Mr Kenneth Ae-Ngibise
Research student
Career Summary
Biography
Kenneth A. Ae-Ngibise, B.Ed. (Psychology), MSc (Epidemiology), is a PhD (Psychiatry) Student in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His research centers on Mental Health Law Implementation in developing countries using the Ghana Mental Health Act of 2012 as a case study. Kenneth is particularly interested in examining the barriers, enablers and key roles of traditional and faith healers vis-à-vis human rights in the implementation of the Ghana Mental Health Act.
Prior to enrolling in the University of Newcastle for the PhD Studentship, Kenneth was a principal research scientist with training in Educational Psychology and Population Based Field Epidemiology at the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC). With a broad research background and experience in both qualitative and quantitative methods, Kenneth has successfully managed several multi-country research projects at KHRC.
Research Experience
While at Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kenneth worked with a team that researches extensively into mental health and mental illness. Kenneth was part of the field team that researched into the risk factors for schizophrenia, a case-control study in the catchments area of KHRC. Over the years, he successfully managed several multi-country research projects including:
- A research consortium study entitled “Mental Health and Poverty Project” which investigated the links between mental ill-health and poverty across four African countries including Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and the Zambia.
- A multi-centre study involving five Health and Demographic Surveillance System centres: Kilifi, Kenya; Agincourt, South Africa; Iganga-Mayuge, Uganda; Ifakara, Tanzania; and Kintampo, Ghana, investigating the prevalence, causes and treatment outcome of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa.
- He was the principal investigator in a study that assessed the burden experienced by caregivers of people living with mental disorders in the Kintampo municipality.
- Recently, he was the general project manager for a large randomised control trial aimed at testing the effectiveness of improved cook stoves introduced during early pregnancy to improve birth weight and reduce pneumonia in the 1st year of infant life. This study is the 1st in Africa and a collaboration between KHRC in Ghana and Columbia University in the United States of America
- Maintaining and tracking a psychiatric case register of people living with mental and neurological disorders through the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Ghana.
With this solid research capacity, Kenneth have been actively involved in the publication of 20+ peer reviewed articles in international reputable journals and has presented in international conferences. He has also contributed to the preparation of successful grant applications and small research projects at the KHRC.
Qualifications
- PhD Candidate (Psychiatry), University of Newcastle, Australia
- Master of Science (Field Epidemiology), University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa
- Bachelor of Education (Psychology), University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Keywords
- Biostatistics
- Caregiver Burden
- Clean Cookstove Trial
- Data Analyst
- Demography
- Education
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Health and Demographic Surveillance
- Household Air Pollution
- Injury Mortality
- Mental Health
- Neurological disorders
- Project Managment
- Psychology
- Research Methods
- Systematic Reviews
Languages
- English (Fluent)
Professional Experience
Professional appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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2/5/2006 - 31/7/2017 | Principal Research Fellow | Kintampo Health Research Centre Ghana |
Teaching appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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2/7/2007 - 31/12/2007 | Part-time Tutor in Research Methods | College of Health and Well-Being, Kintampo Ghana |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (66 outputs)
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2023 |
Gould CF, Mujtaba MN, Yang Q, Boamah-Kaali E, Quinn AK, Manu G, et al., 'Using time-resolved monitor wearing data to study the effect of clean cooking interventions on personal air pollution exposures', Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 33 386-395 (2023) [C1] Background: Personal monitoring can estimate individuals¿ exposures to environmental pollutants; however, accuracy depends on consistent monitor wearing, which is under evaluated.... [more] Background: Personal monitoring can estimate individuals¿ exposures to environmental pollutants; however, accuracy depends on consistent monitor wearing, which is under evaluated. Objective: To study the association between device wearing and personal air pollution exposure. Methods: Using personal device accelerometry data collected in the context of a randomized cooking intervention in Ghana with three study arms (control, improved biomass, and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) arms; N = 1414), we account for device wearing to infer parameters of PM2.5 and CO exposure. Results: Device wearing was positively associated with exposure in the control and improved biomass arms, but weakly in the LPG arm. Inferred community-level air pollution was similar across study arms (~45 µg/m3). The estimated direct contribution of individuals¿ cooking to PM2.5 exposure was 64 µg/m3 for the control arm, 74 µg/m3 for improved biomass, and 6 µg/m3 for LPG. Arm-specific average PM2.5 exposure at near-maximum wearing was significantly lower in the LPG arm as compared to the improved biomass and control arms. Analysis of personal CO exposure mirrored PM2.5 results. Conclusions: Personal monitor wearing was positively associated with average air pollution exposure, emphasizing the importance of high device wearing during monitoring periods and directly assessing device wearing for each deployment. Significance: We demonstrate that personal monitor wearing data can be used to refine exposure estimates and infer unobserved parameters related to the timing and source of environmental exposures. Impact statements: In a cookstove trial among pregnant women, time-resolved personal air pollution device wearing data were used to refine exposure estimates and infer unobserved exposure parameters, including community-level air pollution, the direct contribution of cooking to personal exposure, and the effect of clean cooking interventions on personal exposure. For example, in the control arm, while average 48 h personal PM2.5 exposure was 77 µg/m3, average predicted exposure at near-maximum daytime device wearing was 108 µg/m3 and 48 µg/m3 at zero daytime device wearing. Wearing-corrected average 48 h personal PM2.5 exposures were 50% lower in the LPG arm than the control and improved biomass and inferred direct cooking contributions to personal PM2.5 from LPG were 90% lower than the other arms. Our recommendation is that studies assessing personal exposures should examine the direct association between device wearing and estimated mean personal exposure.
