Elijah O Onsomu
Biographic Data
| ID | 1046469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elijah O Onsomu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elijah |
| FAMILY NAME | O Onsomu |
| SIGNATURE | ONSOMU E O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Winston-Salem State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8702-3704 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluating a Telephone and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Self-Care Behaviors in Adults with Low-Socioeconomic Status
Hypertension (HTN) affects nearly 75 million in the United States, and percentages increase with low socioeconomic status (SES) due to poor access to, and quality of, care, and poor self-care behaviors. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) employ evidence-based strategies, such as telehealth interventions, to improve blood pressure (BP) control in under-resourced communities, yet a southeastern FQHC could achieve a BP control rate of only 2…
The Role of Black Pastors in Disseminating Covid-19 Vaccination Information to Black Communities in South Carolina
COVID-19 vaccination rates have increased since distribution began in December 2020. However, in some states, such as South Carolina, getting people to take the vaccine has been challenging; as of spring 2022, slightly less than 60% of the total population is fully vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans may be explained by several factors, including lack of confidence in the medical establishment and vaccines in particular. Faith-bas…
Evaluating Ten Top Tips (10TT)
Adults living in rural areas are at greater risk of becoming overweight and obese due to health care disparities. A pre-/postmatched cohort design was used to evaluate a brief weight-loss counseling intervention, Ten Top Tips (10TT), in a rural primary care setting. The rank sum scores for total weight-loss behaviors and the subscales for dietary changes, self-monitoring, physical activity, and psychological coping taken before and 12 weeks after…
Family Structure and Child Educational Attainment in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
Research shows that children living with two biological parents outperform those raised in other family structures. A growing number of children do not live with two biological parents in sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies have examined the consequences. In this article, data from the African Population and Health Research Center collected in the slums of Nairobi are fitted to a logistic regression model to test the hypothesis that two-parent fa…
Maternal Education and Immunization Status Among Children in Kenya
Free Primary Education and Implementation in Kenya
Free primary education policy has substantially increased school enrollment rates in Sub-Saharan African countries. The success and sustainability depend on teachers' perception, motivation, and proper implementation of the policy in the classroom. Few studies focus on teachers' experiences and challenges in the process of implementing the policy. The current study presents theoretical reviews using the "bottom-up," "top-down," and incremental po…
Association Between Domestic Violence and HIV Serostatus Among Married and Formerly Married Women in Kenya
The prevalence of both domestic violence (DV) and HIV among Kenyan women is known to be high, but the relationship between them is unknown. Nationally representative cross-sectional data from married and formerly married (MFM) women responding to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008/2009 were analyzed adjusting for complex survey design. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to assess the covariate-adjusted associations between HIV…
Importance of the Media in Scaling-Up HIV Testing in Kenya
The main objective of this study was to examine the association between media exposure and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and factors that influenced VCT among Kenyan women and men. Retrospective cross-sectional data from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003 were used, adjusting for weights and strata to account for survey complex design. The study sample comprised women aged 15 to 49 ( n = 8,050) and men aged 15 to 54 ( n = 3,539). …
Communicating HIV/Aids Through African American Churches in North Carolina
Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya
Influence of Maternal Education on Child Immunization and Stunting in Kenya
Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya
Family Structure and Child Educational Attainment in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
Research shows that children living with two biological parents outperform those raised in other family structures. A growing number of children do not live with two biological parents in sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies have examined the consequences. In this article, data from the African Population and Health Research Center collected in the slums of Nairobi are fitted to a logistic regression model to test the hypothesis that two-parent fa…
Influence of Maternal Education on Child Immunization and Stunting in Kenya
Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya
Communicating HIV/Aids Through African American Churches in North Carolina
Importance of the Media in Scaling-Up HIV Testing in Kenya
The main objective of this study was to examine the association between media exposure and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and factors that influenced VCT among Kenyan women and men. Retrospective cross-sectional data from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003 were used, adjusting for weights and strata to account for survey complex design. The study sample comprised women aged 15 to 49 ( n = 8,050) and men aged 15 to 54 ( n = 3,539). …
Association Between Domestic Violence and HIV Serostatus Among Married and Formerly Married Women in Kenya
The prevalence of both domestic violence (DV) and HIV among Kenyan women is known to be high, but the relationship between them is unknown. Nationally representative cross-sectional data from married and formerly married (MFM) women responding to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008/2009 were analyzed adjusting for complex survey design. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to assess the covariate-adjusted associations between HIV…
Maternal Education and Immunization Status Among Children in Kenya
Free Primary Education and Implementation in Kenya
Free primary education policy has substantially increased school enrollment rates in Sub-Saharan African countries. The success and sustainability depend on teachers' perception, motivation, and proper implementation of the policy in the classroom. Few studies focus on teachers' experiences and challenges in the process of implementing the policy. The current study presents theoretical reviews using the "bottom-up," "top-down," and incremental po…
Family Structure and Child Educational Attainment in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya
Research shows that children living with two biological parents outperform those raised in other family structures. A growing number of children do not live with two biological parents in sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies have examined the consequences. In this article, data from the African Population and Health Research Center collected in the slums of Nairobi are fitted to a logistic regression model to test the hypothesis that two-parent fa…
Evaluating Ten Top Tips (10TT)
Adults living in rural areas are at greater risk of becoming overweight and obese due to health care disparities. A pre-/postmatched cohort design was used to evaluate a brief weight-loss counseling intervention, Ten Top Tips (10TT), in a rural primary care setting. The rank sum scores for total weight-loss behaviors and the subscales for dietary changes, self-monitoring, physical activity, and psychological coping taken before and 12 weeks after…
The Role of Black Pastors in Disseminating Covid-19 Vaccination Information to Black Communities in South Carolina
COVID-19 vaccination rates have increased since distribution began in December 2020. However, in some states, such as South Carolina, getting people to take the vaccine has been challenging; as of spring 2022, slightly less than 60% of the total population is fully vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans may be explained by several factors, including lack of confidence in the medical establishment and vaccines in particular. Faith-bas…
Evaluating a Telephone and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Self-Care Behaviors in Adults with Low-Socioeconomic Status
Hypertension (HTN) affects nearly 75 million in the United States, and percentages increase with low socioeconomic status (SES) due to poor access to, and quality of, care, and poor self-care behaviors. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) employ evidence-based strategies, such as telehealth interventions, to improve blood pressure (BP) control in under-resourced communities, yet a southeastern FQHC could achieve a BP control rate of only 2…
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Public health (5 works)