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Map** age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018

Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to m...

Emily Haeuser, Audrey L. Serfes, Michael A. Cork, Mingyou Yang… in BMC Medicine (2022)

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Basic determinants of child linear growth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional survey analysis of positive deviants in poor households

Childhood malnutrition is a significant public health problem confronting countries across the globe. Although there is evidence of a downward trend in undernutrition globally, sub-Saharan Africa did not exper...

Dickson A. Amugsi, Zacharie T. Dimbuene in Scientific Reports (2022)

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Differential effects of socio-demographic factors on maternal haemoglobin concentration in three sub-Saharan African Countries

Low Haemoglobin concentration (Hb) among women of reproductive age is a severe public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the effects of putative socio-demographic factors on maternal...

Dickson A. Amugsi, Zacharie T. Dimbuene, Catherine Kyobutungi in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Determinants of normal haemoglobin concentration among children in Ghana: a positive deviance analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional survey data

Anaemia among children under 5, is a public health problem of serious concern. In Ghana, an estimated 8 out of every 10 children are anaemic. This study employed a novel approach to investigate the determinant...

Dickson A. Amugsi in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Quantile regression analysis of modifiable and non-modifiable drivers’ of blood pressure among urban and rural women in Ghana

High blood pressure is an increasingly problematic public health concern in many develo** countries due to the associated cardiovascular and renal complications. This study set out to investigate the drivers...

Dickson A. Amugsi, Zacharie T. Dimbuene, Gershim Asiki… in Scientific Reports (2018)

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Erratum to: Women’s participation in household decision-making and higher dietary diversity: findings from nationally representative data from Ghana

Dickson A. Amugsi, Anna Lartey… in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2016)

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Women’s participation in household decision-making and higher dietary diversity: findings from nationally representative data from Ghana

Low-quality monotonous diet is a major problem confronting resource-constrained settings across the world. Starchy staple foods dominate the diets in these settings. This places the population, especially wome...

Dickson A. Amugsi, Anna Lartey… in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2016)

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An analysis of socio-demographic patterns in child malnutrition trends using Ghana demographic and health survey data in the period 1993–2008

A small but growing body of research indicates that progress in reducing child malnutrition is substantially uneven from place to place, even down to the district level within countries. Yet child malnutrition...

Dickson A Amugsi, Maurice B Mittelmark, Anna Lartey in BMC Public Health (2013)