G Gondah Lekpeh

Biographic Data

ID4777488
NAMEG Gondah Lekpeh
GIVEN NAMESG Gondah
FAMILY NAMELekpeh
SIGNATURELEKPEH G G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Liberia
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS9
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX2

  • A qualitative investigation of the perceived role of peers in influencing substance use among youth in Monrovia, Liberia

    Brittany C L Lange, Samuel J Pullen et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2018Cited by: 2References: 2

    Substance use and abuse has become an issue for adolescents globally. While multiple factors contribute to substance use, peer influence is particularly important. As such, this study aimed to examine students’ beliefs related to substance use, including the role peers have on substance use behaviors in Monrovia, Liberia. Nine focus groups were conducted with a total of 72 public school students in Monrovia. All focus groups were recorded, transc…

  • Narratives of Agency and Capability from Two Adolescent Girls in Post-conflict Liberia

    Open AccessElizabeth J Levey, Lance D Laird et al.ARTICLECulture Medicine and Psychiatry2018Cited by: 2References: 28

  • Contributing Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Youth in Postconflict Liberia

    Open AccessLiana J Petruzzi, Liana Petruzzi et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2018Cited by: 3References: 45

    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

    Lindsey Parnarouskis, Anne Stevenson et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2017References: 3

    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…

  • A qualitative analysis of parental loss and family separation among youth in post-conflict Liberia

    Open AccessElizabeth J Levey, Claire E Oppenheim et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2016Cited by: 2References: 4

    Between 1989 and 2003, the Republic of Liberia experienced a brutal civil war. In 2008, the population was approximately 3.5 million people, and there were an estimated 340,000 orphans. Nearly 6000 more children were orphaned by the Ebola epidemic from 2014-2015. The goal of this research was to explore the impact of parental loss, identify moderating factors, and consider interventions that could help vulnerable youth in post-conflict societies …