Publications by authors named "L Okine"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how sociocultural and family factors affect substance use among Latinx youth transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood, noting that discrimination and childhood adversity contribute to higher substance use.
- - Data collected from a longitudinal study in Southern California (n=1257) revealed that negative experiences, like discrimination and childhood adversity, are linked to increased likelihood of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use, while positive family dynamics, like good parental communication, can reduce these risks.
- - The findings emphasize the importance of addressing systemic issues, such as childhood adversity and discrimination, and strengthening family relationships to effectively prevent substance use in Latinx youth.
Although studies have investigated and found an association between adverse childhood experiences and poor health and mental health outcomes, there is a dearth of studies investigating the association between adverse childhood experiences and unmet health care needs among children. The objective of this study is to examine the association between adverse childhood experiences and unmet health care needs after adjusting for predisposing, enabling, and need factors of health care service utilization. Data for this study came from the 2016-2017 National Survey of Children's Health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Ghana, most laboratory diagnoses of severe mycoses are based on histopathology findings due to inadequate availability of serology, culture, and molecular tests. The aim of this study was to evaluate the spectrum of mycoses diagnosed in Ghana. We retrospectively reviewed reports from 2012 to 2021 from three major pathology laboratories in Ghana to identify reports indicating the presence of fungal elements and diagnosis of a mycosis, then extracted demographic, clinical history, site of infection, stain(s), used and diagnosed mycosis details.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a genus of biomedical fungus that is used in the development of numerous health products throughout the world. The Lower Volta River Basin of Ghana is an undulating land surface covered by extensive vegetation and water bodies and is rich in polypore mushrooms resembling various members of the genus. Despite the extensive biopharmaceutical benefits of spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Emerging evidence suggests that multiracial individuals are at high risk for mental health problems. Systematic and ongoing synthesis of literature is necessary to understand mental health among multiracial individuals.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review of scholarly articles published during the years 2016-2022.