Samuel Agyei-Mensah
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3957706 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Samuel Agyei-Mensah |
| PRENOMES | Samuel |
| SOBRENOME | Agyei-Mensah |
| ASSINATURA | AGYEI-MENSAH S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Ghana |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2001 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Capturing urban activities and environment across time scales
Cities have complex dynamics on timescales from hourly and daily changes to monthly shifts and annual trends. We used time-lapsed street-view imagery (SVI) to capture and analyse temporal trends of urban environmental features in Accra, Ghana. We collected a novel dataset of 6.8 million street-view images (SVI) at five-minute intervals over five years at ten representative locations in Accra, Ghana. We used a fine-tuned YOLOv7 object detection mo…
Trends in spousal age difference at first marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Spousal age differences are highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, where trends in age at first marriage indicate an increase for both men and women. However, the net outcome for spousal age difference is difficult to predict without explicit analysis of these distributions. This study examines differentials in spousal age for women in first union. Further, it examines differences within population sub-groups and across countries, focusing on the influen…
Inequalities in urban air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa
Road traffic has become the leading source of air pollution in fast-growing sub-Saharan African cities. Yet, there is a dearth of robust city-wide data for understanding space-time variations and inequalities in combustion related emissions and exposures. We combined nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and nitric oxide (NO) measurement data from 134 locations in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), with geographical, meteorological, and population fa…
Neighbourhood, built environment and children’s outdoor play spaces in urban Ghana
Although a great deal of research work has been done by social scientists on walkability and playability, the focus to a large extent has been on the global north. Research work on the urban built environment and children's play has not engaged Africa in general and Ghana in particular. More importantly, there is limited evidence of policies in terms of community-based practices and governmental policies and programmes for the promotion of play. …
Between Policy and Risk Communication
Mass media plays an increasingly persuasive role in orienting political decisions, shaping social agendas, influencing individuals' actions, and interpreting scientific evidence for the public. With growing scientific understanding of the health, social and environmental consequences of air pollution, there is an urgent need to understand how media coverage frames these links, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. This paper examines …
Face Mask Use Among Commercial Drivers During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Accra, Ghana
The paper contributes to unravelling the perceptions of urban commercial drivers regarding their vulnerability to catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus while at work. It further examines how the perception of vulnerability influences personal use of face masks by drivers, as well as on their insistence on appropriate masking behaviour by other persons on-board public transport. Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in informal public transport in Africa…
Chemical composition and sources of particle pollution in affluent and poor neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana
The highest levels of air pollution in the world now occur in developing country cities, where air pollution sources differ from high-income countries. We analyzed particulate matter (PM) chemical composition and estimated the contributions of various sources to particle pollution in poor and affluent neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana. Elements from earth’s crust were most abundant during the seasonal Harmattan period between late December and late J…
Ethnic Residential Clusters in Nima, Ghana
Epidemiological Transition and the Double Burden of Disease in Accra, Ghana
Neighborhoods and Fertility in Accra, Ghana
Fertility levels remain high in most of sub-Saharan Africa, despite recent declines, and even in a large capital city such as Accra, Ghana, women are having children at a pace that is well above replacement level and this will contribute to significant levels of future population growth in the city. Our purpose in this paper is to evaluate the way in which neighborhood context may shape reproductive behavior in Accra. In the process, we introduce…
Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreword by George Benneh Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction by Samuel Agyei-Mensah and John B. Casterline Social Organization and Reproductive Behavior in Southern Ghana by Dominic K. Agyeman and John B. Casterline Social Identity and Community in the Fertility of Southern Ethiopian Women by Dennis P.Hogan and Betemariam Berhanu The Fertility Impact of the Rahad Irrigation Project, Sudan by El-Rayah A. Osman S…
Twelve Years of HIV/Aids in Ghana
S’il existe une littérature extensive sur les nombreux aspects de l’épidémie du VIH/SIDA en Afrique de l’est et du sud, en revanche on a très peu écrit sur les aspects géographiques de l’épidémie en Afrique de l’ouest. Largement fondé sur des données dérivées du Programme ghanéen de contrôle du SIDA et des Données du Sentinel Surveillance offerts par le Ministère de la santé, cet article explore les aspects géographiques de l’épidémie de 1986 à 1…
Neighborhoods and Fertility in Accra, Ghana
