African Religions

Latest research

1. Transcultural Perceptions of Bipolar Disorder in the West African Sub-region: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review

   • Richard Dei-Asamoa
   • Riddick Blocker IV
   • Marin Veldic

   in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

   Article 22 October 2025

   

2. Variations in initiation of first antenatal care among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: an event history analysis approach

   • Justin Dansou
   • Fidelia A. A. Dake
   • Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo

   in Reproductive Health

   Article Open access 21 October 2025

   

3. Ethnozoological scatology: a situational report on the utilisation of animal excrement in traditional medicine in Ghana

   • Evans Paul Kwame Ameade
   • Stephen Gmawurim
   • Emmanuel Adom

   in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

   Article Open access 21 October 2025

   

4. Cord care practices and related outcomes among caregivers in two referral facilities in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

   • Gloria Amponsah-Kodua
   • Peter Agyei-Baffour
   • Ellis Owusu-Dabo

   in BMC Pediatrics

   Article Open access 21 October 2025

   

5. Antenatal Care Utilization in Somalia, 2020 Somalia Demographic Health Survey

   • Yusuf Hared Abdi
   • Yakub Burhan Abdullahi
   • Mohamed Mustaf  Ahmed

   in Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

   Article Open access 20 October 2025

   

6. Decolonizing healthcare: the role of traditional medicine in building inclusive health systems for Cameroonian women

   • Emmanuel Aoudi Chance
   • Papa Théophile
   • Louise Renee Loe

   in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

7. Understanding of HIV cure research in a rural community with high prevalence: the case of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   • Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche
   • Miliswa Magongo
   • Janet Seeley

   in AIDS Research and Therapy

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

8. Anthelmintic resistance in livestock in Africa: review of the current status

   • Lucy Gatitu
   • Mitchelle R. Kasudi
   • Dishon M. Muloi

   in BMC Veterinary Research

   Article Open access 17 October 2025

   

9. Africa’s Cultural Crossroads: Archaeological Evidence for Ritual Syncretism in Western Uganda from Western Kansyore, Transitional Urewe, and Bigo-Period Burials

   • Peter R. Schmidt
   • Jackline N. Besigye
   • Sheridan Lea

   in African Archaeological Review

   Article Open access 16 October 2025

   

10. Exclusive breastfeeding practices among Somali children: a scoping review

    • Mohamed Said Hassan
    • Mohamoud Abdulahi
    • Mouna Ahmed Abdillahi

    in Discover Public Health

    Article Open access 13 October 2025

    

11. Magnitude and predictors of mild cognitive impairment among older populations in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Sintayehu Asnakew
    • Jessica Nealon
    • Victoria Traynor

    in Translational Psychiatry

    Article Open access 10 October 2025

    

12. Attitudes and beliefs towards contraception and future intention to use a method among women in refugee settlements in Uganda

    • Peter Kisaakye
    • Francis Obare
    • Chi-Chi Undie

    in Contraception and Reproductive Medicine

    Article Open access 09 October 2025

    

13. Attaques d’animaux sauvages, lacs du Sahara et bienfaits du poisson séché

    in Nature Africa

    Article 09 October 2025

    

14. Palliative Treatment and Traditional Medicine Among Patients with Cancer in Kumasi, Ghana: Needs for Patient Education

    • Li Zhang
    • Rosemond Amamoo
    • Ernest Osei-Bonsu

    in Journal of Cancer Education

    Article 09 October 2025

15. Perceptions related to health, illness, and provision of healthcare among West African migrants residing in Norway: a qualitative study

    • Emmanuel Aoudi Chance
    • Lise-Merete Alpers
    • Zada Pajalic

    in BMC Health Services Research

    Article Open access 09 October 2025

16. Indigenous knowledge systems and malaria prevention in Zimbabwe: a market basket analysis

    • Byron Chapoterera
    • Anesu Marume
    • Keshena Naidoo

    in Malaria Journal

    Article Open access 09 October 2025

17. Determinants of HIV related mortality in African children on antiretroviral therapy: clinical and immunological insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Sisay Moges
    • Bereket Aberham Lajore

    in AIDS Research and Therapy

    Article Open access 08 October 2025

    

18. Cultural Food Practices During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Among African Migrant Women Living in Australia: A Qualitative Study

    • Bolanle R. Olajide
    • Paige van der Pligt
    • Fiona H. McKay

    in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

    Article Open access 08 October 2025

19. Caring for the elderly in the African context: an integrative review

    • Limkile Mpofu
    • Idah Moyo
    • Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi

    in Discover Global Society

    Article Open access 07 October 2025

    

20. Predictors of birth interval among childbearing-age women in East Africa: Weibull gamma shared frailty model

    • Melsew Setegn Alie
    • Gossa Fetene Abebe
    • Amanuel Adugna

    in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

    Article Open access 06 October 2025

    

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