Nestor Asiamah - Epidemiology

Author Information

Nestor Asiamah is affiliated with the Africa Centre for Epidemiology, Department of Behavioral Epidemiology, located in Accra North, P. O. Box AN 16284, Accra, Ghana. His work primarily focuses on the intersections of physical activity, social support, walkability, and mental health, particularly in post-COVID-19 contexts and among older adults in African settings.

Research Contributions

Nestor Asiamah has made significant contributions to understanding the role of physical activity and walkability in health outcomes, particularly among older adults and academics in Africa. His research often explores the moderating effects of environmental and social factors on health behaviors and outcomes. Notable areas of investigation include the impact of neighborhood walkability on social activity, mental health, and cardiovascular disease status, as well as the development and validation of scales assessing patients' perceptions of hygiene and physical activity counseling in clinical settings.

Aliases

Nestor Asiamah is also known by the aliases N Asiamah and N. Asiamah.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	457
h-index	11
Paper Count	62

Publications:

Physical Activity Among African Academics in a Post-COVID-19 Era: The Terrain for Action

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88234-1_10

Year: 2022

Associations between social support provided and walkability among older adults: Health self-consciousness as a moderator.

DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104691

Year: 2022

Neighbourhood walkability as a moderator of the associations between older Ghanaians' social activity, and the frequency of walking for transportation: A cross-sectional study with sensitivity analyses.

DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104660

Year: 2022

The associations between pro-environment behaviours, sustainability knowingness, and neighbourhood walkability among residents of Accra Metro in Ghana: A cross-sectional analysis

DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2022.101375

Year: 2022

Physical activity time and lifestyle correlates of cardiovascular disease status in older adults in Accra

DOI: 10.1007/s10389-022-01712-4

Year: 2022

Construction of a Scale Assessing Patients’ Perceptions Regarding Sanitation and Hygiene in a Clinical Setting

DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000862

Year: 2022

Psychometric Properties of a Scale Measuring Patients' Perceptions Regarding Physical Activity Counseling by Physicians.

DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2021.1969306

Year: 2021

Associations between older African academics’ physical activity, walkability and mental health: a social distancing perspective

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab093

Year: 2021

The association between core job components, physical activity, and mental health in African academics in a post-COVID-19 context

DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02037-3

Year: 2021

Social network moderators of the association between Ghanaian older adults' neighbourhood walkability and social activity.

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaa156

Year: 2021

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