Fertility levels remain high in most of sub-Saharan Africa, despite recent declines, and even in a large capital city such as Accra, Ghana, women are having children at a pace that is well above replacement level and this will contribute to significant levels of future population growth in the city. Our purpose in this paper is to evaluate the way in which neighborhood context may shape reproductive behavior in Accra. In the process, we introduce…
Twelve Years of HIV/Aids in Ghana
S’il existe une littérature extensive sur les nombreux aspects de l’épidémie du VIH/SIDA en Afrique de l’est et du sud, en revanche on a très peu écrit sur les aspects géographiques de l’épidémie en Afrique de l’ouest. Largement fondé sur des données dérivées du Programme ghanéen de contrôle du SIDA et des Données du Sentinel Surveillance offerts par le Ministère de la santé, cet article explore les aspects géographiques de l’épidémie de 1986 à 1…
Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreword by George Benneh Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction by Samuel Agyei-Mensah and John B. Casterline Social Organization and Reproductive Behavior in Southern Ghana by Dominic K. Agyeman and John B. Casterline Social Identity and Community in the Fertility of Southern Ethiopian Women by Dennis P.Hogan and Betemariam Berhanu The Fertility Impact of the Rahad Irrigation Project, Sudan by El-Rayah A. Osman S…
Epidemiological Transition and the Double Burden of Disease in Accra, Ghana
Neighborhoods and Fertility in Accra, Ghana
Fertility levels remain high in most of sub-Saharan Africa, despite recent declines, and even in a large capital city such as Accra, Ghana, women are having children at a pace that is well above replacement level and this will contribute to significant levels of future population growth in the city. Our purpose in this paper is to evaluate the way in which neighborhood context may shape reproductive behavior in Accra. In the process, we introduce…
Ethnic Residential Clusters in Nima, Ghana
Chemical composition and sources of particle pollution in affluent and poor neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana
The highest levels of air pollution in the world now occur in developing country cities, where air pollution sources differ from high-income countries. We analyzed particulate matter (PM) chemical composition and estimated the contributions of various sources to particle pollution in poor and affluent neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana. Elements from earth’s crust were most abundant during the seasonal Harmattan period between late December and late J…
Face Mask Use Among Commercial Drivers During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Accra, Ghana
The paper contributes to unravelling the perceptions of urban commercial drivers regarding their vulnerability to catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus while at work. It further examines how the perception of vulnerability influences personal use of face masks by drivers, as well as on their insistence on appropriate masking behaviour by other persons on-board public transport. Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in informal public transport in Africa…
Neighbourhood, built environment and children’s outdoor play spaces in urban Ghana
Although a great deal of research work has been done by social scientists on walkability and playability, the focus to a large extent has been on the global north. Research work on the urban built environment and children's play has not engaged Africa in general and Ghana in particular. More importantly, there is limited evidence of policies in terms of community-based practices and governmental policies and programmes for the promotion of play. …
Between Policy and Risk Communication
Mass media plays an increasingly persuasive role in orienting political decisions, shaping social agendas, influencing individuals' actions, and interpreting scientific evidence for the public. With growing scientific understanding of the health, social and environmental consequences of air pollution, there is an urgent need to understand how media coverage frames these links, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. This paper examines …
Inequalities in urban air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa
Road traffic has become the leading source of air pollution in fast-growing sub-Saharan African cities. Yet, there is a dearth of robust city-wide data for understanding space-time variations and inequalities in combustion related emissions and exposures. We combined nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and nitric oxide (NO) measurement data from 134 locations in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), with geographical, meteorological, and population fa…
Trends in spousal age difference at first marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Spousal age differences are highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, where trends in age at first marriage indicate an increase for both men and women. However, the net outcome for spousal age difference is difficult to predict without explicit analysis of these distributions. This study examines differentials in spousal age for women in first union. Further, it examines differences within population sub-groups and across countries, focusing on the influen…
Capturing urban activities and environment across time scales
Cities have complex dynamics on timescales from hourly and daily changes to monthly shifts and annual trends. We used time-lapsed street-view imagery (SVI) to capture and analyse temporal trends of urban environmental features in Accra, Ghana. We collected a novel dataset of 6.8 million street-view images (SVI) at five-minute intervals over five years at ten representative locations in Accra, Ghana. We used a fine-tuned YOLOv7 object detection mo…
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