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1. Caregivers’ Experience of Supporting Deaf Adults with Mental Health Disorders in Ghana
Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Ebenezer Mensah Gyimah, Shakila Nur, Juventus Duorinaah, Lilian Frimpomaa, Maria Efstratopoulou
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  vol: 22  issue: 2  first page: 144  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/ijerph22020144

2. Mapping competencies of family physicians in primary healthcare: a scoping review
Laura Daniela Saza Salas, July Andrea Hernandez Rincon, Erwin Hernando Hernandez Rincon, Mauricio Fernando Ulloa Rodriguez, Diana Marcela Diaz Quijano, Claudia Liliana Jaimes Peñuela
Family Medicine and Community Health  vol: 14  issue: 1  first page: e003528  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/fmch-2025-003528

3. Household dynamics of maternal caregiving and agricultural labour in complementary feeding practices in rural farming communities in Geita Region, Tanzania: a qualitative study
Michael Salamba Mashala, Gladys Reuben Mahiti
BMJ Open  vol: 16  issue: 4  first page: e114621  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114621

4. Caregiver beliefs and practices about communication disorders in early childhood development centres from Durban: A qualitative study
Vuyelwa Zandile Peter, Mershen Pillay, Yougan Saman
BMJ Public Health  vol: 4  issue: 3  first page: e002517  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-002517

5. Seeking Healing for a Mental Illness: Understanding the Care Experiences of Service Users at a Prayer Camp in Ghana
L. Gyimah, A. Ofori-Atta, S. Asafo, L. Curry
Journal of Religion and Health  vol: 62  issue: 3  first page: 1853  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01643-0

6. mHealth and Digital Innovations as Catalysts for Transforming Mental Health Care in Ghana
Enoch Sackey, Angela Ofori-Atta, Sammy Ohene, Kwadwo Obeng, Dror Ben-Zeev
Global Health: Science and Practice  vol: 12  issue: 6  first page: e2400062  year: 2024  
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00062

7. Structural stigma and mental healthcare in Ghana: psychiatric nurses’ perspectives
David Kofi Mensah, Michelle Anne Parsons
Anthropology & Medicine  vol: 32  issue: 1  first page: 50  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/13648470.2025.2508118

8. Experiences and perspectives on traditional and faith healers’ involvement in the care of people with severe mental health conditions in ethiopia: a scoping review
Mekonnen Tsehay, Teshome Shibre Kelkile, Wubalem Fekadu, Alex Cohen, Desalegn Kiros, Charlotte Hanlon
International Journal of Mental Health Systems  vol: 20  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s13033-025-00691-9

9. Development of a vocational rehabilitation intervention to support return-to-work and well-being following major trauma: a person-based approach
Kate Radford, Jade Kettlewell, Roshan das Nair, Richard Morriss, Jain Holmes, Blerina Kellezi, Stephen Timmons, Trevor Jones, Hereward Tresidder, Isobel Andrews, Kay Bridger, Priya Patel, Rebecca Lindley, Blanca De Dios Perez, Abigail Statham, Tadeusz Jones, Karen Hoffman, Marilyn James, Denise Kendrick
BMJ Open  vol: 14  issue: 10  first page: e085724  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085724

10. Illness explanatory models of depression among young people in low-resource settings: A qualitative study in Ghana and Zimbabwe
Denford Gudyanga, Rebecca Jopling, Moses Kumwenda, Franklin Glozah, Rufaro Mushonga, Edith Dambayi, Christopher Ayuure, Suzanne Dodd, Dzifa Attah, Arnold Maramba, Maria Anyorikeya, Lucy Owusu, Gloria Tawiah, Kenneth Adde, Fabian Achana, Raymond Aborigio, Andrea Danese, Melanie Abas, Benedict Weobong, Dixon Chibanda, Daniel Ahorsu
PLOS One  vol: 21  issue: 1  first page: e0340267  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0340267

11. Lived experiences of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS: understanding the dynamics of stigma and discrimination within the Sunyani Municipality, Ghana
Vivian Annan, Edward Appiah Boateng, Selma Ofori, Emmanuel Keku, Benedicta Princess Dotse, Clement Naayaara Zuuri
BMJ Public Health  vol: 4  issue: 2  first page: e003806  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003806

12. Knowledge and use of art therapy for mental health treatment among clinical psychologists
Eugenia Priscilla Doku Asare, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Edward Kofi Sutherland, Millicent Ofori Boateng, Stephen Manortey, Lily Kpobi
PLOS ONE  vol: 19  issue: 5  first page: e0303246  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303246

