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• Cigarette smoking during breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea: Prevalence and demographic and socio-economic predictors.

  Authors:Prince Peprah, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Naomi Gyamfi, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Dickson Boateng, Joseph Oduro Appiah, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 1, 20226,370 words Report 1470LBackground Cigarette smoking during breastfeeding is reported to contribute to significant changes in the composition of breast milk not only by reducing its protective features but also affecting infants' response to...

• Barriers to healthcare access and healthcare seeking for childhood illnesses among childbearing women in Burundi.

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, John Elvis Hagan, Eugene Budu, Aliu Mohammed, Collins Adu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 30, 20224,967 words Report 1520LIntroduction Poor health seeking behaviour continues to be major challenge in accessing healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa despite the availability of effective treatment for most childhood illnesses. The current study...

• Birth weight and nutritional status of children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.

  Authors:Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, James Boadu Frimpong, Anita Gracious Archer, Collins Adu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 9, 20225,375 words Report 1490LIntroduction Over the past three decades, undernutrition has become a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years globally. Low birth weight has been identified as a risk factor for child...

• Socio-economic and proximate determinants of under-five mortality in Guinea.

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Collins Adu, Dorothy Osei, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 5, 20224,365 words Report 1490LBackground The death of children under-five years is one of the critical issues in public health and improving child survival continues to be a matter of urgent concern. In this paper, we assessed the proximate and...

• Understanding the association between exposure to family planning messages and consistent condom use among never married men in Ghana.

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, John Elvis Hagan, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Georgina Yaa Mensah, Collins Adu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 24, 20216,390 words Report 1640LBackground Despite considerable efforts to promote condom use, sexually active people in sub-Sahara Africa still engage in risky sexual behaviours, with condom use relatively low. With this high vulnerability of these...

• Sexual violence and unmet need for contraception among married and cohabiting women in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from demographic and health surveys.

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Eugene Budu, Felix Mensah, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 3, 20207,610 words Report 1480LIntroduction Contraception plays a significant role in fertility regulation and determines the reproductive health rights of women. Studies in other parts of the world have found that sexual violence has negative...

• Factors associated with healthcare seeking for childhood illnesses among mothers of children under five in Chad.

  Authors:Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Collins Adu, Felicia Commey, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 5, 20215,202 words Report 1550LBackground Poor healthcare-seeking behaviour is a major contributing factor for increased morbidity and mortality among children in low- and middle-income countries. This study assessed the individual and community...

• What influences home delivery among women who live in urban areas? Analysis of 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Francis Appiah, Collins Adu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 4, 20216,011 words Report 1480LBackground In Ghana, home delivery among women in urban areas is relatively low compared to rural areas. However, the few women who deliver at home in urban areas still face enormous risk of infections and death,...

• Barriers to healthcare access and healthcare seeking for childhood illnesses among childbearing women in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel modelling of Demographic and Health Surveys

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Collins Adu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 8, 20215,725 words Report 1550LIntroduction The success of current policies and interventions on providing effective access to treatment for childhood illnesses hinges on families' decisions relating to healthcare access. In sub-Saharan Africa...

• Which factors predict fertility intentions of married men and women? Results from the 2012 Niger Demographic and Health Survey.

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Collins Adu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 9, 20216,402 words Report 1440LIntroduction Niger is the country with the highest total fertility rate in the world. In the present study, we investigated factors associated with the desire for more children among married men and women in Niger....