Browsing Department of Community Health by Author "Kushitor, Mawuli K."

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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 ...
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 ...
Institutional Mortality Rate and Cause of Death at Health Facilities in Ghana Between 2014 and 2018

Owusu, Adobea Yaa; Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Ofosu, Anthony Adofo; Kushitor, Mawuli K.; Ayi, Atsu; Awoonor-Williams, John Koku (Plos One, 2021-09-08)

Background: The epidemiological transition, touted as occurring in Ghana, requires research that tracks the changing patterns of diseases in order to capture the trend and improve healthcare delivery. This study examines ...
Non-Communicable Disease Comorbidities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Sanuade, O.A.; Baatiema, L .; Kushitor, Mawuli K.; Afrifa-Anane, E.K.; Awuah, R.B. (SAMJ Research, 2021-02)

Background. The prevalence of chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) comorbidity in low- to middle-income countries is increasing, yet evidence on the pattern, prevalence, awareness and treatment of NCD comorbidity is ...
The Prevalence and Correlates of the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Women in Ghana

Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Owusu, Lily; Kushitor, Mawuli K. (Plos One, 2020-12-28)

Anaemia and underweight or overweight/obesity are major public health problems driving maternal and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries. While the burden of these conditions is recognised, the evidence ...
“Working with Little:” Access to Market Infrastructure and Its Effect on Food Handling and Food Safety among Vegetable Traders in an African City

Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Badu, Mercy; Kushitor, Mawuli K.; Currie, Paul (Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022-11-07)

Despite the crucial role played by informalmarkets in food distribution globally, the sector is ignored and marginalized. This study examined vegetable traders, the trading infrastructure available to them in the market, ...

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