Subject Area: Public Health

Research on population health, epidemiology, health promotion, disease prevention, and health systems.

Integrating the African Restorative Psychospiritual Model (ARPM) in Clinical Settings: A Culturally Grounded Approach to Trauma Healing

The African Restorative Psychospiritual Model (ARPM) proposes a culturally grounded and holistic framework for trauma healing within African and diasporic communities. Rooted in African epistemologies, the ARPM aims to address the limitations of Western trauma frameworks, which often neglect the significance of spirituality, collective identity, and cultural heritage in the healing process (Elliason, 2025; Asante, … Read more

The Role of Community Health Workers in Reducing Maternal Mortality in Rural Communities of Sierra Leone

Introduction Maternal health remains a central priority within global public health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where disparities in access to essential healthcare services persist. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear a disproportionate burden of adverse maternal health outcomes, reflecting systemic inequalities in healthcare delivery, socio-economic conditions, and health system capacity. Sierra Leone, despite notable … Read more

Body Mass Index, Well-being, and Social Relationships: A Meta Analysis of Cultural, Gender, and Methodological Dimensions

Introduction The relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI), subjective well-being (SWB), and mental health is among the most extensively studied yet conceptually fragmented domains in behavioral medicine and social psychology. Traditional biomedical paradigms treat elevated body weight as a uniform, direct driver of diminished psychological health. Contemporary social science, however, demonstrates that this associations operates … Read more

Assessing Gaps in Adolescent Mental Health Care in Rural Ghana

1. Introduction 1.1 Background and Motivation Roughly half of all mental health conditions emerge before age 14, yet most go undiagnosed and untreated (World Health Organization, 2025). This treatment gap is most severe in sub-Saharan Africa, where adolescents make up a disproportionate share of the population but mental health systems remain critically understaffed. Ghana’s Mental … Read more