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pro vyhledávání: '"Lucy Owusu"'
Stigma experiences, effects and coping among individuals affected by Buruli ulcer and yaws in Ghana.
Autor:
Ruth Dede Tuwor, Tara B Mtuy, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Lucy Owusu, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Abigail Agbanyo, Bernadette Agbavor, Michael Marks, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Rachel L Pullan, Jonathan Mensah Dapaah, Richard Odame Phillips, Jennifer Palmer, SHARP collaboration
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 4, p e0012093 (2024)
BackgroundStigma related to skin neglected tropical diseases like Buruli ulcer (BU) and yaws has remained underexplored and existing studies are limited to individual diseases despite the WHO call for integration in disease management. Within two dis
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ca97c8188f4f479180253e74085be04e
Autor:
Lucy Owusu, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Nancy Ackam, Aloysius Loglo, Bernadette Agbavor, Abigail Agbanyo, Olivia Dornu, Philemon Boasiako Antwi, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Jonathan Kofi Adjei, Venus Frimpong, Mohammed Kabiru Abass, Jacob Novignon, Kingsley Asiedu, Dennis Odai Laryea, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Richard Odame Phillips
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)
Abstract Background Community Based Surveillance Volunteers (CBSVs) have been instrumental in the management of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) but a concern that their services in scale up programmes may be affected due to high attrition rates ha
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/97e8b9c1414243a099e9c1c647b9dad8
Autor:
Richard Odame Phillips, Lucy Owusu, Eric Koka, Edmond Kwaku Ocloo, Hope Simpson, Abigail Agbanyo, Daniel Okyere, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Adelaide Fokuoh-Boadu, Richard Adjei Akuffo, Jacob Novignon, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Iris Mosweu, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Jojo Cobbinah, Tara B Mtuy, Jennifer Palmer, Collins Ahorlu, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Michael Marks, Catherine Pitt, Rachel Pullan, SHARP collaboration
Publikováno v:
PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 4, Iss 1, p e0002809 (2024)
Integrated strategies are recommended to tackle neglected tropical diseases of the skin (skin NTDs), which pose a substantial health and economic burden in many countries, including Ghana. We describe the development of an integrated and decentralise
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/690c7e9e255441d7b59700800f197117
Autor:
Abigail Agbanyo, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Lucy Owusu, Jacob Novignon, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Joseph Tuffour, Iris Mosweu, Yohannes Hailemichael, Charles Opondo, Ruth Canter, Catherine Pitt, Elizabeth Allen, Stephen L. Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Richard Odame Phillips, Michael Marks
Publikováno v:
NIHR Open Research, Vol 2 (2023)
Background: Buruli ulcer (BU) can lead to disfiguring ulcers and permanent disability. The 2030 World Health Organization (WHO) road map for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) calls for major scaling up in diagnosis and management to eliminate disabi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/550cb07a10ba450c8c11f5245448a31a
Autor:
Abigail Agbanyo, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Lucy Owusu, Jacob Novignon, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Joseph Tuffour, Iris Mosweu, Yohannes Hailemichael, Charles Opondo, Ruth Canter, Catherine Pitt, Elizabeth Allen, Stephen L. Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Richard Odame Phillips, Michael Marks
Publikováno v:
NIHR Open Research, Vol 2 (2022)
Background: Buruli ulcer (BU) can lead to disfiguring ulcers and permanent disability. The 2030 World Health Organization (WHO) road map for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) calls for major scaling up in diagnosis and management to eliminate disabi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/592936ee4283408db2a8f0373a61956c
Autor:
Thomas Yeboah, Lucy Owusu
Publikováno v:
GeoJournal. 83:1005-1017
This paper is concerned with the living situation of female migrants in Ghana. We draw on the available research literature to examine the living conditions of female migrants paying special attention to the underlying interrelated factors impacting
Publikováno v:
Development in Practice. 25:895-908
This article critically examines the role of microfinance in shaping gender relations and empowerment outcomes for women. One aim of advancing credit to women is to empower them, thereby increasing their bargaining power and challenging existing gend
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic and Social Studies. 5:5-15
Over the last three decades or so, complex factors including the implementation of neoliberal economic reforms has led to a decline in formal sector employment in the Ghanaian economy. This together with increasing feminization of poverty has driven