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  1. Tracking Medicine Safety in Sierra Leone: A 15-Year Review

    Article • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, March 2026, Wiley

    Dr Peter Bai James

  2. Protocol for a Scoping Review of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Governance Across Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Perspectives on Integrative Medicine, June 2024, Jaseng Medical Foundation

    Dr Peter Bai James

  3. Exploring the drivers of unmet need for contraception among adolescents and young women in Sierra Leone. a cross-sectional study

    Article • Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  4. Cannabis use and its psychosocial correlates among school-going adolescents in Sierra Leone

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  5. Alcohol use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2024, BMJ

    Dr Peter Bai James, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

  6. Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2024, BMJ

    Dr Peter Bai James, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

  7. Bullying victimization among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-Based Health Survey

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, December 2023, PLOS

    Dr Peter Bai James

  8. Impact of COVID-19 on hepatitis B screening in Sierra Leone: insights from a community pharmacy model of care

    Article • IJID Regions, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  9. Do disempowered childbearing women give birth at home in Sierra Leone? A secondary analysis of the 2019 Sierra Leone demographic health survey

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  10. Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy among People with HIV in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Vaccines, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Peter Bai James

  11. Sleep and Happiness in Urban-Dwelling Older Adults in Ghana: A Serial Multiple Mediation Model of Generalized Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms

    Article • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  12. Impacts of COVID-19 on African Migrants’ Wellbeing, and Their Coping Strategies in Urban and Regional New South Wales, Australia: a Qualitative Study

    Article • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  13. Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Haematology, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Peter Bai James, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Shrikant Pawar

  14. Experiences and challenges of African traditional medicine: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • BMJ Global Health, August 2023, BMJ

    Dr Peter Bai James

  15. Perceived and Enacted HIV-Related Stigma in Eastern and Southern Sierra Leone: A Psychometric Study of an HIV Stigma Scale

    Article • July 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Peter Bai James

  16. Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Sierra Leone, 1997–2022: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, July 2023, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Peter Bai James

  17. Impact of COVID-19 on Hepatitis B Screening in Sierra Leone: Insights from a Community Pharmacy Model of Care

    Article • May 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Peter Bai James

  18. Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy Among People With HIV in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-sectional Study

    Article • May 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Peter Bai James

  19. The use of traditional medicine practitioner services for childhood illnesses among childbearing women: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health surveys in 32 sub-Saharan African countries

    Article • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  20. Childhood Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage and Barriers in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea: Analysis of National Surveys (2018-2020)

    Article • March 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Peter Bai James

  21. Measuring Stigma Associated with Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Sierra Leone: Validation of an Abridged Berger HIV Stigma Scale

    Article • February 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Peter Bai James

  22. Current tobacco use and susceptibility to using tobacco among non-users of tobacco: A cross-sectional study among school-going adolescents in Sierra Leone

    Article • Tobacco Induced Diseases, January 2023, E.U. European Publishing

    Dr Peter Bai James

  23. Assessment of Knowledge, Stigmatizing Attitudes and Health-Seeking Behaviors Regarding Hepatitis B Virus Infection in a Pharmacy and Community Setting in Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Healthcare, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Peter Bai James

  24. Determinants of incomplete childhood hepatitis B vaccination in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea: Analysis of national surveys (2018–2020)

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Bai James

  25. Sexual risk behaviour among school-going adolescents in Sierra Leone and Liberia: a secondary analysis of the 2017 Global school-based student health surveys

    Article • Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  26. The use of condoms and other birth control methods among sexually active school-going adolescents in nine sub-Saharan African countries

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  27. Prevalence and Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Sierra Leone, 1997-2022: Evidence from a 25-Year Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • November 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Peter Bai James

  28. Assessment of Knowledge, Stigmatizing Attitudes and Health-Seeking Behaviors Regarding Hepatitis B Virus Infection in a Community and Pharmacy Setting in Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Peter Bai James

  29. The prevalence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder among African migrants: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Psychiatry Research, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  30. African culture, traditional medicine, and cancer care

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  31. The effect-modification of physical activity on the association of pain with impaired physical function in aging adults

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James, Dr Yvonne Dodzi Ami Adjakloe

  32. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers and Trainees in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Vaccines, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Peter Bai James

  33. Tobacco use behaviour among school-going adolescents in 22 African countries

    Article • Archives of Public Health, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  34. Tobacco Use among School-Going Adolescents in Comoros: A Secondary Analysis of the 2015 Comoros Global Youth Tobacco Survey

    Article • BioMed Research International, March 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Peter Bai James

  35. Tobacco use among School-going Adolescents in Comoros: A Secondary Analysis of the 2015 Comoros Global Youth Tobacco Survey.

    Article • February 2022, Research Square

    Dr Peter Bai James

  36. Factors Associated with HBsAg Seropositivity among Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care at 10 Community Health Centers in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Pathogens, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Peter Bai James

  37. Health-related quality of life among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: the role of socio-demographic, health-related and psycho-social factors

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  38. Prevalence and Correlates of Current Tobacco use and Non-user Susceptibility to using Tobacco Product Among School-going Adolescents in 22 African Countries, 2013-2018

    Article • November 2021, Research Square

    Dr Peter Bai James

  39. Post-Ebola sequelae among Ebola child survivors in Sierra Leone

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  40. Tobacco use among School-going Adolescents in Comoros: A Secondary Analysis of the 2015 Comoros Global Youth Tobacco Survey.

