Vincent Kuuire

Biographic Data

ID2441406
NAMEVincent Kuuire
GIVEN NAMESVincent
FAMILY NAMEKuuire
SIGNATUREKUUIRE V
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Toronto
ORCID0000-0003-2782-3915
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS29
TOTAL CITATIONS74
WORKS AS AUTHOR29
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX5

  • Determinants of chronic non-communicable disease screening among adults in Ghana

    Open AccessIrenius Konkor, Minal Waqar et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    The pervasiveness and growing concern of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries, which were considered not in the distant historical past, as diseases of only the affluent and of developed countries, is no longer in doubt. The proportion of deaths attributable to NCDs today includes figures never witnessed in any previous historical period. Delayed screening is one of the drivers of this worrying trend. The objective of this stu…

  • Gender differences in institutional trust and covid-19 vaccines uptake in Ghana

    Open AccessIrenius Konkor, Florence Dery et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    One of the most studied social phenomena since the emergence of the covid-19 pandemic is trust. This renewed interest demonstrates the crucial role of trust in crises management. Unfortunately, most of the studies on trust have been conducted without considerations to saliant social categorisations like gender that might matter on how trust is built and radiated. This is despite differing socialisations of gender values in social contexts and how…

  • ‘We are left behind to suffer’

    Joseph Asumah Braimah, Mark W Rosenberg et al.ARTICLEAfrican Geographical Review2024

    Using semi-structured interviews and sharing circles, this study explores the everyday experiences of older people left behind in Ghana’s Upper West Region. A thematic analytical technique was used to analyse the data. Seven key themes emerged: access to social support; caregiving burden; abuse and discrimination; ill health; increased dependence on available institutional support programs; and personal coping strategies. Our findings suggest tha…

  • Do self-rated health and previous vaccine uptake influence the willingness to accept MPOX vaccine during a public health emergency of concern? A cross-sectional study

    Open AccessJoseph Asumah Braimah, Meshack Achore et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Monkeypox (MPOX) was declared a global public health emergency of international concern in July 2022. Vaccinations may be an essential strategy to prevent MPOX infections and reduce their impact on populations, especially among at-risk populations. However, less is known about the factors associated with people’s willingness to accept the MPOX vaccine in resource-constrained settings. In this study, we examine the associations between self-rated …

  • Institutional trust, conspiracy beliefs and Covid-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy among adults in Ghana

    Open AccessMeshack Achore, Joseph Asumah Braimah et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Vaccine hesitancy is considered one of the ten threats to global health. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy may undermine efforts toward controlling or preventing the disease. Nevertheless, limited research has examined vaccine hesitance, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is thus imperative to examine how institutional trust and conspiracy belief in tandem influence the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine…

  • Public health response to Covid-19 pandemic and drivers of mistrust in Ghana

    Elijah Bisung, Meshack Achore et al.ARTICLEAfrican Geographical Review2023

    Recent studies suggest that trust in government and public health experts is vital for acceptance of public health recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is increasingly clear that mistrust in public health recommendation affects efforts to slowdown the spread of COVID-19 in many countries. The objective of this study is to identify perceived drivers of mistrust in public health responses to COVID-19 in Ghana, using concept mapping with…

  • Determinants of Covid-19 knowledge and self-action among African women

    Open AccessJoseph Asumah Braimah, Vincent Kuuire et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Knowledge of infectious diseases and self-action are vital to disease control and prevention. Yet, little is known about the factors associated with knowledge of and self-action to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study accomplishes two objectives. Firstly, we examine the determinants of COVID-19 knowledge and preventive knowledge among women in four sub-Saharan African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, …

  • The impact of residential and non-residential environments on non-communicable disease in Ghanaian cities

    Open AccessIrenius Konkor, Vincent KuuireARTICLECities2023References: 46

  • Understanding perceptions of neighborhood health and non-communicable disease risk in urban contexts in Ghana

    Open AccessIrenius Konkor, Vincent Kuuire et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023References: 45

  • Immigrants Serving in Local Government

    Open AccessShervin Ghaem-Maghami, Vincent KuuireARTICLEUrban Affairs Review2022

    Descriptive representation, the extent to which politicians reflect the descriptive characteristics (e.g., ethnicity or gender) of their constituents, has been studied at various scales since it was first introduced in Hanna Pitkin's seminal work several decades ago. In recent years, scholars have also begun to investigate immigrant representation in politics, including at the local, state, and national levels of government. This study evaluates …

  • Immigrant generational status and the uptake of HIV screening services among heterosexual men of African descent in Canada

    Open AccessIrenius Konkor, Isaac Luginaah et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2022Cited by: 1References: 6

    HIV prevention policies may need not only prioritize first-generation immigrants, but the wellbeing of their descendants as well. This could be achieved by implementing programs that will enhance second-generation immigrants' use of HIV screening services. Additionally, HIV educational programs would be of relevance and especially so as respondents with good knowledge of HIV transmission consistently demonstrated higher likelihood of testing for …

