A5021312232- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Sex work and related issues
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Community Health and Development
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2018-2025
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2018-2025
University of Cape Coast
2022-2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2024
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association
2023
University of Ghana
2016-2022
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
2017-2019
CDC Foundation
2019
RTI International
2019
Epidemic Intelligence Service
2018
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in approximately 7,900,000 aggregated reported cases and 216,000 deaths the United States.*Among COVID-19-associated to national case surveillance during February 12-May 18, persons aged ≥65 years members of racial ethnic minority groups were disproportionately represented (1).This report describes demographic geographic trends National Vital Statistics System † (NVSS) May 1-August 31, 2020, by 50 states District Columbia.During this period, 114,411...
CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state local health departments, public clinical partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of lung injury associated with use electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, products. In late August, CDC released recommendations for care providers regarding e-cigarette, product (EVALI) based on limited data from first reported cases (1,2). This report summarizes national surveillance describing features more recently interim these U.S. caring...
Most coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths occur among adults, not children, and attention has focused on mitigating COVID-19 burden adults. However, a tragic consequence of adult is that high numbers children might lose their parents caregivers to COVID-19-associated deaths.
The purpose of this study is to characterize violence-related disparities experienced by young blacks in the U.S. Reducing violence blacks, particularly youth, who are at substantially higher risk, essential improving health U.S.Data from four independent data sets for youth and adults were analyzed examine rates homicide, assault, injury a physical fight, bullying victimization, missing school because safety concerns non-Hispanic whites aged 10-34 years between 2010 2015. Disparities...
Abstract Deaths of parents and grandparent caregivers threaten child well-being owing to losses care, financial support, safety family stability, but are relatively unrecognized as a public health crisis. Here we used cause-specific vital statistics death registrations in modeling approach estimate the full magnitude orphanhood incidence prevalence among US children aged 0–17 years between 2000 2021 by cause, age, race ethnicity, sex deceased parent state, also accounted for caregiver loss...
CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, state local health departments, other public clinical stakeholders are investigating a national outbreak of electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) (1). As October 22, 2019, 49 states, District Columbia (DC), U.S. Virgin Islands have reported 1,604 cases EVALI to including 34 (2.1%) EVALI-associated deaths in 24 states. Based on data collected as 15, this report updates patient characteristics substances...
CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state local health departments, public clinical stakeholders are investigating a nationwide outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) (1). As November 13, 2019, 49 states, District Columbia, two U.S. territories (Puerto Rico Virgin Islands) have reported 2,172 EVALI cases to including 42 (1.9%) EVALI-associated deaths. To inform surveillance, during 2019-20 influenza season, case report information supplied by...
Studies have shown links between educational outcomes such as letter grades, test scores, or other measures of academic achievement, and health-related behaviors (1-4). However, reported in a 2013 systematic review, many these studies used samples that are not nationally representative, quite few now at least 2 decades old (1). To update the relevant data, CDC analyzed results from 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), biennial, cross-sectional, school-based survey measuring among...
This study uses structural equation modelling to test a model that posits commuting stress would have direct and indirect effects (through burnout) on employee job satisfaction turnover intention. Based sample (N = 336) of employees from diverse occupations in Ghana, the results partly supported authors’ hypothesized model. Commuting was positively related burnout intention but had no relationship with satisfaction. In addition, indirectly via burnout. These were found be invariant for men...
Juggling work and family responsibilities remains an important concern for both employees organizations. This study aimed at examining demands as predictors of work-family conflict the relationship between burnout among registered nurses in Ghana.The adopted a cross-sectional survey design.Data were collected from sample 134 selected five public hospitals Accra through convenience sampling. Participants responded to structured questionnaires that assessed, others, experiences...
Understanding changes in the incidence rates and lethality of suicidal acts may explain increasing suicide rates.To examine trends from 2006 to 2015 among persons aged 10 74 years.This cross-sectional study was conducted May 2, 2018, January 30, 2019. Medically treated nonfatal attempts were identified Nationwide Inpatient Sample Emergency Department databases. Suicides mortality files National Vital Statistics System.The rate calculated by dividing number total US population. Lethality...
Long-standing systemic social, economic, and environmental inequities in the United States have put many communities of color (racial ethnic minority groups) at increased risk for exposure to infection with SARS-CoV-2, virus that causes COVID-19, as well more severe COVID-19-related outcomes (1-3). Because race ethnicity are missing a proportion reported COVID-19 cases, counties substantial information often excluded from analyses disparities (4). Thus, complement these case-based analyses,...
ABSTRACT: Sexual violence continues to be a major public health problem affecting millions of adults and children in the United States. Medical consequences sexual assault include sexually transmitted infections; mental conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder; risk unintended pregnancy reproductive-aged survivors assault. Obstetrician–gynecologists other women’s care providers play key role evaluation management should screen routinely for history When is identified, individuals...
Objective This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between spirituality and subjective well-being (positive affect, negative life satisfaction), whether this is mediated by optimism meaning in life.Method Participants were 235 older adults (≥60 years) conveniently sampled from Ghanaian communities. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test direct indirect relationships. Sobel also specific mediating effects of life.Results Spirituality positively related with...
Suicide is a growing public health problem in the United States, claiming approximately 47,000 lives 2017 (1). However, deaths from suicide represent only small part of larger because each year millions persons experience suicidal ideation and engage nonsuicidal self-directed violence, both risk factors for (2). Emergency departments (EDs) are an important setting monitoring these events near real time (3-5). From 2001 to 2016, ED visit rates nonfatal self-harm increased 42% among aged ≥10...
Abstract Background Challenges such as stigma and loneliness may increase vulnerability to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection negatively affect the quality of life people living with HIV (PLHIV) despite massive investment in access antiretroviral therapy. This study aims determine level explore coping resources employed by PLHIV a resource-constrained setting. Methods was sequential mixed methods conducted at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) Ghana between May December 2021. A...
To provide exploratory and descriptive evidence on the prevalence estimate some demographic correlates of suicidal behaviour among nursing midwifery college students in Ghana.We used a cross-sectional survey design.An anonymous involving randomly selected sample 305 was conducted March-May 2017. The Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised to assess (i.e., ideation, planning, threat attempt) risk.The lifetime suicide ideations (15.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.11-0.20), plans (6.6%; CI...
The World Health Organisation's efforts to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030 with a target of 70% screening coverage using high-performance test demand that women increase participation in screening. Factors impact uptake must therefore be identified and bottlenecks addressed, especially lower- middle-income countries where incidence remains high. This study investigated Muslim women, in, intention engage self-efficacy about screening.An analytical cross-sectional was conducted among aged 18...
Eswatini has made substantial progress responding to its HIV epidemic and reducing violence against children. However, adolescent girls young women with disabilities might be at increased risk for experiencing infection, compared those without disabilities. Data from the 2022 Violence Against Children Youth Survey were analyzed compare infection violence-related measures by functional disability status (e.g., difficulties in performing activities such as seeing, walking, or communicating)...
Our study applied the INSPIRE Framework – WHO’s 2016 technical package of evidence-based interventions for addressing violence against children to identify accelerators youth in Namibia. Accelerators are protective factors that contribute toward achieving multiple SDG targets. Using nationally representative data from 2019 Namibia Violence Against Children & Youth Survey (n = 5167), three hypothesised (food security, parental support, and gender-equitable attitudes) were investigated...