A5058647032- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Urban Green Space and Health
University of Ghana
2008-2025
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2000
Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
1997
Summary The hypothesis of whether day length (photoperiod) is an important zeitgeber (time‐giver) for keeping the circadian rhythm entrained to a 24‐hour cycle was examined, as its association with sleep patterns and mood problems. Data were collected prospectively from site very large differences in daylight duration across seasons (Tromsø Norway, 69°39′N) small seasonal (Ghana Accra, 5°32′N). Two hundred subjects recruited both sites January. At follow‐up August, 180 150 Ghana Norway...
ABSTRACT Introduction Physical and emotional loss from amputation associated physical disability are with adverse psychological experiences. However, little research, within the Ghanaian context, has focused on impact of well‐being amputees their caregivers coping strategies they use to mitigate challenges experienced. Therefore, present study explored caregivers, employ manage distress caregiving. Methods The aim this was using a qualitative descriptive design. Twenty (20) participants...
The study explored the mediating role of resilience in relationship between spirituality and subjective well-being 107 Ghanaian biological parents raising children with special needs. Results from mediational analyses revealed that indirectly influenced life satisfaction, positive affect negative through resilience. Specifically, greater levels predicted resilience, which successively led to reduced affect. These findings emphasize necessity targeting parents’ help them deal burden providing...
While parenting a child with special needs is burdensome, some parents do overcome through protective resources. Social support has been widely linked to this unique ability the challenges of raising needs. In spite this, there still paucity research about influence sources perceived social on ability, known as resilience.This study examined three support-family, friends and significant other-on resilience Ghanaian children while adjusting for covariates (parental gender, marital status...
Summary Ageing in sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with a myriad of end‐organ complications, including cerebrovascular damage and cognitive impairment (CI). Although CI very common SCD, little known about functioning how it changes age. This study examines patterns 63 adults SCD 60 non‐SCD, age‐ education‐matched controls Ghana. Of those 34 completed the neuropsychological battery at baseline again seven years later. In cross‐sectional data, performed worse than all test domains ( p...
There is limited research on whether nutritional supplementation in the first 1000 d affects long-term child outcomes. We previously demonstrated that pre- and postnatal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) increased birth weight length at 18 mo of age Ghana. aimed to investigate effect SQ-LNS growth blood pressure 9–11 y. In International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS)-DYAD-Ghana trial, 1320 females ≤20 weeks gestation were randomly assigned receive daily: iron...
Dipo is a historical rites of passage among the Krobo in Eastern Region Ghana. The goal to assist pubertal girls transitioning into adulthood by shaping moral values and social responsibilities, learning home management skills, preventing risky sexual behavior. Differences psychological distress who had not participated were examined current study. sample included 145 adolescent females, 80 initiates and, 65 nonDipo initiates. Participants, 12 20 years age, recruited from junior senior high...
Sex differences in spatial ability among adults Western cultures are widely acknowledged, but few studies have assessed visual-spatial non-Western subjects with tests that show the largest sex differences, and little is known whether effect sizes for different categories same across cultures. This issue was addressed by using four visual (water level, surface development, PMA space, Vandenberg-Kuse) to collect data from university students Ghana (n = 197) Norway 220). Except Surface...
This paper examines whether previously suggested reasons for having children: economic, social and psychological values of child can be identified among a group sub-Sahara women, the extent to which spiritual value on basis African's belief in ancestors its influence their daily lives. Two groups Ghanaian mothers—270 women (mean age = 42.14 years) with adolescent-aged 264 mothers =31.41 young child—participated study. Exploratory factor analyses found mixed support existence child. Economic...
This study examined sex-related differences in visual-spatial performance from a cross-cultural perspective by comparing cross-sectional data on four tests (measuring three spatial ability categories) different age groups (9, 12, 16 and adults) Ghana Norway. Reliable sex favor of males were present all their effect size magnitudes practically constant over the two cultures. There significant test intercorrelations samples, suggesting that structures abilities may underlie task The results do...
ABSTRACT Nutrition and the home environment contribute to development of autonomic nervous system (ANS). However, no study has examined long‐term effects prenatal postnatal small‐quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplements (SQ‐LNS) on ANS regulation. We investigated effect early‐life SQ‐LNS regulation at 9–11 years. Participants were children born women who participated in a randomized controlled trial Ghana from 2009 2014. Women receive daily, pregnancy until delivery, either SQ‐LNS, multiple...
Attitude toward cheating drives academically dishonest behaviors particularly at higher education institutions. Personality, mastery and religiosity are common associates of attitude cheating; however, these relationships have received little research attention in Ghana. This study therefore explores the relationship between variables among undergraduate students A total 333 (M = 20.84; SD 4.68) were conveniently sampled to complete measures on Big Five Personality Inventory, Dimensions...
Provision of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) during early life improves growth and development. In the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements DYAD–Ghana trial, prenatal postnatal SQ-LNS reduced social–emotional difficulties at age 5 y, with greater effects among children in less-enriched home environments. We aimed to investigate effect on children's problems 9–11 y. 2009–2011, 1320 pregnant women ≤20 wk gestation were randomly assigned receive following...
Amputation is necessitated following an accident or a medical condition often to save patient's life. Despite the existence of procedure and rising number amputees in Ghanaian context, emotional experiences both their caregivers amputation has been largely ignored. This qualitative exploratory study explored amputation. Using semi-structured interview guide, ten (10) were interviewed. Findings revealed that experienced built up negative emotions amputaion. There slight disparities by...
This study investigated the causes of homelessness in Ghana and associated psychosocial distress. A sample 86 homeless participants listed perceived their completed measures distress, 97 non-homeless same Causes among included poverty (30.1%), migration (10.4%), unemployment (2.2%), parental demise neglect (0.5%), divorce (0.5%). Multivariate analysis revealed higher distress than non-homeless. Homeless females reported levels stress suicidality male counterparts. The demonstrates need for...
and poor mental health outcomes were consequences of food insecurity among women in this region.Conclusions: Food is prevalent SSA.Interventions region should aim to address the determinants improve security women, especially WRA.
The quality of childrearing practices is thought to play a crucial role in the development cognitive spatial skills. However, it becoming increasingly apparent that antecedents children's social and competence are more than provision stable home environment care. In this review, impact parent-child interactions on skills examined context psychosocial biological models. It argued early family experiences interaction effects should have no particular primacy determining but rather genotype...
We aimed to investigate the effect of pre- and post-natal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child social-emotional problems at age 9–10 years in context children's home environments. As previously found 5-year follow-up study same trial, we expected that SQ-LNS would reduce greater effects be among children from more disadvantaged The International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS) DYAD-Ghana trial was a randomized controlled conducted 2009–2014. 1320...