• Nutrition education during pregnancy: Are final year midwifery trainees ready to offer this service? 

  Christiana, Nsiah- Asamoah; Ampofo, Evelyn Asamoah (International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2017)

  Midwives provide most of the maternity services, including nutritional counseling and education services. In Ghana, there is scarce evidence regarding the competency of midwives in providing sound nutritional advice to ...
• Mothers’ and Grandmothers’ misconceptions and socio-cultural factors as barriers to exclusive breastfeeding: A qualitative study involving Health Workers in two rural districts of Ghana 

  Nsiah-AsamoahID, Christiana; Teye Doku, David; AgblortiI, Samuel (PLOS ONE, 2020)

  Background Education on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practices is usually given in the form of health talks by health workers (HWs). The need for HWs to be well-informed about cultural practices and misconceptions that ...
• Managing Overweight and Obesity in Ghana from a Cultural Lens: The Complementary Role of Behaviour Modification 

  Hagan, Jnr.; John, Elvis; Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana; Hormenu, Thomas; Pollmann, Dietmar; Schack, Thomas (JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND CARE, 2018)

  Abstract Extant epidemiological and social diagnosis information shows an alarming upsurge in the prevalence of overweight and obesity over the last decade in developing countries including Ghana. Despite literature on ...
• Management and Care of Malnourished Children: Gaps in their Knowledge Levels of Final-Year Community Health Nursing Trainees 

  Nsiah-Asamoah, C; Ayensu, J; Owusu, K (Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing, 2018)

  Objective: Community Health Nurses are usually the first to identify malnourished children in the community and refer them to the hospital. Therefore, they should have adequate knowledge about malnutrition in children and ...
• Knowledge and practices of people in Bia District, Ghana, with regard to iodine deficiency disorders and intake of iodized salt 

  Buxton, Christiana; Baguune, Benjamin (Univeristy of Cape Coast, 2012)

  Background: Despite numerous educational programmes to create awareness about iodized salt and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), a survey conducted in the Western Region of Ghana in 2007 revealed that the goitre rate stood ...
• Ghanaian Junior High School Adolescents Dietary Practices and Food Preferences: Implications for Public Health Concern 

  Buxton, Christiana Naa Atsreh (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  Introduction: The dietary practices of adolescents have been described as not the best, mainly as a result of their busy schedules, peer pressure and the independent nature of their behaviour. It is therefore important ...
• Gaps in Knowledge Levels of Health Workers on Recommended Child Feeding Practices and Growth Monitoring and Promotion Actions 

  Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

  Background: Mothers rely greatly on the advice given by Health Workers (HWs) on appropriate Infants and Young Children Feeding (IYCF) practices. Therefore, the knowledge levels of HWs play an important role in the effective ...
• Dietary Modification Guidelines for Diabetic Patients: Are Final Year Nursing Students Prepared to Offer this Health Service? 

  Nsiah-Asamoah, C; Okantey, C; Bamere, GN (2018)

  It has been indicated that although the responsibility of offering nutrition education lies in the hands of mainly registered dietitians and certified diabetes educators, these professionals may not be available to diabetics ...
• What Coaches Can Learn from Athlete Perceptions 

  Mintah, Joseph Kwame (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

  Competitive athletes attribute their successes and failures to factors such as ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck. Research shows that the type of attribution athletes use to define outcomes affects both motivation ...
• The role of testing in the fight against COVID-19: Current happenings in Africa and the way forward 

  Seidua, Abdul-Aziz; Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020-06)

  The dramatic increase in suspected COVID-19 cases in Africa has placed an enormous burden on public and private clinical facilities. To date, the most commonly used method for identifying and confirming the virus is the ...
• Elite Athletes’ In-event Competitive Anxiety Responses and Psychological Skills Usage under Differing Conditions 

  Hagan Jr., John E.; Pollmann, Dietmar; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2017-12)

  Even though the assessment of competitive anxiety responses (intensity, interpretation, and frequency) using the time-to-event paradigm has gained much attention, literature on the account of these same experiences inevent ...
• The Influence of Indigenous Culture on Sport Psychology Practice: Challenges and Prospects 

  Hagan Jnr., John Elvis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2017-11)

  Given that contemporary cultural sport psychology has advocated for more inclusiveness involving intersecting cultural identities for applied work (research and practice), it is still surprising that information on indigenous ...
• The Impact of Health on Economic Development: Ghana’s COVID-19 Management So Far 

  Bamfo, Isaac; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Ansah, Edward Wilson; Amoah, Solomon Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  The COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis also has a major effect on development. Though there has been a prediction of economic decline worldwide, developing African countries are anticipated to have the worst form ...
• Teaching Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Online: Challenges and Solutions 

  Lu, Chunlei; Barrett, Joe; Lu, Olivia (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for physical education teacher education (PETE), and PETE appears to suffer the most when transitioning from face-to-face to virtual (online) environments due ...
• Sport psychology practice in Africa: Do culture-specific religion and spirituality matter? 

  Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Schack, Thomas; Schinke, Robert (University of Cape Coast, 2019-03)

  Religious and spiritual observances have been found in sport across parts of the world, notably in South and North America, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa. This is attributed to the indigenes’ strong religious and /or ...
• Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Varies by Reason for Immigration, Age at Immigration, and Number of Children: The Africans in America Study 

  Hormenu, Thomas; Shoup, Elyssa M.; Osei-Tutu, Nana H.; Hobabagabo, Arsene F.; DuBose, Christopher W.; Mabundo, Lilian S.; Chung, Stephanie T.; Horlyck-Romanovsky, Margrethe F.; Sumner, Anne E. (University of Cape Coast, 2020-06)

  Stress leads to physiologic dysfunction and cardiometabolic disease. Allostatic load score (ALS) measures stress-induced cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers. We estimated the odds of high ALS by reason ...
• Socio‑economic and demographic determinants of female genital mutilation in sub‑Saharan Africa: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys 

  Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Seidu, Abdul‑Aziz; Budu, Eugene; Sambah, Francis; Yaya, Sanni; Torgbenu, Eric; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  Owing to the severe repercussions associated with female genital mutilation (FGM) and its illicit status in many countries, the WHO, human rights organisations and governments of most sub-Saharan African countries have ...
• Socio-Demographic Inequalities in the Prevalence of Sexual Intercourse among School Going Adolescents in the Central Region of Ghana 

  Thomas, Hormenu; Hagan Jnr, John Elvis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2018-04)

  Given that adolescents’ sexual behaviours have brought increasing burden on the development agenda of the Central Region of Ghana, it is remarkable that research on related issues such as the adolescents’ onset of sexual ...
• Selective Antecedents of Competitive State Anxiety Dimensions During High Stakes in Elite Competition 

  Elvis, Hagan Junior John; Dietmar, Pollmann; Thomas, Schack (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

  This present study investigated the influence of competitive state anxiety antecedents on the intensity, direction, and frequency dimensions of elite athletes during high stakes in table tennis competition. Thirty-three ...
• Safety Behaviour and Grit in Sports Performance among Ghanian University Athletes 

  Ansah, Edward Wilson; Apaak, Daniel (University of Cape Coast, 2019-09)

  Grit is consistency of interest, perseverance and passion for long-term goal in a chosen activity, which normally translates into better acievements. Grittier athletes are assumed to be more safety conscious since they ...

• Nutrition education during pregnancy: Are final year midwifery trainees ready to offer this service? 

  Christiana, Nsiah- Asamoah; Ampofo, Evelyn Asamoah (International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2017)

  Midwives provide most of the maternity services, including nutritional counseling and education services. In Ghana, there is scarce evidence regarding the competency of midwives in providing sound nutritional advice to ...
• Mothers’ and Grandmothers’ misconceptions and socio-cultural factors as barriers to exclusive breastfeeding: A qualitative study involving Health Workers in two rural districts of Ghana 

  Nsiah-AsamoahID, Christiana; Teye Doku, David; AgblortiI, Samuel (PLOS ONE, 2020)

  Background Education on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practices is usually given in the form of health talks by health workers (HWs). The need for HWs to be well-informed about cultural practices and misconceptions that ...
• Managing Overweight and Obesity in Ghana from a Cultural Lens: The Complementary Role of Behaviour Modification 

  Hagan, Jnr.; John, Elvis; Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana; Hormenu, Thomas; Pollmann, Dietmar; Schack, Thomas (JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND CARE, 2018)

  Abstract Extant epidemiological and social diagnosis information shows an alarming upsurge in the prevalence of overweight and obesity over the last decade in developing countries including Ghana. Despite literature on ...
• Management and Care of Malnourished Children: Gaps in their Knowledge Levels of Final-Year Community Health Nursing Trainees 

  Nsiah-Asamoah, C; Ayensu, J; Owusu, K (Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing, 2018)

  Objective: Community Health Nurses are usually the first to identify malnourished children in the community and refer them to the hospital. Therefore, they should have adequate knowledge about malnutrition in children and ...
• Knowledge and practices of people in Bia District, Ghana, with regard to iodine deficiency disorders and intake of iodized salt 

  Buxton, Christiana; Baguune, Benjamin (Univeristy of Cape Coast, 2012)

  Background: Despite numerous educational programmes to create awareness about iodized salt and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), a survey conducted in the Western Region of Ghana in 2007 revealed that the goitre rate stood ...
• Ghanaian Junior High School Adolescents Dietary Practices and Food Preferences: Implications for Public Health Concern 

  Buxton, Christiana Naa Atsreh (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  Introduction: The dietary practices of adolescents have been described as not the best, mainly as a result of their busy schedules, peer pressure and the independent nature of their behaviour. It is therefore important ...
• Gaps in Knowledge Levels of Health Workers on Recommended Child Feeding Practices and Growth Monitoring and Promotion Actions 

  Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

  Background: Mothers rely greatly on the advice given by Health Workers (HWs) on appropriate Infants and Young Children Feeding (IYCF) practices. Therefore, the knowledge levels of HWs play an important role in the effective ...
• Dietary Modification Guidelines for Diabetic Patients: Are Final Year Nursing Students Prepared to Offer this Health Service? 

