Elijah Paintsil

Dados Biográficos

ID	7727038
NOME	Elijah Paintsil
PRENOMES	Elijah
SOBRENOME	Paintsil
ASSINATURA	PAINTSIL E
AFILIAÇÕES	Yale University
ORCID	0000-0002-8283-4564
VERIFICADO	Sim
TOTAL DE OBRAS	16
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES	0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2009
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2026
ÍNDICE H	0

Changes in caregiver psychosocial factors known to affect pediatric HIV disclosure
Adwoa K A Afrane, Arthi Bobbala et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026
This comparative study analyzed changes in caregiver-related factors known to influence pediatric HIV disclosure using baseline data from two clinical trials in Ghana – Sankofa 1 (recruitment 2013–2016) and Sankofa 2 (recruitment 2021-2023). Changes in caregiver characteristics and psychosocial domains were measured using validated instruments: social support (Social Provisions Scale), HIV knowledge (Brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire), illness pe…
Identifying risk factors for loss to follow-up in adults living with HIV in a high-burden district in Ghana
Open AccessBenedicta Ayiedu Mensah, Henrietta Mensah-Brown et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025
Our study provides new information about LTFU and its associated risk factors in Ghana. These findings underscore the need to promote health literacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research
Open AccessMuzzammil Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023
Introduction Almajirai are male children in Northern Nigeria and Southern Niger who study Islam in the almajiranci system. Almajiranci has been associated with non-participation in formal education, abuse, poverty, and underdevelopment. However, the peer-reviewed literature around health among almajirai remains limited. We conduct a scoping review around almajiri health to synthesize evidence for health problems, draw links between findings, iden…
A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessElijah Paintsil, Yewande Alimi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
A continent-wide Africa Task Force for Coronavirus with its six technical working groups was formed to prepare adequately and respond to the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Africa. This research in practice article aimed to describe how the infection prevention and control (IPC) technical working group (TWG) supported Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in preparedness and response to COVID-19 on the con…
Models of lifelong care for children and adolescents with chronic conditions in low-income and middle-income countries
Open AccessLindsey K Reif, J Van Olmen et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022
Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or chronic conditions account for one-third of disability-adjusted life-years among children and adolescents under the age of 20. Health systems must adapt to respond to the growing burden of NCDs among children and adolescents who are more likely to be marginalised from healthcare access and are at higher risk for poor outcomes. We undertook a review of recent literature on existing models of chronic li…
Transmission risk of respiratory viruses in natural and mechanical ventilation environments
Open AccessAnuoluwapo Sopeyin, Emilio Hornsey et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020
Respiratory viruses can be transmitted through contact, droplet and airborne routes. Viruses that are not naturally airborne may be aerosolised during medical procedures and transmitted to healthcare workers. Most resource-limited healthcare settings lack complex air handling systems to filter air and create pressure gradients that are necessary for minimising viral transmission. This review explores the association between ventilation and the tr…
Sankofa pediatric HIV disclosure intervention did not worsen depression scores in children living with HIV and their caregivers in Ghana
Open AccessChristopher Radcliffe, Aba Sam et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01701635 (date of registration Oct 5, 2012)
Illness Narratives of Children Living with HIV Who Do Not Know Their HIV Status in Ghana
Open AccessHeather Farthing, Nancy R Reynolds et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020
Transfer is not a transition – voices of Jamaican adolescents with HIV and their health care providers
Flavia Desouza, Elijah Paintsil et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Increasing access to antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings (RLS) has resulted in the survival of perinatally HIV-infected children into adulthood. We characterized the transition process from pediatric to adult care by conducting semi-structured interviews of HIV-infected adolescents and health care providers in Jamaica. Using an inductive content analytic approach, four themes emerged: (1) Transition should be holistic and a proces…
High prevalence of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among undisclosed HIV-infected children in Ghana
Justin S Nichols, Tassos C Kyriakides et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains one of the greatest obstacles in pediatric HIV care. We sought to determine the prevalence of adherence to ART among undisclosed HIV-infected children and adolescents in Ghana. We analyzed baseline data from HIV-infected children and adolescents aged 7-18 years old enrolled in the SANKOFA Pediatric HIV disclosure intervention study in Ghana. Antiretroviral medication adherence was measured using c…
Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana
Angela Ofori-Atta, Nancy R Reynolds et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Prior studies show an association between caregiver depression and child health outcomes. There has been little examination of depression among caregivers of HIV-infected children in sub-Saharan countries where pediatric HIV is concentrated. Using baseline data collected in the pediatric HIV disclosure intervention trial, Sankofa, we examined the prevalence and factors associated with depression among caregivers (N = 446) of children infected wit…
HIV knowledge, stigma, and illness beliefs among pediatric caregivers in Ghana who have not disclosed their child's HIV status
Open AccessElijah Paintsil, Lorna Renner et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
The majority of HIV-infected children in sub-Saharan Africa have not been informed of their HIV status. Caregivers are reluctant to disclose HIV status to their children because of concern about the child's ability to understand, parental sense of guilt, and fear of social rejection and isolation. We hypothesized that the low prevalence of pediatric HIV disclosure in Ghana is due to lack of accurate HIV information and high HIV stigma among careg…
Sankofa pediatric HIV disclosure intervention cyber data management
Open AccessAnn Christine Catlin, Sumudinie Fernando et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
Prevalence of pediatric HIV disclosure is low in resource-limited settings. Innovative, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered disclosure approaches are needed. Conducting such studies in resource-limited settings is not trivial considering the challenges of capturing, cleaning, and storing clinical research data. To overcome some of these challenges, the Sankofa pediatric disclosure intervention adopted an interactive cyber infrastructure fo…
Prevalence and Pattern of Disclosure of HIV Status in HIV-Infected Children in Ghana
Open AccessStacey Kallem, Lorna Renner et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010
Longitudinal association of alcohol use with HIV disease progression and psychological health of women with HIV
Musie Ghebremichael, Elijah Paintsil et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2009
We evaluated the association of alcohol consumption and depression, and their effects on HIV disease progression among women with HIV. The study included 871 women with HIV who were recruited from 1993-1995 in four US cities. The participants had physical examination, medical record extraction, and venipuncture, CD4+T-cell counts determination, measurement of depression symptoms (using the self-report Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression…
High Risk Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men in Tanzania
Open AccessMusie Ghebremichael, Elijah PaintsilARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2009

Longitudinal association of alcohol use with HIV disease progression and psychological health of women with HIV
Musie Ghebremichael, Elijah Paintsil et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2009
We evaluated the association of alcohol consumption and depression, and their effects on HIV disease progression among women with HIV. The study included 871 women with HIV who were recruited from 1993-1995 in four US cities. The participants had physical examination, medical record extraction, and venipuncture, CD4+T-cell counts determination, measurement of depression symptoms (using the self-report Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression…
High Risk Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men in Tanzania
Open AccessMusie Ghebremichael, Elijah PaintsilARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2009
Prevalence and Pattern of Disclosure of HIV Status in HIV-Infected Children in Ghana
Open AccessStacey Kallem, Lorna Renner et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010
HIV knowledge, stigma, and illness beliefs among pediatric caregivers in Ghana who have not disclosed their child's HIV status
Open AccessElijah Paintsil, Lorna Renner et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
The majority of HIV-infected children in sub-Saharan Africa have not been informed of their HIV status. Caregivers are reluctant to disclose HIV status to their children because of concern about the child's ability to understand, parental sense of guilt, and fear of social rejection and isolation. We hypothesized that the low prevalence of pediatric HIV disclosure in Ghana is due to lack of accurate HIV information and high HIV stigma among careg…
Sankofa pediatric HIV disclosure intervention cyber data management
Open AccessAnn Christine Catlin, Sumudinie Fernando et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
Prevalence of pediatric HIV disclosure is low in resource-limited settings. Innovative, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered disclosure approaches are needed. Conducting such studies in resource-limited settings is not trivial considering the challenges of capturing, cleaning, and storing clinical research data. To overcome some of these challenges, the Sankofa pediatric disclosure intervention adopted an interactive cyber infrastructure fo…
Transfer is not a transition – voices of Jamaican adolescents with HIV and their health care providers
