Obed Jones Owusu-Sarpong

Biographic Data

ID7181533
NAMEObed Jones Owusu-Sarpong
GIVEN NAMESObed Jones
FAMILY NAMEOwusu-Sarpong
SIGNATUREOWUSU-SARPONG O J
AFFILIATIONSKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ORCID0009-0000-5418-4093
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Meeting the WHO physical activity guidelines and health-related quality of life of single parents in Ghana

    Open AccessObed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Kabila Aba et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Purpose Improving physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is critically important for achieving the health-related sustainable development goal (SDG 3). However, data on the association between PA and HRQoL, particularly among single parents, are limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We examine the association between PA and HRQoL among single parents in Ghana and explore the modifying roles of sex, age, a…

  • Sleep problems and depression among single parents in Ghana

    Open AccessObed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Kabila Aba et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2025

  • Social Network Connectivity and Depression Among Single Parents in Ghana

    Open AccessObed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Kabila Aba et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2025

    Objectives: Scarce data exist on the association between social network connectivity (family and friends) and depression among single parents in low—and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the mechanisms explaining the association are largely unknown. This study investigates the extent to which anxiety mediates the association between social network connectivity and depression among single parents in Ghana. Methods: Data from 627 single parents …

  • Lived Experiences of Nonmedical Use of Tramadol Among Urban Slum-Dwelling Youth in Ghana

    Solomon Osei‐Tutu, Obed Jones Owusu-Sarpong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2025

    The world is witnessing a pharmaceutical opioid crisis, and in Africa's version, the nonmedical use of Tramadol is prevalent in vulnerable populations. However, data on the factors promoting nonmedical use of Tramadol in slums is generally lacking. The study explored the factors that promote the nonmedical use of Tramadol among urban slum-dwelling youth in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, Ghana. This qualitative study recruited 20 nonmedical Tra…

  • Social network connectivity and food insecurity among single parents

    Open AccessObed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Kabila Aba et al.ARTICLESocial Networks2025References: 5

  • Anxiety and sleep mediate the effect of food insecurity on depression in single parents in Ghana

    Open AccessObed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Kabila Aba et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Food insecurity was positively associated with depression. This association was partially and serially explained by generalized anxiety and sleep problems. Efforts to address depression among single parents should consider interventions for food insecurity and psychosocial problems, particularly in LMICs