A5033310203- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Malaria Research and Control
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Sex work and related issues
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Disaster Response and Management
University of Ghana
2016-2025
KU Leuven
2025
Institut Agro Montpellier
2024
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
2024
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2024
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
2024
Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier
2024
Université de Montpellier
2024
Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciences
2024
University of Health and Allied Sciences
2022
Human spatial behavior has been the focus of hundreds previous research studies. However, conclusions and generalizability studies on interpersonal distance preferences were limited by some important methodological sampling issues. The objective present study was to compare preferred distances across world overcome problems observed in We an extensive analysis over a large data set ( N = 8,943 participants from 42 countries). attempted relate social, personal, intimate each country...
Food systems that support healthy diets in sustainable, resilient, just, and equitable ways can engender progress eradicating poverty malnutrition; protecting human rights; restoring natural resources. system activities have contributed to great gains for humanity but also led significant challenges, including hunger, poor diet quality, inequity, threats nature. While it is recognized food are central multiple global commitments goals, the Sustainable Development Goals, current trajectories...
Despite the clinically proven advantages of intermittent preventive treatment malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), utilisation has been low many African countries. To increase uptake and achieve desired effect, World Health Organization revised policy to a monthly administration. Assessing coverage impact on neonatal outcomes is, therefore, necessity. A 2-parallel cross-sectional hospital-based study was carried out among pregnant women attending first antenatal...
Abstract This Analysis presents a recently developed food system indicator framework and holistic monitoring architecture to track transformation towards global development, health sustainability goals. Five themes are considered: (1) diets, nutrition health; (2) environment, natural resources production; (3) livelihoods, poverty equity; (4) governance; (5) resilience. Each theme is divided into three five domains, indicators were selected reflect each domain through consultative process. In...
In Ghana, periodic national surveys report the practice of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in general population to be over 50 %. However, little is known about EBF among professional working mothers, particularly its duration after maternity leave. Female workers are entitled 12 weeks (84 days) leave with full pay and this can extended by two additional case a caesarean or abnormal delivery. This study assessed prevalence EBF, as well factors associated mothers one ten regional capitals...
DATA REPORT article Front. Psychol., 21 July 2017Sec. Personality and Social Psychology Volume 8 - 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01199
To investigate the perceived effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown measures on food availability, accessibility, dietary practices and strategies used by participants to cope with these measures.
The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the global crisis of stress and burnout among healthcare workers. But few studies have empirically examined factors driving these outcomes in Africa. Our study associations between perceived preparedness to respond worker identified potential mediating workers Ghana.Healthcare Ghana completed a cross-sectional self-administered online survey from April May 2020; 414 409 questions, respectively. Perceived preparedness, stress, were measured using validated...
Nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs) are a global health problem, increasingly recognised as driven by unhealthy food environments. Yet little is known about government action to implement environment-relevant policies, particularly in low-and lower-middle income countries. This study assessed action, implementation gaps, and priorities improve the environment Ghana. Using Healthy Food-Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI), panel comprising independent experts (n = 19) rated...
We identified factors in the physical food environment that influence dietary behaviours among low-income dwellers three African cities (Nairobi, Accra, Ho). used Photovoice with 142 males/females (≥13 years). In neighbourhood environment, poor hygiene, environmental sanitation, contamination and adulteration were key concerns. Economic access was perceived as a major barrier to accessing nutritionally safe healthy foods. Home gardening supplemented household nutritional needs, particularly...
Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies and pregnant women have often been targeted. We qualitatively assessed food during pregnancy, its motivating factors, enforcement mechanisms in the Upper Manya Krobo district of Ghana.This was an exploratory cross sectional study using qualitative focus group discussions (FGDs). Sixteen FGDs were conducted. Participants purposively selected maximum variation sampling technique. Tape recorded transcribed verbatim analyzed Malterudian...
Objective: Theories about how couples help each other to cope with stress, such as the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping, suggest that cultural context in which live influences their coping behavior affects relationship satisfaction. In contrast theoretical assumptions, a recent meta-analysis provides evidence neither culture, nor gender, association between and satisfaction, at least based on samples living North America West Europe. Thus, it is an open questions whether...
Abstract Background Hypertension, itself a cardiovascular condition, is significant risk factor for other diseases. Hypertension recognized as major public health challenge in Ghana. Beginning 2014, collaborative team launched the community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) one district The ComHIP project, public-private partnership, tests model that engages private sector and utilizes information communication technology (ICT) to control hypertension. This paper, focuses on...
Malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) is a major public health problem in Ghana –affecting growth development of individuals the nation. Stunting overweight are particular interest, as recent national surveys show rising trend overnutrition stubbornly high burden stunting among Ghanaian children. There currently no data on simultaneous occurrence within Ghana. This paper presents burden, individual-level, contextual determinants with concurrent study analyzed set fourth round...
Growing urbanisation in Africa is accompanied by rapid changes food environments, with potential shifts towards unhealthy food/beverage consumption, including socio-economically disadvantaged populations. This study investigated how and beverages are embedded everyday life deprived areas of two African countries, to identify levers for context relevant policy. Deprived neighbourhoods (Ghana: 2 cities, Kenya: 1 city) were (total = 459 female/male, adolescents/adults aged ≥13 y). A qualitative...
Timely and enduring access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) by HIV-infected individuals has been shown substantially reduce HIV transmission risk, HIV-related morbidity mortality. However, there is evidence that in addition limited supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs) linkage ART many low-income countries, HIV+ persons often encounter barriers accessing ART-related services even contexts where these are freely available. In Ghana, research exists regarding the already linked face. This paper...
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) in increasing hypertension control. Setting Lower Manya Krobo, Eastern Region, Ghana. Participants All adult hypertensive community members, except pregnant women, were eligible for inclusion study. We enrolled 1339 participants, 69% whom female. A total 552 had a 6-month visit, and 338 12-month visit. Interventions report on package interventions where community-based cardiovascular disease...
Summary Introduction Rapid shifts in dietary patterns, marked by increased consumption of ultra‐processed foods (UPFs), are increasingly impacting the health and wellbeing infants toddlers low‐ middle‐income countries. Methods Utilizing data from Demographic Health Surveys, other national surveys, NCD‐RisC Euromonitor sales data, we examine changes stunting overweight/obesity prevalence alongside latest on UPF trends. Results The among children mothers is increasing rapidly while rates...