A5063675848- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Sex work and related issues
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Global Health Care Issues
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Career Development and Diversity
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Higher Education and Employability
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Family Support in Illness
University of Ghana
2016-2025
Stellenbosch University
2021-2025
There is rapid motorisation in Ghana, leading to increases risky driving and road crashes. Understanding pathways through which traffic risk perception fatalism affects behaviour can help with effective safety education health promotion interventions among drivers Ghana. Yet, the are not well understood. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was conducted assess hypothesised model that attitudes towards would mediate association of behaviour. Licensed (N = 519) aged 18 73 years (M 27.98, SD...
Background Growing cross-sectional research shows that the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) is robust in predicting intentions to use condoms and condom behaviour. Yet, little known about TPB's utility explaining over time. Methods This study used a longitudinal design latent variable structural equation modelling test relationships postulated by TPB. School-going youths Ghana provided data on attitudes, subjective norms, perceived control, intentions, regarding at three time points, spaced...
Abstract Aim To assess how illness perceptions and social support influence antiretroviral medication adherence in a HIV patient population Ghana. Design This study used correlational research design with cross‐sectional data. Method A total of 235 people living at two general hospitals the Greater Accra Region Ghana provided data on perceptions, adherence. Hierarchical multiple regression test was to analyse Results Illness perceptions' facets timeline, personal control treatment were...
This study assessed the psychosocial factors associated with post-traumatic growth (PTG) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women breast cancer survivors. Women (N = 128) completed questionnaires on social support, religiosity, hope, optimism, benefit-finding, PTG HRQoL. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data. Results showed that perceived benefit finding were positively PTG. Religiosity The results suggest interventions aimed at increasing support can help...
Previous studies have noted the inadequacies within Ghana's mental health system. These highlighted challenges associated with caregiving before passage of current Mental Health Act (Act 846) 2012. Yet, there is paucity research on wellbeing caregivers in community-based care, following Act. This study investigated influence caregiver stress and affiliate stigma family wellbeing. Further, it assessed differences stress, stigma, between community institutional groups Eastern Region Ghana. Two...
Sexual risk behaviour among young people raises public health concerns in Ghana. This study aimed to determine the predictors of condom use heterosexual eastern region Ghana, using a theory – planned (TPB). Participants completed questionnaire battery assessing attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, intentions and behaviour. Structural equation modelling procedures were used analyse data. Attitudes towards control over significantly positively associated with intention...
This study explored occupational health and safety among fuel pump attendants at selected oil gas service stations in Accra, Ghana. Respondents completed a questionnaire battery on proactive personality, climate perceptions, compliance, participation. Regression models showed that perceptions personality each had significant positive main effects compliance Moreover, we found the relationship between participation was weaker when proactivity high than it low. The theoretical managerial...
Objectives: Injuries and mortality resulting from pedestrian road traffic crashes are a major public health problem in Ghana. This study investigated risk factors for transport-related injury among pedestrians rural Design: Case design using qualitative data. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with pedestrians. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the responses. Results: Findings showed that participants considered design, roadside trading, inconsiderate driving, behaviour, low...
Gender has a profound effect on the sexual risk preventive intentions and behaviour of young people. However, little is known about role gender condom use negotiation among adolescents in Ghana. This study explored differences school-going Participants ( n = 684) completed self-report measures based attitudes towards use, subjective norms regarding perceived behavioural control over to condoms, actual behaviour. Results revealed statistically significant by gender. Specifically, were more...
Abstract Previous studies have shown that social stigma adversely affects quality of life. However, little research has assessed the influence on subjective well‐being (SWB) persons with albinism (PWA) in Ghana, and role perceived support plays this relationship. This study investigated SWB PWA Ghana. Participants ( N = 105) completed a survey questionnaire stigma, support, SWB. Results from structural equation modelling showed significant negative association between Perceived partially...
The Proactive Personality Scale (PPS) is used widely to measure proactive personality. Previous research has evaluated the psychometric properties of 6-item PPS (hereafter called PPS-6) using classical test theory. There a need provide further validity evidence for PPS-6 modern This study Rasch analysis. A total 429 participants completed PPS-6. rating scale model (RSM) was analyse data. RSM showed that fitted well. demonstrated functioned as unidimensional with good internal consistency...
Abstract It is crucial to understand why people comply with measures contain viruses and their effects during pandemics. We provide evidence from 35 countries ( N total = 12,553) 6 continents the COVID-19 pandemic (between 2021 2022) obtained via cross-sectional surveys that social perception of key protagonists on two basic dimensions—warmth competence—plays a role in shaping pandemic-related behaviors. Firstly, when asked an open question format, heads state, physicians, protest movements...
There is little information on patients' medication adherence experiences at community-based clinics in Ghana. This study investigated to antiretroviral among people living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a clinic. PLHIV (
Behavioral intention is an important predictor of actual behavior. Yet, people often fail to act on their intentions. This study used panel data examine whether interacts with past behavior in determining future Young the Eastern Region Ghana (N = 956, 495 female, 461 male) completed a structured self-administered questionnaire, assessing intentions use condoms and condom at Time 1, 2. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that accounted for significant proportion variance In...
Abstract This Perspective discusses the use of fear appeals in promoting health behaviour. The discussion establishes that appeal-based public messages (i.e. emphasise consequences failing to engage a particular behaviour) have two components (1) perceived threat and (2) efficacy. A has subcomponents (a) high susceptibility (e.g. ‘I can contract COVID-19’) (b) severity ‘COVID-19 kill me’). In parallel fashion, efficacy response ‘Staying at home reduce my risk for self-efficacy stay home’)....
This study explored the psychological and physical well-being of 12 Ghanaian women diagnosed with breast cancer, aged between 22 69 years. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted participants to understand their lived experiences following diagnosis treatment. Reflexive thematic analysis was used analyse transcripts. Findings revealed that patients' relative cancer treatment are marked by (a) persistent pain, (b) concerns appearance, (c) a willingness lose for survival, (d) positive...