Department of Community Health: Recent submissions

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Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Ghanaian Language (Akan; Asante Twi) Version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire

Boateng, Millicent Ofori; Agyei-Baffour, Peter; Angel, Sanne; Enemark, Ulrika (BMC Health Services Research, 2020-11-23)

Background: Patients’ competencies and resources to manage their own health, which is termed health literacy, is a necessity for better health outcomes. Thus, it is relevant to have a comprehensive health literacy ...
The Effect of the Capitation Policy Withdrawal on Maternal Health Service Provision in Ashanti Region, Ghana: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Yambah, John Kanyiri; Mensah, Kofi Akohene; Kuunibe, Naasegnibe; Laar, Kindness; Atinga, Roger Ayimbillah; Boateng, Millicent Ofori; Opoku, Daniel; Quentin, Wilm (BMC Global Health Research and Policy, 2022-10-21)

Background: Payment methods are known to influence maternal care delivery in health systems. Ghana suspended a piloted capitation provider payment system after nearly five years of implementation. This study aimed to ...
Integrating Biomedical and Herbal Medicine in Ghana – Experiences from the Kumasi South Hospital: A Qualitative Study

Boateng, Millicent Ofori; Danso-Appiah, Anthony; Turkson, Bernard Kofi; Tersbøl, Britt Pinkowski (BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2016-07-07)

Background: Over the past decade there has been growing interest in the use of herbal medicine both in developed and developing countries. Given the high proportion of patients using herbal medicine in Ghana, some ...
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 ...
Interplay of Health Literacy, Healthcare Access and Health Behaviors with Oral Health Status among Older Persons

Amoah, Padmore Adusei; Boateng, Millicent Ofori; Koduah, Adwoa Owusuaa; Acheampong, Princess Ruhama (Frontiers in Public Health, 2022-12-08)

This study contributes to the ongoing debate on social determinants of oral health of older persons. Specifically, it examines the direct and indirect e􀀀ects of health literacy and access to healthcare on oral health ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Governance of Food and Nutrition Security in Eswatini: An Analysis of Government Policies and Reports

Phungwayo, Thobile; Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Koornhof, Liesbet (BMC Agriculture & Food Security, 2021)

Background: Governance of food and nutrition security is vital in achieving sustainable development goals. Yet, the role of governance in shaping and preventing malnutrition risk is complex and poorly understood. This ...
Leveraging the Potential of Wild Food for Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Local Food Systems: Learning from a Transformation Lab in the Western Cape Region

Pereira, Laura M.; Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Cramer, Carolyn; Drimie, Scott; Isaacs, Moenieba; Malgas, Rhoda; Phiri, Ethel; Tembo, Chimwemwe; Willis, Jenny (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 2022-08-10)

Food insecurity and diet-related diseases do not only have detrimental effects to human health, but are also underpinned by food systems that are environmentally unsustainable and culturally disconnected. Ensuring access ...
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 ...
Pathways, Contextual and Cross-Scale Dynamics of Science-Policy-Society Interactions in Transdisciplinary Research in African Cities

Odume, Oghenekaro N.; Amaka-Otchere, Akosua B.K.; Onyima, Blessing N.; Aziz, Fati; Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Thiam, Sokhna (Elsevier Ltd, 2021-09-10)

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are inherently complex. This paper contributes to the literature on co-production of knowledge at the interface of science, policy, and society in integrated, tr ...
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 ...
Exploring the Development of Change Agents for Sustainability: Outcomes of The Listen, Live and Learn Initiative at Stellenbosch University

Langa, Zamokuhle Vanessa; Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Koen, Nelene; Harper, Julia (Emerald Insight, 2022-10-07)

Purpose – Among the various pro-sustainability strategies that universities adopt, Stellenbosch University’s 2030 Agenda further challenges universities to provide sustainability education that enables students to become ...
“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, ...
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 ...
Narrative Explorations of the Role of the Informal Food Sector in Food Flows and Sustainable Transitions During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa; Alimohammadi, Shawn; Currie, Paul (Plos Sustainability and Transformation, 2022-12-07)

Globally, the informal food sector has been the recipient of exclusionary urban policies, despite its dominant role in urban life. This study examined the contributions of the informal food sector to food flows during ...
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 ...
Food Availability and Food Habits among Ghanaians: Tracking the Dietary Transition in Ghana

Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa (SAGE, 2021)

Background: Although extreme hunger has reduced significantly, people are eating nutrient-poor cheap foods that are unhealthy and environmentally unsustainable. Even though dietary practices are changing in Ghana, there ...

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