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2023 |
Weobong B, Ae-Ngibise KA, Sakyi L, Lund C, 'Towards implementation of context-specific integrated district mental healthcare plans: A situation analysis of mental health services in five districts in Ghana.', PLoS One, 18 e0285324 (2023) [C1]
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2022 |
Langat N, Kariuki S, Kamuyu G, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Owusu-Agyei S, Ae-Ngibise K, et al., 'Exposure to parasitic infections determines features and phenotypes of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa (2022)
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2022 |
Daouda M, Mujtaba MN, Yang Q, Seyram K, Lee AG, Tawiah T, et al., 'Prediction of personal exposure to PM Background: Air pollution epidemiological studies usually rely on estimates of long-term exposure to air pollutants, which are difficult to ascertain. This problem is accentuated ... [more] Background: Air pollution epidemiological studies usually rely on estimates of long-term exposure to air pollutants, which are difficult to ascertain. This problem is accentuated in settings where sources of personal exposure differ from those of ambient concentrations, including household air pollution environments where cooking is an important source. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of estimating usual exposure to PM2.5 based on short-term measurements. Methods: We leveraged three types of short-term measurements from a cohort of mother-child pairs in 26 communities in rural Ghana: (A) personal exposure to PM2.5 in mothers and age four children, ambient PM2.5 concentrations (B) at the community level, and (C) at a central site. Baseline models were linear mixed models with a random intercept for community or for participant. Lowest root-mean-square-error (RMSE) was used to select the best-performing model. Results: We analyzed 240 community-days and 251 participant-days of PM2.5. Medians (IQR) of PM2.5 were 19.5 (36.5) µg/m3 for the central site, 28.7 (41.5) µg/m3 for the communities, 70.6 (56.9) µg/m3 for mothers, and 80.9 (74.1) µg/m3 for children. The ICCs (95% CI) for community ambient and personal exposure were 0.30 (0.17, 0.47) and 0.74 (0.65, 0.81) respectively. The sources of variability differed during the Harmattan season. Children¿s daily exposure was best predicted by models that used community ambient compared to mother¿s exposure as a predictor (log-scale RMSE: 0.165 vs 0.325). Conclusion: Our results support the feasibility of predicting usual personal exposure to PM2.5 using short-term measurements in settings where household air pollution is an important source of exposure. Our results also suggest that mother¿s exposure may not be the best proxy for child¿s exposure at age four.
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2022 |
Weobong B, Ae-Ngibise K, Mwangi G, Sakyi L, Lund C, 'Mental health and disability research priorities and capacity needs in Ghana: findings from a rapid review and research priority ranking survey.', Glob Health Action, 15 2112404 (2022) [C1]
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2021 |
Langat NK, Kariuki SM, Kamuyu G, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Owusu-Agyei S, Ae-Ngibise K, et al., 'Exposure to parasitic infections determines features and phenotypes of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa', Wellcome Open Research, 6 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Quinn AK, Adjei IA, Ae-Ngibise KA, Agyei O, Boamah-Kaali EA, Burkart K, et al., 'Prenatal household air pollutant exposure is associated with reduced size and gestational age at birth among a cohort of Ghanaian infants', Environment International, 155 (2021) [C1] Background: Low birth weight and prematurity are important risk factors for death and disability, and may be affected by prenatal exposure to household air pollution (HAP). Method... [more] Background: Low birth weight and prematurity are important risk factors for death and disability, and may be affected by prenatal exposure to household air pollution (HAP). Methods: We investigate associations between maternal exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) during pregnancy and birth outcomes (birth weight, birth length, head circumference, gestational age, low birth weight, small for gestational age, and preterm birth) among 1288 live-born infants in the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS). We evaluate whether evidence of malaria during pregnancy, as determined by placental histopathology, modifies these associations. Results: We observed effects of CO on birth weight, birth length, and gestational age that were modified by placental malarial status. Among infants from pregnancies without evidence of placental malaria, each 1 ppm increase in CO was associated with reduced birth weight (-53.4 g [95% CI: -84.8, -21.9 g]), birth length (-0.3 cm [-0.6, -0.1 cm]), gestational age (-1.0 days [-1.8, -0.2 days]), and weight-for-age Z score (-0.08 standard deviations [-0.16, -0.01 standard deviations]). These associations were not observed in pregnancies with evidence of placental malaria. Each 1 ppm increase in maternal exposure to CO was associated with elevated odds of low birth weight (LBW, OR 1.14 [0.97, 1.33]) and small for gestational age (SGA, OR 1.14 [0.98, 1.32]) among all infants. Conclusions: Even modest reductions in exposure to HAP among pregnant women could yield substantial public health benefits, underscoring a need for interventions to effectively reduce exposure. Adverse associations with HAP were discernible only among those without evidence of placental malaria, a key driver of impaired fetal growth in this malaria-endemic area.
