Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade

Biographic Data

ID1267277
NAMEOlutobi Adekunle Sanuade
GIVEN NAMESOlutobi Adekunle
FAMILY NAMESanuade
SIGNATURESANUADE O A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Utah
ORCID0000-0003-4972-1098
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS28
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT28
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Perceptions and knowledge of diabetes in poor urban communities in Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessRaphael Baffour Awuah, Publa Antwi et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2025

    Diabetes is a major public health concern, leading to costly and life-threating complications while significantly impacting quality of life. However, limited evidence exists on how diabetes is understood in poor urban communities in Africa, including Ghana. Evidence suggests that community beliefs about disease can shape health outcomes and influence intervention strategies. This cross-sectional qualitative study assessed perceptions and knowledg…

  • Non-communicable diseases, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessKafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Irene Akwo Kretchy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Diabetes, hypertension and obesity were associated with reduced QoL in Ga Mashie, Ghana. Further studies are needed to understand factors that influence health-related QoL among adults with NCDs, how these change over time, and to identify potential coping mechanisms that may influence this association

  • Changes in food quality and habits in urban Ghana

    Open AccessSandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Lydia Okoibhole et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Respondents reported a shift from home cooking and communal meals toward eating out-of-home meals. The current dietary habits reflect a hybrid of modern foods with traditional foods. Food insecurity is high, and their diets provide little protection against chronic non-communicable diseases. This limits opportunities to move towards healthy diets and improved health outcomes as envisioned in the Agenda 2030

  • Community perspectives on the built environment, community stress, and the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessMawuli Komla Kushitor, Haim Yacobi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The growing burden of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases in Africa demands greater understanding of the contextual drivers of risk factors, including the built environment. Cognitive Mapping (CM) is a participatory research approach that allows community members to visualise their environmental context through drawing. The maps express in visual form the situated knowledge of the environment from local perceptions of daily experiences. …

  • The silent epidemic

    Open AccessAaron Kobina Christian, Daniel Egerson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    NCD prevention in Zambia requires risk-stratified strategies: primary prevention for Intermediate-Risk groups and intensive intervention for High-Risk populations. Critical policy actions include taxing tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods; expanding universal screening; integrating NCD care into primary health systems; and addressing urbanization, cultural practices, and healthcare disparities

  • The cascade of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in urban-poor communities in Accra, Ghana

    Open AccessOlutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Leonard Baatiema et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and poses a significant health challenge in low- and middle-income settings, including in sub-Saharan Africa. We set out to: (1) examine the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, and their associated factors, and (2) determine the prevalence of pre-hypertension and its associated factors in an urban poor setting in G…

  • Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on emergency department visits in adults with diabetes

    Open AccessKavita Mosalpuria, Nasser Sharareh et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Limited access to routine care during the COVID-19 pandemic for diabetes should have led to increased ED visits but the study found significant reduction in ED visits compared to pre-pandemic in people living with diabetes. Future studies are needed to examine whether the reductions in ER were derived from better telemedicine use or avoidance of using necessary care. Also, studies are needed for developing solutions that preserves healthcare deli…

  • To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Experiences of Covid-19 vaccine uptake among people living with non-communicable diseases in Ghana

    Open AccessLeonard Baatiema, Sheba M P Kunfah et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Following the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, the expectation was instantaneous widespread distribution and uptake to halt further spread, severe illness and deaths from the virus. However, studies show very low uptake, especially in resource-poor settings, and little is documented about the drivers of vaccine uptake in populations classified as high-risk. In this study, we explored access and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among people livin…

  • Contextual awareness, response and evaluation (Care) of diabetes in poor urban communities in Ghana

    Open AccessLeonard Baatiema, Daniel Llywelyn Strachan et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    Diabetes remains a major, global clinical and public health threat with consistent rises in prevalence around the world over the past four decades. Two-thirds of the projected increases in global diabetes prevalence to 2045 are expected to come from low- and middle-income countries, including those in sub-Saharan Africa. Ghana is typical of this trend. However, there are gaps in evidence regarding the appropriate development of interventions and …

  • The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (Care) diabetes project

    Open AccessSwaib A Lule, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    Diabetes is estimated to affect between 3.3% and 8.3% of adults in Ghana, and prevalence is expected to rise. The lack of cost-effective diabetes prevention programmes designed specifically for the Ghanaian population warrants urgent attention. The Contextual Awareness, Response and Evaluation (CARE): Diabetes Project in Ghana is a mixed methods study that aims to understand diabetes in the Ga Mashie area of Accra, identify opportunities for comm…

  • Applying arts to health interventions and health research in Ghana

    Ama De-Graft Aikins, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade et al.ARTICLEArts & Health2024

    BACKGROUND: This review documents arts applied to health interventions and health research in Ghana, examines evidence of their impact on health outcomes, and identifies research and practice gaps. METHODS: Eight databases (MEDLINE, Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Humanities International Complete, Scopus, African Journals Online and PsycINFO) were searched for articles published between 2000 and 2022. F…

  • Health system adaptions to improve care for people living with non-communicable diseases during Covid-19 in low-middle income countries

    Open AccessLeonard Baatiema, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2023

    Over the past three decades, the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increased significantly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), with 2019 reports showing that more than 80% of deaths in LMICs were caused by NCDs. Some studies have projected that NCDs are set to overtake communicable/infectious diseases as the main public health threats in LMICs after [...]

