

Journal: The Psychiatric quarterly

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Stefanovics Elina E He Hongbo H Ofori-Atta Angela A Cavalcanti Maria Tavares MT Rocha Neto Helio H Makanjuola Victor V Ighodaro Adesuwa A Leddy Meaghan M Rosenheck Robert R

The relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health in Ghanaian adolescents.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Asare Mavis M Danquah Samuel A SA

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) among Ghanaian adolescents.

Journal: Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Glozah Franklin N FN Pevalin David J DJ

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

The role of muscle mass and body fat on disability among older adults: A cross-national analysis.

Journal: Experimental gerontology

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tyrovolas Stefanos S Koyanagi Ai A Olaya Beatriz B Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL Miret Marta M Chatterji Somnath S Tobiasz-Adamczyk Beata B Koskinen Seppo S Leonardi Matilde M Haro Josep Maria JM

Caregiver profiles and determinants of caregiving burden in Ghana.

Journal: Public health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Sanuade O A OA Boatemaa S S

Factors influencing the career choice and retention of community mental health workers in Ghana.

Journal: Human resources for health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyapong Vincent I O VI Osei Akwasi A Farren Conor K CK McAuliffe Eilish E

The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) reveal?

Journal: BMC medicine

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Arokiasamy Perianayagam P Uttamacharya Uttamacharya U Jain Kshipra K Biritwum Richard Berko RB Yawson Alfred Edwin AE Wu Fan F Guo Yanfei Y Maximova Tamara T Espinoza Betty Manrique BM Rodríguez Aarón Salinas AS

Task shifting of mental health care services in Ghana: ease of referral, perception and concerns of stakeholders about quality of care.

Journal: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyapong Vincent I O VI Osei Akwasi A Farren Conor K CK Mcauliffe Eilish E

Association between probable postnatal depression and increased infant mortality and morbidity: findings from the DON population-based cohort study in rural Ghana.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Weobong Benedict B ten Asbroek Augustinus H A AH Soremekun Seyi S Gram Lu L Amenga-Etego Seeba S Danso Samuel S Owusu-Agyei Seth S Prince Martin M Kirkwood Betty R BR

Mental Health-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Ghana: Experience of Patients and Their Caregivers.

Journal: Ghana medical journal

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tawiah P E PE Adongo P B PB Aikins M M

Neuroscience-related research in Ghana: a systematic evaluation of direction and capacity.

Journal: Metabolic brain disease

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Quansah Emmanuel E Karikari Thomas K TK

First Application of Ketogenic Diet on a Child With Intractable Epilepsy in Ghana.

Journal: Child neurology open

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Cao Dezhi D Badoe Eben E Zhu Yanwei Y Zhao Xia X Hu Yan Y Liao Jianxiang J

Sharing in the life of the person with disability: A Ghanaian perspective.

Journal: African journal of disability

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Owusu-Ansah Frances E FE

Global Multimorbidity Patterns: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based, Multi-Country Study.

Journal: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Garin Noe N Koyanagi Ai A Chatterji Somnath S Tyrovolas Stefanos S Olaya Beatriz B Leonardi Matilde M Lara Elvira E Koskinen Seppo S Tobiasz-Adamczyk Beata B Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL

Task shifting--Ghana's community mental health workers' experiences and perceptions of their roles and scope of practice.

Journal: Global health action

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyapong Vincent I O VI Osei Akwasi A Farren Conor K CK McAuliffe Eilish E

Aggression in mental health settings: a case study in Ghana.

Journal: Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Jack Helen H Canavan Maureen M Bradley Elizabeth E Ofori-Atta Angela A

Tackling malnutrition: a systematic review of 15-year research evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance systems.

Journal: Global health action

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Arthur Samuelina S SS Nyide Bongiwe B Soura Abdramane Bassiahi AB Kahn Kathleen K Weston Mark M Sankoh Osman O

Childbearing and Economic Work: The Health Balance of Women in Accra, Ghana.

Journal: Maternal and child health journal

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Waterhouse Philippa P Hill Allan G AG Hinde Andrew A

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among patients of a Ghanaian psychiatry hospital.

Journal: BMC research notes

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Duedu Kwabena O KO Karikari Yaw A YA Attah Simon K SK Ayeh-Kumi Patrick F PF

Sexual and physical violence victimization among senior high school students in Ghana: Risk and protective factors.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Ohene Sally-Ann SA Johnson Kiana K Atunah-Jay Sarah S Owusu Andrew A Borowsky Iris Wagman IW

Task shifting-perception of stake holders about adequacy of training and supervision for community mental health workers in Ghana.

Journal: Health policy and planning

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyapong Vincent I O VI Osei Akwasi A Mcloughlin Declan M DM McAuliffe Eilish E

Untreated Active Tuberculosis in Pregnancy with Intraocular Dissemination: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Journal: Case reports in pulmonology

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Rezai Shadi S LoBue Stephen S Adams Daniel D Oladipo Yewande Y Posso Ramses R Mapp Tiffany T Santiago Crystal C Jain Manisha M Marino William D WD Henderson Cassandra E CE