Flavia Desouza, Elijah Paintsil et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Increasing access to antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings (RLS) has resulted in the survival of perinatally HIV-infected children into adulthood. We characterized the transition process from pediatric to adult care by conducting semi-structured interviews of HIV-infected adolescents and health care providers in Jamaica. Using an inductive content analytic approach, four themes emerged: (1) Transition should be holistic and a proces…
High prevalence of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among undisclosed HIV-infected children in Ghana
Justin S Nichols, Tassos C Kyriakides et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains one of the greatest obstacles in pediatric HIV care. We sought to determine the prevalence of adherence to ART among undisclosed HIV-infected children and adolescents in Ghana. We analyzed baseline data from HIV-infected children and adolescents aged 7-18 years old enrolled in the SANKOFA Pediatric HIV disclosure intervention study in Ghana. Antiretroviral medication adherence was measured using c…
Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana
Angela Ofori-Atta, Nancy R Reynolds et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Prior studies show an association between caregiver depression and child health outcomes. There has been little examination of depression among caregivers of HIV-infected children in sub-Saharan countries where pediatric HIV is concentrated. Using baseline data collected in the pediatric HIV disclosure intervention trial, Sankofa, we examined the prevalence and factors associated with depression among caregivers (N = 446) of children infected wit…
Transmission risk of respiratory viruses in natural and mechanical ventilation environments
Open AccessAnuoluwapo Sopeyin, Emilio Hornsey et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020
Respiratory viruses can be transmitted through contact, droplet and airborne routes. Viruses that are not naturally airborne may be aerosolised during medical procedures and transmitted to healthcare workers. Most resource-limited healthcare settings lack complex air handling systems to filter air and create pressure gradients that are necessary for minimising viral transmission. This review explores the association between ventilation and the tr…
Sankofa pediatric HIV disclosure intervention did not worsen depression scores in children living with HIV and their caregivers in Ghana
Open AccessChristopher Radcliffe, Aba Sam et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01701635 (date of registration Oct 5, 2012)
Illness Narratives of Children Living with HIV Who Do Not Know Their HIV Status in Ghana
Open AccessHeather Farthing, Nancy R Reynolds et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020
Models of lifelong care for children and adolescents with chronic conditions in low-income and middle-income countries
Open AccessLindsey K Reif, J Van Olmen et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022
Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or chronic conditions account for one-third of disability-adjusted life-years among children and adolescents under the age of 20. Health systems must adapt to respond to the growing burden of NCDs among children and adolescents who are more likely to be marginalised from healthcare access and are at higher risk for poor outcomes. We undertook a review of recent literature on existing models of chronic li…
Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research
Open AccessMuzzammil Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023
Introduction Almajirai are male children in Northern Nigeria and Southern Niger who study Islam in the almajiranci system. Almajiranci has been associated with non-participation in formal education, abuse, poverty, and underdevelopment. However, the peer-reviewed literature around health among almajirai remains limited. We conduct a scoping review around almajiri health to synthesize evidence for health problems, draw links between findings, iden…
A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessElijah Paintsil, Yewande Alimi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
A continent-wide Africa Task Force for Coronavirus with its six technical working groups was formed to prepare adequately and respond to the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Africa. This research in practice article aimed to describe how the infection prevention and control (IPC) technical working group (TWG) supported Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in preparedness and response to COVID-19 on the con…
Identifying risk factors for loss to follow-up in adults living with HIV in a high-burden district in Ghana
Open AccessBenedicta Ayiedu Mensah, Henrietta Mensah-Brown et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025
Our study provides new information about LTFU and its associated risk factors in Ghana. These findings underscore the need to promote health literacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Changes in caregiver psychosocial factors known to affect pediatric HIV disclosure
Adwoa K A Afrane, Arthi Bobbala et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026
This comparative study analyzed changes in caregiver-related factors known to influence pediatric HIV disclosure using baseline data from two clinical trials in Ghana – Sankofa 1 (recruitment 2013–2016) and Sankofa 2 (recruitment 2021-2023). Changes in caregiver characteristics and psychosocial domains were measured using validated instruments: social support (Social Provisions Scale), HIV knowledge (Brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire), illness pe…