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2021 |
Jack DW, Ae-Ngibise KA, Gould CF, Boamah-Kaali E, Lee AG, Mujtaba MN, et al., 'A cluster randomised trial of cookstove interventions to improve infant health in Ghana', BMJ Global Health, 6 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Asare-Doku W, Donnir GM, Ae-Ngibise KA, Peprah J, Awuviry-Newton K, Acquah F, 'Psychiatric Disorders among the Military in West Africa: A Systematic Narrative Review', BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 11 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Ae-Ngibise KA, Asare-Doku W, Peprah J, Mujtaba MN, Nifasha D, Donnir GM, 'The mental health outcomes of food insecurity and insufficiency in west Africa: A systematic narrative review', Behavioral Sciences, 11 (2021) [C1] (1) Background: Food insufficiency is a global pandemic affecting many people, especially those residing in developing countries. African countries have been affected by food insu... [more] (1) Background: Food insufficiency is a global pandemic affecting many people, especially those residing in developing countries. African countries have been affected by food insufficiency, which is mostly caused by drought or wars. Famine or food insufficiency has been reported to have an impact on the psychological health and quality of life of people affected. This review assessed the mental health outcomes of famine and food insufficiency in West Africa. (2) Methods: A search of the published literature was conducted using PubMed, PsycExtra, Medline, and PsycINFO databases. The search was limited to papers published in English between the years 2010 and 2020. Two reviewers independently screened the titles and abstracts of the retrieved papers using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria and a third reviewer resolved conflicts. Data were extracted and appraised using a data extraction form and an appraisal checklist. (3) Results: A total of 81 papers were identified through the journal databases search. Out of the seven papers that met the inclusion criteria, six papers used cross-sectional designs and one paper used an experimental design. The six papers used quantitative approach for data collection, while the one paper used a qualitative technique. The evidence synthesized from this review indicated that exposure to food insecurity or insufficiency is associated with increased psychological distress including anxiety, sleeplessness, intellectual disability, general mental, and emotional instability. (4) Conclusions: This review strongly highlights the need for further research across the sub-region. It further suggests that famine and food insufficiency are associated with significant mental health problems in adults and impacts the cognitive and intellectual development of children. Although there is paucity of literature about famine and its impact on mental health in West Africa, these findings are important for developing social policy initiatives for increasing food supply and mental health interventions for all ages.
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2021 |
Formentos A, Ae-Ngibise KA, Nyame S, Asante KP, 'Situational analysis of service provision for adolescents with mental and neurological disorders in in two districts of Ghana', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, 15 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Boamah-Kaali E, Jack DW, Ae-Ngibise KA, Quinn A, Kaali S, Dubowski K, et al., 'Prenatal and postnatal household air pollution exposure and infant growth trajectories: Evidence from a rural Ghanaian pregnancy cohort', Environmental Health Perspectives, 129 (2021) [C1] BACKGROUND: The exposure¿response association between prenatal and postnatal household air pollution (HAP) and infant growth trajectories is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate assoc... [more] BACKGROUND: The exposure¿response association between prenatal and postnatal household air pollution (HAP) and infant growth trajectories is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate associations between prenatal and postnatal HAP exposure and stove interventions on growth trajectories over the first year of life. METHODS: The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study enrolled n = 1,414 pregnant women at =24 wk gestation from Kintampo, Ghana, and randomized them to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), improved biomass, or open fire (control) stoves. We quantified HAP exposure by repeated, personal prenatal and postnatal carbon monoxide (CO) and, in a subset, fine particulate matter [PM with an aerodynamic diameter of =2:5 lm (PM2:5)] assessments. Length, weight, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and head circumference (HC) were measured at birth, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months; weight-for-age, length-for-age (LAZ), and weight-for-length z (WLZ)-scores were calculated. For each anthropometric measure, we employed latent class growth analysis to generate growth trajectories over the first year of life and assigned each child to a trajectory group. We then employed ordinal logistic regression to determine associations between HAP exposures and growth trajectory assignments. Associations with stove intervention arm were also considered. RESULTS: Of the 1,306 live births, 1,144 had valid CO data and anthropometric variables measured at least once. Prenatal HAP exposure increased risk for lower length [CO odds ratio (ORÞ = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.35 per 1-ppm increase; PM2:5 OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.13 per 10-lg/m3 increase], lower LAZ z-score (CO OR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.32 per 1-ppm increase) and stunting (CO OR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.45) trajectories. Postnatal HAP exposure increased risk for smaller HC (CO OR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.13 per 1-ppm increase), smaller MUAC and lower WLZ-score (PM2:5 OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.14 and OR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.19 per 10-lg/m3 increase, respectively) trajectories. Infants in the LPG arm had decreased odds of having smaller HC and MUAC trajectories as compared with those in the open fire stove arm (OR = 0.58, 95% CI: 0.37, 0.92 and OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.22, 0.90, respectively). DISCUSSION: Higher early life HAP exposure (during pregnancy and through the first year of life) was associated with poorer infant growth trajectories among children in rural Ghana. A cleaner-burning stove intervention may have improved some growth trajectories. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP8109.