  Nsiah-Asamoah, C; Okantey, C; Bamere, GN (2018)

  It has been indicated that although the responsibility of offering nutrition education lies in the hands of mainly registered dietitians and certified diabetes educators, these professionals may not be available to diabetics ...
• What Coaches Can Learn from Athlete Perceptions 

  Mintah, Joseph Kwame (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

  Competitive athletes attribute their successes and failures to factors such as ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck. Research shows that the type of attribution athletes use to define outcomes affects both motivation ...
• The role of testing in the fight against COVID-19: Current happenings in Africa and the way forward 

  Seidua, Abdul-Aziz; Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020-06)

  The dramatic increase in suspected COVID-19 cases in Africa has placed an enormous burden on public and private clinical facilities. To date, the most commonly used method for identifying and confirming the virus is the ...
• Elite Athletes’ In-event Competitive Anxiety Responses and Psychological Skills Usage under Differing Conditions 

  Hagan Jr., John E.; Pollmann, Dietmar; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2017-12)

  Even though the assessment of competitive anxiety responses (intensity, interpretation, and frequency) using the time-to-event paradigm has gained much attention, literature on the account of these same experiences inevent ...
• The Influence of Indigenous Culture on Sport Psychology Practice: Challenges and Prospects 

  Hagan Jnr., John Elvis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2017-11)

  Given that contemporary cultural sport psychology has advocated for more inclusiveness involving intersecting cultural identities for applied work (research and practice), it is still surprising that information on indigenous ...
• The Impact of Health on Economic Development: Ghana’s COVID-19 Management So Far 

  Bamfo, Isaac; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Ansah, Edward Wilson; Amoah, Solomon Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  The COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis also has a major effect on development. Though there has been a prediction of economic decline worldwide, developing African countries are anticipated to have the worst form ...
• Teaching Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Online: Challenges and Solutions 

  Lu, Chunlei; Barrett, Joe; Lu, Olivia (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for physical education teacher education (PETE), and PETE appears to suffer the most when transitioning from face-to-face to virtual (online) environments due ...
• Sport psychology practice in Africa: Do culture-specific religion and spirituality matter? 

  Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Schack, Thomas; Schinke, Robert (University of Cape Coast, 2019-03)

  Religious and spiritual observances have been found in sport across parts of the world, notably in South and North America, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa. This is attributed to the indigenes’ strong religious and /or ...
• Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Varies by Reason for Immigration, Age at Immigration, and Number of Children: The Africans in America Study 

  Hormenu, Thomas; Shoup, Elyssa M.; Osei-Tutu, Nana H.; Hobabagabo, Arsene F.; DuBose, Christopher W.; Mabundo, Lilian S.; Chung, Stephanie T.; Horlyck-Romanovsky, Margrethe F.; Sumner, Anne E. (University of Cape Coast, 2020-06)

  Stress leads to physiologic dysfunction and cardiometabolic disease. Allostatic load score (ALS) measures stress-induced cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers. We estimated the odds of high ALS by reason ...
• Socio‑economic and demographic determinants of female genital mutilation in sub‑Saharan Africa: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys 

  Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Hagan Jr., John Elvis; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Seidu, Abdul‑Aziz; Budu, Eugene; Sambah, Francis; Yaya, Sanni; Torgbenu, Eric; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  Owing to the severe repercussions associated with female genital mutilation (FGM) and its illicit status in many countries, the WHO, human rights organisations and governments of most sub-Saharan African countries have ...
• Socio-Demographic Inequalities in the Prevalence of Sexual Intercourse among School Going Adolescents in the Central Region of Ghana 

  Thomas, Hormenu; Hagan Jnr, John Elvis; Schack, Thomas (University of Cape Coast, 2018-04)

  Given that adolescents’ sexual behaviours have brought increasing burden on the development agenda of the Central Region of Ghana, it is remarkable that research on related issues such as the adolescents’ onset of sexual ...
• Selective Antecedents of Competitive State Anxiety Dimensions During High Stakes in Elite Competition 

  Elvis, Hagan Junior John; Dietmar, Pollmann; Thomas, Schack (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

  This present study investigated the influence of competitive state anxiety antecedents on the intensity, direction, and frequency dimensions of elite athletes during high stakes in table tennis competition. Thirty-three ...
• Safety Behaviour and Grit in Sports Performance among Ghanian University Athletes 

  Ansah, Edward Wilson; Apaak, Daniel (University of Cape Coast, 2019-09)

  Grit is consistency of interest, perseverance and passion for long-term goal in a chosen activity, which normally translates into better acievements. Grittier athletes are assumed to be more safety conscious since they ...

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