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  1. Article: Survival analysis of neonatal mortality in Ghana using three population-based surveys.

    Doku, David Teye

    Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique

    2022  Volume 80, Issue 1, Page(s) 21

    Abstract: Background: Neonatal mortality in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains high despite global efforts at addressing this challenge. Tackling neonatal death in LMICs is further complicated by lack of reliable data from individual countries ... ...

    Abstract Background: Neonatal mortality in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains high despite global efforts at addressing this challenge. Tackling neonatal death in LMICs is further complicated by lack of reliable data from individual countries in the region to inform effective context specific interventions. This study investigates the probability of neonatal survival and socio-demographic risk factors of neonatal mortality in Ghana.
    Methods: Pooled data from three population-based surveys (N = 12,148) were analysed using multivariable Cox Proportional Hazards regression models.
    Results: The risk of dying within the first 28 days of life was highest in the first week of life (early neonatal period), it then decreases sharply around the middle of the second week of life and remains low over the late neonatal period. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) showed that: rural residency (HR = 1.80, 95% CI: 1.15-2.75); birth order 2-3 (HR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.10-2.42); birth order ≥7 (HR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.07-3.33) increased the risk of neonatal death. Additionally, children born to women who were obese had higher risk of neonatal death (HR = 1.69, CI: 1.12-2.56) compared with those of women with optimal weight. Disparities in the risk of neonatal death by geographical regions were also found.
    Conclusion: The risk of neonatal mortality is highest during the first week of life and it is socio-demographically patterned. The findings emphasise the need to tackle socio-demographic risk factors of neonatal mortality in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3, which is aimed at reducing neonatal mortality to 12 per 1000 live births by the year 2030.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1117688-x
    ISSN 2049-3258 ; 0778-7367 ; 0003-9578
    ISSN (online) 2049-3258
    ISSN 0778-7367 ; 0003-9578
    DOI 10.1186/s13690-021-00773-3
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  2. Article ; Online: Towards an integrated type 1 diabetes management in low-resource settings: barriers faced by patients and their caregivers in healthcare facilities in Ghana.

    Owusu, Bernard Afriyie / Doku, David Teye

    BMC health services research

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 21

    Abstract: Background: In Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), young people living with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) face structural barriers which undermine adequate T1DM management and lead to poor health outcomes. However, research on the barriers faced by ... ...

    Abstract Background: In Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), young people living with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) face structural barriers which undermine adequate T1DM management and lead to poor health outcomes. However, research on the barriers faced by young people living with T1DM have mostly focused on patient factors, neglecting concerns regarding plausible barriers that may exist at the point of healthcare service delivery.
    Objective: This study sought to explore barriers faced by young people living with T1DM and their caregivers at the point of healthcare service delivery.
    Methods: Data were drawn from a qualitative research in southern Ghana. The research was underpinned by a phenomenological study design. Data were collected from 28 young people living with T1DM, 12 caregivers, and six healthcare providers using semi-structured interview guides. The data were collected at home, hospital, and support group centres via face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, and videoconferencing. Thematic and framework analyses were done using CAQDAS (QSR NVivo 14).
    Results: Eight key barriers were identified. These were: shortage of insulin and management logistics; healthcare provider knowledge gaps; lack of T1DM care continuity; poor healthcare provider-caregiver interactions; lack of specialists' care; sharing of physical space with adult patients; long waiting time; and outdated treatment plans. The multiple barriers identified suggest the need for an integrated model of T1DM to improve its care delivery in low-resource settings. We adapted the Chronic Care Model (CCM) to develop an Integrated Healthcare for T1DM management in low-resource settings.
    Conclusion: Young people living with T1DM, and their caregivers encountered multiple healthcare barriers in both in-patient and outpatient healthcare facilities. The results highlight important intervention areas which must be addressed/improved to optimise T1DM care, as well as call for the implementation of a proposed integrated approach to T1DM care in low-resource settings.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Caregivers ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/therapy ; Ghana ; Delivery of Health Care ; Qualitative Research
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2050434-2
    ISSN 1472-6963 ; 1472-6963
    ISSN (online) 1472-6963
    ISSN 1472-6963
    DOI 10.1186/s12913-023-10410-0
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  3. Article ; Online: Living with type 1 diabetes and schooling among young people in Ghana: a truism of health selection, inadequate support, or artefactual explanation of educational inequalities?

