Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor

Rural-urban differences in victimization and satisfaction with personal safety

• Health & Place
• September 2018

• This article examines whether there are rural-urban differences in the reported incidents of victimization among Canadian seniors based on their neighborhood characteristics, social capital, and so...

Factors associated with functional limitations in older adult Ghanaians

• Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• April 2018

• In this study, we examined the effect of chronic health conditions and socioeconomic status on functional disabilities among older population in Ghana. The study shows that age-related chronic cond...

The use of dental care services in Canada

• Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien
• January 2018

• This study examines the effect of provincial oral health support (in the form of publicly funded programs) on the use of dental care services.

Understanding usage and preference for health care therapies in a Ghanaian context: A p...

• Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography
• June 2017

• This paper is the qualitative version of my other work on the triple pluralistic health care system in Ghana. In this study, I explore and examine motivations for the use and preference of hospital...

Women's socioeconomic status and their experience of Intimate Partner Violence

• Journal of Interpersonal Violence
• March 2019

• In this study, Laura and I examine how women and intimate male partners' socioeconomic status affect women's exposure (experience) of different forms of Intimate Partner Violence. Using multilevel ...

Women's post-secondary education and Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda

• Applied Geography
• May 2019

• In this study, we explore the effect of women's access to higher education on their experience of intimate partner violence. We show the percentage of women with post-secondary education and the pe...

An Assessment of Care-Seeking Behavior in Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District: A Triple Plur...

• SAGE Open
• April 2017

• This paper explores health seeking behaviour in Ghana's Pluralistic health care environment with self-care as a third option. Researchers often describe Ghana's health care system as a two-sector s...

Use of traditional medicine

• Primary Health Care Research & Development
• January 2019

• This paper explores the effect of wealth and health insurance status on the use of traditional medicine among older adults in Ghana.

Unmet health care needs among older adult Ghanaians

• Ageing and Society
• January 2020

• This study looks at how household wealth and health insurance coverage influence or predict the unmet healthcare needs of older Ghanaians. Specifically, it explores whether there is a gender differ...

Geography of alcohol misuse and intimate partner violence in Ghana

• Journal of Interpersonal Violence
• February 2020

• This study examines alcohol misuse by intimate male partners and women's experience of domestic violence. The aim purpose was to explore if the association between alcohol misuse and domestic viole...

Risk factors for unplanned hospital admission

• Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement
• February 2020

• This study examines the influence of chronic health conditions and socio-economic status on overnight admission and length of stay among Canadian seniors

Predictors of Unmet Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Need Among Pers...

• Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• March 2020

Effect of cognitive and structural social capital on depression among older adults in G...

• Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• March 2020