  • Process of Engaging Community and Scientific Partners in the Development of the CIRCL-Chicago Study Protocol

    Justin D Smith, Allison J Carroll et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2023

    The proposed research has the potential to improve identification, diagnosis, and control of blood pressure among under-resourced communities by connecting community entities and healthcare organizations in new ways. Faith-based organizations are a trusted voice in African American communities that could be instrumental for eliminating disparities

  • Planning the Implementation of a Multilevel Blood Pressure Control Intervention in Chicago

    Sarah Philbin, Rebecca Johnson et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2023

    Clinic-level barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, such as competing priorities and resource constraints, are exacerbated by community-level stressors. Community members and clinicians agreed that it is important to select implementation strategies that leverage and enhance both community- and clinic-based resources

  • The Lancet Nigeria Commission

    Open AccessIbrahim Abubakar, Sarah L Dalglish et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2022

    Health is central to the development of any country. Nigeria’s gross domestic product is the largest in Africa, but its per capita income of about ₦770 000 (US$2000) is low with a highly inequitable distribution of income, wealth, and therefore, health. It is a picture of poverty amidst plenty. Nigeria is both a wealthy country and a very poor one. About 40% of Nigerians live in poverty, in social conditions that create ill health, and with the e…

  • Scoping review of community health participatory research projects in Ghana

    Open AccessIrene Akwo Kretchy, Lydia Okoibhole et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2022

    BACKGROUND: Community health participation is an essential tool in health research and management where community members, researchers and other relevant stakeholders contribute to the decision-making processes. Though community participation processes can be complex and challenging, evidence from previous studies have reported significant value of engaging with community in community health projects. OBJECTIVE: To identify the nature and extent …

  • Perceptions of community members on contextual factors driving cardiovascular disease behavioural risk in Ghana

    Open AccessNaa Adjeley Mensah, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    This study showed that successful implementation of CVD interventions in Ghana needs to address the perceptions of community members on factors driving CVD behavioural risk factors. Future policies and interventions should be developed based on these contextual factors taking into consideration the age, sex and ethnic variations especially with interventions seeking to address CVD risk factors at the primary health care level. These findings shou…

  • Covid-19, chronic conditions and structural poverty

    Open AccessAma De-Graft Aikins, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Political…2021References: 7

    In the African region COVID-19 infection and death rates are increasing (writing in May 2020), most deaths have occurred among individuals with chronic conditions, and poor communities face higher risks of infection and socio-economic insecurities. We assessed the psychosocial needs of a chronic illness support group in Accra, Ghana, within the context of their broader community. The community lives in structural poverty and has a complex burden …

  • Understanding the causes of breast cancer treatment delays at a teaching hospital in Ghana

    Open AccessOlutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Hannah Ayettey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2021Cited by: 1References: 20

    Poor outcomes for breast cancer in Ghana have been attributed to late presentation of symptoms at biomedical facilities. This study explored factors accounting for delays in initiation of breast cancer treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Focus group discussions were conducted with 20 women with breast cancer. A theory-driven thematic analysis identified three multilevel factors influencing treatment seeking delays: (1) patient (…

  • Social capital is associated with improved subjective well-being of older adults with chronic non-communicable disease in six low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessAaron K Christian, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2020

    BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly contributing to the morbidity and mortality burden of low and-middle income countries (LMIC). Social capital, particularly participation has been considered as a possible protective factor in the prevention and management of chronic conditions. It is also largely shown to have a negative effect on the well-being of patients. The current discourse on the well-being of individuals with N…

  • Building cardiovascular disease competence in an urban poor Ghanaian community

    Open AccessAma De-Graft Aikins, Mawuli Komla Kushitor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community & Applied…2020Cited by: 3References: 7

    This paper describes conceptual, methodological, and practical insights from a longitudinal social psychological project that aims to build cardiovascular disease (CVD) competence in a poor community in Accra, Ghana's capital. Informed by a social psychology of participation approach, mixed method data included qualitative interviews and household surveys from over 500 community members, including people living with diabetes, hypertension, and st…

  • An ecological approach to understanding stroke experience and access to rehabilitation services in Ghana

    Open AccessLeonard Baatiema, Olutobi Sanuade et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2020References: 1

    Despite a growing burden of stroke in low-middle-income countries, research on patient's experiences and access to rehabilitation services remains limited. This study explores the experiences of stroke patients in relation to access and use of stroke rehabilitation services, coping strategies and strategies to improve care in Ghana. A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 136 adult stroke patients hospitalised and subsequently discharge…

  • Ethnicity, sex composition of living children, and unrealized fertility in Nigeria

    Oa Fayehun, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade et al.ARTICLEPopulation Studies2020Cited by: 1References: 21

    While studies in high-income countries have shown that failure to achieve fertility desires is significantly associated with unfavourable personal circumstances, there is barely any empirical evidence on the factors that influence the pattern of unrealized fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Using data from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, this paper investigates the roles of ethnicity and the sex composition of living children on unr…

  • Community perceptions on the role of sexual activity on stroke

    Open AccessOlutobi Adekunle SanuadeARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    This study shows the need to pay critical attention to these community perceptions when developing intervention strategies for stroke in Ghana. This study also highlights that discussion about sexual activity in Ghana is more complex than the current health education programme allows, and so demands a 'comprehensive sex education approach' rather than a 'disease-centered approach

  • Explanatory models of stroke in Ghana

    Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Francis Nii-Amoo Dodoo et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2019Cited by: 1References: 3

    Objective: This study examines explanatory models (EMs) of stroke and its complications among people living with stroke, and their caregivers, in two urban poor communities in Accra (Ga Mashie) and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra. Methods: Twenty-two stroke survivors and 29 caregivers were recruited from 2 urban poor communities in Accra and KBTH. Qualitative data were obtained using semi-structured interviews that lasted between 45 minu…