    Owusu, Bernard Afriyie / Doku, David Teye

    BMC public health

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 1137

    Abstract: Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is mostly diagnosed among young people. Despite the evidence that T1DM is disruptive, and affects individuals' health and cognitive ability, there is dearth of knowledge on the impact of T1DM on schooling in ...

    Abstract Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is mostly diagnosed among young people. Despite the evidence that T1DM is disruptive, and affects individuals' health and cognitive ability, there is dearth of knowledge on the impact of T1DM on schooling in LMICs including Ghana. In this research, we explored the impact of T1DM on the schooling of young people living with the disease, and discussed the results within health selection, social support, and artefactual perspectives of inequality.
    Methods: Data were extracted from a qualitative project on T1DM lived experiences in southern Ghana. The study participants were young persons living with T1DM (n = 28) and their caregivers (n = 12). They were purposively recruited to participate in the study using maximum variation and snowball sampling techniques and interviewed in their support group centres, homes, or healthcare facilities using semi-structured interview guides. A computer-assisted qualitative data analysis was performed using QSR NVivo 14 software, and the results were categorised into themes.
    Results: Three themes were identified from the transcripts. These themes were school and classroom attendance, choice of school, and school/academic performance. T1DM was a major reason for patients' limited contact hours with teachers, school drop-out, preference for day schools rather than boarding, opting for vocational training instead of continuation of formal education, limited concentration at school, and delayed educational progression.
    Conclusion: T1DM impacted the schooling of young people living with the disease. The mechanisms of these impacts, and young peoples lived experiences are not artefactual, but rather support discourses on health selection and inadequate social support for young people living with the disease. The results call for the need to develop educational and social interventions to address these barriers. The full implementation of the Inclusive Education Policy (IEP) may contribute to reducing educational and social inequalities caused by ill-health.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Ghana ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/psychology ; Adolescent ; Male ; Female ; Qualitative Research ; Social Support ; Young Adult ; Child ; Schools ; Educational Status ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Interviews as Topic ; Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-024-18590-y
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  4. Article ; Online: Coping and adaptation strategies among young persons living with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers: textual and photovoice analyses.

    Owusu, Bernard Afriyie / Ofori-Boateng, Prince / Doku, David Teye

    BMC public health

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 1684

    Abstract: Background: Management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is complex and demanding. It requires patients and their caregivers, particularly those in low-resource settings to adopt productive coping strategies to achieve ideal glycaemic control. Coping and ... ...

    Abstract Background: Management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is complex and demanding. It requires patients and their caregivers, particularly those in low-resource settings to adopt productive coping strategies to achieve ideal glycaemic control. Coping and adaptation strategies have far-reaching implications on their behavioural and health outcomes. Yet, it is uncertain how young people living with T1D and their caregivers in low-resource settings cope and adapt to the challenges of T1D management. This study analysed textual and photo evidence on the coping and adaptation strategies employed by young persons living with T1D (warriors) and their caregivers in Ghana.
    Methods: Qualitative data were collected from 28 warriors, 12 caregivers, 6 healthcare providers and other stakeholders in southern Ghana using semi-structured interview guides. Participants were identified at T1D support group centres, hospitals, and their places of residence, and recruited into the study using maximum variation and snowball sampling approaches. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews, photovoice, telephone interviews and videoconferencing and were thematically analysed using QSR NVivo 11.
    Results: Four superordinate themes which are productive coping, non-productive coping, keeping T1D a secret, and coping with costs of care were identified. Productive coping entailed condition acceptance, planning ahead, seeking social support, borrowing insulin, and overcoming the barriers of insulin storage. On the other hand, avoidance, disengagement, and re-use of syringes were the common non-productive coping approaches. Due to stigma and discrimination, the warriors shrouded their condition in secrecy. As a response to the financial burden of T1D care, caregivers/patients borrowed money, took loans, and sold household items.
    Conclusion: Young persons living with T1D and their caregivers adopted coping strategies which both promoted and compromised their T1D management. There was an occasional co-existence of diverse coping strategies (productive and non-productive), and these reflects the personal and contextual stressors they faced. The results call for the need to eliminate barriers of T1D management and equip patients and their caregivers with ongoing T1D coping competencies.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adolescent ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/therapy ; Caregivers ; Acclimatization ; Adaptation, Psychological ; Insulin
    Chemical Substances Insulin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-16573-z
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  5. Article ; Online: Prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities in indoor exposure to secondhand smoke at home among children 0-5years in Ghana.