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2021 |
Kaali S, Jack D, Opoku-Mensah J, Bloomquist T, Aanaro J, Quinn A, et al., 'Prenatal Household Air Pollution Exposure, Cord Blood Mononuclear Cell Telomere Length and Age Four Blood Pressure: Evidence from a Ghanaian Pregnancy Cohort', TOXICS, 9 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Kinney PL, Asante KP, Lee AG, Ae-Ngibise KA, Burkart K, Boamah-Kaali E, et al., 'Prenatal and Postnatal Household Air Pollution Exposures and Pneumonia Risk: Evidence From the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study', Chest, 160 1634-1644 (2021) [C1] Background: Nearly 40% of the world's population is exposed daily to household air pollution. The relative impact of prenatal and postnatal household air pollution exposure o... [more] Background: Nearly 40% of the world's population is exposed daily to household air pollution. The relative impact of prenatal and postnatal household air pollution exposure on early childhood pneumonia, a leading cause of mortality, is unknown. Research Question: Are prenatal or postnatal household air pollution, or both, associated with pneumonia risk in the first year of life? Study Design and Methods: The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study enrolled 1,414 nonsmoking, pregnant women before 24 weeks¿ gestation with prospective follow-up to the child's age of 1 year. We measured 72-h personal household air pollution exposures, indexed by carbon monoxide (CO), four times prenatally and three times postnatally. Weekly fieldworker surveillance identified ill-appearing children for physician pneumonia assessment. We used quasi-Poisson models to examine associations between prenatal and postnatal CO and physician-diagnosed pneumonia and severe pneumonia. Sex-specific effects were examined. Results: Of the 1,306 live births, 1,141 infants were followed up with 55,605 child-weeks of fieldworker surveillance. The estimated risk for pneumonia and severe pneumonia in the first year of life increased by 10% (relative risk [RR], 1.10; 95% CI, 1.04-1.16) and 15% (RR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.03-1.28), respectively, per 1-part per million (ppm) increase in average prenatal CO exposure and by 6% (RR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.99-1.13) per 1-ppm increase in average postnatal CO exposure. Sex-stratified analyses suggest that in girls, higher prenatal CO exposure was associated with pneumonia risk, while no association was seen in boys. Interpretation: Prenatal household air pollution exposure increased risk of pneumonia and severe pneumonia in the first year of life. Clean-burning interventions may be most effective when begun prenatally. Trial Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT01335490; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov
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2021 |
Oppong FB, Logo DD, Agbedra SY, Adomah AA, Amenyaglo S, Arhin-Wiredu K, et al., 'Determinants of contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years in Ghana: A nationally representative cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 11 (2021) [C1] Objective There is a decline in contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried young women in Ghana. This study assessed the prevalence of contraceptive knowledge and use, and ... [more] Objective There is a decline in contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried young women in Ghana. This study assessed the prevalence of contraceptive knowledge and use, and the determinant of contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried young women in Ghana. Design This was a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, using data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey. Weighted logistic regression was used to assess the association between background and obstetric characteristics of young women and contraceptive use. Setting Ghana. Participants A total of 809 sexually active unmarried adolescent girls (15-19 years) and young women (20-24 years). Primary and secondary outcome measures Knowledge and use of both modern and traditional contraceptive methods. Results Knowledge of at least one modern and traditional contractive method was 99.8% and 95.0%, respectively. The prevalence of contraceptive use was 43% - with 34% modern and 9% traditional methods. From the unadjusted analyses, age (p=0.002), past pregnancy (p<0.001), abortion in the past 5 years (p=0.007) and history of childbirth (p=0.025) were independently associated with contraceptive use, whereas education (p=0.072), place of residence (p=0.702), household wealth (p=0.836) and age at first sex (p=0.924) were not independently associated with contraceptive use. In the adjusted analysis, contraceptive use was significantly higher among respondents with secondary education compared with those with primary education (OR 2.43, 95% CI 1.31 to 4.49, p=0.017), and was higher among respondents with a history of pregnancy (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.48 to 3.06, p<0.001). Conclusion There is a significant gap between knowledge and use of contraceptives among the study population. While intensifying knowledge of adolescents and young women on contraceptives, adolescent-friendly corners should be established at vantage points to increase utilisation and to prevent societal stigma on young women who access contraceptives services.
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2021 |
Prah RKD, Carrion D, Oppong FB, Tawiah T, Mujtaba MN, Gyaase S, et al., 'Time Use Implication of Clean Cookstoves in Rural Settings in Ghana: A Time Use Study', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Chillrud SN, Ae-Ngibise KA, Gould CF, Owusu-Agyei S, Mujtaba M, Manu G, et al., 'The effect of clean cooking interventions on mother and child personal exposure to air pollution: results from the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS)', Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 31 683-698 (2021) [C1] Background: Clean cooking interventions to reduce air pollution exposure from burning biomass for daily cooking and heating needs have the potential to reduce a large burden of di... [more] Background: Clean cooking interventions to reduce air pollution exposure from burning biomass for daily cooking and heating needs have the potential to reduce a large burden of disease globally. Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the air pollution exposure impacts of a fan-assisted efficient biomass-burning cookstove and a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove intervention in rural Ghana. Methods: We randomized 1414 households in rural Ghana with pregnant mothers into a control arm (N = 526) or one of two clean cooking intervention arms: a fan-assisted efficient biomass-burning cookstove (N = 527) or an LPG stove and cylinder refills as needed (N = 361). We monitored personal maternal carbon monoxide (CO) at baseline and six times after intervention and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure twice after intervention. Children received three CO exposure monitoring sessions. Results: We obtained 5655 48-h maternal CO exposure estimates and 1903 for children, as well as 1379 maternal PM2.5 exposure estimates. Median baseline CO exposures in the control, improved biomass, and LPG arms were 1.17, 1.17, and 1.30 ppm, respectively. Based on a differences-in-differences approach, the LPG arm showed a 47% reduction (95% confidence interval: 34¿57%) in mean 48-h CO exposure compared to the control arm. Mean maternal PM2.5 exposure in the LPG arm was 32% lower than the control arm during the post-intervention period (52 ± 29 vs. 77 ± 44 µg/m3). The biomass stove did not meaningfully reduce CO or PM2.5 exposure. Conclusions: We show that LPG interventions lowered air pollution exposure significantly compared to three-stone fires. However, post-intervention exposures still exceeded health-relevant targets. Significance: In a large controlled trial of cleaner cooking interventions, an LPG stove and fuel intervention reduced air pollution exposure in a vulnerable population in a low-resource setting.
