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Razak M Gyasi · Sankore

African Population and Health Research Center

Razak M Gyasi

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ORCID 0000-0002-6733-1539

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125

Citations

942

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17

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32

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African Population and Health Research Center63 works
Kumasi Technical University4 works
Presbyterian University, Ghana2 works
Offinso College of Education1 works

Publications

65 works in the graph, newest first.

Psychosomatic mechanisms linking food insecurity with psychological distress among artisanal miners in Ghana
2026Journal of Affective Disorders ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1016/j.jadr.2025.101020
Psychosocial mechanisms largely mediate the path between food insecurity and depressive symptoms in later life
2026Geriatric NursingJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.103802
Resilience in the face of rising flood risk: assessing severity, socio-economic effects, and responses in Buipe
2026Urban Water JournalJournal0 citations10.1080/1573062x.2026.2648231
Work-related stress and sleep problems among small-scale miners in Ghana: The role of psychological factors
2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0324579

Association between work-related stress and self-rated health among artisanal and small-scale miners in Ghana: a two-way serial mediation analysis

2025Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1186/s12982-025-00932-9

Association of social support with sleep and subjective health outcomes in Ghanaian artisanal miners

2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1038/s41598-025-27679-2

‘The new geriatric giants’: how do loneliness and social isolation contribute to probable depression in older adults?

2025Journal of Biosocial ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1017/s0021932025100400

‘We live in fear and face endless physical and emotional health problems’: Perceived health implications of floods among urban households in Ghana

2025Geographical JournalJournalSenior author2 citations10.1111/geoj.70036

Caregiving dynamics and labor market outcomes of unorganized caregivers of older adults in Ghana

2025Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen access2 citations10.1186/s41043-025-00997-x

Predicting and improving diagnosis of tuberculosis outcomes in South Africa using machine learning techniques

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0004674

Lived Experiences of Nonmedical Use of Tramadol Among Urban Slum-Dwelling Youth in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

2025Journal of Psychoactive DrugsJournalSenior author3 citations10.1080/02791072.2025.2465805

Sleep problems and depression among single parents in Ghana: the mediating role of anxiety symptoms

2025Current PsychologyJournalSenior author3 citations10.1007/s12144-025-08439-x

Association between sleep problems and depressive symptoms among small-scale miners in Ghana

2025Sleep EpidemiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1016/j.sleepe.2025.100112

A cross-sectional analysis of the association between depressive symptoms and sleep problems among artisanal miners in Ghana

2025GeopsychiatryJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1016/j.geopsy.2025.100021

Prevalence and Social Risk Factors of Sexual Abuse Among Children Aged 8–17 in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

2025Sexuality & CultureJournalSenior author1 citations10.1007/s12119-025-10473-7

Social Network Connectivity and Depression Among Single Parents in Ghana: The Mediating Role of Anxiety

2025International Journal of Social PsychiatryJournalSenior author1 citations10.1177/00207640251405455

Meeting the WHO physical activity guidelines and health-related quality of life of single parents in Ghana

2025Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1533284

Pain burden and sleep quality in community-dwelling adults aged ≥50 years in Ghana: potential psychosomatic mechanisms

2025Aging & Mental HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/13607863.2025.2483334

Financial inclusion and sleep problems in later stages of life: estimating mediation by emotional pain and food insecurity

2025Aging & Mental HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1080/13607863.2025.2532663

The severity of Tramadol misuse among youth in urban informal settlements in Ghana: patterns, co-use, and sociodemographic factors

2025Archives of Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1186/s13690-025-01634-z

Socio-economic determinants and spatial analysis of access to sanitation among older adults in Ghana

2025Discover Social Science and HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1007/s44155-025-00160-1

Bodily pain severity and emotional pain experience in old age: Analyses of potential mediators from representative Ghanaian aging survey

2025Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112062

Sedentary Time, Light Physical Activity Intensity, and Pain Severity: Findings From the Ghana Study on Aging

2025Journal of Manipulative and Physiological TherapeuticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.jmpt.2025.10.058

Financial Inclusion and Loneliness in Old Age: An Overview and Some Empirical Evidence from Ghana