    Doku, David Teye

    Addictive behaviors

    2017  Volume 79, Page(s) 68–73

    Abstract: Background: Daily exposure to secondhand smoke (ESHS) among children can be fatal for their health. With increasing prevalence of smoking in low-income countries, particularly among low socioeconomic status (SES) groups amidst poor tobacco legislations, ...

    Abstract Background: Daily exposure to secondhand smoke (ESHS) among children can be fatal for their health. With increasing prevalence of smoking in low-income countries, particularly among low socioeconomic status (SES) groups amidst poor tobacco legislations, children in these countries can be at risk of ESHS at home. This study investigated the prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities in indoor daily of ESHS at home among children aged 0-5years in Ghana.
    Methods: Population-based data collected through interviews in 2014 in 4616 households, 98.5% response rate, were used. Logistic regression analyses were used to investigate socioeconomic inequalities in daily ESHS among children at home.
    Results: One out of every ten children was exposed to daily secondhand smoke at home. The proportion of children's ESHS by wealth quintile ranges from richest (6.5%) to poorest (46.3%). Children of male-headed households were at higher risk of daily ESHS (OR 1.71, CI 1.27-2.31). A child living in a household where the head had no formal education had four folds the risk of daily ESHS compared with another in a household headed by a person with higher educational attainment. In rural setting, a child living in a poorest household (measured by wealth index) had more than two folds the risk of daily ESHS compared with another in the richest household. Correspondingly, a child living in the poorest household in an urban area had 8 times (OR 8.05, CI 4.03-16.08) the risk of daily ESHS compared with the counterpart in the richest household.
    Conclusions: Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged and male-headed households both in rural and urban areas were at higher risk of daily ESHS at homes. However, children in the poorest households in urban areas had the highest concentration of ESHS among socioeconomically disadvantaged children. Interventions to end smoking indoors at home is urgently needed to protect children from its harmful effects.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Air Pollution, Indoor/statistics & numerical data ; Child, Preschool ; Developing Countries ; Educational Status ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Ghana/epidemiology ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Rural Population/statistics & numerical data ; Sex Factors ; Social Class ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Tobacco Smoke Pollution/statistics & numerical data ; Urban Population/statistics & numerical data
    Chemical Substances Tobacco Smoke Pollution
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 197618-7
    ISSN 1873-6327 ; 0306-4603
    ISSN (online) 1873-6327
    ISSN 0306-4603
    DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.12.012
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  6. Article ; Online: Transition to motherhood following the use of assisted reproductive technologies: Experiences of women in Ghana.

    Asante-Afari, Kwadwo / Doku, David Teye / Darteh, Eugene K M

    PloS one

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 4, Page(s) e0266721

    Abstract: As a result of the significance of childbearing in the Ghanaian culture, couples would go to all lengths to have biological children. One of the means that has made it possible for childless couples to have children is through the use of various assisted ...

    Abstract As a result of the significance of childbearing in the Ghanaian culture, couples would go to all lengths to have biological children. One of the means that has made it possible for childless couples to have children is through the use of various assisted reproductive technologies. Using a qualitative research design, the paper explores the experiences of 40 women who have delivered following the use of assisted reproductive technology in Ghana. A semi-structured interview guide was utilised to explore women's experiences and results were analysed thematically. The study revealed that childless women faced hostile treatment but the birth of a child ceased the hostility, giving couples social recognition. The study also revealed that the transition to motherhood is characterised by excitement, high self-esteem, recognition and acceptance into spouses' families. It was a source of anxiety for other women due to society's perception of children born following the use of assisted reproductive technologies. However, women perceived that having a second or third child could change society's perception about the use of assisted reproductive technologies to have children. Based on these assumptions, there is a need for public education to change the societal perception about women who utilise assisted reproductive technologies to meet their parenthood desires as well as children who are born following the use of assisted reproductive technologies.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Family Relations ; Female ; Ghana ; Humans ; Male ; Parturition ; Pregnancy ; Qualitative Research ; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0266721
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  7. Article ; Online: Association of maternal characteristics with child feeding indicators and nutritional status of children under-two years in Rural Ghana.

    Nsiah-Asamoah, Christiana / Adjei, George / Agblorti, Samuel / Doku, David Teye

    BMC pediatrics

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 581

    Abstract: Background: Optimal nutrition during the first two years of a child's life is critical for the reduction of morbidity and mortality. In Ghana, majority of children miss out on optimal nutrition and only few (13%) of children receive a Minimum Acceptable ...

    Abstract Background: Optimal nutrition during the first two years of a child's life is critical for the reduction of morbidity and mortality. In Ghana, majority of children miss out on optimal nutrition and only few (13%) of children receive a Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD). Several studies have investigated the influence of community-level factors on infants and young children feeding (IYCF) practices. However, little is known about the influence of maternal factors on IYCF practices in rural settings. Therefore, this study assessed the influence of maternal factors on the feeding indicators and nutritional status of children aged 6-23 months in two administrative districts in Ghana.
    Methods: Data were collected among 935 mothers who had children aged 6-23 months and accessed 21 Child Welfare Clinics within the study area. The study involved a face- to-face interview using structured questionnaires to capture maternal characteristics, dietary intake and anthropometric measurements of children. Multivariate logistic regression was used to study the association between maternal factors and child nutrition outcomes (MAD, dietary diversity score (DDS) and anthropometric indicators) using Stata 16.0 software.
    Results: Being employed (AOR = 3.07, 95% CI: 1.71-5.49, p < 0.001) and attaining secondary or higher education (AOR = 2.86, 95% CI: 1.42-5.78, p = 0.003) were significant predictors of children receiving MAD. Similarly, having an average decision-making autonomy increased the child's odds of receiving MAD (AOR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.02-2.76, p = 0.040). Children of mothers who attained secondary or a higher level of education (AOR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.36 -0.97, p = 0.040) and those whose mothers were employed (AOR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.47-1.07, p = 0.043) were associated with a reduced risk of underweight and stunting respectively. Children of mothers with average financial independence status were more likely to receive diversified meals (AOR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.01-2.38, p = 0.045).
    Conclusions: High educational level and being employed have positive influence on MAD, stunting and underweight of children. High decision-making power and average financial independence of mothers are good predictors of children receiving MAD. Family planning, women empowerment in decision-making, providing employment opportunities for mothers and promoting girl-child education are recommended.
    MeSH term(s) Child, Preschool ; Diet ; Female ; Ghana/epidemiology ; Growth Disorders/epidemiology ; Growth Disorders/etiology ; Humans ; Infant ; Mothers ; Nutritional Status ; Thinness/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041342-7
    ISSN 1471-2431 ; 1471-2431
    ISSN (online) 1471-2431
    ISSN 1471-2431
    DOI 10.1186/s12887-022-03651-1
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  8. Article ; Online: Knowledge of young people living with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers about its management.

    Owusu, Bernard Afriyie / Ofori-Boateng, Prince / Forbes, Angus / Doku, David Teye

    Nursing open

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 4, Page(s) 2426–2438

    Abstract: Aims and objective: We sought to investigate knowledge and skills of type 1 diabetes (T1D) management among young people living with the disease and their caregivers. Our aim is to provide baseline evidence to inform T1D self-management education for ... ...

    Abstract Aims and objective: We sought to investigate knowledge and skills of type 1 diabetes (T1D) management among young people living with the disease and their caregivers. Our aim is to provide baseline evidence to inform T1D self-management education for young people living with the disease and their caregivers.
    Background: Both local and international guidelines recommend ongoing T1D self-management education for people living with the disease. This is because T1D often develops among young people who rarely have the competencies to adequately manage their condition. However, the extent to which young people living with T1D and their caregivers can self-manage this chronic disease in a low-resource country like Ghana is unknown.
    Methods: Using a phenomenological study design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 young people living with type 1 diabetes, 12 caregivers and 6 healthcare providers in southern Ghana. Data were collected at homes, hospitals and support group centres of participants via face-to-face interviews, photovoice and video-conferencing. The data were analysed thematically using QSR NVivo 11.
    Results: The young people living with T1D and their caregivers demonstrated knowledge and skills in the self-monitoring of blood glucose, and the treatment of hyperglycaemia. Areas of more marginal or lack of knowledge were concerning carbohydrate counting, severe hypoglycaemia and the management of intercurrent illnesses. Young persons living with T1D and their caregivers received their management information from healthcare and non-healthcare providers. Access to diabetes self-management education influenced T1D management knowledge and practices.
    Conclusion: Young people living with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers possessed limited scope of knowledge on type 1 diabetes self-management. Multiple sources of T1D knowledge were found, some of which may not be helpful to patients. The knowledge gaps identified compromises transitional independence and self-management capacity.
    Relevance to clinical practice: It is important for clinicians and organizations that provide T1D education to provide diabetes self-management education also on managing hypoglycaemia, carbohydrate counting and managing T1D during intercurrent life events among young people living with T1D.
    No patient or public contribution: Patients and their caregivers were interviewed as research participants. They did not conceptualize, analyse, interpret or prepare the manuscript.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adolescent ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/therapy ; Caregivers ; Blood Glucose ; Hyperglycemia ; Hypoglycemia
    Chemical Substances Blood Glucose
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2809556-X
    ISSN 2054-1058 ; 2054-1058
    ISSN (online) 2054-1058
    ISSN 2054-1058
    DOI 10.1002/nop2.1498
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  9. Article ; Online: Neonatal mortality clustering in the central districts of Ghana.