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2021 |
Adjei P, Nkromah K, Akpalu A, Ohene S, Puplampu P, Aboagye ET, et al., 'Psychological comorbidities in epilepsy: a cross-sectional survey among Ghanaian epilepsy patients', Ghana Medical Journal, 55 128-134 (2021) [C1] Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and patterns of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy patients at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital, Accra, Ghana. Design: The study design was a cr... [more] Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and patterns of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy patients at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital, Accra, Ghana. Design: The study design was a cross-sectional survey Setting: The study was conducted at the Neurology Clinic of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle-Bu Teaching hospital, Accra, Ghana. Participants: A total of one hundred and sixty-six patients diagnosed with epilepsy aged at least 18 years and accessing services at the neurology clinic participated in the study. Main Outcome Measure: Prevalence and patterns of psychiatric disorders among patients diagnosed with epilepsy using the Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: The mean age for onset of epilepsy was 20.1 ± 16.9 years, and generalized epilepsy (73.2%) was the major type of epilepsy identified. The aetiology of the epilepsy condition was unknown in most patients (71.1%). The estimated mean Brief Symptom Inventory scores in all the nine diagnostic psychiatry characteristics (Depression, Anxiety, Somatization, Hostility, Phobic Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Psychoticism, Interpersonal Sensitivity, and Paranoid Ideation) were higher in the epilepsy patients compared to the normative data scores for non-patients. Global Severity Index scores for females were significantly higher (p=0.002) than the scores for males on all the psychological outcomes except hostility. Conclusion: Psychological disorders were prevalent among epilepsy patients, with females more likely to experience psychological problems than males. The findings call for a holistic approach in managing epilepsy to highlight and manage some exceptional psychological comorbidities.
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2020 |
Logo D, Kyei-Faried S, Oppong F, Ae-Ngibise K, Ansong J, Amenyaglo S, et al., 'Waterpipe use among the youth in Ghana: Lessons from the
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2017', Tobacco Induced Diseases, 18 [C1]
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2019 |
Ae-Ngibise KA, Wylie BJ, Boamah-Kaali E, Jack DW, Oppong FB, Chillrud SN, et al., 'Prenatal maternal stress and birth outcomes in rural Ghana: Sex-specific associations', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19 (2019) [C1]
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2017 |
Ibinda F, Odermatt P, Kariuki SM, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Wagner RG, Owusu-Agyei S, et al., 'Magnitude and factors associated with nonadherence to antiepileptic drug treatment in Africa: A cross-sectional multisite study', Epilepsia Open, 2 226-235 (2017) Objectives: The epilepsy treatment gap is large in low- and middle-income countries, but the reasons behind nonadherence to treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) across Africa... [more] Objectives: The epilepsy treatment gap is large in low- and middle-income countries, but the reasons behind nonadherence to treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) across African countries remain unclear. We investigated the extent to which AEDs are not taken and associated factors in people with active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) identified in cross-sectional studies conducted in five African countries. Methods: We approached 2,192 people with a confirmed diagnosis of ACE for consent to give blood voluntarily. Participants were asked if they were taking AEDs, and plasma drug concentrations were measured using a fluorescence polarization immunoassay analyzer. Information about possible risk factors was collected using questionnaire-based clinical interviews. We determined factors associated with nonadherence to AED treatment in children and adults, as measured by detectable and optimal levels, using multilevel logistic regression. Results: In 1,303 samples assayed (43.7% were children), AEDs were detected in 482, but only 287 had optimal levels. Of the 1,303 samples, 532 (40.8%) were from people who had reported they were on AEDs. The overall prevalence of nonadherence to treatment was 63.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 60.5¿65.6%) as measured by detectable AED levels and 79.1% (95% CI 73.3¿84.3%) as measured by optimal AED levels; self-reported nonadherence was 65.1% (95% CI 45.0¿79.5%). Nonadherence was significantly (p¿<¿0.001) more common among the children than among adults for optimal and detectable levels of AEDs, as was the self-reported nonadherence. In children, lack of previous hospitalization and learning difficulties were independently associated with nonadherence to treatment. In adults, history of delivery at home, absence of burn marks, and not seeking traditional medicine were independently associated with the nonadherence to AED treatment. Significance: Only about 20% of people with epilepsy benefit fully from antiepileptic drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, according to optimum AEDs levels. Children taking AEDs should be supervised to promote compliance.
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2017 |
Kakooza-Mwesige A, Ndyomugyenyi D, Pariyo G, Peterson SS, Waiswa PM, Galiwango E, et al., 'Adverse perinatal events, treatment gap, and positive family history linked to the high burden of active convulsive epilepsy in Uganda: A population-based study', Epilepsia Open, 2 188-198 (2017) Objective: To determine the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) and describe the clinical characteristics and associated factors among a rural Ugandan population. Metho... [more] Objective: To determine the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) and describe the clinical characteristics and associated factors among a rural Ugandan population. Methods: The entire population in Iganga/Mayuge Health Demographic Surveillance Site (IM-HDSS) was screened using two questions about seizures during a door-to-door census exercise. Those who screened positive were assessed by a clinician to confirm diagnosis of epilepsy. A case control study with the patients diagnosed with ACE as the cases and age/sex-matched controls in a ratio of 1:1 was conducted. Results: A total of 64,172 (92.8%) IM-HDSS residents, with a median age of 15.0 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 8.0¿29.0), were screened for epilepsy. There were 152 confirmed ACE cases, with a prevalence of 10.3/1,000 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.5¿11.1) adjusted for nonresponse and screening sensitivity. Prevalence declined with age, with the highest prevalence in the 0¿5 years age group. In an analysis of n = 241 that included cases not identified in the survey, nearly 70% were unaware of their diagnosis. Seizures were mostly of focal onset in 193 (80%), with poor electroencephalogram (EEG) agreement with seizure semiology. Antiepileptic drug use was rare, noted in 21.2% (95% CI: 16.5¿25.8), and 119 (49.3%) reported using traditional medicines. History of an abnormal antenatal period (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 10.28; 95%CI 1.26¿83.45; p = 0.029) and difficulties in feeding, crying, breathing in the perinatal period (aOR 10.07; 95%CI 1.24¿81.97; p = 0.031) were associated with ACE in children. In adults a family history of epilepsy (aOR 4.38 95%CI 1.77¿10.81; p = 0.001) was the only factor associated with ACE. Significance: There is a considerable burden of epilepsy, low awareness, and a large treatment gap in this population of rural sub-Saharan Africa. The identification of adverse perinatal events as a risk factor for developing epilepsy in children suggests that epilepsy burden may be decreased by improving obstetric and postnatal care.
