Ashura Bakari

Biographic Data

ID7045090
NAMEAshura Bakari
GIVEN NAMESAshura
FAMILY NAMEBakari
SIGNATUREBAKARI A
AFFILIATIONSGhana Health Service
ORCID0000-0002-2277-2365
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Neonatal Jaundice Treatment Versus Recommendations

    Open AccessAshura Bakari, Ann Wolski et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a leading cause of death in the early neonatal period, disproportionately affecting newborns in sub-Saharan Africa. In a setting without access to rapid assessment via transcutaneous bilirubin meter, we sought to determine how closely the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal jaundice at an urban district hospital aligned with retrospective assessment and treatment recommendations using the BiliApp (based on the UK NICE G…

  • Using a Hand-Held Icterometer to Screen for Neonatal Jaundice

    Open AccessAshura Bakari, Ann Wolski et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    A hand-held, low-tech icterometer is an important potential mechanism for improving early jaundice identification in low-resource settings. Further studies using larger sample sizes with a higher prevalence of hyperbilirubinemia are warranted

  • Provider perspectives on Asram in Ghana

    Open AccessSharla Rent, Ashura Bakari et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2022

    Neonatal mortality is one of the leading causes of under-five mortality globally, with the majority of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. In Ghana, there is a belief in an array of newborn conditions, called Asram, that are thought to have a spiritual, rather than physical, cause. These conditions are predominantly managed by traditional healers as they are considered unable to be treated by allopathic medical providers. …

  • ‘ Asram is really killing us here’

    Open AccessAshura Bakari, April J Bell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2021

    While overall neonatal mortality rates are improving in Ghana, the Ashanti Region has the highest mortality rate in the country. The clinical causes of newborn deaths are well known, yet local beliefs about illness aetiology, cause of death and care-seeking are less well understood. This exploratory qualitative study sought to understand how community members perceive and respond to neonatal illness. Researchers worked with public health nurses, …

  • Stigma Associated With Sickle Cell Disease in Kumasi, Ghana

    Open AccessJulie M Buser, Ashura Bakari et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2021

    INTRODUCTION: People with sickle cell disease (SCD) often face stigmatization in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa. Research is needed to understand whether it is necessary to design an SCD stigma reduction program in the Ghanaian setting. The aim of this study was to explore the perception of stigmatization for adults with SCD in Kumasi, Ghana. METHODOLOGY: Using in-depth qualitative interviews, researchers conducted a phenomenological study to inve…

  • Feasibility of establishing a network of community health workers to support care of people with sickle cell disease in Kumasi, Ghana

    Open AccessJulie M Buser, Ashura Bakari et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Genetics2021

  • ‘This sickness is not hospital sickness’

    Open AccessApril J Bell, Zelda Arku et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2020

    Previous research has described the evil eye as a source of illness for pregnant women and their newborns. This study sought to explore the perceptions of the evil eye among mothers whose newborns had experienced a life-threatening complication across three regions of Ghana. As part of a larger, quantitative study, trained research assistants identified pregnant and newly delivered women (and their newborns) who had survived a life-threatening co…