Mary Amoakoh‐Coleman

Datos Biográficos

ID7765152
NOMBREMary Amoakoh‐Coleman
NOMBRESMary
APELLIDOAmoakoh‐Coleman
FIRMACOLEMAN M A
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Ghana
ORCID0000-0002-0320-0396
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Barriers and facilitators of integrating cervical cancer screening into routine HIV care and acceptability of self-sampling for HPV DNA testing among people with HIV

    Open AccessEvelyn Yayra Bonney, Emmanuel Frimpong Gyekye et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: Cervical cancer poses a substantial global health challenge, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income nations. Women living with HIV are disproportionately affected compared to the general population. Our study explored the acceptance and preferences of participants regarding cervical cancer screening procedures during their HIV clinic visits. Methods: Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to i…

  • Prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessShabana Cassambai, John Tetteh et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2025

    Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) are increasingly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), underscoring the need to understand the existing public health burden. This would guide future policy strategies and interventions to mitigate the challenges posed. The aim of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive overview of CMDs prevalence in SSA. A PRISMA 2020 compliant systematic literature search was conducted using MEDLINE and The Cochran…

  • Knowledge and perceptions about Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, mother-to-child transmission of HIV and HIV prevalence among antenatal attendees of a Ghanaian tertiary health institution

    Open AccessJayne S Sutherland, Jochebed Adwoa Sutherland et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    HIV knowledge among antenatal attendees at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is generally high, with most participants demonstrating adequate knowledge. However, understanding of mother-to-child transmission is still limited in some areas and needs to be improved through enhanced antenatal health education. Strengthening health education during antenatal care-particularly on the modes, effects and prevention of mother-to-child transmission is crucial to…

  • Co-creation of a toolkit to assist risk communication and clinical decision-making in severe preeclampsia

    Open AccessHannah Brown Amoakoh, Bregje Christina De Kok et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    Globally, the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, especially preeclampsia, remains high, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The burden of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes is particularly high for women who develop a hypertensive disorder remote from term (<34 weeks). In parallel, many women have a suboptimal experience of care. To improve the quality of care in terms of provision and experience, there is a need…

  • Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care

    Open AccessKlaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje Christina De Kok et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Effective interpersonal communication is essential to provide respectful and quality maternal and newborn care (MNC). This scoping review mapped, categorized, and analysed strategies implemented to improve interpersonal communication within MNC up to 42 days after birth. Twelve bibliographic databases were searched for quantitative and qualitative studies that evaluated interventions to improve interpersonal communication between health workers a…

  • A critical review of intervention and policy effects on the health of older people in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessPeter Lloyd-Sherlock, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020

  • Old age and depression in Ghana

    Open AccessPeter Lloyd-Sherlock, Sutapa Agrawal et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2019

    Background: There is limited evidence about the prevalence of depression among older people in sub-Saharan Africa, about access to treatment or the potential efficacy of community-based interventions.Objective: Using nationally representative data from the WHO SAGE survey, we examine the prevalence of and factors associated with depression among people aged 50 and over in Ghana. Compare self-reported diagnosis and a symptom algorithm to assess tr…

  • Temporal trends in childhood mortality in Ghana

    Open AccessGbenga A Kayode, Diederick E Grobbee et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    BACKGROUND: Following the adoption of the Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) in Ghana to reduce under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015, efforts were made towards its attainment. However, impacts and challenges of implemented intervention programs have not been examined to inform implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 (SDG 3.2) that seeks to end preventable deaths of newborns and children aged under-five. Thus, thi…