Aaron Asibi Abuosi

Biographic Data

ID169951
NAMEAaron Asibi Abuosi
GIVEN NAMESAaron Asibi
FAMILY NAMEAbuosi
SIGNATUREABUOSI A A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ghana
ORCID0000-0003-2226-4309
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Linguistic difficulties of health educational materials

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEHealth Education2025

    Purpose The study aims to evaluate the readability, comprehensibility, and vocabulary knowledge of SRH educational materials available online and on paper to inform health educational material development for young adolescents. Design/methodology/approach The study used a sequential mixed-method design. Thirty-four online and one print adolescent sexual and reproductive health educational materials were assessed for readability. Two hundred and s…

  • Enhancing sexual and reproductive health decision-making skills in underserved communities in Ghana

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) decision-making is crucial for long-term well-being. It plays a significant role in public health efforts, including reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and teenage pregnancies. While cultural and socio-political influences on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) decision-making are well-documented, less is known about the effect of SRH educational materials’ difficulty levels…

  • Adolescent sexual and reproductive health literacy needs

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2024

    This study assessed young adolescents’ access and literacy challenges to sexual and reproductive health information and knowledge gaps in the Effutu Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. We used a narrative design and a focus group discussion method to glean data from 52 in-school adolescents, aged 11–15. Focus group discussions were conducted using a discussion guide and data were processed using QDA Miner (version 6.0). We analyzed data …

  • It takes a village

    Open AccessAleksandra Jakubowski, Raymond A Aborigo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024

    Background: Maternal mortality remains a challenge in Ghana, where 263 women per 100 000 live births die during pregnancy or childbirth. Barriers to reaching the recommended antenatal care (ANC) include poor access to quality health care, cultural factors, and lack of support for pregnant women. Methods: We piloted two cross-randomized interventions: durbars, or local community meetings that incorporated education about ANC and supporting pregnan…

  • Improving health and social care services for slum-dwelling older adults

    Open AccessPriscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma H J Everink et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background: Besides confronting the challenges of a growing older population, developing countries are dealing with limited resources and infrastructure, to ensure good health and social care services. One of these developing countries facing these challenges is Ghana. The healthcare system in Ghana currently does not have specialized geriatric services and is funded through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), private insurance companies…

  • Financing Covid-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessRobert Kaba Alhassan, Edward Nketiah‐amponsah et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Background Over 13 million doses of the corona virus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered in Ghana as at March, 2022; 28.5% of the population have received one dose while 16.3% have been fully vaccinated. Cost associated with COVID-19 vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires rethinking on sustainable funding arrangements to consolidate gains made towards containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective Asce…

  • Towards a comprehensive breastfeeding-friendly workplace environment

    Open AccessJacqueline Nkrumah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Health facilities in the study do not provide a breastfeeding-friendly work environment except for the privileges provided by the Labor Act and conditions of service. Continuous advocacy on breastfeeding workplace support and stakeholder engagement to build consensus on the mix of strategies suitable to cushion breastfeeding frontline health workers is recommended for optimal breastfeeding and improved productivity

  • Educational status and beliefs regarding non-communicable diseases among children in Ghana

    Open AccessDelali Margaret Badasu, Aaron Asibi Abuosi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Education is more of a predictor of the belief that enemies can cause NCDs among children than the other types of beliefs. Some categories of ethnicity, residential status and age have significant relationship with the beliefs when background characteristics of the parents and/or care givers were controlled for

  • Health insurance and quality of care

    Open AccessAaron Asibi Abuosi, Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2016

    It was concluded that generally, insured and uninsured patients are not treated unequally, contrary to prevailing anecdotal and empirical evidence. On the contrary, quality of care is a concern of both insured and uninsured patients

  • Migration Intentions of Nursing Students in Ghana

    Open AccessAaron Asibi Abuosi, Patience Aseweh AborARTICLEJournal of International…2015Cited by: 2References: 17