Collins Adu

Datos Biográficos

ID4415485
NOMBRECollins Adu
NOMBRESCollins
APELLIDOAdu
FIRMAADU C
AFILIACIONESKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ORCID0000-0002-1300-6327
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS17
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR17
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Socio-demographic and Psychosocial Determinants of HIV Knowledge and Attitudes Towards HIV among Black Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Australia

    Open AccessCollins Adu, L Brener et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2026Referencias: 60

    Despite recent advances in HIV prevention and treatment, black migrants from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in high-income countries remain disproportionately affected by HIV. Limited knowledge and stigmatising attitudes towards HIV often hinder testing, treatment uptake, and effective prevention. This study examined the socio-demographic and psychosocial factors of HIV knowledge and attitudes towards HIV among black migrants from SSA living in Austral…

  • Peer connectedness moderates the association of bullying victimisation with substance use among 135,881 in-school adolescents in 35 countries

    Open AccessKwabena Peprah-Donkor, Victoria Mensah Hagan et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2025

  • Intimate partner violence as a determinant of pregnancy termination among women in unions

    Open AccessWilliams Agyemang-Duah, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2024

    There is a demonstrated link between intimate partner violence (IPV) and pregnancy termination, and this association has received much attention in developed settings. Despite the high prevalence of IPV in Papua New Guinea (PNG), little is known about the association between these experiences and pregnancy termination. This study examined the association between IPV and pregnancy termination in PNG. The present study used population-based data fr…

  • Association of food insecurity and sleep difficulty among 189,619 school-going adolescents

    Open AccessEmmanuel Osei Bonsu, Maxwell Afetor et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction Adolescents’ sleep disturbances are associated with chronic and dramatic physical, emotional, and mental development and school performance consequences. Although food insecurity could significantly contribute to these effects, few studies have explored the effect of food insecurity on sleep disturbances among adolescents. The study aimed to examine the relationship between adolescents’ food insecurity and sleep disturbance. Methods …

  • Substance use and adolescent injuries

    Open AccessBenjamin Noble Adjei, Maxwell Afetor et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background Adolescent use of substances and injury experiences such as head injury have become increasingly prevalent. However, information regarding their association and the potential pathways linking them remains limited. This study examined the association between substance use and injuries, emphasizing the mediating role of interpersonal violence among adolescents. Methods We employed a multi-country analysis of Global School-based Health Su…

  • Association between female genital mutilation and girl-child marriage in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessBright Opoku Ahinkorah, John Elvis Hagan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2023

    Two commonly linked harmful practices that negatively impact the health of girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa, and threaten their development and quality of life, are female genital mutilation and girl-child marriage. The central focus of the study was to investigate the association between female genital mutilation and girl-child marriage in sub-Saharan Africa. Data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys of twelve sub-Sahara Afri…

  • Safer sex negotiation and parity among women in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessCollins Adu, James Boadu Frimpong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2023

    Women’s ability to negotiate for safer sex has effects on their sexual and reproductive health. This study investigated the association between safer sex negotiation and parity among women in sub-Saharan Africa. The data were sourced from the Demographic and Health Surveys of 28 sub-Saharan African countries conducted from 2010 to 2019. A total of 215,397 women aged 15–49 were included in the study. Multilevel logistic analysis was conducted to e…

  • A multi-level analysis of prevalence and factors associated with caesarean section in Nigeria

    Open AccessKobi V Ajayi, Samson Olowolaju et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The choice of caesarean section (CS) plays a significant role in maternal and neonatal health. However, suboptimal CS uptake suggests unmet obstetric care leading to adverse maternal and neonatal health. Considering that maternal health problems in Nigeria remain a public health problem, this present study aims to assess the prevalence and multilevel factors associated with caesarean section among women of reproductive age in Nigeria. Data from t…

  • Comprehensive HIV/Aids knowledge and safer sex negotiation among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessJames Boadu Frimpong, Eugene Budu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2022

    Globally, HIV/AIDS remains a public health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the increased advocacy and dissemination of comprehensive HIV/AIDS information in SSA, it appears that little progress has been made to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in the sub-region. This study, therefore, examined the association between comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge and safer sex negotiation among adolescent girls and young women in SSA. Da…

  • Factors associated with the number and timing of antenatal care visits among married women in Cameroon

    Open AccessBright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2022

    Utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services, as part of reproductive health care, presents a lifesaving chance for health promotion and the early diagnosis and treatment of illnesses throughout pregnancy. This study examines the factors associated with the number and timing of ANC visits among married women in Cameroon using data from the 2018 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey. The outcome variables were number of ANC visits, categorized as…

  • Comprehensive HIV/Aids knowledge and HIV testing among men in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessJustice Kanor Tetteh, James Boadu Frimpong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2022

    This study investigated the association between comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge and HIV testing among men in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Data were taken from the most recent (2010–2019) Demographic and Health Survey men’s recode files of 29 countries in SSA. A total of 104,398 men who had complete information on all the variables of interest were included in the study. The outcome variable was HIV testing. A multilevel logistic regression analysis…

  • What has comprehensive HIV/Aids knowledge got to do with HIV testing among men in Kenya and Mozambique? Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

    Open AccessEugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2022

    People living with undiagnosed HIV are big contributors to the transmission of the virus. Although measures have been made to scale up HIV prevention and voluntary counselling and testing in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage remains low in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Mozambique and Kenya, where most people live with HIV/AIDS. Studies have shown that, in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, men are less likely to test for HIV…

  • Empirical linkages between female genital mutilation and multiple sexual partnership

    Open AccessBright Opoku Ahinkorah, John Elvis Hagan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2022

    Female genital mutilation (FGM) is very pervasive in Africa, with significant regional variations in the prevalence of this traditional practice. This study examined the linkages between FGM and multiple sexual partnership in Mali and Sierra Leone – two African countries with a high prevalence of FGM. Data were from the 2018 Mali and 2013 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Surveys, and the study sample comprised 4750 women from Mali and 16,614 f…

  • Intimate partner violence as a predictor of marital disruption in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessAbdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    Findings from this study call for proven effective intimate partner violence reduction interventions such as strengthening laws against intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa. Again, marital counseling and health education interventions should be implemented to address the role of intimate partner violence on the wellbeing of women and the stability of couples in sub-Saharan Africa

  • Interpersonal violence among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessRichard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    Interpersonal violence in adolescents has over the years grown into a serious public health problem that merits a robust intervention. This study, therefore, assessed the prevalence and predictors of interpersonal violence among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study involved a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Global School-based Health Survey conducted between 2012 and 2017 from eight sub-Saharan African countries.…

  • Child Marriage and Sexual Autonomy among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessEugene Budu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Child marriage has a variety of undesirable consequences at the peril of women’s health and autonomy. In this study, we examined the association between child marriage and sexual autonomy among women in sub-Saharan Africa. We utilised data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 2010 and 2019. A total of 218,578 women aged 20–49 were included in this study. Multivariable binary l…

  • Proximate, intermediate, and distal predictors of under-five mortality in Chad

    Open AccessBright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    The study found that the determinants of under-five mortality in Chad are region of residence, place of residence, ethnicity, education, sex of child, and birth rank. These findings show that both socio-economic and proximate factors explain the disparities in under-five mortality in Chad. The identification of these factors can be pivotal towards the design of evidence-based interventions intended to improve child survival. Therefore, improving …