Godfred O Boateng
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 123292 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Godfred O Boateng |
| NOMBRES | Godfred |
| APELLIDO | O Boateng |
| FIRMA | BOATENG G O |
| AFILIACIONES | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5898-6966 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 326 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Effect of housing insecurity on dermatological conditions among PLHIV in Kenya
Housing and Water Insecurity as Structural Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence
Housing insecurity and psychosocial outcomes among women living with HIV in Kenya
This study examined the relationship between housing insecurity and psychosocial outcomes, specifically depression and anxiety, among Women Living with HIV (WLHIV) in rural Kenya. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 997 WLHIV in Kisumu West and Seme sub-counties. Depression was measured using the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, while anxiety was assessed with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7). Housing insecurity was evaluated…
Shelter to Survival
Housing insecurity is a growing public health concern linked to adverse health outcomes and lifelong vulnerability. Although housing is a well-established social determinant of health, this review employs a life-course framework to explain how housing insecurity contributes to the accumulation of health inequities and chronic disparities across the different stages of human development. A rapid review was conducted across PubMed, Google Scholar, …
“I am a Black man in Canada! I wish I could say differently!”
Introduction: Recent studies point to differences in mental health outcomes among Black youth living in Canada, influenced by structural experiences of anti-Black racism. The influence of policing and encounters with the criminal justice and child welfare systems in Canada on Black youth mental health outcomes remains understudied, exacerbated by the minimal collection of race-based health data in the country. Methods: Based on an intersectional …
Exploring the consequences of housing insecurity on HIV treatment outcomes
Housing insecurity (HI) is inextricably linked to poor health outcomes. Evidence suggests people living with HIV are more likely to experience poor psychological, physical, and nutritional health challenges. However, how housing insecurity might impact treatment outcomes among people living with HIV is under-explored. We examined the consequences of HI on treatment outcomes among people living with HIV in rural Kenya. Between July and August 2023…
Knowledge and practice of solid healthcare waste management among waste handlers in hospitals in Southern Ghana
For effective healthcare waste management, which heavily relies on waste handlers, it is essential to improve personal protective equipment, vaccinations, colour-coded containers, and a supply of disinfectants/soap to prevent infections. Hospital administrators must receive training on the importance of these logistics to streamline the work of waste handlers and promote public health
Securing a just and healthy future for all
Governance efforts to address environmental degradation and consequent impacts on human health and wellbeing have had limited effectiveness to date. A unified planetary health approach that is holistic and integrates stewardship and alternative ways of knowing, being and doing may provide more successful governance pathways. Accordingly, we developed a research agenda intended to pursue transformational pathways that progress planetary health and…
Effect of compositional and contextual factors on the perceived importance of environmental change and livelihood sectors in three Caribbean countries
Perceived changes in the quality of terrestrial, coastal, marine environment and natural resources in coastal communities in the Caribbean
Economies and livelihoods in the Caribbean strongly depend on the terrestrial and marine natural resource base. There are critical gaps in quantitative data and the contextual and compositional factors affecting perceptions of changes in ecosystems and natural resources. This paper used interview data from 441 households in Belize, Dominican Republic, and Suriname to explore the contextual and compositional determinants of perceptions of change i…
The Influence of Racial/Ethnic and Gender Concordance on Care Among Non-Pregnant Women of Childbearing Age with Diabetes Mellitus
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experience and Diabetes Self-Management Among Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age With Diabetes in the United States
A multilevel, multidimensional scale for measuring housing insecurity in slums and informal settlements
Housing insecurity is a pervasive challenge in the cities and urban areas of low-and middle-income countries, particularly in the informal settlements where a disproportionately high number of urban residents live. Despite this persistent challenge and its impact on health and well-being, there are scarce comprehensive, standardized, and validated instruments for measuring housing insecurity in these regions. Therefore, our objectives were to dev…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Rating, Diabetes Self-efficacy, and Diabetes Management Among Non-pregnant Women of Childbearing Age
Pathways linking social support, self-efficacy, and exclusive breastfeeding among women in northern Uganda
