Cosmos Yarfi

Biographic Data

ID7751348
NAMECosmos Yarfi
GIVEN NAMESCosmos
FAMILY NAMEYarfi
SIGNATUREYARFI C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences
ORCID0000-0002-0798-7552
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Climate anxiety among middle-aged and older city dwellers

    Open AccessNestor Asiamah, Henry Kofi Mensah et al.ARTICLECities2026

  • Association of climate awareness with urban mobility and consumption behaviour in Accra

    Open AccessNestor Asiamah, Theophilus Kofi Anyanful et al.ARTICLETransportation2025

    This study evaluated the direct and indirect association of Climate Change Awareness (CCA) with urban mobility options (i.e., walking, biking, and driving a carbon-dependent car) through Green Purchase Intention (GPI) and Eco-Socially Conscious Consumer Behaviour (ECCB). The study adopted a cross-sectional design with sensitivity analyses, robustness tests, and common methods bias evaluation. The participants were 865 adults in Accra, Ghana. The …

  • Association of workplace support for health with occupational health literacy and illness avoidance

    Open AccessNestor Asiamah, Isaac Aidoo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    WSH can enable older employees to improve their physical functioning and avoid illness, especially if it fosters higher OHL. WSH can be an appropriate way to protect employee health in response to ageing of the workforce

  • Day in-hospital stroke case fatality and significant risk factors in sub-Saharan–Africa

    Open AccessMartin Ackah, Louise Ameyaw et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Existing studies investigating 30-day in-hospital stroke case fatality rates in sub-Saharan Africa have produced varying results, underscoring the significance of obtaining precise and reliable estimations for this indicator. Consequently, this study aimed to conduct a systematic review and update of the current scientific evidence regarding 30-day in-hospital stroke case fatality and associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa. Medline/PubMed,…

  • Discrimination of older peers is associated with workplace age discrimination

    Open AccessNestor Asiamah, Emelia Sarpong et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2024

    Older employees who experience higher age discrimination at work are more likely to discriminate against peers. OHL can be associated with lower WADE but higher ADP. Qualitative studies are needed to understand why OHL may be related to higher ADP

  • Associations of Social Networks with Physical Activity Enjoyment among Older Adults

    Open AccessNestor Asiamah, Simon Mawulorm Agyemang et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    The available evidence suggests that social networks can contribute to physical activity (PA) enjoyment, which is necessary for the maintenance of PA over the life course. This study assessed the associations of active and sedentary social networks with PA enjoyment and ascertained whether walkability moderates or modifies these associations. A cross-sectional design compliant with STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in E…

  • Wheelchair accessibility to public buildings in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana

    Open AccessCosmos Yarfi, Evans Yayra Kwaku Ashigbi et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of Disability2017

    The results of this study show that public buildings in the Kumasi metropolis are not wheelchair accessible. An important observation made during this study was that there is an intention to improve accessibility when buildings are being constructed or renovated, but there are no laid down guidelines as how to make the buildings accessible for wheelchair users