Non-communicable diseases, psychosocial wellbeing, and quality of life in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana: analysis from a community-based cross-sectional study
Diabetes, hypertension and obesity were associated with reduced QoL in Ga Mashie, Ghana. Further studies are needed to understand factors that influence health-related QoL among adults with NCDs, how these change over time, and to identify potential coping mechanisms that may influence this association.
Authors
- Edward F. Fottrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-7161)
- Sedzro Kojo Mensah
- Irene Akwo Kretchy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-5937)
- Swaib A. Lule (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-2033)
- Leonard Baatiema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3286-6565)
- Mawuli Komla Kushitor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8668-7162)
- Hassan Haghparast‐Bidgoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-2944)
- Carlos S. Grijalva‐Eternod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2461-9954)
- Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0638-6261)
- Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-1098)
- Daniel Kojo Arhinful (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-3289)
- Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-6518)
- Raphael Baffour Awuah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-9162)
- Samuel Amon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-175X)
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- Vital Strategies (US)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Greenwich (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22227-z
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.11
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation