Phyllis Dako‐Gyeke

Datos Biográficos

ID6727900
NOMBREPhyllis Dako‐Gyeke
NOMBRESPhyllis
APELLIDODako‐Gyeke
FIRMAGYEKE P D
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Ghana
ORCID0000-0002-4632-1833
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS16
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2010
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H1

  • Implementation and effectiveness outcomes of Community Health Advocacy Teams to improve long-lasting insecticide net distribution and use in six districts in Ghana

    Open AccessFranklin N Glozah, Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Malaria remains a leading cause of illness and death especially among children and pregnant women in Ghana. Despite the efforts made by the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), including distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) to households through periodic Point Mass Distribution (PMD) campaigns and continuous channels (antenatal, schools and postnatal), there is a gap between access and use of LLINs in Ghana. An effectiv…

  • Empowerment and utilization of HIV testing among partnered women in Zambia

    Open AccessWhiteson Mbele, Phyllis Dako‐Gyeke et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    In Zambia, women are disproportionally more affected by HIV compared to men. This has mainly been attributed to harmful gender norms that enhance male dominance and disempower women, preventing them from exercising their right to negotiate for safe sex and utilizing HIV prevention services such as HIV testing. This study examined associations between empowerment and HIV testing among married and partnered women. We analyzed secondary data from th…

  • Covid-19 vaccination uptake among healthcare workers in Ghana

    Open AccessRobert M Levy, Whiteson Mbele et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The novel Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) caused devastating effects globally, and healthcare workers were among the most affected by the pandemic. Despite healthcare workers being prioritized in COVID-19 vaccination globally and in Ghana, hesitancy to receive the vaccines resulted in delayed control of the pandemic. In Ghana, healthcare workers had a vaccine acceptance of 39.3% before the vaccine rollout. Consequently, this study assessed the …

  • Pilot implementation of community health advocacy teams to improve the effectiveness of long-lasting insecticide net distribution through both campaigns and continuous channels in Ghana

    Open AccessPhyllis Dako-Gyeke, Phyllis Dako‐Gyeke et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: In Ghana, the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) distributes long-lasting insecticide net (LLIN) to households for free through the periodic point mass distribution (PMD) campaign and continuous distribution to populations most vulnerable to malaria. It is known that the existence of effective and functional community-based groups could influence positive behaviours regarding health interventions promoted through health c…

  • Capacity building through comprehensive implementation research training and mentorship

    Open AccessEmmanuel Asampong, Edward Mberu Kamau et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2023

    BACKGROUND: Implementation research (IR) is increasingly gaining popularity as the act of carrying an intention into effect. It is thus an important approach to addressing individual practices, policies, programmes and other technologies to solving public health problems. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to experience public health problems which could be addressed using implementation research. These countries however fall behin…

  • Barriers to tuberculosis treatment adherence in high-burden tuberculosis settings in Ashanti region, Ghana

    Open AccessMaxwell Afranie Appiah, Joshua Arthur et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    The main barriers to TB treatment adherence identified in this study reveal major implementation gaps in the TB programme including gaps related to social support, food security, income security, knowledge, and proximity to treatment centers. Hence, to improve treatment adherence there is a need for the government and the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) to collaborate with different sectors to provide comprehensive health education, social …

  • Using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability for qualitative assessment of the "Combat" VAW intervention in Ghana

    Open AccessRuby Hornuvo, Adolphina Addo–Lartey et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Violence against women (VAW) is a global health problem, which leads to negative sexual, reproductive, mental and physical health outcomes, as well as death in extreme cases. Globally, over 35% of women are reported to have experienced some form of violence, while in Ghana, 37% of women have ever experienced physical violence. Considering that the sustainability of community-based VAW interventions is largely dependent on ownership, this study us…

  • Patriarchy and gender-inequitable attitudes as drivers of intimate partner violence against women in the central region of Ghana

    Open AccessYandisa Sikweyiya, Adolphina Addo–Lartey et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Developers of interventions to prevent IPV need to recognize that there is a coherent configuration of aspirations, social norms and behaviours that is drawn on by some men to justify their use of IPV. Understanding the perspectives of men who have perpetrated IPV against women and their motivations for perpetration is essential for interventions to prevent IPV. This is discussed as drawing authority from 'tradition' and so engaging traditional a…

  • Perspectives on TB patients’ care and support

    Open AccessFaustina Twumwaa Gyimah, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2019

    BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) was declared a global emergency in 1993 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite available interventions initiated by the WHO and some countries, the disease remains a key public health problem. The rates of TB infection and its associated burden is unevenly distributed across the globe with greater severity in low-to-middle income countries. This paper therefore explored the experiences of TB patients and hea…

  • Women's perspectives of mistreatment during childbirth at health facilities in Ghana

    Ernest T Maya, Ernest Maya et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2018Referencias: 25

    Mistreatment of women during childbirth at health facilities violates their human rights and autonomy and may be associated with preventable maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity. In this paper, we explore women's perspectives on mistreatment during facility-based childbirth as part of a bigger World Health Organization (WHO) multi-country study for developing consensus definitions, and validating indicators and tools for measuring the bur…

  • Towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Ghana

    Open AccessPhyllis Dako‐Gyeke, P Dako-Gyeke et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2016

    Missed opportunities to test pregnant women for HIV and also initiate those who are positive on ARVs across all the regions pose challenges to the quest to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Ghana. For some regions these missed opportunities mimic previously observed gaps in continuous use of primary care for maternal and child health in those areas. Increased national and regional efforts aimed at improving maternal and child healt…

  • Prevalence and geographic distribution of edentulism among older G hanaians

    Open AccessSandra Hewlett, Sandra A Hewlett et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2014

    Edentulism is unequally distributed across Ghana. Future aged cohorts are likely to follow the same patterns of geographic and social disadvantage if needed interventions are not carried out. This study provides nationwide data to assist service planning

  • Tobacco use in older adults in Ghana

    Open AccessAlfred Edwin Yawson, Akosua Baddoo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Tobacco use among older adults in Ghana was associated with older men living in rural locations, chronic ill-health and reduced life satisfaction. A high proportion of older adults have stopped using tobacco, demonstrating the possibilities for effective public health interventions. Health risk reduction strategies through targeted anti-smoking health campaigns, improvement in access to health and social protection (such as health insurance) will…

  • Sex differences in HIV testing in Ghana, and policy implications

    Alfred Edwin Yawson, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is the primary gateway to all systems of AIDS-related care. This study describes sex differences in the use of HTC from data of the National AIDS/STI Control Program (NACP) over four years (2007-2010), across the 10 regions of Ghana. HTC data from NACP were from diagnostic centers (DCs), know your status campaigns (KYS) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) sites across the country. Data highlight…

  • Who is utilizing anti-retroviral therapy in Ghana

    Open AccessPhyllis Dako-Gyeke, Phyllis Dako‐Gyeke et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2012

    Attention to the comparatively fewer males initiating ART, as well as disproportionate regional ART utilization is urgently needed. All forms of gender-based inequities in relation to HIV care must be addressed in order for Ghana to realize successful outcomes at the population level. Policy makers in Ghana and elsewhere need to understand how gender-based health inequities in relation to HIV care affect both men and women and begin to design app…

  • Lexicons of Women's Empowerment Online

    Radhika Gajjala, Yahui Zhang et al.ARTICLEFeminist Media Studies2010Citada por: 4Referencias: 5

    In this essay, we examine discourses of women's emancipation online. We examine some nuances of how these lexicons of empowerment play out. One discursive formation examined is websites around female genital mutilation (FGM) in online activism while a second is the Americans for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) website. The third case is based in work offline trying to develop strategies for online marketing. This case discusses the (im)pos…