Despite improvements in infant feeding practices over the past two decades, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is below global targets. Social support can create an enabling environment for recommended infant feeding practices such as EBF, but the types of social support most important for sustained EBF and their potential mechanisms of action have not been thoroughly characterized. We therefore aimed to assess the relationship betwe…
A Scoping Review of Social Support Research among Refugees in Resettlement
This study reviewed social support research with refugees in resettlement by assessing the scope of scholarship and examining methodological approaches, definitions, theoretical frameworks, domains, and sources of support. The scoping review followed a systematic approach that retained 41 articles for analysis. The findings indicate that refugee resettlement studies seldom conceptualizes social support as a central focus, defines the concept, dra…
The syndemic effects of food insecurity, water insecurity, and HIV on depressive symptomatology among Kenyan women
Measuring Hypertension Progression With Transition Probabilities
This paper assessed the transition probabilities between the stages of hypertension severity and the length of time an individual might spend at a particular disease state using the new American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension blood pressure guidelines. Data for this study were drawn from the Ghana WHO SAGE longitudinal study, with an analytical sample of 1884 across two waves. Using a multistate Markov model, we est…
Household Energy Insecurity and Covid-19 Have Independent and Synergistic Health Effects on Vulnerable Populations
Household energy insecurity (HEINS) is detrimental to the health of the poor and most vulnerable in resource-poor settings. However, this effect amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the uneven implementation of restrictions can create a synergistic burden of diseases and health risks for the most vulnerable in low- and middle-income countries, exacerbating the health equity gap. Based on existing literature, this paper develops three key arguments: (…
Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity in Rural Zimbabwe
Background : With millions of people experiencing malnutrition and inadequate water access, FI and WI remain topics of vital importance to global health. Existing unidimensional FI and WI metrics do not all capture similar multidimensional aspects, thus restricting our ability to assess and address food- and water-related issues. Methods : Using the Sanitation, Hygiene and Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial data, our study conceptualizes hou…
Prevalence and changes in boredom, anxiety and well-being among Ghanaians during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study is the first in Ghana to provide evidence of the changes in boredom, anxiety and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings underscore the need for the inclusion of mental health interventions as part of the current pandemic control protocol and public health preparedness towards infectious disease outbreaks
Impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years and lifetime costs in the adult population of Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Prior studies have revealed the increasing prevalence of obesity and its associated health effects among ageing adults in resource poor countries. However, no study has examined the long-term and economic impact of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we quantified the long-term impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy (LE), quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and total direct healthcare costs. METHODS…
Health service utilization and direct healthcare costs associated with obesity in older adult population in Ghana
Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases and disabilities, with severe implications on morbidity and mortality among older adults. With an increasing prevalence of obesity among older adults in Ghana, it has become necessary to develop cost-effective strategies for its management and prevention. However, developing such strategies is challenging as body mass index (BMI)-specific utilization and costs required for cost-effectivenes…
Household energy insecurity
Annual transition probabilities of overweight and obesity in older adults
Best Practices for Developing and Validating Scales for Health, Social, and Behavioral Research
Scale development and validation are critical to much of the work in the health, social, and behavioral sciences. However, the constellation of techniques required for scale development and evaluation can be onerous, jargon-filled, unfamiliar, and resource-intensive. Further, it is often not a part of graduate training. Therefore, our goal was to concisely review the process of scale development in as straightforward a manner as possible, both to…
Socioeconomic and Demographic Predictors of Potable Water and Sanitation Access in Ghana
Women's Empowerment in the Context of Millennium Development Goal 3
The syndemic effects of food insecurity, water insecurity, and HIV on depressive symptomatology among Kenyan women
Household energy insecurity
Are urban informal communities capable of co-production? The influence of community–public partnerships on water access in Lilongwe, Malawi
The failure of the conventional public and private (market-based) water policies to improve urban water access in the global South has prompted growing interest in alternative models such as community–state co-production. However, there is little evidence of whether co-production can improve water service delivery in the informal settlements of sub-Saharan Africa where a disproportionately high percentage of the urban poor lives. This paper uses …
