Burgess Manobah
Biographic Data
| ID | 181990 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Burgess Manobah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Burgess |
| FAMILY NAME | Manobah |
| SIGNATURE | MANOBAH B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contributing Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Youth in Postconflict Liberia
Substance use is prevalent among youth in postconflict African countries and is associated with a number of public health problems such as poverty, child homelessness, and school truancy. This qualitative study explores the risk factors associated with substance use among Liberian youth from the perspective of public-school students. Nine focus groups were conducted with 72 Liberian public-school students (35 female, 37 male). Multiple risk facto…
The impact of transactional sex with teachers on public school students in Monrovia, Liberia – a brief report
Access to education has been shown to strongly influence adolescent health across the world, and strong relationships with teachers has been found to lead to better academic and psychosocial outcomes for students. In many low-income countries where adolescents have less access to education and are more likely to experience poor health outcomes, risky sexual behaviors can exacerbate these challenges by increasing the risk of unintended pregnancy a…
Contributing Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Youth in Postconflict Liberia
Substance use is prevalent among youth in postconflict African countries and is associated with a number of public health problems such as poverty, child homelessness, and school truancy. This qualitative study explores the risk factors associated with substance use among Liberian youth from the perspective of public-school students. Nine focus groups were conducted with 72 Liberian public-school students (35 female, 37 male). Multiple risk facto…
The impact of transactional sex with teachers on public school students in Monrovia, Liberia – a brief report
Access to education has been shown to strongly influence adolescent health across the world, and strong relationships with teachers has been found to lead to better academic and psychosocial outcomes for students. In many low-income countries where adolescents have less access to education and are more likely to experience poor health outcomes, risky sexual behaviors can exacerbate these challenges by increasing the risk of unintended pregnancy a…
Contributing Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Youth in Postconflict Liberia
Substance use is prevalent among youth in postconflict African countries and is associated with a number of public health problems such as poverty, child homelessness, and school truancy. This qualitative study explores the risk factors associated with substance use among Liberian youth from the perspective of public-school students. Nine focus groups were conducted with 72 Liberian public-school students (35 female, 37 male). Multiple risk facto…
Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Focus group (1 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (1 works) · Mathematics education (1 works)