  • Social Frailty and Depression Among Older Adults in Ghana

    Open AccessPrince M Amegbor, Vincent Kuuire et al.ARTICLEResearch on Aging2021

    In this study, we examine the association between social frailty and depression among older adults in Ghana over time. We employed longitudinal data analysis to examine the association between social frailty, socioeconomic status and depression using data from the WHO-SAGE survey. Our descriptive and cross-tabulation analyses show that the prevalence of depression and social frailty among older adults decreased considerably in 2014/2015 compared …

  • Understanding unmet health-care need among older Ghanaians

    Open AccessVincent Kuuire, E Y Tenkorang et al.ARTICLEAgeing and Society2021References: 50

    Health insurance schemes are important for bridging gaps in health-care needs between the rich and poor, especially in contexts where poverty is higher among seniors (persons aged 65 years and above). In this study we examined (a) gender-based predictors of unmet health-care need among seniors and (b) whether access was influenced by wealth status (measured by income quintiles). Gender-specific negative log–log regression models were fitted to da…

  • Agricultural mechanization, environmental degradation, and gendered livelihood implications in northern Ghana

    Open AccessMoses Kansanga, Paul Mkandawire et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2020

    This paper draws theoretical insights from political ecology to examine the environmental and livelihood impacts of smallholder agricultural mechanization in Ghana in the context of the ongoing pursuit of a new Green Revolution for Africa. Our findings highlight the complex linkages between agricultural development, environmental degradation, and rural livelihoods. Despite the associated increased returns‐to‐scale in agricultural productivity and…

  • Childhood Adversity and Psychosocial Health Outcomes in Later Life Among Immigrants in Canada

    Open AccessVincent KuuireARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2019

  • To Move or not to Move

    R Antabe, Kilian Nasung Atuoye et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2019Cited by: 2References: 11

    Despite the impact of mining-induced environmental change on community livability, we know little about how disparities in knowledge of health risks associated with mining influence residents’ response, especially in an already environmentally stressed context. Guided by theoretical insights from solastalgia, we examined residents’ decision to relocate due to increasing gold mining activities in the fragile Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Gh…

  • Does place matter? A multilevel analysis of victimization and satisfaction with personal safety of seniors in Canada

    Open AccessPrince M Amegbor, Mark W Rosenberg et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2018Cited by: 1References: 10

  • Timing and utilisation of antenatal care service in Nigeria and Malawi

    Open AccessVincent Kuuire, Joseph Kangmennaang et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2017

    As the world draws curtains on the implementation of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there is increasing interest in evaluating the performance of countries on the goals and assessing related challenges and opportunities to inform the upcoming Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study examined changes in the timing and utilisation of maternal health care services in Nigeria and Malawi; using multivariate negative log-log and logistic …

  • Utilisation of skilled birth attendants over time in Nigeria and Malawi

    Open AccessKilian Nasung Atuoye, Jonathan Amoyaw et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2017

    Despite recent modest progress in reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria and Malawi were still in the top 20 countries with highest rates of mortalities globally in 2015. Utilisation of professional services at delivery - one of the indictors of MDG 5 - has been suggested to reduce maternal mortality by 50%. Yet, contextual, socio-cultural and economic factors have served as barriers to uptake of such critical…

  • Is the Pro-Poor Premium Exemption Policy of Ghana’s NHIS Reducing Disparities Among the Elderly

    Open AccessVincent Kuuire, Vincent Z Kuuire et al.ARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2017Cited by: 3References: 35

  • Residential Remittances and Food Security in the Upper West Region of Ghana

    Open AccessKilian Nasung Atuoye, Vincent Kuuire et al.ARTICLEInternational Migration2017Cited by: 15References: 2

    In recent years, out migration from the Upper West Region to the southern belt of Ghana for farming has become commonplace. The natural question that has arisen is: what is the potential impact of remittances from this migration pattern on food security in the region? Using multivariate ordered logistic regression this study assesses the linkage between remittances and household food security (derived using the HFIAS) among urban and rural househ…

  • Exploring the linkage between exposure to mass media and HIV testing among married women and men in Ghana

    Y Sano, Alice Pearl Sedziafa et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    Although HIV testing is critical to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS, utilization rate of HIV testing services among married women and men remains low in Ghana. Mass media, as a tool to increase overall HIV testing turnouts, has been considered one of the important strategies in promoting and enhancing behavioural changes related to HIV/AIDS prevention. Using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, the current study examines the rel…

  • Obligations and Expectations

    Vincent Kuuire, Godwin Arku et al.ARTICLEHousing Theory and Society2016Cited by: 8References: 18

    Transnational housing investment is a pervasive practice among many migrant groups residing in various destination countries; including Ghanaian migrants living in Canada. For many, the need to engage in transnational housing investment is beyond the standard rationale and has two prime significance; symbolic and practical utility. Engagement in this endeavour requires substantial financial commitments over extensive periods of time with potentia…

  • Transnationalism-integration nexus

    Open AccessVincent Kuuire, Vincent Z Kuuire et al.ARTICLEGeoforum2016Cited by: 12References: 12

  • Impact of Remittance Behaviour on Immigrant Homeownership Trajectories

    Open AccessVincent Kuuire, Godwin Arku et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2016Cited by: 9References: 49