By Mr Eric Badu

Journal articles

Mensah I; Badu E; Awini A; Gyamfi N; Amissah J; Abodey E, 2023, 'Teachers’ experiences of classroom behaviour problems and mitigation strategies among students with visual disabilities in Ghana', International Journal of Inclusive Education, 27, pp. 1351 - 1372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2021.1900419

Badu E; O'Brien AP; Mitchell R; Osei A, 2022, 'Factors associated with the quality of mental health services and consumers' functionality using tertiary-based services', Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 58, pp. 592 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12820

Badu E; O’Brien AP; Mitchell R, 2022, 'Review of analysis techniques in mental health research with consumer instruments – a guide for researchers', Mental Health Review Journal, 27, pp. 65 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MHRJ-02-2021-0015

Naomi G; Kwadwo Wisdom M; Mensah I; Collins Kwabena B; Anderson Mensah P; Badu E, 2022, '“For me I see MINE to be a family sickness”–consumers understanding and perception of the etiology of mental illness in community-based residential facilities in Ghana', Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 25, pp. 68 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2021.2014431

Badu E; O’Brien AP; Mitchell R; Osei A, 2022, 'A Qualitative Study of Consumers’ Experiences of the Quality of Mental Health Services in Ghana', Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 43, pp. 172 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2021.1931584

Badu E; O’Brien AP; Mitchell R; Osei A, 2021, 'A qualitative study of evidence-based therapeutic process in mental health services in Ghana– context-mechanisms-outcomes', BMC Health Services Research, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06993-1

Badu E; Mitchell R; O’Brien AP; Osei A; Rubin M, 2021, 'Measuring Disability in Consumers of mental health services – psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) in Ghana', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 30, pp. 1274 - 1288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12911

Badu E; O’brien AP; Mitchell R, 2021, 'An integrative review of recovery services to improve the lives of adults living with severe mental illness', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168873

Badu E; O'Brien AP; Mitchell R; Osei A, 2021, 'Erratum: Mediation and moderation effects of health system structure and process on the quality of mental health services in Ghana- structural equation modelling (PLoS ONE (2020) 15: 5 (e0233351) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233351)', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246137

Amoako S; Opoku MP; Nketsia W; Edusei AK; Afriyie SA; Badu E, 2020, 'Inclusivity in neo-liberal policy environment: preparedness of mass media to support disability awareness campaigns in Ghana', Disability and Rehabilitation, 42, pp. 3015 - 3023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1582718

Gyamfi N; Badu E; Mprah WK; Mensah I, 2020, 'Recovery services and expectation of consumers and mental health professionals in community-based residential facilities of Ghana', BMC Psychiatry, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02768-w

Badu E; O’Brien AP; Mitchell R; Osei A, 2020, 'Mediation and moderation effects of health system structure and process on the quality of mental health services in Ghana – Structural equation modelling', PLoS ONE, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233351

Abodey E; Vanderpuye I; Mensah I; Badu E, 2020, 'In search of universal health coverage - Highlighting the accessibility of health care to students with disabilities in Ghana: A qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05138-0

Amissah J; Nakua EK; Badu E; Amissah AB; Lariba L, 2020, 'In search of universal health coverage: The hidden cost of family planning to women in Ghana', BMC Research Notes, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-4928-2

Badu E; O’Brien AP; Mitchell R; Rubin M; James C; McNeil K; Nguyen K; Giles M, 2020, 'Workplace stress and resilience in the Australian nursing workforce: A comprehensive integrative review', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 29, pp. 5 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12662

Opoku MP; Nketsia W; Banye MA; Mprah WK; Dogbe JA; Badu E, 2020, 'Caregiving experiences and expectations of parents with in-school children with intellectual disability in Ghana', Research in Developmental Disabilities, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103524

Deborah TD; Anthony EK; Badu E; Amy BA; Gyamfi N; Josephine AN; Opoku MP, 2020, 'The burden of caregiving among mental health nurses providing services to consumers with depression in Ghana', Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 56, pp. 72 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12377

Amissah J; Badu E; Agyei-Baffour P; Nakua EK; Mensah I, 2019, 'Predisposing factors influencing occupational injury among frontline building construction workers in Ghana', BMC Research Notes, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4744-8

Badu E; O’Brien AP; Mitchell R, 2019, 'The Conceptualization of Mental Health Service Quality Assessment: Consumer Perspective', Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 46, pp. 790 - 806, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10488-019-00955-w

Badu E; O'Brien AP; Mitchell R, 2019, 'An integrative review on methodological considerations in mental health research - Design, sampling, data collection procedure and quality assurance', Archives of Public Health, 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-019-0363-z

Badu E; Mitchell R; O’Brien AP, 2019, 'Pathways to mental health treatment in Ghana: Challenging biomedical methods from herbal- and faith-healing perspectives', International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 65, pp. 527 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764019862305

Amissah J; Agyei-Baffour P; Badu E; Agyeman JK; Badu ED, 2019, 'The Cost of Managing Occupational Injuries Among Frontline Construction Workers in Ghana', Value in Health Regional Issues, 19, pp. 104 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2019.06.002