    Adjei, George / Darteh, Eugene K M / Doku, David Teye

    PloS one

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 6, Page(s) e0253573

    Abstract: Introduction: Identifying high risk geographical clusters for neonatal mortality is important for guiding policy and targeted interventions. However, limited studies have been conducted in Ghana to identify such clusters.: Objective: This study aimed ...

    Abstract Introduction: Identifying high risk geographical clusters for neonatal mortality is important for guiding policy and targeted interventions. However, limited studies have been conducted in Ghana to identify such clusters.
    Objective: This study aimed to identify high-risk clusters for all-cause and cause-specific neonatal mortality in the Kintampo Districts.
    Materials and methods: Secondary data, comprising of 30,132 singleton neonates between January 2005 and December 2014, from the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) database were used. Verbal autopsies were used to determine probable causes of neonatal deaths. Purely spatial analysis was ran to scan for high-risk clusters using Poisson and Bernoulli models for all-cause and cause-specific neonatal mortality in the Kintampo Districts respectively with village as the unit of analysis.
    Results: The study revealed significantly high risk of village-clusters for neonatal deaths due to asphyxia (RR = 1.98, p = 0.012) and prematurity (RR = 5.47, p = 0.025) in the southern part of Kintampo Districts. Clusters (emerging clusters) which have the potential to be significant in future, for all-cause neonatal mortality was also identified in the south-western part of the Kintampo Districts.
    Conclusions: Study findings showed cause-specific neonatal mortality clustering in the southern part of the Kintampo Districts. Emerging cluster was also identified for all-cause neonatal mortality. More attention is needed on prematurity and asphyxia in the identified cause-specific neonatal mortality clusters. The emerging cluster for all-cause neonatal mortality also needs more attention to forestall any formation of significant mortality cluster in the future. Further research is also required to understand the high concentration of prematurity and asphyxiated deaths in the identified clusters.
    MeSH term(s) Asphyxia Neonatorum/mortality ; Cause of Death ; Female ; Ghana/epidemiology ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant Mortality ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Male ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0253573
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  10. Article: Connection in Youth Development Key to the Mental Health Continuum in Ghana: A Structural Equation Model of Thriving and Flourishing Indicators.

    Kabir, Russell Sarwar / Doku, David Teye / Wiium, Nora

    Frontiers in psychology

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 676376

    Abstract: Practitioners from sub-Saharan Africa are working to provide evidence-based intervention programs to address the mental health of established adults in poor rural communities in Ghana. However, institutions in Ghana also pursue youth policy for training ... ...

    Abstract Practitioners from sub-Saharan Africa are working to provide evidence-based intervention programs to address the mental health of established adults in poor rural communities in Ghana. However, institutions in Ghana also pursue youth policy for training human capital that can contribute to national development as a strategy to leverage its heavy demographic makeup of adolescents and emerging adults. Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a framework for measuring indicators of thriving for such youthful populations. Studies have recently examined PYD in terms of developmental assets with mental illness, but less is known about their interaction with the continuum of mental health, which poses strength-based theoretical distinctions about the conditions of human flourishing. Investigating positive mental health in terms of well-being, along with developmental indicators from another conception of PYD with strong theoretical grounding known as the 5Cs, represents a salient cross-section of Ghana's current trajectory along these policies and evaluations of culturally attuned well-being toward youth-focused efforts. Thus, the aim of this study was to clarify whether developmental constructs could predict positive mental health outcomes for indications of adaptive regulation processes and cultural concepts of well-being. We used structural equation modeling of the PYD domains (i.e., the 5Cs) to provide novel insights into individual differences in factors of thriving with flourishing-languishing indicators from the mental health continuum (MHC; i.e., factors of
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676376
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