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A Two-Mediator Serial Mediation Chain of The Association Between Social Isolation and Sleep Quality in Old Age.
(ResearchGateNational institutes of health, 2023)Poor sleep is a long-term public health issue that has become increasingly prevalent among socially isolated older adults. However, research on the mechanisms explaining the link between social isolation and impaired sleep ... -
Ageing Happily in Ghana: How Does Social Inclusion Contribute?
(ResearchGateNational institues of health, 2023)In this study, we aim to examine the association between social inclusion (SI) and happiness among older adults in Ghana and identify the mediating factors. Methods: The study included 1201 community-dwelling adults aged ... -
Association of Professional Environment with Loneliness and Perceived Social Isolation among Individuals in Their Second Half of Life
(Springer, 2025)The study aimed to investigate the association between professional environment and loneliness and perceived social isolation, including stratification by sex and age group. Data from the latest wave of the German Ageing ... -
Bacteroides Microbial Source Tracking Markers Perform Poorly in Predicting Enterobacteriaceae and Enteric Pathogen Contamination of Cow Milk Products and Milk Containing Infant Food
(National Library of MedicineSemantic Scholar, 2022)Consumption of microbiologically contaminated food is one of the leading causes of diarrheal diseases. Understanding the source of enteric pathogens in food is important to guide effective interventions. Enterobacteriaceae ... -
Barriers and Enablers for Group-based Manual Emptying Services for Onsite Sanitation Facilities in Nairobi, Kenya: a Qualitative Study
(Elsevier, 2025)Onsite sanitation, such as pit latrines, is essential to achieving universal access to safe sanitation, as outlined in Sustainable Development Goal?6.2. However, manual emptying for pit latrines in low?income areas is often ... -
Behavioural Systems Mapping of Solid Waste Management in Kisumu, Kenya, to Understand the Role of Behaviour in a Health and Sustainability Problem
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2025)Poor solid waste management in Kisumu, Kenya, contributes to adverse health, social, and environmental outcomes as a result of open burning, illegal dumping, and reliance on landfills. Taking Kisumu as a case study, we use ... -
Behind Closed Doors: Homeboundness and Psychosocial Outcomes. Evidence from a Longitudinal Study of Middle-aged and Older Adults
(ScienceDirect, 2025)Objectives: To examine how homeboundness is associated with psychosocial outcomes—including life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, and loneliness—among middle-aged and older adults. Methods: Longitudinal data ... -
Beyond a Facility: A Cross-Sectional Survey on WASH Service Levels and Informal Social Accountability in Childcare Centres in Nairobi's Informal Settlement
(International Water AssociationResearchGate, 2024)Growing up in a safe environment is every child's right. Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services not only keep children thriving, but also gives them a healthier start in life. Social accountability ... -
Bodily Pain in Physical Function and The Role of Physical Activity Among Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50-69 Years in Ghana
(ResearchGateNational institues of healthSemanticscholar, 2023)Older adults who experience pain are likely to report higher functional limitations (FL) and lower physical activity (PA) levels. However, the extent to which PA explains the association of pain with FL is largely unknown, ... -
Bodily Pain Severity and Emotional Pain Experience in Old Age: Analyses of Potential Mediators from Representative Ghana Aging Survey
(ScienceDirect, 2025)Data on the association between pain and emotional health outcomes in old age primarily come from high-income samples. This study examines the cross-sectional association of bodily pain with emotional pain in a representative ... -
Caregiving Dynamics and Labor Market Outcomes of Unorganized Caregivers of Older Adults in Ghana
(2025)Unorganized caregivers increasingly face significant challenges that impact their participation in the labor market, particularly in low and middle income countries. This paper explores the effects of both care intensity ... -
Changes and Forms of Sexual Behaviour In Old Age: A Qualitative Study of Older People in Southeastern Nigeria.
(Springer Link, 2023)The misconceptions that old age is an asexual phase of human life has been challenged by increasing empirical evidence which shows that sexual activity persists in old age albeit in different forms and frequency. This study ... -
Characterization of Healthy Housing in Africa: Method, Profiles, and Determinants
(National Library of MedicineSpringer, 2022)Housing is a key social determinant of health with implications for both physical and mental health. The measurement of healthy housing and studies characterizing the same in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are uncommon. This ... -
Co-creation and Self-Evaluation of Informal Social Accountability Mechanism Process in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services Delivery in Childcare Centers in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements
(National Library of MedicineReserchGate, 2022)Background: Accountability strategies are expected to enhance access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) service delivery in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Conventional formal social accountability mechanisms ... -
Co-Creation and Self-Evaluation: An Accountability Mechanism Process in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services Delivery in Childcare Centres In Nairobi's Informal Settlements
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2023)Accountability strategies are expected to enhance access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) service delivery in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Conventional formal social accountability mechanisms (SAMs) for ... -
Community Centers for Older Adults and Psychosocial Factors: Evidence from The German Ageing Survey
(Wiley Online libraryNational Library of Medicine, 2023)There is a dearth of studies examining the association between the use of community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors. Thus, our aim was to examine the association between the use of community centers for ... -
Complementarity of Formal and Informal Actors and Their Networks in Support of Vulnerable Populations in Informal Settlements. Governance Diaries Approach
(Frontiers in Public HealthNational Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2023)Beyond several interests and speculations on the relationship between formal and informal actors and their networks in support of vulnerable populations, most studies do not conclusively establish whether the two types of ... -
Conflict at Work and Incident Chronic Low Back Pain: a Retrospective Cohort of More than 101,000 Adults from Germany
(Springer, 2025)Purpose: Little is known about the relationship between conflict at work and incident chronic low back pain (CLBP). This retrospective cohort study analyzed the association between workplace conflict and the 5-year incidence ... -
Creative Aging: Unraveling the Psychosocial Benefits of Art among Germany's Oldest Old. Findings from the Nationally Representative Study "old Age in Germany (d80+)"
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2025)Objective: There is a dearth of studies examining the link between artistic activity and psychosocial outcomes exclusively among the oldest old. Therefore, this study investigates the association between artistic activity ... -
Determinants of Health-care Utilization among Community-dwelling Persons 45 Years and Older: National Longitudinal Data from the 2015-2022 Health, Aging, and Retirement in Thailand Research Retirement in Thailand Research
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2025)This study aimed to investigate the determinants of healthcare utilization among individuals 45 years and older based on longitudinal and nationally representative data on community residents from 2015 to�2022 in Thailand. ...
