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Kindness Laar

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

4 publications · 5 citations

Global Maternal and Child HealthHealthcare Systems and ReformsMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsTesticular diseases and treatmentsPrimary Care and Health Outcomes

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Kindness Laar is a public health researcher focused on health policy evaluation and clinical case reporting within the Ghanaian context. Laar's work primarily utilizes interrupted time series analysis to assess the impact of provider payment mechanisms, specifically the capitation policy, on maternal and child health outcomes. Additionally, Laar contributes to clinical literature through case series documenting rare conditions in primary care settings.

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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.

Sources

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar — Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
  4. Maternal Mortality and Women’s Political Power — Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023
  5. The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood — Demographic Research, 2020
  6. The public health effects of interventions similar to basic income: a scoping review — The Lancet Public Health, 2020
  7. Differential impact of maternal education on under-five mortality in rural and urban India — Health & Place, 2023
  8. Public Health Expenditure and Under-five Mortality in Nigeria: An Overview for Policy Intervention — Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
  9. Efficacy of companion-integrated childbirth preparation for childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and maternal support in primigravid women in Malawi — BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
  10. The contribution of female health to economic development — The Economic Journal, 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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  1. COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries — Nature Medicine, 2022
  2. 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
  3. Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries — OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
  4. Seizing the moment to rethink health systems — The Lancet Global Health, 2021
  5. 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
  6. Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review — PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
  7. Infant and young child feeding — OECD eBooks, 2023
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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 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.

Sources

  1. Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview — Food Production Processing and Nutrition, 2020
  2. Sustaining Protein Nutrition Through Plant-Based Foods — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
  3. Is There Such a Thing as “Anti-Nutrients”? A Narrative Review of Perceived Problematic Plant Compounds — Nutrients, 2020
  4. Faba Bean: An Untapped Source of Quality Plant Proteins and Bioactives — Nutrients, 2022
  5. Nutritional properties and health aspects of pulses and their use in plant‐based yogurt alternatives — Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2021
  6. Grains – a major source of sustainable protein for health — Nutrition Reviews, 2021
  7. Healthy and Resilient Cereals and Pseudo-Cereals for Marginal Agriculture: Molecular Advances for Improving Nutrient Bioavailability — Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
  8. Protein Quality in Perspective: A Review of Protein Quality Metrics and Their Applications — Nutrients, 2022
  9. Health Benefits of Plant-Based Nutrition: Focus on Beans in Cardiometabolic Diseases — Nutrients, 2021
  10. Bioavailability of Micronutrients From Nutrient-Dense Whole Foods: Zooming in on Dairy, Vegetables, and Fruits — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020

Publications

Clinical Diagnosis of Encysted Hydrocele of the Cord in a Ghanaian Primary Care Facility: A Case Series

Oman Medical Journal · 2023 · 1 citations

The effect of the capitation policy withdrawal on maternal health service provision in Ashanti Region, Ghana: an interrupted time series analysis

Global Health Research and Policy · 2022 · 4 citations

Exploring the effects of the withdrawal of the capitation policy on Cesarean rates in public hospitals in Ghana: an interrupted time series analysis

Annales Africaines de Medecine · 2022

The effects of Ghana’s capitation policy on hospital Under-5 mortality in the Ashanti Region

Ghana Medical Journal · 2022