Samuel Chatio

Navrongo Health Research Centre

64 publications · 1,120 citations · ORCID 0000-0001-9998-748X

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Samuel Chatio is a public health researcher specializing in health systems, infectious disease management, and community engagement in Northern Ghana. Chatio's work focuses on evaluating health interventions, understanding community perceptions of clinical trials and vaccines, and addressing barriers to healthcare access and service delivery. Research interests have evolved from malaria prevention and maternal health to include non-communicable diseases, digital health, and the sociology of academic publishing in Africa.

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How do specific cultural beliefs regarding 'insufficient milk' in rural South African communities mediate the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and the introduction of prelacteal feeds?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers discuss general breastfeeding barriers in South Africa [8] and cultural influences in other regions like Ethiopia [6] and Malaysia [9], none specifically address the mediation of 'insufficient milk' beliefs on the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and prelacteal feeds in rural South African communities.

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African Political Systems. — American Sociological Review, 1940
Maternal nutrition counselling is associated with reduced stunting prevalence and improved feeding practices in early childhood: a post-program comparison study — Nutrition Journal, 2019
Trends and determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2016 — International Breastfeeding Journal, 2019
Marketing of commercial milk formula: a system to capture parents, communities, science, and policy — The Lancet, 2023
Facilitators, barriers, and factors determining the willingness to donate human milk among postpartum mothers in a tertiary women's hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. — International breastfeeding journal, 2026
Assessment of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among Mothers Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital, North Karnataka, India - A Cross-sectional Study. — Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 2025
Sociocultural and structural influences on infant and young child feeding in pastoralist communities of Afar, Ethiopia: a qualitative phenomenological study. — BMJ open, 2026
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in East Africa: a systematic review — International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Facilitators and barriers associated with breastfeeding among mothers attending primary healthcare facilities in Mpumalanga, South Africa. — Frontiers in nutrition, 2023
Assessing the Influence of Cultural Beliefs and Practices on Early Breastfeeding Initiation Rates in Rural Sarawak Communities, Malaysia — Scientific Journal of Pediatrics, 2023

What is the comparative efficacy of digital versus in-person delivery of mental health interventions for mitigating the increased risk of perinatal depression and anxiety in low-income and middle-income countries during future pandemic-like disruptions?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [6] and [8] compare digital and in-person delivery during the pandemic, they are set in high-income contexts (Spain, unspecified high-income), and abstract [7] focuses on LMICs but lacks a comparative digital vs. in-person design, leaving the specific question of comparative efficacy in LMICs unresolved.

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Mobile Health for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Scoping Review — Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study — Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
A Preventive Social Media Intervention for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety in Regional, Rural, and Remote Communities: Participatory Co-Design Study. — Journal of medical Internet research, 2026
Risk-Stratified Screening for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Integrating Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Psychosocial Context. — Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026
A Brief Intervention for the Treatment of Anxiety in Pregnancy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (The TAP Study). — Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2026
Barriers to and Facilitators of User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review — Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
Engagement, efficacy, and experiences of psychotherapy for perinatal populations with depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Frontiers in psychiatry, 2025
Integration of stepped care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders among women attending maternal and child health clinics in Kenya: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. — PloS one, 2026
Internet-based interdisciplinary therapeutic group (Grupo Interdisciplinar Online, GIO) for perinatal anxiety and depression-a randomized pilot study during COVID-19. — Archives of women's mental health, 2024
Detecting anxiety and depression in dialogues: a multi-label and explainable approach — de Arriba-Pérez, F., García-Méndez, S. (2024). Detecting anxiety and depression in dialogues: a multi-label and explainable approach. In Proceedings of the 3rd AIxIA Workshop on Artificial Intelligence For Healthcare (pp. 257-271), 2024
Community Interventions for Addressing Postpartum Depression Across the United States: A Narrative Review. — Cureus, 2026
Perspectives and support needs for a spouse-inclusive digital intervention for perinatal depression and anxiety: a qualitative study. — Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea), 2026
How effective are cognitive behavior therapies for major depression and anxiety disorders? A meta‐analytic update of the evidence — World Psychiatry, 2016
Association between maternal and neonatal outcomes and psychosocial risk levels in pregnant women: a convergent parallel mixed methods study protocol. — Reproductive health, 2026
Detecting anxiety and depression in dialogues: a multi-label and explainable approach — de Arriba-Pérez, F., García-Méndez, S. (2024). Detecting anxiety and depression in dialogues: a multi-label and explainable approach. In Proceedings of the 3rd AIxIA Workshop on Artificial Intelligence For Healthcare (pp. 257-271), 2024
Multitask learning for recognizing stress and depression in social media — Online Social Networks and Media (Volumes: 37-38, September 2023), 2023
Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Versus Sleep Hygiene Education for Prevention of Perinatal Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. — JMIR research protocols, 2026

What is the comparative efficacy of digital or telehealth lactation support versus traditional face-to-face peer support on breastfeeding exclusivity rates during pandemic-related social restrictions?

