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How chronic conditions are understood, experienced and managed within African communities in Europe, North America and Australia: A synthesis of qualitative studies

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Abstract This review focuses on the lived experiences of chronic conditions among African communities in the Global North, focusing on established immigrant communities as well as recent immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking communities. We conducted a systematic and narrative synthesis of qualitative studies published from inception to 2022, following a search from nine databases—MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, […]

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Intrinsic and extrinsic motives drive family caregivers to provide care to older adults in urban poor Accra, Ghana

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“Now that my mother is old, it’s my responsibility to take care of her so that one day my children can also do the same for me.” The world’s population is growing old. According to the Population Reference Bureau, 10% of the world’s population are aged 65 years and older as of 2021. It is

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Let’s channel the artistic imagination that compels and transforms – Prof Ama de-Graft Aikins

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Social and health psychologist, Prof. Ama de-Graft Aikins, FGA, at her inaugural lecture as a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Science (GAAS), has argued that the arts should not be seen as an added feature to health communication but rather as a core feature because they effectively tap into imagination, memory, emotions,

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In Ghana, Covid-19 feels like just another familiar health threat

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Understanding how covid-19 has been perceived in West African nations like Ghana is crucial to tackling it, says Ama de-Graft Aikins IN A comedy sketch that recently went viral on Ghanaian social media, Coronavirus arrives late to a meeting. “What’s up, fellow deadly diseases,” Coronavirus says, as Malaria, Cholera and AIDS jump up from their seats and

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