Publications by authors named "P P Yeboah"
Article Synopsis
- - Advances in health have made HIV more manageable, but stigma and discrimination continue to hinder efforts to end the pandemic in Ghana by 2030, prompting a study on the experiences of people with HIV (PWH) in healthcare settings.
- - A mixed-methods study with 420 participants found that 13.8% had experienced stigma, primarily in communities and homes, with common forms including gossip, verbal harassment, and physical assault affecting access to healthcare and mental health.
- - Key predictors of stigma included being female and having TB-HIV co-infection, while self-employed individuals reported lower odds of facing stigma at clinics, indicating social dynamics in stigma experiences among PWH.
Sex Trafficked Women, Drug Dealers, and Men Who Buy Sex: A Look at "Race".
Violence Against Women
February 2025
Black, Native American, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander women all have histories of sexual violence in the United States. Their historical victimizations have set a precedence for contemporary commercial sex victimization. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of "race" in sex trafficking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Ghana, tuberculosis (TB) case detection is low (< 34%). Existing scientific evidence suggest access to TB diagnostic tests play an essential role in TB case detection, yet little has been scientifically documented on it in Ghana. This study, therefore, sought to map TB diagnosis sites, and describe the geographic availability and physical accessibility to TB diagnosis in six regions of Ghana to inform scale-up and future placement of TB diagnostic tests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of the current study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of unmet need for contraception among women in sexual unions in Benin.
Methods: Data for the study was extracted from the recent 2017-2018 Benin Demographic and Health Survey. A weighted sample of 9513 women of reproductive age was included in the study.
Objective: To examine the prevalence and predictors of self-reported sexually transmitted infections (SR-STIs) among adolescent girls and young women in Mali.
Design: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Demographic and Health Survey of Mali, which was conducted in 2018. A weighted sample of 2105 adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 was included.