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• 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...

• Sex inequality in early initiation of breastfeeding in 24 sub-Saharan African countries: A multi-country analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.

  Authors:Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Francis Arthur-Holmes, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19, 20225,036 words Report 1480LBackground The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 aims at reducing neonatal and under-5 mortality to below 12 per 1000 and 25 per 1000 live births, respectively, globally by 2030. Studies have found that initiation...

• 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...

• What has reproductive health decision-making capacity got to do with unintended pregnancy? Evidence from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Francis Appiah, Linus Baatiema, Francis Sambah, Eugene Budu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 10, 20196,723 words Report 1480LIntroduction Women's reproductive health decision-making is indispensable for improving their reproductive health and achieving Sustainable Development Goal three. This study explored the association between...

• Consistent condom use among men who pay for sex in sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys.

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, John Elvis Hagan, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Thomas Hormenu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 10, 20206,238 words Report 1540LBackground Paying for sex has often been associated with risky sexual behavior among heterosexual men, and men who pay for sex are considered as a bridging population for sexually transmitted infections. Consistent...

• Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of demographic and health surveys

  Authors:Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, Francis Sambah, Linus Baatiema, Francis Appiah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 9, 20196,270 words Medical condition ov... 1520LIntroduction Approximately 14 million unintended pregnancies are recorded annually in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We sought to investigate the prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies among women in...

• Are senior high school students in Ghana meeting WHO's recommended level of physical activity? Evidence from the 2012 Global School-based Student Health Survey Data

  Authors:Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 12, 20205,174 words Survey 1460LIntroduction Physical activity (PA) has both short- and long-term importance. In this study we sought to assess the prevalence and correlates of PA among 1,542 Senior High School (SHS) students. Methods A...

• 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...

• Mass media exposure and self-efficacy in abortion decision-making among adolescent girls and young women in Ghana: Analysis of the 2017 Maternal Health Survey

  Authors:Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Georgina Yaa Mensah, and Eugene BuduFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 9, 20204,670 words Report 1520LIntroduction Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014 and 97%, occurred in low-and-middle income countries. Abortion among adolescent girls and young...

• Trend and determinants of complete vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Ghana: Analysis of data from the 1998 to 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys

  Authors:Eugene Budu, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, and Yacob ZereyesusFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 20204,612 words Report 1350LBackground Vaccination is proven to be one of the most cost-effective measures adopted to improve the health of children globally. Adhering to vaccines for children has the propensity to prevent about 1.5 million...

• Determinants of complete immunizations coverage among children aged 12--23 months in Papua New Guinea.

  Authors:Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Louis Kobina Dadzie, and Sanni YayaFrom:Children and Youth Services Review (Vol. 118) Peer-Reviewed

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• A multilevel analysis of individual and contextual factors associated with the practice of safe disposal of children's faeces in sub-Saharan Africa.

  Authors:Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah, Ebenezer Agbaglo, Louis Kobina Dadzie, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 2, 20217,023 words Report 1440LBackground Over the years, sanitation programs over the world have focused more on household sanitation, with limited attention towards the disposal of children's stools. This lack of attention could be due to the...

• Individual/Household and Community-Level Factors Associated with Child Marriage in Mali: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey.

  Authors:Betregiorgis Zegeye, Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, et al.From:BioMed Research International (Vol. 2021) Peer-Reviewed

  June 22, 20216,998 words Report 1440LBackground. Child marriage is a major public health problem globally, and the prevalence remains high in sub-Saharan African countries, including Mali. There is a dearth of evidence about factors associated with child...

• Does Birth Interval Matter in Under-Five Mortality? Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys from Eight Countries in West Africa.

  Authors:Eugene Budu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Betregiorgis Zegeye, and Sanni YayaFrom:BioMed Research International (Vol. 2021) Peer-Reviewed

  May 17, 20215,312 words Report 1480LIn sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), every 1 in 12 children under five dies every year compared with 1 in 147 children in the high-income regions. Studies have shown an association between birth intervals and pregnancy outcomes...

• Women's autonomy in healthcare decision-making and healthcare seeking behaviour for childhood illness in Ghana: Analysis of data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

  Authors:Eugene Budu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Francis Sambah, Linus Baatiema, and Bright Opoku AhinkorahFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 9, 20205,327 words Report 1470LIntroduction The capacity of women to decide on their healthcare plays a key role in their health. In this study, we examined the association between women's healthcare decision-making capacity and their healthcare...

• 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....