Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Osafo, Joseph"
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Attitudes Towards Suicide: Exploring the Cultural Meaning(s) Of Suicide In Ghana
Osafo, Joseph (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:154, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Cultural context of every suicidal act exerts influence on what the act represents. Suicide has thus been described as a cultural artifact (Boldt, 1988).The meaning of suicide has become an important area of suicide research ... -
From condemnation to understanding: Views on suicidal behaviour in Ghana in transition
Osafo, Joseph; Akotia, Charity S.; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The cultural context in which suicide occurs has been emphasized as critical in understanding the act and informing prevention. Yet the penchant of psychiatrizing suicidality in mainstream suicidology relegates cultural ... -
Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda: "psychological immunodeficiency"? A qualitative study
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Mugisha, James; Osafo, Joseph; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: This study is part of a longitudinal study among children and adolescents with HIV in both urban and rural Uganda: ‘Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, Uganda (CHAKA)’. ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS and mental distress in a rural district in central, Uganda
Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Osafo, Joseph; Nalukenge, Winfred; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Little/no research has been conducted in Uganda in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general on the health professional’s perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among ... -
It is a man's world: Exploring the cultural meaning(s) of suicide among men in Ghana
Andoh-Arthur, Johnny (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:246, Doctoral thesis, 2019) -
Police views of suicidal persons and the law criminalizing attempted suicide in Ghana: A qualitative study with policy implications.
Osafo, Joseph; Akotia, C. S.; Quarshie, E.N.B.; Boakye, K. E.; Andoh-Arthur, Johnny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The penal code of Ghana condemns suicide attempt. The present study sought to explore the views of the police on persons who attempt suicide and the law criminalizing the act. Qualitative in-depth interviews were used to ... -
Religion as Meaning-Making Resource in Understanding Suicidal Behavior in Ghana and Uganda
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Andoh-Arthur, Johnny; Osafo, Joseph; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Akotia, Charity; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
Social injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the attitudes towards suicide of lay persons in Ghana
Osafo, Joseph; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie; Akotia, Charity; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)One way of furthering our understanding of suicidal behaviour is to examine people’s attitudes towards it and how they conceive the act. The aim of this study was to understand how lay persons conceive the impact of suicide ... -
The experiences of caregivers of children living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda: a qualitative study
Osafo, Joseph; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Home-based care for HIV patients is popular in contexts severely affected by the epidemic and exacts a heavy toll on caregivers. This study aimed at understanding the experiences of caregivers and their survival ...