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Academic papers

Peer-reviewed research from the AfIRI community.

16 papers

2026

Examining the association between household water insecurity, food insecurity and depression among people living with HIV in Ghana

Ouner, J. J., Afaya, A., Okiring, J., Young, S., Thompson, R. G. A., Neilands, T. B., Benmarhnia, T., Yeboah, I., Aborigo, R., Getahun, M., & Weiser, S.

PLOS Water, 2026, 5(11), e0000546

DOI 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000546

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Stigma, food insecurity, and limited social support as psychosocial correlates of antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant women living with HIV: Cross-sectional study

Sorkpor, S. K., Yigit, I., Thompson, R. G. A., Lane, B. L., Anguyo, G., & Ouner, J. J.

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2026, 12, e84914

DOI 10.2196/84914

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Internalized HIV stigma, depressive symptoms, and antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Sorkpor, S. K., Thompson, R. G. A., Ouner, J. J., Lane, B. L., Yang, Y., & Yigit, I.

Health Science Reports, 2026, 9(11), e73426

DOI 10.1002/hsr2.73426

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Pathways linking internalized HIV stigma to attitudes and beliefs toward ART through depression: Conditional indirect effects of food insecurity

Sorkpor, S. K., Ouner, J. J., Thompson, R. G. A., Alhassan, R. K., Gyamerah, A. O., & Yigit, I.

PLOS ONE, 2026, 21(6), e0350297

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0350297

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Utilizing the ADAPT-ITT framework to tailor stigma-reduction intervention for pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV: An adaptation process

Thompson, R. G. A., Getahun, M., Yeboah, I., Thompson, T., Debrah, N. Y. S., Gyasi, M. K., Agbadi, W., Alorgbe, P., Okiring, J., Afaya, A., Turan, J. M., Cohen, C. R., Jenerette, C., Bialous, S., Hoffmann, T. J., Abrokwah, B. J., Weiser, S. D., & Ouner, J. J.

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2026

DOI 10.1186/s12981-026-00934-w

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2025

Correlates of internalized stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana

Ouner, J. J., Thompson, R. G., Dey, N. E., Alhassan, R. K., & Gyamerah, A. O.

BMC Public Health, 2025, 25(1), 342

DOI 10.1186/s12889-025-21500-5

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Experienced and anticipated HIV-related stigma and depression among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: The role of internalized HIV stigma

Sorkpor, S. K., Yigit, I., Thompson, R. G. A., Yang, Y., & Ouner, J. J.

BMC Public Health, 2025, 25, 3939

DOI 10.1186/s12889-025-24950-z

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Impact of reproductive health intervention on awareness of sexual and reproductive health service among adolescents in the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions of Ghana

Thompson, R. G. A., Afaya, A., Yeboah, I., Agbadi, P., Thompson, T. A., Agbadi, W., & Ouner, J. J.

BMC Research Notes, 2025, 18, 507

DOI 10.1186/s13104-025-07564-x

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2024

The role of social support in antiretroviral therapy uptake and retention among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

Ameyaw, E. K., Nutor, J. J., Okiring, J., Yeboah, I., Agbadi, P., Getahun, M., ... & Thompson, R. G.

BMC Public Health, 2024, 24(1), 540

DOI 10.1186/s12889-024-18004-z

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Impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV and HIV care: A qualitative study in the Volta Region of Ghana

Asakitogum, D. A., Nutor, J. J., Thompson, R. G., Alhassan, R. K., & Gyamerah, A. O.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2024, 4(3), e0003017

DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003017

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The association of HIV-related stigma and psychosocial factors and HIV treatment outcomes among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana: A mixed-methods study

Nutor, J. J., Gyamerah, A. O., Duah, H. O., Asakitogum, D. A., Thompson, R. G., Alhassan, R. K., & Hamilton, A.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2024, 4(2), e0002994

DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002994

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Depression and its associated factors among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana

Nutor, J. J., Alhassan, R. K., Thompson, R. G., Asakitogum, D. A., Duah, H. O., Ritchwood, T. D., ... & Gyamerah, A. O.

PLOS Mental Health, 2024, 1(1), e0000035

DOI 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000035

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Examining Ghanaian Midwives' Health Education Facebook Posts on Prenatal/Antenatal Care

Thompson, R. G., Agbaglo, E., Ouner, J. J., Thompson, T., & Johnson, J. K.

Advances in Public Health, 2024, 2024(1), 6646562

DOI 10.1155/adph/6646562

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Implications of HIV status disclosure

Thompson, R. G., Nutor, J. J., Agbadi, P., Agbaglo, E., & Anguyo, G.

Communication & Medicine, 2024, 19(3), 1-12

DOI 10.1558/cam.24959

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2023

Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV

Nutor, J. J., Gyamerah, A. O., Alhassan, R. K., Duah, H. O., Thompson, R. G., Wilson, N., ... & Santos, G. M.

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2023, 20(1), 42

DOI 10.1186/s12981-023-00538-8

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2022

Exploring postpartum women's experiences of retention in HIV care through the perspective of the salutogenic model of health

Nutor, J. J., Thompson, R. G., Agbadi, P., Tuthil, E., Weiser, S., & Anguyo, G.

Journal of Global Health Science, 2022, 4(1)

DOI 10.35500/jghs.2022.4.e2

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