David Mensah

University of Cape Coast

16 publications · 141 citations

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementParasites and Host InteractionsFiscal Policies and Political Economy

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David Mensah is a researcher whose work spans public health, epidemiology, and economics, with a strong focus on maternal and child health outcomes in Ghana. Mensah has investigated determinants of low birth weight, infectious diseases including tuberculosis and schistosomiasis, and the economic implications of public debt in Africa. The research portfolio demonstrates a progression from infectious disease epidemiology to maternal health analysis and the application of statistical and machine learning methods in clinical contexts.

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What is the comparative effectiveness of telemedicine versus traditional in-person care in maintaining essential antenatal coverage and reducing maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries during future health system shocks?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [4], [7], [8], and [9] discuss digital tools and maternity care in low- and middle-income countries, none provide a direct comparative effectiveness analysis of telemedicine versus in-person care regarding maternal mortality during health system shocks, leaving the specific question unresolved.

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COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries — Nature Medicine, 2022
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries — Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries — OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
Seizing the moment to rethink health systems — The Lancet Global Health, 2021
Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature review — PLOS Digital Health, 2024
Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review — PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Infant and young child feeding — OECD eBooks, 2023
Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in Madagascar — PLoS ONE, 2020
The impact of digital interventions on health insurance coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in Kakamega, Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial — Health Policy and Planning, 2024
Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countries — Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

How do specific policy interventions aimed at improving female education and labor force participation accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in regions currently experiencing high maternal mortality?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature establishes links between female education, political power, and health outcomes (e.g., [3], [6], [9]), no study directly addresses how specific labor or education policy interventions accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in high-mortality regions, leaving the mechanism and impact of such specific policies unresolved.

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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar — Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
Maternal Mortality and Women’s Political Power — Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023
The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood — Demographic Research, 2020
The public health effects of interventions similar to basic income: a scoping review — The Lancet Public Health, 2020
Differential impact of maternal education on under-five mortality in rural and urban India — Health & Place, 2023
Public Health Expenditure and Under-five Mortality in Nigeria: An Overview for Policy Intervention — Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Efficacy of companion-integrated childbirth preparation for childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and maternal support in primigravid women in Malawi — BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
The contribution of female health to economic development — The Economic Journal, 2020

How does the consumption of plant-based proteins, specifically those high in anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors, affect mineral bioavailability and growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm that anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors reduce mineral bioavailability [0, 2], they focus on general adult health or crop improvement [1, 6] and do not provide direct evidence on the specific growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples.

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