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2016 |
Nettey OEA, Enuameh YA, Zandoh C, Anane EA, Abukari M, Agbokey F, et al., 'Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices on Ebola Virus Disease in the Kintampo Districts of Ghana', Health, 08 1465-1484 (2016) [C1]
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2016 |
Kariuki SM, White S, Chengo E, Wagner RG, Ae-Ngibise KA, Kakooza-Mwesige A, et al., 'Electroencephalographic features of convulsive epilepsy in Africa: A multicentre study of prevalence, pattern and associated factors', Clinical Neurophysiology, 127 1099-1107 (2016) Objective: We investigated the prevalence and pattern of electroencephalographic (EEG) features of epilepsy and the associated factors in Africans with active convulsive epilepsy ... [more] Objective: We investigated the prevalence and pattern of electroencephalographic (EEG) features of epilepsy and the associated factors in Africans with active convulsive epilepsy (ACE). Methods: We characterized electroencephalographic features and determined associated factors in a sample of people with ACE in five African sites. Mixed-effects modified Poisson regression model was used to determine factors associated with abnormal EEGs. Results: Recordings were performed on 1426 people of whom 751 (53%) had abnormal EEGs, being an adjusted prevalence of 2.7 (95% confidence interval (95% CI), 2.5-2.9) per 1000. 52% of the abnormal EEG had focal features (75% with temporal lobe involvement). The frequency and pattern of changes differed with site. Abnormal EEGs were associated with adverse perinatal events (risk ratio (RR) = 1.19 (95% CI, 1.07-1.33)), cognitive impairments (RR = 1.50 (95% CI, 1.30-1.73)), use of anti-epileptic drugs (RR = 1.25 (95% CI, 1.05-1.49)), focal seizures (RR = 1.09 (95% CI, 1.00-1.19)) and seizure frequency (RR = 1.18 (95% CI, 1.10-1.26) for daily seizures; RR = 1.22 (95% CI, 1.10-1.35) for weekly seizures and RR = 1.15 (95% CI, 1.03-1.28) for monthly seizures)). Conclusions: EEG abnormalities are common in Africans with epilepsy and are associated with preventable risk factors. Significance: EEG is helpful in identifying focal epilepsy in Africa, where timing of focal aetiologies is problematic and there is a lack of neuroimaging services.
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2016 |
Quinn AK, Ae-Ngibise KA, Jack DW, Boamah EA, Enuameh Y, Mujtaba MN, et al., 'Association of Carbon Monoxide exposure with blood pressure among pregnant women in rural Ghana: Evidence from GRAPHS', International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 219 176-183 (2016) Background and objective: The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS) is a community-level randomized-controlled trial of cookstove interventions for pregnant wom... [more] Background and objective: The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS) is a community-level randomized-controlled trial of cookstove interventions for pregnant women and their newborns in rural Ghana. Given that household air pollution from biomass burning may be implicated in adverse cardiovascular outcomes, we sought to determine whether exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) from woodsmoke was associated with blood pressure (BP) among 817 adult women. Methods: Multivariate linear regression models were used to evaluate the association between CO exposure, determined with 72 hour personal monitoring at study enrollment, and BP, also measured at study enrollment. At the time of these assessments, women were in the first or second trimester of pregnancy. Results: A significant positive association was found between CO exposure and diastolic blood pressure (DBP): on average, each 1 ppm increase in exposure to CO was associated with 0.43 mmHg higher DBP [0.01, 0.86]. A non-significant positive trend was also observed for systolic blood pressure (SBP). Conclusion: This study is one of very few to have examined the relationship between household air pollution and blood pressure among pregnant women, who are at particular risk for hypertensive complications. The results of this cross-sectional study suggest that household air pollution from wood-burning fires is associated with higher blood pressure, particularly DBP, in pregnant women at early to mid-gestation. The clinical implications of the observed association toward the eventual development of chronic hypertension and/or hypertensive complications of pregnancy remain uncertain, as few of the women were overtly hypertensive at this point in their pregnancies.
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2015 |
Ae-Ngibise KA, Akpalu B, Ngugi A, Akpalu A, Agbokey F, Adjei P, et al., 'Prevalence and risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in kintampo, Ghana', Pan African Medical Journal, 21 (2015) Introduction: Epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa, but there is little data in West Africa, to develop public health measures for epilepsy in this region. Methods: We conduct... [more] Introduction: Epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa, but there is little data in West Africa, to develop public health measures for epilepsy in this region. Methods: We conducted a three-stage cross-sectional survey to determine the prevalence and risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy (ACE), and estimated the treatment gap in Kintampo situated in the middle of Ghana. Results: 249 people with ACE were identified in a study population of 113,796 individuals. After adjusting for attrition and the sensitivity of the screening method, the prevalence of ACE was 10.1/1000 (95% Confidence Interval (95%CI) 9.5-10.7). In children aged <18 years, risk factors for ACE were: family history of seizures (OR=3.31; 95%CI: 1.83-5.96), abnormal delivery (OR=2.99; 95%CI: 1.07-8.34), problems after birth (OR=3.51; 95%CI: 1.02-12.06), and exposure to Onchocerca volvulus (OR=2.32; 95%CI: 1.12-4.78). In adults, a family history of seizures (OR=1.83; 95%CI: 1.05-3.20), never attended school (OR=11.68; 95%CI: 4.80-28.40), cassava consumption (OR=3.92; 95%CI: 1.14-13.54), pork consumption (OR=1.68; 95%CI: 1.09-2.58), history of snoring at least 3 nights per week (OR=3.40: 95%CI: 1.56-7.41), exposure to Toxoplasma gondii (OR=1.99; 95%CI: 1.15-3.45) and Onchocerca volvulus (OR=2.09: 95%CI: 1.29-3.40) were significant risk factors for the development of ACE. The self-reported treatment gap was 86.9% (95%CI: 83.5%-90.3%). Conclusion: ACE is common within the middle belt of Ghana and could be reduced with improved obstetric care and prevention of parasite infestations such as Onchocerca volvulus and Toxoplasma gondii.
