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Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information among Female Adolescents in Selected Senior High Schools in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Ghana

Manortey, Stephen; Geh, Ellen Korlu (Applied Science and Innovative Research, 2018-10-25)

Background: Female adolescents are unduly disadvantaged regarding the risks of unintended pregnancies that are associated with poor outcomes which often results in infant or maternal death. This study sought to explore ...
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 ...
Analyzing the Contributions of Transdisciplinary Research to the Global Sustainability Agenda in African Cities

Thiam, Sokhna; Aziz, Fati; Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Amaka‑Otchere, Akosua Baah Kwarteng; Onyima, Blessing Nonye; Odume, Oghenekaro Nelson (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 2021-10-14)

It is almost 6 years since the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, and countries have less than 10 years to achieve the set targets. Unlike most of the world, sub-Saharan African countries have reported ...
Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Viral Suppression Among HIV-Infected Adolescents and Young Adults at a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

Biney, Isaac Justice Kobina; Kyei, Kofi Adesi; Ganu, Vincent Jessey; Kenu, Ernest; Puplampu, Peter; Manortey, Stephen; Lartey, Margaret (African Journal of AIDS Research, 2021-12-14)

With the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), many HIV-infected children are growing into adolescence and adulthood. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Fevers Unit of one of the teaching ...
Assessing the Uptake of Supervised Delivery in the Akuapem South District in the Eastern Region of Ghana

Manortey, Stephen; Buabeng, Appiagyei (Open Access Library Journal, 2020-03-10)

Introduction: In spite of the national target of achieving at least an 80% skilled delivery, skilled health providers attended to just 56.2% of deliveries in 2016 according to the Ghana Health Service annual report. The ...
Assessment of Clinical Outcome and Health Insurance Coverage among Patients with Breast Cancer

Kwabeng, Michael Addo; Kyei, Kofi Adesi; Manortey, Stephen; Vanderpuye, Verna; Kitson-Mills, Doris; Yarney, Joel; Talboys, Sharon (Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2020-10-29)

Breast cancer is a global health concern in terms of morbidity and mortality. Risksharing mechanisms such as health insurance provide resources and promote access to healthcare. The aim of the study was to assess the ...
An Assessment of Indoor Radon Level in a Suburb of Ghana

Kitson-Mills, Doris; Sovoe, Simon; Opoku-Ntim, Irene; Kyei, Kofi Adesi; Manortey, Stephen; Anim-Sampong, Samuel; Kwabeng, Michael Addo; Otoo, Francis; Baiden, Frank (Environmental Research Communications, 2019-06-19)

Radiation and radioactive isotopes form part of our natural environment. Elevated levels of these radioactive isotopes in the environment can pose a threat to our health. A greater proportion of the natural radiation is ...
Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Prostate Cancer Screening Among Men in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana

Laweh, Victoria Nartey; Manortey, Stephen (Cancer Research Journal, 2021-02-23)

Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men 40 years and above globally. Incidence and mortality rates are higher in African men as they grow older. Prostate cancer is amenable to early detection ...
Assessment of Patients’ Knowledge of Diabetic Eye Complications at Selected Health Facilities in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Manuh, George Oppong; Manortey, Stephen (Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research, 2021-02-07)

Introduction: Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in the middle- and low-income countries. The leading causes of blindness secondary to diabetes are diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and glaucoma. A cross‑ ...
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 ...
Awareness and Knowledge of Cervical Cancer among Female Senior High School Students in Lower Manya Krobo Municipal in Ghana

Manortey, Stephen; Agyemang, Daniel Opoku (Journal of Scientific Research & Reports, 2018-05-11)

Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the significant public health problems in the world, especially in Less developed countries. In Ghana, cervical cancer is the leading cause of gynecological cancers. This study was ...
Body, Soul and Spirit, an Adaptation of Two Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Among Adults in Churches in Lagos Nigeria: A Three-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Odukoya, Oluwakemi Ololade; Manortey, Stephen; Takemoto, Michelle; Alder, Steve; Okuyemi, Kolawole S. (Pilot and Feasibility Studies (Springer Nature), 2020-05-07)

Background: Physical inactivity and unhealthy eating are two leading behavioral risk factors contributing to preventable non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Evidence-based interventions (EBI) using community-engaged approaches ...
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 ...
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 ...
Co-Creation and Prototyping of an Intervention Focusing on Health Literacy in Management of Malaria at Community-Level in Ghana

Boateng, Millicent Ofori; Agyei-Baffour, Eter; Angel, Sanne; Asare, Ofeibea; Prempeh, Benjamin; Enemark, Ulrika (BMC Research Involvement and Engagement, 2021-08-05)

Introduction: Collaborating with end-users to develop interventions tailored to fit unique circumstances is proposed as a way to improve relevance and effectiveness of an intervention. This study used a local needs ...
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 Complex Challenge of Governing Food Systems: The Case of South African Food Policy

Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Drimie, Scott; Davids, Rashieda; Delport, Casey; Hawkes, Corinna; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Ngidi, Mjabuliseni; Slotow, Rob; Pereira, Laura M. (Springer Food Security, 2022-01-06)

International experience reveals that food policy development often occurs in silos and offers few tangible mechanisms to address the interlinked, systemic issues underpinning food and nutrition insecurity. This paper ...
Contraceptive Use among Adolescents: Evidence from a Suburb of Tema Metropolis in Ghana, 2018

Raleigh, Mamcy; Manortey, Stephen (Ghana Health Service (Weekly Epidemiological Report), 2020-08-23)

Background: The increasing sexual activities among adolescents today place them at greater risk of unintended pregnancies and STIs, including HIV/AIDS. Despite evidence suggesting increasing contraceptive usage amongst ...
Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in the Ashaiman Municipality of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana

Afakorzi, H. Stephen; Manortey, Stephen (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2021-12-12)

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all countries of the world and resulted in more than one million deaths worldwide and as of2nd May 2021, about 779 deaths were recorded in Ghana. With the economic disruption ...
Determinants of Male Involvement in Family Planning Services: A Case Study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Manortey, Stephen; Missah, Kenneth (Open Access Library Journal, 2020-01-19)

Background: Usage of family planning services in developing countries has been found to avert unintended pregnancies, and drastically reduce maternal and child mortality. Men as the main decision-makers in most of ...

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