Browsing Department of Community Health by Author "Aikins, Ama de-Graft"

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Building Cardiovascular Disease Competence in an Urban Poor Ghanaian Community: A Social Psychology of Participation Approach

Aikins, Ama de-Graft; Kushitor, Mawuli; Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Sanuade, Olutobi; Asante, Paapa Yaw; Sakyi, Lionel; Agyei, Francis; Koram, Kwadwo; Ogedegbe, Gbenga (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2019-09-19)

This paper describes conceptual, methodological, and practical insights from a longitudinal social psychological project that aims to build cardiovascular disease (CVD) competence in a poor community in Accra, Ghana's ...
Community and Individual Sense of Trust and Psychological Distress among the Urban Poor in Accra, Ghana

Kushitor, Mawuli K.; Peterson, Maame B.; Asante, Paapa Yaw; Dodoo, Naa Dodua; Boatemaa, Sandra; Awuah, Raphael Baffour; Agyei, Francis; Sakyi, Lionel; Dodoo, F. Nii- Amoo; Aikins, Ama de-Graft (Plos One, 2018-09-27)

Background: Mental health disorders present significant health challenges in populations in sub Saharan Africa especially in deprived urban poor contexts. Some studies have suggested that in collectivistic societies ...
Food Beliefs and Practices in Urban Poor Communities in Accra: Implications for Health Interventions

Boatemaa, Sandra; Badasu, Delali Margaret; Aikins, Ama de-Graft (BMC Public Health, 2018)

Background: Poor communities in low and middle income countries are reported to experience a higher burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and nutrition-related NCDs. Interventions that build on lay perspectives ...

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