2025Book ChapterOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-02959-1_9

Living with pluvial floods: coping and adaptation experiences of households in Atonsu, Ghana

2025Urban Water JournalJournalSenior author0 citations10.1080/1573062x.2025.2596746

Problematic social media use mediates the effect of cyberbullying victimisation on psychosomatic complaints in adolescents

2024Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author24 citations10.1038/s41598-024-59509-2

Meeting the WHO Physical Activity Guidelines is Associated With Lower Odds of Depression in Older Adults: Potential Psychosomatic Mechanisms

2024American Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1016/j.jagp.2024.04.001

Cross-sectional association of food insecurity with loneliness in older adults: The role of sex, age, and psychosomatic factors

2024The journal of nutrition health & agingJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100328

Anxiety and sleep mediate the effect of food insecurity on depression in single parents in Ghana

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1186/s12889-024-20087-7

Urban expansion and livelihood dynamics in peri‐urban Tamale, Ghana

2024Geographical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1111/1745-5871.12681

More Movement, Less Bodily Pain? Findings From a Large, Representative Multi-District Aging Study in Ghana

2024Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105153

Sleep problems, pain interference, and global subjective health outcome: Findings from a representative aging study in Ghana

2024Geriatric NursingJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.10.067

Patterns and social factors associated with non-prescription use of Tramadol: a cross-sectional study among youth in urban informal settlements in Ghana

2024Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1186/s41043-024-00688-z

Sleep problems and chronic conditions in single parents in Ghana: Serial mediating roles of health-related quality of life and functional limitations

2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0312312

Later Life Food Insecurity and Social Isolation in Ghana: The Importance of Psychological Factors

2024International Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1002/gps.6134

Food insecurity and mobility difficulty in middle-aged and older adults: The importance of bio-psychosocial factors

2024Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111849

Risk of Sleep Problems in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Experiencing Bodily Pains: Serial Multiple Mediation Estimates of Emotional Distress and Activity Limitations

2024American Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1016/j.jagp.2024.04.011

Association Between Physical Activity and Sleep Health Among Community-Dwelling Adults Aged ≥50 in Ghana: The Mediating Role of Psychosomatic Factors

2024Clinical GerontologistJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1080/07317115.2024.2442743

Interest Groups and COVID-19 in Africa (2019–2022)

2024Advances in experimental medicine and biologyBook Chapter0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-61939-7_18

Bullying Victimization and Suicidal Behavior among adolescents in 28 Countries and Territories: A Moderated Mediation Model

2023Journal of Adolescent HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author35 citations10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.01.029

Emotional and physical-related experiences as potential mechanisms linking physical activity and happiness: Evidence from the Ghana Aging, Health, Psychological Well-being, and Health-seeking Behavior Study

2023Archives of Psychiatric NursingJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1016/j.apnu.2022.12.023

Inefficient allocation of paratransit service terminals and routes in Ghana: The role of driver unions and paratransit operators

2023Journal of Transport GeographyJournal18 citations10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103643

Bodily Pain in Physical Function and the Role of Physical Activity Among Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50–69 Years in Ghana

2023The Journals of Gerontology Series AJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding17 citations10.1093/gerona/glad156

Sleep and Happiness in Urban-Dwelling Older Adults in Ghana: A Serial Multiple Mediation Model of Generalized Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms

2023American Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1016/j.jagp.2023.05.004

Flood stressors and mental distress among community-dwelling adults in Ghana: a mediation model of flood-risk perceptions

2023Environmental HazardsJournal8 citations10.1080/17477891.2023.2183177

Mobility limitations and emotional dysfunction in old age: The moderating effects of physical activity and social ties

2023International Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1002/gps.5969

Ageing Happily in Ghana : How Does Social Inclusion Contribute?

2023PsychogeriatricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1111/psyg.13004

A moderated mediation analysis of the association between smoking and suicide attempts among adolescents in 28 countries

2023Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1038/s41598-023-32610-8

Diabetes mellitus and functional limitations among older adults: Evidence from a large, representative Ghanaian aging study

2023Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111481

Considering the Cultural Context of Parental Involvement and Loneliness

2023Journal of Adolescent HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.09.006

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