Joseph Kangmennaang
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 930293 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Joseph Kangmennaang |
| PRENOMES | Joseph |
| SOBRENOME | Kangmennaang |
| ASSINATURA | KANGMENNAANG J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Queen's University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1760-3524 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 45 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
“I’m Appalled and Astonished”
Access to nurturing early learning and childcare (ELCC) and a supportive early childhood environment play critical roles in promoting children’s cognitive, social, and behavioral development. However, access to these relevant programs and services remains inequitable, especially for historically marginalized communities, such as Black people. This paper reports the experiences of Black parents (n=25) as they navigated ELCC in Kingston and London,…
Improving water security through social protection
Water insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa significantly drains women's time and energy, worsening the financial constraints that already limit their economic empowerment. Despite this, little research has examined the role of social protection programs and cash transfers in addressing water insecurity. This study examined the combined impact of Ghana's Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program on household water access and its ability to…
‘When you go to bed, and you cannot sleep … ’
Despite the critical role of smallholder farmers in promoting food and nutrition security, research suggests that their health is severely threatened by experiences of climate change events. Our study assesses smallholder farmers’ experiences and perceptions of rainfall, drought, flood, storm, and wildfire; and explores how such experiences impact food security and health. We employ the convergent mixed-method design, combining binomial regressio…
‘It's very hard, it's very very difficult ….’ Exploring the lived experiences of managing diabetes among young people living with type 1 diabetes in underserved communities in Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is undergoing an epidemiological transition which is driving increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In Ghana, while the prevalence of diabetes is generally increasing, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increasing at a higher rate (9.5%) among young people compared to type 2 diabetes (4.9%) mellitus (T2DM). T1DM differs from T2DM in that it is not readily preventable, …
A Systematic Review of Barriers to and Facilitators of Early Learning and Childcare Among Black Children and Families in Canada and the USA
Does Trust Mediate the Relationship Between Experiences of Discrimination and Health Care Access and Utilization Among Minoritized Canadians During Covid-19 Pandemic
Using civically engaged research to promote young Black and Latino children’s well-being
Determinants of cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in Zimbabwe
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), cervical cancer (CC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive women being particularly vulnerable. Despite the benefits of early CC screening in reducing HIV-related CC deaths, CC screening uptake remains limited, with wide disparities in access across SSA. As part of a larger study, this paper examines the determinants of CC screening among HIV-seropos…
New spaces of inequality with the rise of remote work
Spatial distribution of suspected and confirmed cholera cases in Mwanza City, Northern Tanzania
Cholera, which is caused by Vibrio cholerae , persists as a devastating acute diarrheal disease. Despite availability of information on socio-cultural, agent and hosts risk factors, the disease continues to claim lives of people in Tanzania. The present study explores spatial patterns of cholera cases during a 2015–16 outbreak in Mwanza, Tanzania using a geographical information system (GIS) to identify concentrations of cholera cases. This cross…
Assessing the psychometric properties of a modified global wellbeing measure in Ghana
We live in a world faced by unprecedented change which makes it difficult to define, measure and monitor related impacts on population wellbeing. • This paper assesses the psychometric properties of a modified community wellbeing measure in Ghana, an understudied context. • The modified wellbeing measure showed good sensitivity, validity, and reliability which makes it suitable as a valuable tool for measuring wellbeing in Ghana and perhaps other…
The role of social support and the built environment on diabetes management among structurally exposed populations in three regions in Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing an epidemiological transition driven by rapid, unprecedented demographic, socio-cultural, and economic transitions. These transitions are driving increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As NCDs rise, several attempts have been made to understand the individual level factors that increase NCDs risks, knowledge, and attitudes around specific NCDs as well as how pe…
Agroecology and household production diversity and dietary diversity
We Are Drinking Diseases’
Water security is critical to the health and well-being of people around the world, especially among populations experiencing water stresses and rapid urbanization in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs). Recent research suggests water insecurity is associated with negative mental health outcomes. Despite global improvement in access to safe water across the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that access to safe water in urban …
Getting Old Well in Sub Saharan Africa
While literature attempts to explain why self-reported subjective wellbeing (SWB) generally increases with age in most high-income countries based on a social determinants of a health framework, little work attempts to explain the low levels of self-report SWB among older persons in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the 2013 Uganda Study on Global Aging and Health with 470 individuals, this research examines (i) direct and indirect effects of age on SWB …
Antenatal care utilization in the fragile and conflict-affected context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in Central African Republic, Eswatini and Ghana
Despite the declining HIV/AIDS prevalence globally, nearly half of all new HIV infections still occur among youth, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While determinants of risky sexual behaviour have received copious attention in the literature, we still lack multi-country studies that track regional changes in sexual risk among youth in sub-Saharan Africa. This study seeks to fill part of this gap by identifying the determinants of risky sexual b…
Wellbeing is shown in our appearance, the food we eat, what we wear, and what we buy’
When you think your neighbour's cooking pot is better than yours
Towards an integrated framework for understanding the links between inequalities and wellbeing of places in low and middle income countries
The next Sub Saharan African epidemic? A case study of the determinants of cervical cancer knowledge and screening in Kenya