Why this gap exists: While Abstract [3] confirms the general effectiveness of digital health interventions on breastfeeding practices and Abstract [0] notes the cancellation of face-to-face peer support during the pandemic, the retrieved evidence does not contain a direct comparative study between digital/telehealth lactation support and traditional face-to-face peer support specifically regarding exclusivity rates during social restrictions.

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Experiences of breastfeeding during COVID‐19: Lessons for future practical and emotional support — Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2020
Covid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health — BMJ, 2021
Effective Communication About Pregnancy, Birth, Lactation, Breastfeeding and Newborn Care: The Importance of Sexed Language — Frontiers in Global Women s Health, 2022
The Effectiveness of Parent-Targeted Digital Health Interventions on Breastfeeding Practices: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. — Journal of medical Internet research, 2026
Community and healthcare provider perspectives on HIV- and COVID-19–related stigma, fear and health-seeking barriers among pregnant and breastfeeding women in Uganda — 2026
Feeding practices of perinatal Sars-CoV-2-positive parents and their infants: a retrospective review and survey at a large US hospital system. — BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2026
Telehealth for High-Risk Pregnancies in the Setting of the COVID-19 Pandemic — American Journal of Perinatology, 2020
Examining norms and social expectations surrounding exclusive breastfeeding: Evidence from Mali — arXiv preprint, 2021
Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. — Lancet (London, England), 2025
Is Exclusive Breastfeeding Dangerous? — Clinical Lactation, 2018

To what extent does maternal access to improved water and sanitation facilities mediate the relationship between maternal undernutrition and child developmental outcomes during the first 1,000 days?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm the individual importance of WASH access for child nutrition [0], maternal undernutrition for child development [5, 8], and the critical nature of the first 1,000 days [5], none of the provided abstracts directly analyze the specific mediating role of water and sanitation facilities in the relationship between maternal undernutrition and child developmental outcomes.

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Household water, sanitation, and hygiene access and its impact on nutritional outcomes in children under five: evidence from Pakistan. — BMC public health, 2026
Early childhood development and stunting: Findings from the MAL‐ED birth cohort study in Bangladesh — Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2019
Policy and Structural Drivers of Malnutrition in Afghan Women: Evidence and Interventions. — International journal of women's health, 2026
COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation strategies: implications for maternal and child health and nutrition — American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020
Maternal and child undernutrition 3: what works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival — Child: Care, Health and Development, 2008
Nutrition as the Foundation of Human Capital: Pathways to Holistic Development. — Maternal & child nutrition, 2026
The impacts of maternal iron deficiency and being overweight during pregnancy on neurodevelopment of the offspring. — The British journal of nutrition, 2017
Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study — The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care service in public hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia. — PloS one, 2026
Concurrent wasting and stunting among under‐five children in Niakhar, Senegal — Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2018

How do specific policy frameworks regarding social protection and food systems in low-income countries moderate the projected increase in child wasting and maternal undernutrition caused by economic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms the projected increase in child wasting and maternal undernutrition due to COVID-19 disruptions [0] and explores general concepts of food system resilience [2] and social protection [3], no study directly quantifies how specific policy frameworks moderate these projected outcomes, leaving the core interaction unresolved.

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Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study — The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Biofortification as a sustainable strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia. — Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2025
Resilience of local food systems and links to food security – A review of some important concepts in the context of COVID-19 and other shocks — Food Security, 2020
Resilience and Recovery in the Informal Economy: Social Networks, Social Protection, and Adaptive Strategies Among Post-COVID Workers in Bangladesh. — Public health challenges, 2026
Malnutrition at a Crossroads: The Impact of Pandemic, Climate Change, and War on Tigray’s Children Malnutrition — 2026
Economic Shocks, Inequality and Poverty: The Need for Safety Nets — 1998
Lessons from low-to middle-income countries on the development of child protection systems — The Development of Child Protection Systems and Practice in Low- to Middle-Income Countries, 2025
Drivers of Stunting Reduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A Case Study. — International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022
Inequality, mobility and the financial accumulation process: A computational economic analysis — Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination (2020), online, 2019
The Role of Agriculture in Ensuring Food Security in Developing Countries: Considerations in the Context of the Problem of Sustainable Food Production — Sustainability, 2020

