Iddrisu Amadu

Integrating blue foods into food system approaches and frameworks

Hillary Suzanne Smith, Sahir Advani, Sharon Suri, Iddrisu Amadu et autres

Abstract Despite supplying essential nutrients to billions of people and sustaining hundreds of millions of livelihoods, blue foods are overlooked within food system frameworks and debates. This Perspective highlights the shortcomings and potential of the High-Level Panel Of Experts (HLPE) sustainable food …

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Navigating ‘mobility regimes’ through land-sea patron-client networks: The case of Fante’s shark fishery in West Africa

Iddrisu Amadu, Ingrid Boas, Simon R. Bush, Aliou Sall

With growing concerns over declining shark populations, states, NGOs and regional bodies are increasingly intensifying fisheries and conservation measures to protect endangered migratory shark species along the West African coast. Together, these measures impact the transboundary fishing and trade mobilities of nomadic …

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Assessing the combined effect of household cooking fuel and urbanicity on acute respiratory symptoms among under-five years in sub-Saharan Africa

Iddrisu Amadu, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Aliu Mohammed, Eric Duku et autres

Background: This study sought to investigate the association between urbanicity (rural-urban residency), the use of solid biomass cooking fuels and the risk of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) among children under the age of 5 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods: Cross-sectional data from …

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Joint effect of water and sanitation practices on childhood diarrhoea in sub-Saharan Africa

Iddrisu Amadu, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Kwabena Koforobour Agyemang, Francis Arthur-Holmes et autres

BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality of children under five years in Africa. Several studies have shown that inadequate and unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and poor hygiene practices are complex issues for different pathogens and accountable for …

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Decolonising vaccine production: Unpacking Ghanaians’ support for made-in-Africa vaccines

Charles Atanga Adongo, Derek Anamaale Tuoyire, Muniru Azuug, Anthony Baffour Appiah et autres

Localisation of vaccine production is essential worldwide, but it is particularly crucial for Africa. This continent is more vulnerable to disease burdens and also lags behind other continents regarding access to vaccines. Moreover, many people in Africa have a long-standing apathy towards …

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Changes in urban green spaces in coastal cities and human well‐being: The case of Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Eric Duku, Collins Adjei Mensah, Iddrisu Amadu, Wonder Kofi Adzigbli

Abstract Green spaces are fast depleting in many urban areas across the world. This contributes to carbon dioxide emissions and affects the local climate and well‐being of city residents. Yet, there is limited empirical research on the spatio‐temporal patterns of change in …

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Climate Action (Goal 13): The role of climate beliefs, health security and tourism prioritisation in 30 Sub-Saharan African countries

Iddrisu Amadu, Charles Atanga Adongo

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Risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children under 5 from 31 sub-Saharan African countries

Iddrisu Amadu, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Eric Duku, James Boadu Frimpong et autres

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting among children under age 5 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DESIGN: Data of 127, 487 under-5 children from 31 countries in SSA were pooled from the Demographic …

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A study on livelihood resilience in the small-scale fisheries of Ghana using a structural equation modelling approach

Iddrisu Amadu, Frederick Ato Armah, Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Charles Atanga Adongo

Livelihood resilience is one of the social-ecological concepts with importance for development, policy and research as crises from human-environment interactions are becoming intense and widespread. Nevertheless, measuring livelihood resilience is a difficult task requiring handy and practical methods, which are missing in …

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Assessing Livelihood Resilience of Artisanal Fisherfolk to the Decline in Small-Scale Fisheries in Ghana

Iddrisu Amadu, Frederick Ato Armah, Denis Worlanyo Aheto

The concept of livelihood resilience provides a unique framework for understanding challenges in complex social–ecological systems (SESs) and fostering sustainability. Despite the crises many small-scale fisheries (SSFs) are facing, few studies have operationalized the concept in the context of declining SSFs in …

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Household cooking fuel type and childhood anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of cross-sectional surveys of 123, 186 children from 29 countries

Iddrisu Amadu, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Abdul‐Rahaman Afitiri, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah et autres

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to investigate the joint effect of household cooking fuel type and urbanicity (rural-urban residency) on anaemia among children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa. DESIGN: test of independence) and multilevel logistic regression were used to examine …

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with the Triple Burden of Malnutrition among Mother-Child Pairs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Iddrisu Amadu, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Joshua Okyere et autres

Despite concerns about the coexistence of overnutrition, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, which is compositely referred to as the triple burden of malnutrition (TBM), little is known about the phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We, therefore, aimed to examine the prevalence and investigate …

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