Timing and utilisation of antenatal care service in Nigeria and Malawi
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
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…
Neighborhood structural differences and women’s mental health
Residential Remittances and Food Security in the Upper West Region of Ghana
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…
Residential Remittances and Food Security in the Upper West Region of Ghana
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…
Timing and utilization of antenatal care services in Liberia
Agroecology and household production diversity and dietary diversity
Towards an integrated framework for understanding the links between inequalities and wellbeing of places in low and middle income countries
Wellbeing is shown in our appearance, the food we eat, what we wear, and what we buy’
When you think your neighbour's cooking pot is better than yours
The next Sub Saharan African epidemic? A case study of the determinants of cervical cancer knowledge and screening in Kenya
Using civically engaged research to promote young Black and Latino children’s well-being
Antenatal care utilization in the fragile and conflict-affected context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Circumcision Status and Time to Sexual Debut Among Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Genetically modified organisms and the age of (Un) reason? A critical examination of the rhetoric in the GMO public policy debates in Ghana
Timing and utilization of antenatal care services in Liberia
Timing and utilisation of antenatal care service in Nigeria and Malawi
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
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…
Neighborhood structural differences and women’s mental health
Residential Remittances and Food Security in the Upper West Region of Ghana
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…
Towards an integrated framework for understanding the links between inequalities and wellbeing of places in low and middle income countries
The next Sub Saharan African epidemic? A case study of the determinants of cervical cancer knowledge and screening in Kenya
Determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in Central African Republic, Eswatini and Ghana
Despite the declining HIV/AIDS prevalence globally, nearly half of all new HIV infections still occur among youth, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While determinants of risky sexual behaviour have received copious attention in the literature, we still lack multi-country studies that track regional changes in sexual risk among youth in sub-Saharan Africa. This study seeks to fill part of this gap by identifying the determinants of risky sexual b…
Wellbeing is shown in our appearance, the food we eat, what we wear, and what we buy’
When you think your neighbour's cooking pot is better than yours
We Are Drinking Diseases’
Water security is critical to the health and well-being of people around the world, especially among populations experiencing water stresses and rapid urbanization in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs). Recent research suggests water insecurity is associated with negative mental health outcomes. Despite global improvement in access to safe water across the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that access to safe water in urban …
Getting Old Well in Sub Saharan Africa
While literature attempts to explain why self-reported subjective wellbeing (SWB) generally increases with age in most high-income countries based on a social determinants of a health framework, little work attempts to explain the low levels of self-report SWB among older persons in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the 2013 Uganda Study on Global Aging and Health with 470 individuals, this research examines (i) direct and indirect effects of age on SWB …
Antenatal care utilization in the fragile and conflict-affected context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Agroecology and household production diversity and dietary diversity
Determinants of cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in Zimbabwe
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), cervical cancer (CC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive women being particularly vulnerable. Despite the benefits of early CC screening in reducing HIV-related CC deaths, CC screening uptake remains limited, with wide disparities in access across SSA. As part of a larger study, this paper examines the determinants of CC screening among HIV-seropos…
New spaces of inequality with the rise of remote work
Spatial distribution of suspected and confirmed cholera cases in Mwanza City, Northern Tanzania
Cholera, which is caused by Vibrio cholerae , persists as a devastating acute diarrheal disease. Despite availability of information on socio-cultural, agent and hosts risk factors, the disease continues to claim lives of people in Tanzania. The present study explores spatial patterns of cholera cases during a 2015–16 outbreak in Mwanza, Tanzania using a geographical information system (GIS) to identify concentrations of cholera cases. This cross…
Assessing the psychometric properties of a modified global wellbeing measure in Ghana
We live in a world faced by unprecedented change which makes it difficult to define, measure and monitor related impacts on population wellbeing. • This paper assesses the psychometric properties of a modified community wellbeing measure in Ghana, an understudied context. • The modified wellbeing measure showed good sensitivity, validity, and reliability which makes it suitable as a valuable tool for measuring wellbeing in Ghana and perhaps other…
The role of social support and the built environment on diabetes management among structurally exposed populations in three regions in Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing an epidemiological transition driven by rapid, unprecedented demographic, socio-cultural, and economic transitions. These transitions are driving increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As NCDs rise, several attempts have been made to understand the individual level factors that increase NCDs risks, knowledge, and attitudes around specific NCDs as well as how pe…
Does Trust Mediate the Relationship Between Experiences of Discrimination and Health Care Access and Utilization Among Minoritized Canadians During Covid-19 Pandemic
Using civically engaged research to promote young Black and Latino children’s well-being
A Systematic Review of Barriers to and Facilitators of Early Learning and Childcare Among Black Children and Families in Canada and the USA
“I’m Appalled and Astonished”
Access to nurturing early learning and childcare (ELCC) and a supportive early childhood environment play critical roles in promoting children’s cognitive, social, and behavioral development. However, access to these relevant programs and services remains inequitable, especially for historically marginalized communities, such as Black people. This paper reports the experiences of Black parents (n=25) as they navigated ELCC in Kingston and London,…
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