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Browsing COLLEGE OF HEALTH & ALLIED SCIENCES by Author "Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi"

Browsing COLLEGE OF HEALTH & ALLIED SCIENCES by Author "Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi"

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  • Ocular Health Assessment of Cocoa Farmers in a Rural Community in Ghana 
    Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Hansraj, Rekha; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Ocansey, Stephen; Kyei, Samuel (Journal of Agromedicine, 2014-06-09)
    Cocoa farming provides employment for over 800,000 households in rural Ghana, with the country currently touted as the second largest producer of cocoa worldwide. Agriculture is one of the riskiest occupations for the ...
  • Ocular Health of the Emerging Elderly Population in Ghana: Evidence From a Peri-urban Community 
    Ocansey, Stephen; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert (University of Cape Coast, 2013)
    As people age, the risk of visual impairment increases because the major eye diseases that cause visual disorders are age-related. By the age of 65, 1 in 3 people suffer from some degree of eye disease that contributes to ...
  • Perceived Ideal Body Size of Ghanaian Women– “Not too Skinny, but not too Fat” 
    Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Amo-Adjei, Joshua; Doku, David Teye (Women and Health, 2018)
    Body size issues are gaining public health attention because of the fast rising epidemic of overweight and obesity across the globe. This study explored Ghanaian women’s subjective perceptions regarding ideal body size for ...
  • Perceptions about Vision and Utilization of Eye Care Services among Cocoa Farmers in a Rural Community in Ghana 
    Boadi-Kusi, Samuel B.; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Ocansey, Stephen; Kyei, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2013-09)
    To examine the perception of farmers on their vision and the utilization of eye-care services. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among cocoa farmers at Mfuom, a rural farming community in ...
  • Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Ghana 
    Agbeko, Mattah Precious; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Druye Adjei, Andrews; Osei, Gifty Berchie (The Open Obesity Journal, 2013)
    Abstract: The global prevalence of overweight and obesity has more than doubled between 1980 and 2008. Using the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data, this study explored the association between biological, ...
  • Socio-demographic trends in overweight and obesity among parous and nulliparous women in Ghana 
    Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Doku, David Teye (BMC Obesity, 2016)
    Background: Overweight and obesity are among the leading threats to global health because of their association with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Much of the research on overweight and obesity among women ...
  • Transactional sex among female university students in Ghana: Implications for HIV education 
    Amo-Adjei, Joshua; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale (Health Education, 2014)
    Purpose – Older males having sex with younger females is known to increase unsafe sex practices, exacerbated by power and economic imbalances between partners. The purpose of this paper is to examine transactional sexual ...
  • Utilization of Eye Care Services among Ghanaian Elderly Population: Evidence from a Peri-Urban Community 
    Ocansey, Stephen; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Ilechie, Alex Azuka; Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Abraham, Carl Halladay (Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal, 2013)
    Introduction: Despite being more affected by visual impairment and blindness than any other population age group, the elderly are least likely to seek help when faced with eye problems. Eye care utilization among the ...

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