A multilevel, multidimensional scale for measuring housing insecurity in slums and informal settlements
Housing insecurity is a pervasive challenge in the cities and urban areas of low-and middle-income countries, particularly in the informal settlements where a disproportionately high number of urban residents live. Despite this persistent challenge and its impact on health and well-being, there are scarce comprehensive, standardized, and validated instruments for measuring housing insecurity in these regions. Therefore, our objectives were to dev…
Annual transition probabilities of overweight and obesity in older adults
Uncovering a health and wellbeing gap among professional nurses
Conundrum of Sexual Decision Making in Marital Relationships
Recent research suggests that Zambian women face an increasing risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within marital relationships. Married women's perceived ability to negotiate safer sex or adopt self-efficacy practices is recognized as critical in preventing new infections within marriage. Yet women's self-efficacy practices, such as requesting condom use or refusing sex within marriage, are influenced by individual and context…
Negotiation for Safer Sex Among Married Women in Cambodia
Negotiating safer sex among married women has been identified as an important determinant of vulnerability or resilience to new HIV infections. Using the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey data of 2010, this paper examined negotiation for safer sex among 11,218 married women in the context of Cambodia's highly touted reduction in HIV/AIDS prevalence. The results from a complementary log-log regression model indicate that wealthier and highly …
Women's Empowerment in the Context of Millennium Development Goal 3
Examining the Risk Factors Associated With Hypertension Among the Elderly in Ghana
Prevention and control of hypertension are complex and demand multistakeholder collaboration including governments, educational institutions, media, food and beverage industry, and a conscious focus on personal lifestyle factors
Conundrum of Sexual Decision Making in Marital Relationships
Recent research suggests that Zambian women face an increasing risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within marital relationships. Married women's perceived ability to negotiate safer sex or adopt self-efficacy practices is recognized as critical in preventing new infections within marriage. Yet women's self-efficacy practices, such as requesting condom use or refusing sex within marriage, are influenced by individual and context…
Exploring the linkage between exposure to mass media and HIV testing among married women and men in Ghana
Although HIV testing is critical to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS, utilization rate of HIV testing services among married women and men remains low in Ghana. Mass media, as a tool to increase overall HIV testing turnouts, has been considered one of the important strategies in promoting and enhancing behavioural changes related to HIV/AIDS prevention. Using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, the current study examines the rel…
“Drop dead … I need your job”
Socioeconomic and Demographic Predictors of Potable Water and Sanitation Access in Ghana
Progress in household water insecurity metrics
Despite the central importance of water for human wellbeing and development, researchers and practitioners have few tools to quantitatively measure, assess, and compare the scope and scale of household and individual water insecurity across cultural and climatic variations. There are multiple definitions of water insecurity, and the analytical tools for measuring household‐level water insecurity are in their infancy. This paper provides an overvi…
I know how stressful it is to lack water!’ Exploring the lived experiences of household water insecurity among pregnant and postpartum women in western Kenya
There is rapidly evolving literature on water insecurity in the general adult population, but the role of water insecurity during the vulnerable periods of pregnancy and postpartum, or in the context of HIV, has been largely overlooked. Therefore, we conducted an exploratory study, using Go Along interviews, photo-elicitation interviews, and pile sorts with 40 pregnant and postpartum Kenyan women living in an area of high HIV prevalence. We sough…
Measuring exclusive breastfeeding social support
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months and continued breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Social support has been widely recognized to influence breastfeeding practices. However, existing scales do not measure exclusive breastfeeding social support (EBFSS), rather they assess social support for any breastfeeding. Further, they are tailored towards high-income settings. Therefore, our objectives were to …
Six decades after independence
What forces drive regional economic divergence? This study identifies colonial-era missions as an institutional force in shaping economic relations in Ghana. We conceptualize Christian missions as an institution, in its solid form, as the educational infrastructure and trade networks developed, and in its formal form, as advancing new rules that governed cultural and trade development. We use survey data, a map of mission stations, data on coloni…
Are urban informal communities capable of co-production? The influence of community–public partnerships on water access in Lilongwe, Malawi
