Onyinye Onyia, E. Achigbu, Ifeoma Ejiakor, N. Uche, Ubochi Chinemerem, C. Ogbonnaya, Chimdi M Okosa, Catey Bunce, C. Bascaran
{"title":"Risk factors for late presentation among glaucoma patients attending three referral hospitals in South-East Nigeria: case–control study","authors":"Onyinye Onyia, E. Achigbu, Ifeoma Ejiakor, N. Uche, Ubochi Chinemerem, C. Ogbonnaya, Chimdi M Okosa, Catey Bunce, C. Bascaran","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2125533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2125533","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132762354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing spatial inequality in cancer service access in regional areas","authors":"K. C. Chan, R. Williams, C. Lenard","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2127188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2127188","url":null,"abstract":"This paper applies economic concepts from measuring income inequality to an exercise in assessing spatial inequality in cancer service access in regional areas. We propose a mathematical model for accessing chemotherapy among local government areas (LGAs). Our model incorporates a distance factor. With a simulation we report results for a single inequality measure: the Lorenz curve is depicted for our illustrative data. We develop this approach in order to move incrementally towards its application to actual data and real-world health service regions. We seek to develop the exercises that can lead policy makers to relevant policy information on the most useful data collections to be collected and modeling for cancer service access in regional areas.","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114106562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Abu-Bonsrah, O. Ogunfolaji, A. Tangmi, O. Dada, O. M. Djoutsop, A. Negida, U. S. Kanmounye
{"title":"Defining the contributors and scope of research in African health journals: a bibliometric analysis","authors":"N. Abu-Bonsrah, O. Ogunfolaji, A. Tangmi, O. Dada, O. M. Djoutsop, A. Negida, U. S. Kanmounye","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2127230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2127230","url":null,"abstract":": Africa serves as a rich research mine due to its significant contribution to the global burden of diseases. This study sought to analyze the trends in African journals as a means to further characterize the research landscape on the continent. The African Journals Online (AJOL) database was searched from inception to 17 October 2021 and 173 journals were identified. Journal titles were then used to search nine databases via the Web of Science core collection on 16 December 2021. Journal metadata was analysed using summary descriptive statistics. 58,952 articles published by 40 journals between 1972 and 2021 were found. 62.4% (n = 36,806) were original articles with 66.4% (n = 39,118) focused on general internal medicine and 44.5% (n = 26,251) were published by the South African Medical Journal. Most authors were located in South Africa, Nigeria, China, Morocco and the United States. Top 5 author-assigned keywords were Nigeria, COVID-19, HIV, Children and Prevalence. Most popular database-assigned keywords were Prevalence, Management, Risk, Children and Disease. The African research community makes significant contributions to the literature. However, the continued ability of researchers to embark on critical scientific investigations can be further improved by increased investment and collaborations.","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"158 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122973683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding post-career adjustment in ex-professional ice hockey enforcers: Mental health","authors":"M. Gaetz","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2124646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2124646","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123075697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. A. Braimah, J. Oduro Appiah, D. Adei, J. Ofori-Amoah, A. A. Mensah, Williams Agyemang-Duah
{"title":"Effects of demographic and socio-economic factors on dissatisfaction with formal healthcare utilisation among older adults with very low incomes in Ghana","authors":"J. A. Braimah, J. Oduro Appiah, D. Adei, J. Ofori-Amoah, A. A. Mensah, Williams Agyemang-Duah","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2108568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2108568","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115402842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Haji, Ashwaq Sabt, Fatin Hasani, Feddha Abdalrasool, Fatema Jamsheer, Ibtisam Nuhaily, G. Jassim
{"title":"Validation of global school-based student health survey in Bahrain","authors":"E. Haji, Ashwaq Sabt, Fatin Hasani, Feddha Abdalrasool, Fatema Jamsheer, Ibtisam Nuhaily, G. Jassim","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2120576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2120576","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130826877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Tetteh, George Ekem-Ferguson, P. Yamson, Elom Yarney, Henrique Quansah, Daniel deGraft-Amoah, S. M. Swaray, Emelia Dodoo, Ofosua Acheampong, Emmanuel K. Aidoo, A. Yawson
{"title":"Understanding the trend and patterns of teenage pregnancy in Ghana: evidence from the Ghana demographic and health survey from 1993-2014","authors":"J. Tetteh, George Ekem-Ferguson, P. Yamson, Elom Yarney, Henrique Quansah, Daniel deGraft-Amoah, S. M. Swaray, Emelia Dodoo, Ofosua Acheampong, Emmanuel K. Aidoo, A. Yawson","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2111840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2111840","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115255565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Abubakari, N. Alhassan, R. Adda, Kwaku Asante, A. Bawah
{"title":"Socio-economic, physical and health-related determinants of causes of death among women in the Kintampo districts of Ghana","authors":"S. Abubakari, N. Alhassan, R. Adda, Kwaku Asante, A. Bawah","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2109300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2109300","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133457323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stigma against health care providers caring for COVID-19 patients in Turkey","authors":"A. Nashwan, M. Korkmaz, İ. A. Avci","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2110191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2110191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130570704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Adei, A. A. Mensah, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Lewis Aboagye-Gyasi
{"title":"Factors associated with health-seeking behaviour among informal sector workers in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana","authors":"D. Adei, A. A. Mensah, Williams Agyemang-Duah, Lewis Aboagye-Gyasi","doi":"10.1080/27707571.2022.2103932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/27707571.2022.2103932","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":224626,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Public Health","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115760873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}