Badu E; Mensah I; Gyamfi N; Agyei-Okyere E; Eric A; Adusei-Nkrumah J, 2019, 'Knowledge and sources of accessing sexual and reproductive health information among visually impaired women in Ghana', BMC Research Notes, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4568-6

Nartey AK; Badu E; Agyei-Baffour P; Gyamfi N; Opoku MP; O'Brien AP; Mitchell R, 2019, 'The predictors of treatment pathways to mental health services among consumers in Ghana', Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55, pp. 300 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12350

Badu E; Agyei-Baffour P; Ofori Acheampong I; Opoku MP; Addai-Donkor K, 2019, 'Perceived satisfaction with health services under National Health Insurance Scheme: Clients' perspectives', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34, pp. e964 - e975, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2711

Badu E; Okyere P; Bell D; Gyamfi N; Opoku MP; Agyei-Baffour P; Edusei AK, 2019, 'Reporting in the abstracts presented at the 5th AfriNEAD (African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability) Conference in Ghana.', Res Integr Peer Rev, 4, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41073-018-0061-3

Badu E; O'Brien AP; Mitchell R, 2018, 'An integrative review of potential enablers and barriers to accessing mental health services in Ghana', Health Research Policy and Systems, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0382-1

Badu E; Gyamfi N; Opoku MP; Mprah WK; Edusei AK, 2018, 'Enablers and barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health services among visually impaired women in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana', Reproductive Health Matters, 26, pp. 51 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2018.1538849

Virendrakumar B; Jolley E; Badu E; Schmidt E, 2018, 'Disability inclusive elections in Africa: a systematic review of published and unpublished literature', Disability and Society, 33, pp. 509 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2018.1431108

Badu E; Agyei-Baffour P; Ofori Acheampong I; Preprah Opoku M; Addai-Donkor K, 2018, 'Households Sociodemographic Profile as Predictors of Health Insurance Uptake and Service Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Municipality of Ghana', Advances in Public Health, 2018, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7814206

Torgbenu EL; Nakua EK; Kyei H; Badu E; Opoku MP, 2017, 'Causes, trends and severity of musculoskeletal injuries in Ghana', BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 18, pp. 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1709-8

Opoku MP; Kwadwo Mprah W; Dogbe JA; Moitui JN; Badu E, 2017, 'Access to employment in Kenya: The voices of persons with disabilities', International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 16, pp. 77 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijdhd-2015-0029

Opoku MP; Mprah WK; Mckenzie J; Sakah BN; Badu E, 2017, 'Lives of persons with disabilities in Cameroon after CRPD: Voices of persons with disabilities in the Buea Municipality in Cameroon', International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 16, pp. 67 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijdhd-2016-0009

Opoku MP; Agbenyega J; J-F ; Mprah WK; McKenzie J; Badu E, 2017, 'Decade of Inclusive Education in Ghana: perspectives of educators', Journal of Social Inclusion, 8, pp. 4 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.36251/josi.114

Opoku MP; Alupo BA; Gyamfi N; Odame L; Mprah WK; Torgbenu EL; Badu E, 2017, 'The family and disability in Ghana: Highlighting gaps in achieving social inclusion', Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, pp. 41 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v29i4.666

Ayensu J; Annan RA; Edusei A; Badu E, 2016, 'Impact of maternal weight on pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review', Nutrition and Food Science, 46, pp. 542 - 556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/NFS-11-2015-0146

Badu E; Agyei-Baffour P; Peprah Opoku M, 2016, 'Access Barriers to Health Care among People with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana', Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 5, pp. 131 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v5i2.275

Badu E, 2016, 'Experiences of parents of children with intellectual disabilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana', Journal of Social Inclusion, 7, pp. 20 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.36251/josi.100

Opoku MP; Huyser N; Mprah WK; Badu E; Alupo BA, 2016, 'Sexual violence against women with disabilities in ghana: Accounts of women with disabilities from Ashanti Region', Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 27, pp. 91 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v27i2.500

Badu E; Opoku MP; Appiah SCY, 2016, 'Attitudes of health service providers: The perspective of people with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana.', Afr J Disabil, 5, pp. 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.181

Edusei AK; Aggrey SM; Badu E; Opoku MP, 2015, 'Accessibility and participation of persons with disabilities in tourism: Perspective of tourism workers in the Ashanti region of Ghana', Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 26, pp. 97 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v26i3.431

Badu E; Opoku MP; Appiah SCY; Agyei-Okyere E, 2015, 'Financial access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana', Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 26, pp. 47 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v26i2.402

Opoku MP; Badu E; Amponteng M; Agyei-Okyere E, 2015, 'Inclusive education at the crossroads in ashanti and brong ahafo regions in ghana: Target not achievable by 2015', Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 26, pp. 63 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v26i1.401

Opoku MP; Badu E; Moitui JN, 2015, 'Towards an inclusive society in cameroon: Understanding the perceptions of students in university of Yaounde II about persons with disabilities', Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 26, pp. 92 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v26i2.420

Mensah SA; Badu E; Opoku MP, 2015, 'Towards an inclusive society in Ghana: An analysis of challenges persons with disabilities face in participating in tourism in the Ashanti region', Journal of Social Inclusion, 6, pp. 64 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.36251/josi.85

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