The failure of the conventional public and private (market-based) water policies to improve urban water access in the global South has prompted growing interest in alternative models such as community–state co-production. However, there is little evidence of whether co-production can improve water service delivery in the informal settlements of sub-Saharan Africa where a disproportionately high percentage of the urban poor lives. This paper uses …
Best Practices for Developing and Validating Scales for Health, Social, and Behavioral Research
Scale development and validation are critical to much of the work in the health, social, and behavioral sciences. However, the constellation of techniques required for scale development and evaluation can be onerous, jargon-filled, unfamiliar, and resource-intensive. Further, it is often not a part of graduate training. Therefore, our goal was to concisely review the process of scale development in as straightforward a manner as possible, both to…
The Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale
OBJECTIVE: Progress towards equitable and sufficient water has primarily been measured by population-level data on water availability. However, higher-resolution measures of water accessibility, adequacy, reliability and safety (ie, water insecurity) are needed to understand how problems with water impact health and well-being. Therefore, we developed the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale to measure household water insecurity i…
Greater household food insecurity is associated with lower breast milk intake among infants in western Kenya
Household food insecurity has been hypothesized to negatively impact breastfeeding practices and breast milk intake, but this relationship has not been rigorously assessed. To generate an evidence base for breastfeeding recommendations among food‐insecure mothers in settings where HIV is highly prevalent, we explored infant feeding practices among 119 mother–infant dyads in western Kenya at 6 and 24 weeks postpartum. We used the deuterium oxide d…
Uncovering a health and wellbeing gap among professional nurses
Impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years and lifetime costs in the adult population of Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Prior studies have revealed the increasing prevalence of obesity and its associated health effects among ageing adults in resource poor countries. However, no study has examined the long-term and economic impact of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we quantified the long-term impact of overweight and obesity on life expectancy (LE), quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and total direct healthcare costs. METHODS…
Health service utilization and direct healthcare costs associated with obesity in older adult population in Ghana
Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases and disabilities, with severe implications on morbidity and mortality among older adults. With an increasing prevalence of obesity among older adults in Ghana, it has become necessary to develop cost-effective strategies for its management and prevention. However, developing such strategies is challenging as body mass index (BMI)-specific utilization and costs required for cost-effectivenes…
Household energy insecurity
Annual transition probabilities of overweight and obesity in older adults
Measuring Hypertension Progression With Transition Probabilities
This paper assessed the transition probabilities between the stages of hypertension severity and the length of time an individual might spend at a particular disease state using the new American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension blood pressure guidelines. Data for this study were drawn from the Ghana WHO SAGE longitudinal study, with an analytical sample of 1884 across two waves. Using a multistate Markov model, we est…
Household Energy Insecurity and Covid-19 Have Independent and Synergistic Health Effects on Vulnerable Populations
Household energy insecurity (HEINS) is detrimental to the health of the poor and most vulnerable in resource-poor settings. However, this effect amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the uneven implementation of restrictions can create a synergistic burden of diseases and health risks for the most vulnerable in low- and middle-income countries, exacerbating the health equity gap. Based on existing literature, this paper develops three key arguments: (…
Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity in Rural Zimbabwe
Background : With millions of people experiencing malnutrition and inadequate water access, FI and WI remain topics of vital importance to global health. Existing unidimensional FI and WI metrics do not all capture similar multidimensional aspects, thus restricting our ability to assess and address food- and water-related issues. Methods : Using the Sanitation, Hygiene and Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial data, our study conceptualizes hou…
Prevalence and changes in boredom, anxiety and well-being among Ghanaians during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study is the first in Ghana to provide evidence of the changes in boredom, anxiety and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings underscore the need for the inclusion of mental health interventions as part of the current pandemic control protocol and public health preparedness towards infectious disease outbreaks
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Rating, Diabetes Self-efficacy, and Diabetes Management Among Non-pregnant Women of Childbearing Age
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