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Benjamin Amponsah

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Ohenewa E, Yendork J, Amponsah B, Owusu-Ansah F
Health Expect . 2025 Jan; 28(1):e70148. PMID: 39783789
Introduction: Physical and emotional loss from amputation and associated physical disability are associated with adverse physical and psychological experiences. However, little research, within the Ghanaian context, has focused on the...
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Nti H, Adu-Afarwuah S, Oaks B, Prado E, Arnold C, Hastings P, et al.
Curr Dev Nutr . 2025 Jan; 8(12):104458. PMID: 39758592
Background: Early and delayed puberty are both associated with adverse health and psychosocial outcomes. Objectives: We assessed the impact of provision of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) to mothers during...
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Aryee L, Adu-Afarwuah S, Prado E, Guyer A, Arnold C, Dewey K, et al.
Matern Child Nutr . 2024 Dec; :e13789. PMID: 39679749
Nutrition and the home environment contribute to the development of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). However, no study has examined the long-term effects of prenatal and postnatal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient...
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Bentil H, Daang E, Guyer A, Yuan H, Adu-Afarwuah S, Amponsah B, et al.
Dev Psychobiol . 2024 Aug; 66(6):e22535. PMID: 39106340
The significance of physiological regulation in relation to behavioral and emotional regulation is well documented, but primarily in economically advantaged contexts. Few studies have been conducted in low- and middle-income...
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Bentil H, Adu-Afarwuah S, Prado E, Arnold C, Hastings P, Guyer A, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr . 2024 Feb; 119(2):425-432. PMID: 38309829
Background: There is limited research on whether nutritional supplementation in the first 1000 d affects long-term child outcomes. We previously demonstrated that pre- and postnatal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS)...
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Prado E, Adu-Afarwuah S, Arnold C, Adjetey E, Amponsah B, Bentil H, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr . 2023 May; 118(2):433-442. PMID: 37257564
Background: Provision of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) during early life improves growth and development. In the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements DYAD-Ghana trial, prenatal and postnatal SQ-LNS reduced social-emotional difficulties...
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Ampomah M, Drake J, Anum A, Amponsah B, Dei-Adomakoh Y, Anie K, et al.
Br J Haematol . 2022 Aug; 199(3):411-426. PMID: 36017640
Ageing in sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with a myriad of end-organ complications, including cerebrovascular damage and cognitive impairment (CI). Although CI is very common in SCD, little is...
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Amissah N, Amissah C, Amponsah B
J Health Psychol . 2022 Mar; 27(14):3085-3096. PMID: 35289211
This study investigated the causes of homelessness in Ghana and associated psychosocial distress. A sample of 86 homeless participants listed perceived causes of their homelessness and completed measures of psychosocial...
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Dey N, Amponsah B
Heliyon . 2020 Dec; 6(11):e05569. PMID: 33294701
Background: While parenting a child with special needs is burdensome, some parents do overcome through protective resources. Social support has been widely linked to this unique ability to overcome the...
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Dey N, Amponsah B, Wiafe-Akenteng C
J Health Psychol . 2019 Sep; 26(9):1377-1388. PMID: 31516014
The study explored the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between spirituality and subjective well-being of 107 Ghanaian biological parents raising children with special needs. Results from mediational analyses...