All Stories

  1. Financial inclusion and physical health functioning among aging adults in the sub-Saharan African context: Exploring social networks and gender roles

    Article • PLOS One, June 2021, PLOS

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  2. SARS‐CoV‐2 outbreaks, age and gender: Getting under the skin

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  3. Impact of food insecurity with hunger on mental distress among community-dwelling older adults

    Article • PLOS One, March 2020, PLOS

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  4. How Far Is Inclusivity of Financial Services Associated With Food Insecurity in Later Life? Implications for Health Policy and Sustainable Development Goals

    Article • Journal of Applied Gerontology, February 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Razak Gyasi

  5. Neighborhood, social isolation and mental health outcome among older people in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  6. Knowledge, attitude, and use of mHealth technology among students in Ghana: A university-based survey

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Prince Peprah

  7. Western Medicine in a Community in Ghana: A Social Change Review

    Article • Social Change Review, August 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr. Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  8. Aging and the Rising Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa and other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Call for Holistic Action

    Article • The Gerontologist, July 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  9. Risk of Psychological Distress Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Experiencing Spousal Loss in Ghana

    Article • The Gerontologist, May 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  10. Financial Inclusion, Health-Seeking Behavior, and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults in Ghana

    Article • Research on Aging, May 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Razak Gyasi

  11. On-farm urban vegetable farming practices and health risk perceptions of farmers in Kumasi

    Article • GeoJournal, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  12. Explaining the gender gap in health services use among Ghanaian community-dwelling older cohorts

    Article • Women & Health, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Razak Gyasi, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  13. Social support, physical activity and psychological distress among community-dwelling older Ghanaians

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  14. Physicochemical and bacteriological quality of sachet water used by Ghanaian university students: implications for public health

    Article • Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, February 2019, IWA Publishing

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  15. How do climate change adaptation strategies result in unintended maladaptive outcomes? Perspectives of tomato farmers

    Article • International Journal of Vegetable Science, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Mr Lawrence Guodaar, Kabila Abass, Razak Gyasi, Felix Kpenekuu, Felix Asante

  16. ‘New Wine in Old Wine Skin’: Public Perceptions of NHIS Per-Capita Payment System and Implications for Health-Seeking Behavior in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Social Service Research, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Kabila Abass, Razak Gyasi, Mr Lawrence Guodaar

  17. Aging in the Context of HIV/AIDS: Spaces for Renegotiation and Recomposition of Mutual Solidarity in Burkina Faso

    Article • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  18. From green to grey: the dynamics of land use/land cover change in urban Ghana

    Article • Landscape Research, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Kabila Abass, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  19. Demography, Socioeconomic Status and Health Services Utilisation among Older Ghanaians: Implications for Health Policy

    Article • Ageing International, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  20. Multidimensional Social Support and Health Services Utilization Among Noninstitutionalized Older Persons in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Aging and Health, December 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  21. Skin Bleaching Narratives Responses from Women Bleaches and Stakeholders in Ghana (1950s – 2015)

    Article • Ethnologia Actualis, December 2018, De Gruyter

    Dr. Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  22. Correction to: Religion and health: exploration of attitudes and health perceptions of faith healing users in urban Ghana

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Prince Peprah

  23. Social support networks and psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling older Ghanaian cohorts

    Article • International Psychogeriatrics, October 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  24. Market vegetable hygiene practices and health risk perceptions of vegetable sellers in urban Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Health Research, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Razak Gyasi, Kabila Abass, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  25. The Role of a Health Protection Scheme in Health Services Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons in Ghana

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  26. Gender, self-rated health and functional decline among community-dwelling older adults

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  27. Internalised and Social Experiences of HIV-Induced Stigma and Discrimination in Urban Ghana

    Article • Global Social Welfare, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  28. The Capabilities of Nurses for Complementary and Traditional Medicine Integration in Africa

    Article • The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, March 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  29. Sexual risk behavior and uptake of HIV counseling and testing among youth in Metropolitan Kumasi, Ghana

    Article • Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  30. “Who'll do all these if I'm not around?”: Bonding social capital and health and well-being of inpatients

    Article • International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Razak Gyasi, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  31. Geographical Differences in Perceived Health Status Among Older Adults in Ghana: Do Gender and Educational Status Matter?

    Article • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Emmanuel Mawuli Abalo, Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Williams Agyemang-Duah

  32. Unmasking the Practices of Nurses and Intercultural Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Useful Way to Improve Health Care?

    Article • Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Razak Gyasi, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  33. In-school adolescents’ knowledge, access to and use of sexual and reproductive health services in Metropolitan Kumasi, Ghana

    Article • Journal of Public Health, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  34. Nurses' knowledge, clinical practice and attitude towards unconventional medicine: Implications for intercultural healthcare

    Article • Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  35. Migrant female head porters’ enrolment in and utilisation and renewal of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Kumasi, Ghana

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

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  36. Sociocultural hegemony, gendered identity, and use of traditional and complementary medicine in Ghana

    Article • Women & Health, April 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Razak Gyasi, Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Dr. Samuel Adu-Gyamfi

  37. Unconventional medical practices among Ghanaian students: A university-based survey

    Article • Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi, Williams Agyemang-Duah

  38. Integration for coexistence? Implementation of intercultural health care policy in Ghana from the perspective of service users and providers

    Article • Journal of Integrative Medicine, January 2017, Elsevier

    Williams Agyemang-Duah, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  39. Do health beliefs explain traditional medical therapies utilisation? Evidence from Ghana

    Article • Cogent Social Sciences, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  40. Mining and Public Health Implications: Evidence from the Newmont Ghana Gold Limited Enclaves

    Article • Research Journal of Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology, February 2016, Maxwell Scientific Publication Corp.

    Williams Agyemang-Duah, Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  41. Explaining Positions on Same-Sex Sexuality in Conservative Societies: Do Cultural and Religious Precepts Matter?

    Article • British Journal of Education Society & Behavioural Science, January 2016, Sciencedomain International

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  42. Pulled in or pushed out? Understanding the complexities of motivation for alternative therapies use in Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  43. Does spatial location matter? Traditional therapy utilisation among the general population in a Ghanaian rural and urban setting

    Article • Complementary Therapies in Medicine, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  44. Prevalence and pattern of traditional medical therapy utilisation in Kumasi metropolis and Sekyere south district, Ghana

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  45. Quality Control and Standards of Medicinal Products: A Committed Agenda

    Article • British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, January 2015, Sciencedomain International

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  46. Relationship between Health Insurance Status and the Pattern of Traditional Medicine Utilisation in Ghana

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  47. Geography and Traditional Therapies Utilization: A Convergence of Health Behaviors in Rural and Urban Settings?

    Article • Internal Medicine Open Access, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  48. Predictors of Traditional Medicines Utilisation in the Ghanaian Health Care Practice: Interrogating the Ashanti Situation

    Article • Journal of Community Health, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi

  49. Public Perceptions of the Role of Traditional Medicine in the Health Care Delivery System in Ghana

    Article • Global Journal of Health Science, September 2011, Canadian Center of Science and Education

    Dr. Razak M Gyasi