13. A qualitative study exploring community pharmacists’ perspectives of child and adolescent mental healthcare
Irene A. Kretchy, Edem K. Blewuada, Akosua B. Debrah
Scientific African  vol: 13  first page: e00969  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00969

14. Magnitude of low back pain and associated factors among primary school teachers in Borama City, Somaliland: an institutional-based cross-sectional study
Mekonin Meskelu Shegere, Ahmed Moumin Abdilahi, Seid Yimam Ali, Najah Bouh Farah, Bilan Abdi Adem, Asma Jemal Nour
BMJ Open  vol: 15  issue: 8  first page: e099934  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099934

15. Figure rating scales used in sub-Saharan africa for body image assessment: a scoping review
Jamaiica S Hurston, Eliza A Huefner, Grace G Smith, Simon Pierre Bigirimana, Anne E Sumner
BMJ Public Health  vol: 3  issue: 2  first page: e002970  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-002970

16. Beneficiaries’ satisfaction with health insurance and associated factors in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Abubeker Alebachew Seid, Molla Getie Mehari, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro
BMJ Open  vol: 15  issue: 2  first page: e089029  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089029

17. Determinants of postnatal depression among mothers seeking care at a district-level hospital
Millicent Ewurama Acquah, Williams Ampadu Oduro
Next Research  vol: 2  issue: 4  first page: 101048  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.nexres.2025.101048

18. Understanding the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of morbidity in Eastern Uganda: a retrospective analysis of the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance data
Steve Bicko Cygu, Betty Nabukeera, Lindsey English, Shakira Babirye, Collins Gyezaho, Maureen Ng'etich, Michael Ochola, David Amadi, Henry Owoko Odero, Grace Banturaki, Damazo Twebaze Kadengye, Agnes Kiragga, Dan Kajungu
BMJ Public Health  vol: 2  issue: 2  first page: e000898  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-000898

19. Making health insurance responsive to citizens: learning from six low-income and middle-income countries
Anas Ismail, Inke Mathauer, Patricia Akweongo, Mery Concepcion Bolivar Vargas, Sapna Desai, Dinna Prapto Raharja, Modupe Adeoti Ogundimu, Stela Stojisavljevic, Manuela De Allegri, Zubin Cyrus Shroff
BMJ Global Health  vol: 7  issue: Suppl 6  first page: e018176  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018176

20. Experiences, support networks, and resilience among women after stillbirth in Ghana: a qualitative study
Ophelia Serwaah Nkansah, Evans Osei Appiah, Doris Richardson, Awube Menlah, Julian Leandro Gallegos, Emuejevoke Fuafugo, Isabella Garti, Bertha Oheneba Dankwah
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth  vol: 26  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s12884-026-09173-3

21. Perceptions, Reporting, and Responses to Depression Among Black Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Adults in the United States: A Scoping Review
Kechi Iheduru-Anderson, Christiana O. Akanegbu, Chimezie J. Agomoh, Roop C. Jayaraman
Nursing Reports  vol: 16  issue: 6  first page: 196  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3390/nursrep16060196

22. Mental health difficulties, coping mechanisms and support systems among school-going adolescents in Ghana: A mixed-methods study
Noella Dufie Addy, Faith Agbozo, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger, Pauline Grys, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
PLOS ONE  vol: 16  issue: 4  first page: e0250424  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250424

23. A Qualitative Exploration of Causes of Depression among Persons Living with HIV Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda: Implications for Policy
Rwamahe Rutakumwa, Christine Tusiime, Richard Stephen Mpango, Leticia Kyohangirwe, Pontiano Kaleebu, Vikram Patel, Eugene Kinyanda, Lenin Pavon
Psychiatry Journal  vol: 2023  first page: 1  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1155/2023/1986908

24. Mental health services for the deaf: an exploratory study of the aetiology, sources of information, and access to mental health services among deaf persons in Ghana
Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah, Juventus Duorinaah, Ebenezer Mensah Gyimah, William Nketsia, Lyla Adwan-Kamara
BMC Health Services Research  vol: 24  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11849-5

25. Cultural adaptation of the 4Rs and 2Ss multiple family group therapy for adolescents living with HIV and their families in Ghana: a systematic community-based participatory study
Dorothy Serwaa Boakye, David Atsu Deegbe, Gladys Dzansi, Adote Anum, Samuel Adjorlolo
BMJ Open  vol: 16  issue: 8  first page: e118909  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118909