    Article • September 2021, Research Square

    Dr Peter Bai James

  41. Pilot drug and therapeutic committee programme in Sierra Leone: A descriptive mixed method study

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr Peter Bai James

  42. Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Perceived Health Facility Preparedness Regarding COVID-19 in Sierra Leone

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter Bai James

  43. <p>Prescribing for Patients Seeking Maternal and Child Healthcare in Sierra Leone: A Multiregional Retrospective Cross-Sectional Assessments of Prescribing Pattern Using WHO Drug Use Indicators</p>

    Article • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, November 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter Bai James

  44. Patients satisfaction with free healthcare pharmaceutical services in Sierra Leone: a national cross-sectional study

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  45. Prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among Ebola survivors in northern Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  46. Sierra Leonean doctors' perceptions and expectations of the role of pharmacists in hospitals: a national cross-sectional survey

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  47. A cross-sectional study on caregivers’ perspective of the quality of life and adherence of paediatric HIV patients to highly active antiretroviral therapy

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  48. Providing healthcare to Ebola survivors: A qualitative exploratory investigation of healthcare providers’ views and experiences in Sierra Leone

    Article • Global Public Health, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter Bai James

  49. Traditional and complementary medicine use among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: a qualitative exploratory study of the perspectives of healthcare workers providing care to Ebola survivors

    Article • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  50. Ebola survivors’ healthcare-seeking experiences and preferences of conventional, complementary and traditional medicine use: A qualitative exploratory study in Sierra Leone

    Article • Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  51. An assessment of Ebola-related stigma and its association with informal healthcare utilisation among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  52. Knowledge, attitude and antibiotic prescribing patterns of medical doctors providing free healthcare in the outpatient departments of public hospitals in Sierra Leone: a national cross-sectional study

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Peter Bai James

  53. Healthcare utilisation among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone

    Article • PLOS One, September 2019, PLOS

    Dr Peter Bai James

  54. Utilisation of and Attitude towards Traditional and Complementary Medicine among Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone

    Article • Medicina, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Peter Bai James

  55. Impact of the free healthcare initiative on wealth-related inequity in the utilization of maternal & child health services in Sierra Leone

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Katrina Hann, Dr Peter Bai James

  56. The Need for Research on the Use of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Ebola as a Case Study

    Article • May 2019, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Peter Bai James

  57. Experiences and preferences of conventional, complementary and traditional medicine use among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone

    Article • Advances in Integrative Medicine, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  58. Psychosocial distress and coping mechanisms among Ebola survivors

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Peter Bai James

  59. Lactating mothers in Sierra Leone do not usually use herbal medicine as a galactagogue

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  60. Significant use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicines in Africa

    Article • BMJ Global Health, October 2018, BMJ

    Dr Peter Bai James

  61. Was Pharmacy Their Preferred Choice?

    Article • Health Professions Education, June 2018, AMEEMR, the Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Dr Peter Bai James

  62. Herbal medicine use among hypertensive patients attending public and private health facilities in Freetown Sierra Leone

    Article • Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  63. Xueshuantong Injection (Lyophilized) Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by the Activation of Nrf2–VEGF Pathway

    Article • Neurochemical Research, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  64. Exploring the Knowledge and Perception of Generic Medicines among Final Year Undergraduate Medical, Pharmacy, and Nursing Students in Sierra Leone: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Approach

    Article • Pharmacy, January 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Peter Bai James

  65. Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Peter Bai James

  66. Virologic Response and Survival Analysis of 281 HbsAg Treatment Naive Patients on Lamivudine Monotherapy in Sierra Leone

    Article • International Journal of Virology and AIDS, December 2017, ClinMed International Library

    Dr Peter Bai James

  67. Sierra Leonean, women use of herbal medicines during pregnancy

    Article • Women and Birth, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  68. Sierra Leone Healthcare providers' uptake, knowledge about influenza vaccination

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  69. Causes of Stress and Management Approaches Among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students: Findings From a Malaysian Public University

    Article • Archives of Pharmacy Practice, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr Peter Bai James

  70. Major decline in malaria morbidity and mortality in the Union of Comoros between 2010 and 2014: The effect of a combination of prevention and control measures

    Article • South African Medical Journal, June 2016, Health and Medical Publishing Group

    Dr Peter Bai James

  71. Ebola virus disease: How can African pharmacists respond to future outbreaks?

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Bai James

  72. Exploring self-use, attitude and interest to study complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students in Sierra Leone: a comparative study

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James

  73. An evaluation of the prescribing patterns for under-five patients at a Tertiary Paediatric Hospital in Sierra Leone

    Article • Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacy, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Peter Bai James

  74. Awareness, attitude of Pharmacy Student towards CAM in Sierra Leone

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Bai James