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

Publications

Barriers and strategies to improve vaccine adverse events reporting: views from health workers and managers in Northern Ghana

BMJ Public Health · 2025 · 4 citations

Experiences and perceptions about vaccines and reporting of adverse events following immunisation: a qualitative study among mothers in Northern Ghana

BMJ Public Health · 2025 · 3 citations

Factors influencing attrition of health professionals in the Upper East Region of Northern Ghana

BMC Health Services Research · 2025 · 3 citations

Strategies to build trust in the conduct of clinical trials: Stakeholders’ views in a qualitative study in Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Th role of counselling to reduce parental fears and anxiety about newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Northern Ghana

BMC Public Health · 2025 · 1 citations

Factors influencing attrition of health professionals in the Upper East Region of Northern Ghana

Research Square · 2025

Community acceptability of cardiovascular risk screening in faith centres in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health · 2025

Research participants and stakeholders’ views on feedback of genetic research findings: a qualitative study of the H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network in Ghana

BMC Nephrology · 2025

Vitamin A supplementation and nutritional status among children 6–36 months in Northern Ghana

Academia Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025

Barriers and facilitators to community acceptability of integrating point-of-care testing to screen for sickle cell disease in children in primary healthcare settings in rural Upper East Region of Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2024 · corresponding author · 6 citations

Hypertension and diabetes control: faith-based centres offer a promise for expanding screening services and linkage to care in Ghana

BMC Primary Care · 2024 · 5 citations

Hypertension knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among adults in the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance Site: a mixed methods analysis

BMC Primary Care · 2024 · 3 citations

Is it fear or politics? A qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views on the failed Ebola vaccine trial in Southern Ghana

International Journal of Clinical Trials · 2024

Community perceptions and willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials: a qualitative study in Northern Ghana

International Journal of Clinical Trials · 2024

Who Counts?

African Minds eBooks · 2023 · 32 citations

Men’s motivations, barriers to and aspirations for their families’ health in the first 1000 days in sub-Saharan Africa: a secondary qualitative analysis

BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health · 2023 · 12 citations

Publish and still perish? Learning to make the ‘right’ publishing choices in the Ghanaian academy

Higher Education Research & Development · 2023 · corresponding author · 10 citations

Perceived impact of digital health technology on health professionals and their work: A qualitative study in Southern Ghana

Digital Health · 2023 · 10 citations

What values drive communities’ nutrition priorities in a resource constrained urban area in South Africa?

BMC Public Health · 2023 · 5 citations

Factors affecting trust in clinical trials conduct: Views of stakeholders from a qualitative study in Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2023 · corresponding author · 5 citations

Exploring infant and young child‐feeding practices among mothers of well‐nourished children in northern Ghana: An <scp>INPreP</scp> substudy

Food Science & Nutrition · 2023 · 4 citations

Cardiovascular disease prevention: Community Based Asset Mapping within religious networks in a rural Sub-Saharan African neighbourhood

PLOS Global Public Health · 2023 · 3 citations

What works in engaging communities? Prioritising nutrition interventions in Burkina Faso, Ghana and South Africa

PLoS ONE · 2023 · 1 citations

Cardiovascular disease prevention: Community Based Asset Mapping within religious networks in a rural Sub-Saharan African neighbourhood

Research Square · 2023

Hypertension knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among adults in the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance Site: A mixed methods analysis

Research Square · 2023

Children born during the hunger season are at a higher risk of severe acute malnutrition: Findings from a Guinea Sahelian ecological zone in Northern Ghana

Maternal and Child Nutrition · 2022 · 20 citations

Electronic health records post-implementation challenges in selected hospitals: A qualitative study in the Central Region of southern Ghana

Health Information Management Journal · 2022 · 16 citations

Engaging community members in setting priorities for nutrition interventions in rural northern Ghana

PLOS Global Public Health · 2022 · 7 citations

Barriers and Facilitators to Community Acceptability of Integrating Point-of-Care Testing to Screen for Sickle Cell Disease in Children in Primary Healthcare Settings in Rural Northern Ghana

Blood · 2022 · 4 citations

Factors affecting trust in clinical trials conduct: Views of stakeholders from a qualitative study in Ghana

medRxiv · 2022 · corresponding author

How does it affect service delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana? Health providers and insurance managers perspective on submission and reimbursement of claims

PLoS ONE · 2021 · corresponding author · 34 citations

Culture and community perceptions on diet for maternal and child health: a qualitative study in rural northern Ghana