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2015 |
Ae-Ngibise KA, Doku VCK, Asante KP, Owusu-Agyei S, 'The experience of caregivers of people living with serious mental disorders: A study from rural Ghana', Global Health Action, 8 (2015) © 2015 Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise et al. Background: Families and friends who give care to people with mental disorders (MDs) are affected in a variety of ways and degrees. The... [more] © 2015 Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise et al. Background: Families and friends who give care to people with mental disorders (MDs) are affected in a variety of ways and degrees. The interplay of caregiving consequences: Poverty, discrimination and stigma, lack of support from others, diminished social relationships, depression, emotional trauma, and poor or interrupted sleep are associated caregiver burden. Objective: The burden of care on caregivers of people living with MDs was assessed in two districts located in the middle part of Ghana. Coping strategies and available support for caregivers of MDs were also assessed. Design: A qualitative study was carried out involving 75 caregivers of participants with MDs registered within the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems. Data were gathered from caregivers about their experiences in providing care for their relations with MDs. Results: Caregivers reported various degrees of burden, which included financial, social exclusion, emotional, depression, and inadequate time for other social responsibilities. Responsibilities around caregiving were mostly shared among close relatives but to a varying and limited extent. Religious prayers and the anticipation of cure were the main coping strategies adopted by caregivers, with expectation of new treatments being discovered. Conclusions: Emotional distress, stigma, financial burden, lack of support networks, social exclusion, health impact, and absence of decentralised mental health services were experienced by family caregivers. These findings highlight the need for interventions to support people with MDs and their caregivers. This might include policy development and implementation that will decentralise mental health care provision including psychosocial support for caregivers. This will ameliorate families' financial and emotional burden, facilitate early diagnosis and management, reduce travel time to seek care, and improve the quality of life of family caregivers of persons with MDs.
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2015 |
Wagner RG, Bottomley C, Ngugi AK, Ibinda F, Gómez-Olivé FX, Kahn K, et al., 'Incidence, Remission and Mortality of Convulsive Epilepsy in Rural Northeast South Africa.', PLoS One, 10 e0129097 (2015)
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2015 |
Ayawine A, Ae-Ngibise KA, 'Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding: a study of two sub-districts in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ghana', The Pan African medical journal, 22 248 (2015) INTRODUCTION: Optimal breastfeeding rates have not been encouraging globally with sub-optimal feeding being customized in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Atwima Nwabiagya dist... [more] INTRODUCTION: Optimal breastfeeding rates have not been encouraging globally with sub-optimal feeding being customized in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of Ghana, the message of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) has caught up well with many nursing mothers. we examined the determinants of EBF vis-à-vis performance of a community based growth promotion strategy in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of the Ashanti region of Ghana.
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2015 |
Jack DW, Asante KP, Wylie BJ, Chillrud SN, Whyatt RM, Ae-Ngibise KA, et al., 'Ghana randomized air pollution and health study (GRAPHS): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Trials, 16 (2015) Background: Household air pollution exposure is a major health risk, but validated interventions remain elusive. Methods/Design: The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Stud... [more] Background: Household air pollution exposure is a major health risk, but validated interventions remain elusive. Methods/Design: The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS) is a cluster-randomized trial that evaluates the efficacy of clean fuels (liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG) and efficient biomass cookstoves in the Brong-Ahafo region of central Ghana. We recruit pregnant women into LPG, efficient cookstove, and control arms and track birth weight and physician-assessed severe pneumonia incidence in the first year of life. A woman is eligible to participate if she is in the first or second trimester of pregnancy and carrying a live singleton fetus, if she is the primary cook, and if she does not smoke. We hypothesize that babies born to intervention mothers will weigh more and will have fewer cases of physician-assessed severe pneumonia in the first year of life. Additionally, an extensive personal air pollution exposure monitoring effort opens the way for exposure-response analyses, which we will present alongside intention-to-treat analyses. Major funding was provided by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, The Thrasher Research Fund, and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Discussion: Household air pollution exposure is a major health risk that requires well-tested interventions. GRAPHS will provide important new evidence on the efficacy of both efficient biomass cookstoves and LPG, and will thus help inform health and energy policies in developing countries.
