General Collection

Most Recent
Most Downloaded

The Echoes of the ‘I’: Tracing Identity with Demographically Enhanced Word Embeddings

Smirnov, I

Continue Reading
Assessing the inequalities in demand for family planning satisfied in Ghana: evidence from the 1993-2014 Demographic and Health Surveys.

Azure, SA Budu, E Okyere, J Mensah, F Ahinkorah, BO Seidu, A-A Ameyaw, EK

BACKGROUND: Family planning is essential in promoting the well-being of women and their families and communities and ensuring quality of care in contraceptive use. This study sought to assess the t...

Continue Reading
Does women's empowerment and socio-economic status predict adequacy of antenatal care in sub-Saharan Africa?

Aboagye, RG Okyere, J Seidu, A-A Ahinkorah, BO Budu, E Yaya, S

BACKGROUND: Quality and adequate antenatal care (ANC) are key strategies necessary to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3.1. However, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is a paucity of evidence ...

Continue Reading
Probabilistic sizing and scheduling co-optimisation of hybrid battery/super-capacitor energy storage systems in micro-grids

Mohseni, S Brent, AC

While established deterministic capacity planning models for single-component energy storage systems exist, little attention has been given to probabilistic sizing of hybrid energy storage systems ...

Continue Reading
Physical violence during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: why it matters and who are most susceptible?

Ahinkorah, BO Aboagye, RG Seidu, A-A Frimpong, JB Hagan, JE Budu, E Yaya, S

OBJECTIVE The study assessed the prevalence of physical violence against pregnant women and its associated factors in sub Saharan Africa SSA DESIGN We analysed cross sectional data of 108971 women ...

Continue Reading
Mid-Holocene intensification of Southern Hemisphere westerly winds and implications for regional climate dynamics

Tamhane, J Thomas, ZA Cadd, H Harris, MRP Turney, C Marjo, CE Wang, H Akter, R Panaretos, P Halim, A Gadd, PS Carter, S Brickle, P

The Southern Hemisphere westerly winds (SWW), a belt of strong zonal winds in the mid-latitudes, play a key role in Southern Hemisphere climate variability. Recent intensification and southwards mi...

Continue Reading
Model Selection and Identification of Osteoporosis Risk Factors in Women to Improve Their Healthcare

Zahid, FM Faisal, S Kamal, S Shahzad, K Iram, S Ahinkorah, BO Seidu, A-A Rasheed, A Hagan, JE

Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mineral density leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk The focus of this case control study was to identify signific...

Continue Reading
Inequalities in adequate maternal healthcare opportunities: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018.

Methun, MIH Ahinkorah, BO Roy, S Okyere, J Hossain, MI Haq, I Ume, SS Kamrul Hasan, M

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the inequalities in access to maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh. DESIGN AND SETTING: This study used cross-sectional data from the nationally representa...

Continue Reading
Health insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in rural Ghana: policy and equity implications

Ayanore, M Afaya, A Kumbeni, MT Laari, TT Ahinkorah, BO Salia, SM Bam, V Yakong, VN Afaya, RA Alhassan, RK Seidu, A-A

BackgroundGlobally health insurance has been identified as a key component of healthcare financing The implementation of health insurance policies in low and middle income countries has led to a si...

Continue Reading
Global, regional, and national mortality due to unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning, 2000-2021: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

GBD 2021 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Collaborators,

BACKGROUND: Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a largely preventable cause of death that has received insufficient attention. We aimed to conduct a comprehensive global analysis of the demo...

Continue Reading