BMC Nutrition · 2021 · 24 citations

Health-seeking behaviour and cost of fever treatment to households in a malaria-endemic setting of northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open · 2021 · 15 citations

Stakeholder Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators on the Implementation of the 1000 Days Plus Nutrition Policy Activities in Ghana

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2021 · 6 citations

Correction: How does it affect service delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana? Health providers and insurance managers perspective on submission and reimbursement of claims

PLoS ONE · 2021 · 4 citations

Challenges and experiences in linking community level reported out-of-pocket health expenditures to health provider recorded health expenditures: Experience from the iHOPE project in Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2021 · 3 citations

PHN volume 24 issue 12 Cover and Back matter

Public Health Nutrition · 2021

Supporting maternal and child nutrition: views from community members in rural Northern Ghana

Public Health Nutrition · 2020 · corresponding author · 18 citations

Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the routine treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Northern Ghana

International Journal of Clinical Trials · 2020 · 1 citations

Community acceptability of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention of morbidity and mortality in young children: A qualitative study in the Upper West Region of Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2019 · corresponding author · 58 citations

Factors influencing performance of community-based health volunteers’ activities in the Kassena-Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2019 · corresponding author · 19 citations

‘I am still confused as to what caused the problem’: Perceptions of mothers on communication regarding newborn illness and death in Northern Ghana

Global Public Health · 2019 · 11 citations

Adherence to Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Treatment among Patients with Uncomplicated Malaria in Northern Ghana

Journal of Tropical Medicine · 2019 · 11 citations

Patients experiences on the use of dihydroartemisinin piperaquine as an alternative first line artemisinin-based combination treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Northern Ghana

International Journal of Clinical Trials · 2019

Informal workers’ access to health care services: findings from a qualitative study in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana

BMC International Health and Human Rights · 2018 · 31 citations

Health seeking behaviour and cost of fever treatment to households in a malaria endemic setting of northern Ghana: A cross sectional study

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2018

Retention and sustainability of community-based health volunteers' activities: A qualitative study in rural Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2017 · corresponding author · 29 citations

PREventing Maternal And Neonatal Deaths in Rural Northern Ghana (PREMAND): Using Social Autopsy and GIS to Understand Neonatal Deaths and Near-Misses

Annals of Global Health · 2017 · 1 citations

PREventing Maternal And Neonatal Deaths in Rural Northern Ghana (PREMAND): Access to Basic and Comprehensive Obstetric Care

Annals of Global Health · 2017

Knowledge and Perceptions about Clinical Trials and the Use of Biomedical Samples: Findings from a Qualitative Study in Rural Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2016 · corresponding author · 32 citations

Factors influencing adverse events reporting within the health care system: the case of artemisinin-based combination treatments in northern Ghana

Malaria Journal · 2016 · corresponding author · 20 citations

Factors influencing willingness to participate in new drug trial studies: a study among parents whose children were recruited into these trials in northern Ghana

BMC Research Notes · 2016 · 7 citations

An exploration of moral hazard behaviors under the national health insurance scheme in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research · 2015 · 35 citations

Adherence and Uptake of Artemisinin-Based Combination Treatments for Uncomplicated Malaria: A Qualitative Study in Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE · 2015 · corresponding author · 26 citations

Should consent forms used in clinical trials be translated into the local dialects? A survey among past participants in rural Ghana

Clinical Trials · 2015 · 11 citations

A retrospective analysis of the association between tobacco smoking and deaths from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana

Tobacco Induced Diseases · 2015 · 9 citations

Additional file 1: of An exploration of moral hazard behaviors under the national health insurance scheme in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study

Figshare · 2015

Additional file 1: of An exploration of moral hazard behaviors under the national health insurance scheme in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study

Figshare · 2015

The acceptability of intermittent screening and treatment versus intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy: results from a qualitative study in Northern Ghana

Malaria Journal · 2014 · 27 citations

Factors Affecting Antenatal Care Attendance: Results from Qualitative Studies in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi

PLoS ONE · 2013 · 411 citations

Prevention and management of malaria during pregnancy: findings from a comparative qualitative study in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi

Malaria Journal · 2013 · 41 citations

Local illness concepts and their relevance for the prevention and control of malaria during pregnancy in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi: findings from a comparative qualitative study

Malaria Journal · 2013 · 34 citations

Factors affecting timing of formal antenatal care attendance: results from qualitative studies carried out in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi

LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) · 2011

What are the Technical and Allocative Efficiencies of Public Health Centres in Ghana?

PubMed · 2008 · 49 citations