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2014 |
Boamah EA, Asante KP, Ae-Ngibise KA, Kinney PL, Jack DW, Manu G, et al., 'Gestational Age Assessment in the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS): Ultrasound Capacity Building, Fetal Biometry Protocol Development, and Ongoing Quality Control', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 3 (2014)
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2014 |
Kamuyu G, Bottomley C, Mageto J, Lowe B, Wilkins PP, Noh JC, et al., 'Exposure to Multiple Parasites Is Associated with the Prevalence of Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa', PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 8 (2014)
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2014 |
Kariuki SM, Matuja W, Akpalu A, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Chabi M, Wagner RG, et al., 'Clinical features, proximate causes, and consequences of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa.', Epilepsia, 55 76-85 (2014)
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2014 |
Akpalu B, Ae-Ngibise K, Agbokey F, Adjei G, Enuameh Y, 'Association between Plasmodium falciparum malaria and the mental disorders in children between five and 19 years in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review', JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 12 133-165 (2014) Background: Mental disorders, also called psychiatric disorders, refer to unconventional or anomalous behavioral patterns, feelings, thoughts, perceptions and beliefs that cause d... [more] Background: Mental disorders, also called psychiatric disorders, refer to unconventional or anomalous behavioral patterns, feelings, thoughts, perceptions and beliefs that cause distress or disability, and which are not developmentally or socially acceptable. Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system and sub-Saharan Africa has the highest burden of this disease. Children living in this region of the world bear the brunt of P. falciparum malaria and neurological complications commonly associated with it. Objectives: The objective of this review was to synthesize the best available evidence on the association of P. falciparum malaria and the short-term and long-term mental disorders of children. Inclusion criteria: Types of participants: Study participants aged five to 19 years who were residing in sub-Saharan Africa. Types of intervention(s)/phenomena of interest: This review consi1dered studies that examined the association between P. falciparum malaria (cerebral malaria, repetitive uncomplicated malaria or asymptomatic malaria) as exposure and a range of mental disorders as an outcome. Types of studies: This review considered epidemiological study designs including randomized controlled trials, non-randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental trials, prospective and retrospective cohort studies, case control studies and analytical cross-sectional studies. Types of outcomes: This review considered studies that included (but were not limited to) the following mental disorder outcome measures: cognitive deficits and impairments, acquired language disorder, school performance and psychomotor skills. There are many tests to measure these outcomes. Cognitive deficits and impairments are commonly measured with the Mini-Cog Test, language disorders with the Language Delays Assessment Test and psychomotor skills are measured with the Two-point Threshold Test (distance perception) and the Color Timing Test that measures mental speed. School performance is not commonly measured with norm-referenced standardized tests due to the large disparities in achievement between schools. This outcome measure is often picked from class assessment and examination records of the students, relative to their classmates. Search strategy: A three-step search strategy was utilized in this review. Relevant studies published in the English language from 1980 to 2012, when the association between malaria and mental disorders was highlighted, were considered for inclusion in this review. Unpublished data was also searched for within the same period. The databases searched included PubMed, CINAHL, PsycARTICLES, PsycBITES, PsycINFO, Social Science Citation Index, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT)/Digital dissertations, ProQuest Social Services abstracts, ProQuest Sociological abstracts, World Bank, British Library for Development Studies, SCOPUS and Mednar. Methodological quality: Quantitative papers selected for retrieval were assessed by two independent reviewers for methodological validity prior to inclusion in the review using standardized critical appraisal instruments from the Joanna Briggs Institute (i.e. JBI-MAStARI). Any disagreements that arose between the reviewers were resolved through discussion. Data collection: Data were extracted from quantitative papers included in the review using the standardized data extraction tool from JBI-MAStARI. The data extracted included specific details about the interventions, populations, study methods and outcomes of significance to the review question and specific objectives. Data synthesis: Meta-analysis was not done because the nature of the results from included studies did not make it statistically prudent to pool the results. Results: A total of eight studies which met the inclusion criteria for this review were identified. Four (50%) studies were conducted in Kenya, three (37.5%) from Uganda and one (12.5%) from Senegal....
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2013 |
Ngugi AK, Bottomley C, Kleinschmidt I, Wagner RG, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Ae-Ngibise K, et al., 'Prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors: cross-sectional and case-control studies', LANCET NEUROLOGY, 12 253-263 (2013)
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Conference (4 outputs)
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2021 | Kaali S, Jack D, Nuhu MM, Chillrud S, Wylie B, Boamah-Kaali EA, et al., 'Prenatal Household Air Pollution Exposure and Birth Weight and Infant Pneumonia: Identifying Sensitive Windows', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, ELECTR NETWORK (2021) | ||
2017 | Herrera S, Enuameh Y, Adiei G, Ae-Ngibise K, Asante KP, Sankoh O, et al., 'MOVING TOWARD IMPROVED MEASUREMENT OF MALARIA MORTALITY AT THE POPULATION LEVEL', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, Atlanta, GA (2017) | ||
2017 | Lee A, Jack D, Owusu-Agyei S, Wylie B, Chillrud SN, Whyatt R, et al., 'Clean Cookstove Household Air Pollution Intervention Decreases The Risk For Bacterial Pneumonia But Not Viral Pneumonia', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Washington, DC (2017) | ||
2015 | Quinn A, Ae-Ngibise K, Wylie B, Boamah E, Schwartz J, Mujtaba M, et al., 'ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION ON HEALTH: FEASIBILITY OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AND REPEAT-ASSESSMENT "HOME" BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING IN A RURAL GHANAIAN SETTING', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE (2015) | ||
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Preprint (2 outputs)
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2024 |
Ae-Ngibise KA, Sakyi L, Adwan-Kamara L, Weobong B, Lund C, 'Development and implementation of mental healthcare plans in three districts in Ghana: a mixed method process evaluation using the MRC Complex Interventions framework and Theory of Change. (2024)
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2022 |
Ae-Ngibise K, Sakyi L, Adwan-Kamara L, Lund C, Weobong B, 'Prevalence of mental, neurological and substance use conditions and case detection at primary healthcare facilities across three districts in Ghana: findings from a cross-sectional health facility survey (2022)
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Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 1 |
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Total funding | $2,626 |
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20101 grants / $2,626
KHRC Young Scientist Research Grant$2,626
Funding body: Kintampo Health Research Centre
Funding body | Kintampo Health Research Centre |
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Project Team | To carry out a study on the burden of caregiving for relatives living with people with mental disorders |
Scheme | Young Scientists Research Grants |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
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Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
Mr Kenneth Ae-Ngibise
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