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David Sekyi Yirenyi

University of Energy and Natural Resources

60 publications · 0 citations · ORCID 0000-0002-1493-1952

Corruption and Economic DevelopmentLegal case studies and regulationsCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismArtificial Intelligence ApplicationsHistorical Studies in Central America

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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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  1. Mobile Health for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Scoping ReviewJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
  2. Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey StudyJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
  3. 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
  4. Risk-Stratified Screening for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Integrating Sexual Function, Self-Esteem, and Psychosocial Context.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026
  5. A Brief Intervention for the Treatment of Anxiety in Pregnancy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (The TAP Study).Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2026
  6. Barriers to and Facilitators of User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic ReviewJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
  7. Engagement, efficacy, and experiences of psychotherapy for perinatal populations with depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry, 2025
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Detecting anxiety and depression in dialogues: a multi-label and explainable approachde 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
  11. Community Interventions for Addressing Postpartum Depression Across the United States: A Narrative Review.Cureus, 2026
  12. 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
  13. How effective are cognitive behavior therapies for major depression and anxiety disorders? A meta‐analytic update of the evidenceWorld Psychiatry, 2016
  14. Association between maternal and neonatal outcomes and psychosocial risk levels in pregnant women: a convergent parallel mixed methods study protocol.Reproductive health, 2026
  15. Detecting anxiety and depression in dialogues: a multi-label and explainable approachde 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
  16. Multitask learning for recognizing stress and depression in social mediaOnline Social Networks and Media (Volumes: 37-38, September 2023), 2023
  17. 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

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.

Sources

  1. 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 studyThe Lancet Global Health, 2020
  2. Biofortification as a sustainable strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition in South Asia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2025
  3. Resilience of local food systems and links to food security – A review of some important concepts in the context of COVID-19 and other shocksFood Security, 2020
  4. Resilience and Recovery in the Informal Economy: Social Networks, Social Protection, and Adaptive Strategies Among Post-COVID Workers in Bangladesh.Public health challenges, 2026
  5. Malnutrition at a Crossroads: The Impact of Pandemic, Climate Change, and War on Tigray’s Children Malnutrition2026
  6. Economic Shocks, Inequality and Poverty: The Need for Safety Nets1998
  7. Lessons from low-to middle-income countries on the development of child protection systemsThe Development of Child Protection Systems and Practice in Low- to Middle-Income Countries, 2025
  8. Drivers of Stunting Reduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022
  9. Inequality, mobility and the financial accumulation process: A computational economic analysisJournal of Economic Interaction and Coordination (2020), online, 2019
  10. The Role of Agriculture in Ensuring Food Security in Developing Countries: Considerations in the Context of the Problem of Sustainable Food ProductionSustainability, 2020

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.

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.

Sources

  1. COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countriesNature Medicine, 2022
  2. Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income CountriesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
  3. Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income CountriesOpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
  4. Seizing the moment to rethink health systemsThe 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 reviewPLOS Digital Health, 2024
  6. Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping reviewPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
  7. Infant and young child feedingOECD 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 MadagascarPLoS 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 trialHealth 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 countriesFrontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

How does the longitudinal trajectory of maternal stress and resilience during pregnancy specifically mediate the association between social determinants of health (e.g., socioeconomic status, structural inequality) and infant cognitive or emotional development outcomes?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms associations between socioeconomic disadvantage, maternal stress, and infant neurodevelopment, it does not resolve the specific question of how longitudinal trajectories of maternal stress and resilience mediate these associations, as the studies focus on broad correlations or static measures rather than dynamic mediation pathways.

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.

Sources

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

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