Browsing Department of Community Health by Author "Boatemaa, Sandra"

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Addressing Food and Nutrition Security in South Africa: A Review of Policy Responses since 2002

Boatemaa, Sandra; Drimie, Scott; Pereira, Laura (African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2018-09)

Since 2002, a range of South African policies have attempted to address the disproportionate burden of food and nutrition insecurity on the population. Yet malnutrition among the poor has worsened. This study reviewed ...
Awakening from the Listeriosis Crisis: Food Safety Challenges, Practices and Governance in the Food Retail Sector in South Africa

Boatemaa, Sandra; Barney, McKenna; Drimie, Scott; Harperc, Julia; Korstend, Lise (Food Control (Elsevier Ltd), 2019-05-12)

Background: The recent listeriosis outbreak in South Africa brought food safety concerns to the fore in terms of both policy and practice. These concerns encompass both health and nutrition aspects, as well as the ...
Caregiver Profiles and Determinants of Caregiving Burden in Ghana

Sanuade, O.A.; Boatemaa, Sandra (Elsevier Ltd, 2015-06-25)

Objectives: Due to the growing elderly population, the high cost of care in Ghana and low coverage of the National Health Insurance Scheme, demands for family caregiving have become more imperative in Ghana than ever ...
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 ...
The Double Burden of Disease and the Challenge of Health Access: Evidence from Access, Bottlenecks, Cost and Equity facility survey in Ghana

Kushitor, Mawuli K.; Boatemaa, Sandra (Plos One, 2018-03-23)

Despite the double burden of infectious and chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa, health care expenditure disproportionately favours infectious diseases. In this paper, we examine quantitatively the extent of this ...
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 ...
Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control in Ghanaian Population: Evidence from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle; Boatemaa, Sandra; Kushitor, Mawuli K. (Plos One, 2018-11-07)

Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in Ghana. This study examines the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among Ghanaian aged 15–49 years. This ...
Livestock Ownership Is Associated with Higher Odds of Anaemia among Preschool‐Aged Children, but not Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana

Jones, Andrew D.; Colecraft, Esi K.; Awuah, Raphael B.; Boatemaa, Sandra; Lambrecht, Nathalie J.; Adjorlolo, Leonard Kofi; Wilson, Mark L. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018-02-07)

Livestock ownership may influence anaemia through complex and possibly contradictory mechanisms. In this study, we aimed to determine the association of household livestock ownership with anaemia among women aged 15–49 ...
Migrant Youth’s Emerging Dietary Patterns in Haiti: The Role of Peer Social Engagement

Heckert, Jessica; Boatemaa, Sandra; Altman, Claire E (Public Health Nutrition, 2014-07-28)

Objective: The present study examines whether rural-to-urban migrant youth consume a greater diversity of high-sugar beverages and fried snacks (HSBFS) compared with their peers who remain in rural areas. It also tests ...
Obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Agyemang, Charles; Boatemaa, Sandra; Frempong, Grace Agyemang; de-Graft Aikins, Ama (Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015, 2015)

This chapter outlines the epidemiology of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa, their determinants, and the relationship with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes. The review shows that overweight and ...
Profiles of HIV-Affected Households in Ghana

Laar, Amos; Fiaveh, Daniel; Laar, Matilda; Boatemaa, Sandra; Abugri, James; El-Adas, Angela; Amenyah, Richard; Atuahene, Kyeremeh; Adjei, Andrew Anthony; Quakyi, Isabella (Scientific Research, 2014-08)

Background: To contribute to a fuller appreciation of Ghana’s HIV epidemic, this paper presents various profiles of the Ghanaian HIV-affected household. To comprehensively tackle the HIV epidemic in Ghana, the profiles ...

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